Juvenile suspect points handgun at officer during near Jiffy Lake chase
Police blotter reports a juvenile black male running near Jiffy Lake on Pine Log Road. He turned and aimed a handgun at an approaching officer. the weapon malfunctioned and caused no injuries. The suspect fled toward Hitchcock Plaza before stopping. A separate report notes an armed robbery on Hampton Avenue and Florence Street where a necklace was grabbed and recovered. The thief is described as a 20-25 year old black male, 5 feet tall, 140 pounds, wearing blue jeans and a hat. Updated 9/6/96.
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Pine Log Road
Hitchcock Plaza
Hampton Avenue
Florence Street
Aiken Chamber Posts Stateleading Membership Count
The Greater Aiken Chamber of Commerce retains the most members of any South Carolina chapter, per figures from the state chamber office. Each month Aiken recruits about 10 new members.
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Greater Aiken
A New Day on Campus features USC Aiken in Sandlapper
Sandlapper magazine Autumn 1996 highlights USC Aiken and its reach for the stars in an article titled A New Day on Campus. the piece covers schools around the state. The Aiken Standard notes errors in recent editions misidentifying local managers and owners and issues regrets.
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USC Aiken
DU Pont Planetarium
Sandlapper Magazine
Reach For the Stars
N E to host sewer tours in New Ellenton
New Ellenton officials invite the public to tour the troubled sewer treatment plant behind Greendale Elementary Sunday to show substandard conditions amid a $5 million loan dispute. Mayor Pro Tem Chris Beam and council members urge citizens to see what they are funding through the bond issue, with a tour from 1 to 5 p.m. at City Hall or the Cedar Creek entrance.
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Chris Beam
James Bradham
Hank Rowland
Beam
Greendale Elementary School
Aiken County
Dorn vows education as top campaign priority in South Carolina
Democratic Third District candidate Debbie Dorn attacked Rep. Lindsey Graham for backing budget cut plans she says harm education. Speaking at Aiken Technical College she urged renewed funding, warned of $500 million in state education cuts, and called for retraining workers to meet future job needs.
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Debbie .Dorn
Lindsey Graham
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Ms. Dorn
Aikens Technical College
Congress
Graham
South Carolina
Dorn
America
United Way kickoff and foster care drive urged by Aiken group
United Way executive director Carol McCormack told the Aiken Kiwanis Club that the campaign will begin with a Rally in the Alley on September 12 at Bee Lane and Hayne Avenue. Volunteers are urged to become foster parents or assist as weekend guardians while Habitat for Humanity and the Boys and Girls Club support needy youths. The Kiwanis Hotcake Day fundraiser will be September 21 at multiple McDonald’s locations to benefit Ronald McDonald House and youth programs.
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United Way
Carol McCormack
Aiken Kiwanis Club
Project Vision
Bee Lane
Hayne Avenue
McCormack
Kiwanis
Ronald McDonald House
Kiwanis Club
Houndslake Country Club
Wedding Bells to Ring Again at Aiken Show
The third annual Wedding Bells 1996 bridal show runs 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Saturday September 14 at H Odell Weeks Activities Center Whiskey Road Aiken. Fashion shows at 11 a.m. and 2 p.m. door prizes plus a 3 45 p.m. grand prize drawing for two US Air tickets.
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Makin
H. Odell Weeks
Whiskey Road
USAIR
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Larry Davis
Artis Turner Jr
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