Hearing for Blakley postponed in involuntary manslaughter case
Former Aiken County deputy in training Matthew Jordan Blakley faces an involuntary manslaughter charge over the June 13 shooting of his wife Candace Blakley in North Augusta. The preliminary hearing was delayed with no rescheduled date, per Solicitor Strom Thurmond Jr. Blakley remains free on bond, and prosecutors note the charge carries up to five years in prison.
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Matthew Blakley
Aiken County
North Augusta
Second Judicial Circuit
Strom Thurmond Jr
Matthew Jordan Blakley
Candace L. Blakley
S.C
Thurmond
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Thom Berry
Blakley
Coulter Drive
Aiken Standard
Aiken County Detention Center
Sheriff’s Office
St Marys teacher wins online contest to attend conference
St Mary Help of Christians assistant principal Laura Webster won an online vote in a national contest by the National Catholic Education Association to earn an all expenses paid trip to a San Diego conference in March. She led from the round of 16, supported by family and former students, and will be joined by Cathy Lyons from Nebraska.
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Webster
St. Mary Help of Christians Catholic
National Catholic Education Association
San Diego
Marguerite Wertz
Georgia Tech
Scott
St. Mary
Cathy Lyons
Nebraska
Wertz
Lyons
OIC
Rob Novit
St. Mary Help of Christians
Lindsey Malyszek
Grace Burns
Camille Day
Lucas Yeh
Ben Blackburn
Andrew Singer
Wagener Collision Claims Passenger In Fatal Aiken County Crash
A Wagener man died Tuesday night and the driver remained in critical condition after a high speed crash on Camp Rawls Road in Wagener. The passenger, a 39 year old man, died at the scene while the driver was taken to Palmetto Richland Memorial Hospital. Names are being withheld pending next of kin notification.
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Wagener
Aiken County
Camp Rawls
Aiken
Tim Carlton
S.C. Highway Patrol
Carlton
Palmetto Richland Memorial Hospital
Columbia
Hook and Cook Festival Lights Up Jackson With Food and Fun
The eighth annual Hook and Cook Festival runs Friday 6 11 p m and Saturday 10 a m to 9 p m at Jackson Pavilion Main Street Jackson featuring a fishing tournament dessert contest barbecue cook off car and boat show live entertainment and arts crafts and food vendors Fishing entry 50 Dessert 10 Barbecue 50 per entry The Marine Corps League James L Hammons Detachment 939 marks the USMC 240th birthday at Newberry Hall November 7 6 p m Prime rib and bourbon chicken dinner Tickets 40 RSVP by November 4 Call Lane Parker 803 644 8300
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Main Street
Jackson
Jacksonsc
Ry Hall
Newberry St
Lane Parker
Katydid Farm Hosts Three Phase Driving Event
The Katydid Combined Driving Event runs November 5–7 from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. and November 8 from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. at Katydid Farm, 359 State Park Road. The three phase test features dressage cross country and cones with horses and ponies in singles and pairs to benefit Aiken Land Conservancy. Spectators are free and tailgating spots are available Saturday. For details contact Peggy Dils at 803-295-6785 or dilsaiken aol com.
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State Park Road
Aiken Land Conservancy
Peggy Dils
Dilsaiken
Aol
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Island Drive
D.C
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Epriest
Aikenstandard
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Tobriant
Dee Taylor
Jeremy Way
Dennis Hemme
Dhemme
Letitia Jefferson
Jefferson
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Stiedman
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Augusta
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