Doggie donors aid transfusions and flu shots at local drive
Froggie Rappoport and her dog Brute assist veterinary blood needs while the Aiken County Health Department reports 500 flu shots given by 10 a.m. A regional terrorism response drill occurred near Aiken Municipal Airport. Readers are invited to discuss literature with today’s book feature.
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Froggie Rappoport
Brute
Aiken County
Tremaine M. Tyler
Cornell Tyler
Springfield
Dorch
Union Academy Road
Bond denial continues for two in August shooting case
In Aiken County, Judge Howard P. King kept Willie L. Ware III and Edward N. Walker in custody on murder and assault with intent to kill charges linked to the August 27 shooting rampage that killed Debra Dordh and injured delivery driver Joseph Brewer. Effective court testimony and family statements supported the decision to deny bond.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dordh
Brewer
Willie Key
Key
Debra
Ware
Walker
King
Graniteville Hope Looms After Mill Layoffs
Charley Akester runs Graniteville Diner offering Amish recipe ice cream amid a milled town hit by Avondale Mills layoffs. About 350 jobs lost companywide due to derailment and chlorine spill blamed for sales drop. Community fears for local workers and future sales as plant shifts affect the village.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charley Akester
Graniteville
Akester
Avondale Mills
Avondale
Swint
Norfolk Southern
Steelworkers oppose DuPont bid to run Savannah Site
United Steelworkers oppose DuPont and Fluor bid to operate the 310 square mile Savannah River Site. In a letter to Energy Secretary Bodman, USW cites safety and pollution concerns while DuPont defends its safety record and union negotiations shift.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United Steelworkers
DuPont
Savannah River
U.S
James K. Phillips Jr
USW Atomic Workers’ Council
Leslie Beckhoff
Bodman
USW
Beckhoff
Westinghouse
Savannah River Company
SRS
WSRC
DOE
Phillips
Citizens For Nuclear Technology Awareness
Mal McKibben
McKibben
Autumn weather favors Aiken Fall Steeplechase forecast
Forecasters predict clear dry and chilly morning then sunny mild afternoon for the Aiken Fall Steeplechase at Ford Conger Field. Gates open 9 30 a m first race 1 p m admission 8 in advance 10 on race day with sun and minimal wind.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bob Kurzeja
Savannah River National Lab
Kurzeja
White Sox
Ford Conger
Aiken Chamber of Commerce
Aiken Drug
Aiken Saddlery
Best Bagel
Floyd & Green Jewelers
Ingate Professional Pharmacy
J.m.greene Jewelers
Leminick Pharmacy
North Augusta Chamber of Commerce
Plum Pudding
Aiken Ship
Regions Bank
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Emergency Management Midlands Region
Aiken Municipal Airport
Aiken
Jennie Beck, Aiken
Jodi Picault
George R. Enlow
Trenton
Yoshanda Ray
Williston
Marian Denny Hevner
Media, Pa
Evelyn Mae Brown Malone
Tega Cay
Bond
King Brewer
Windsor Road
9-1-1
Michael Hunt
Hunt
Erin Brooks
Ebrooks
Aikenstandard
Tony Baughman
Hope
Rev
Steven
L. Hendricks
Graniteville First Baptist Church
United Steelworkers Atomic Workers’ Council
Reg
Bai
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