Aiken County Unemployment Drops to 5.0 Percent in July
July unemployment in Aiken County falls to 5.0 percent from 5.4 in June as labor force shrinks to 63,700. Statewide rate is 5.2 percent with national 5.9. Nearby counties range from 3.0 to 13.5 percent. Beaufort 2.6 and Lexington higher. Nationwide, Oregon 7.3 leads, while South Dakota and North Dakota at 2.9 and 3.4 percent are lowest.
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Laurens
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South Carolina Aquarium launches three month bird focus
Charleston officials unveil a three month exhibit at the South Carolina Aquarium highlighting birds, including owls and a hawk, with rehabilitated residents on display. Spokeswoman Angel Passailaigue notes the effort to show the aquarium’s broader scope beyond fish. The hawk, found near Knoxville, Tennessee, cannot be released due to age and habituation, aviculturist Clint Ball says.
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Charleston
South Carolina
Aquarium
Knoxville
Tenn
Clint Ball
Ball
Costs for public records copies rise and clash with law
Myrtle Beach and other South Carolina bodies face scrutiny as authorities set copy fees. Debates center on whether charges reflect actual costs or profit. Examples include Myrtle Beach Police reports jumping from $1 to $10, Horry County Solid Waste charging $20 hourly plus 25 cents per page, and Surfside Beach using a researched hour rate. The law requires actual cost with a $5 minimum and no blended rates.
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Bill Rogers
South Carolina Press Association
Ublic
Rogers
Myrtle Beach
Horry
Waste Authority
Carson Benton
Authority
Surfside Beach
Santee Cooper
Three men indicted in Aiken kidnapping case
Three young men from Augusta area were indicted in Richmond County on kidnapping and related charges for abducting an Aiken woman on August 7. Ollie DeWayne Jones, Marquis Sintril Williams, and Bobby Jermaine Ricks face accusations of forcing the victim to drive, sexually assaulting her, and attempting to withdraw money, with two suspects taking the car and fleeing to Georgia. Authorities from Aiken County, North Augusta, and Richmond County coordinated the arrests.
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Richmond County
Ollie DeWayne Jones
Horton Drive
Marquis Sintril Williams
Dillard Court
Bobby Jer
Maine
Ricks
Perry Avenue
Aiken County
South Carolina
Old Plantation Road
North Augusta
Georgia
Jones
Man sought for May robbery in custody in Atlanta
North Augusta detectives say Troy Anthony Sherrell 38 of West Point Georgia is in Atlanta police custody on unrelated charges. Investigators plan to extradite after Georgia cases address the arrest. Sherrell is linked to the May 10 armed robbery of Kay Jewel Edgewood Drive North Augusta with two other men.
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Atlanta
Kay Jewel
Edgewood Drive
Georgia
Tim Thornton
Thornton
Sherrell
Edgewood Square
Monroe
N.C
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