Series of holdups hits North Augusta area this weekend
Police report multiple armed robberies and attempted robberies across North Augusta and Aiken counties. A Tuesday morning hold up at Payday Your Way on Georgia Avenue left a clerk on the floor as two black men in their 20s fled with cash. Investigators found a discarded Walmart shirt near the scene. a witness saw a man enter a silver SUV. Over the weekend, Greg's Gas Plus locations in North Augusta and Aiken reported robberies with suspects described as white or black males in hooded or casual attire. no injuries confirmed in all cases. Crime Stoppers calls urged tips at 1 888 CRIME SC.
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North Augusta
Thornton
Walmart
Greg’s
Edgefield Road
Brad
Bettis Academy Road
Aiken Public Safety
Overcrowded district reassigns teachers to balance classrooms
In Aiken County, about six teachers move to new schools to address crowded grades. Erica McGlocklin transfers from North Aiken Elementary to Oakwood Windsor Elementary second grade, joining three other second-grade teachers with high class sizes, while administrators adjust rosters district wide.
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North Aiken
Erica McGlocklin
Oakwood-Windsor
Aiken County
Kevin O'Gorman
McGlocklin
Marie Burkett
Carlos Nunuz
Ridge Spring-Monetta
Troy Traxler
Gordon Gaskill
Gaskill
Rob Novit
County secures more land for conservation in Aiken
The South Carolina Conservation Bank approves 250000 to buy a 349 acre conservation easement on the Toole Track in eastern Aiken County. The land stays privately owned but protected from future development in perpetuity, joining the Blackmon Tract and Boyd Pond Park as preserved areas aided by the Aiken Land Conservancy and bank funding.
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Aiken County
South Carolina Conservation Bank
Conservation Bank
Toole Track
Aiken Land Conservancy
Marvin Davant
The
Toole
Blackmon Tract
Boyd Pond
ALC
Open Land Trust
Blackmon
Aiken
South Carolina
Davant
Langley Pond
U.S. Highway
Public Education Partners Unveils Volunteer Driven Plan
Aiken based Public Education Partners introduces a strategic plan to boost advocacy and community involvement in public schools. It targets a volunteer network linked to the Aiken County School District to match volunteers with school needs through an online platform.
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Public Education
Aiken-based
Education Foundation
PEP
Aiken County
Diane Mangiante
Mangiante
King Laurence
Liz Stewart
Stewart and Associates
New Roads
North Augusta
Aiken
PEP Board
Tim O’briant
Jennifer Myers
Millbrook
Laurence
SLED
Barry Adams
Rob Novit
Mnovit
Aikenstandard.com
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Karen
Kdaily
O'Gorman
Byrd Elementary School
Janice Kitchings
Kim Stokes
Charlotte Ferguson
Rnovit
Harry Shealy
Resource
Ilver
Porky Bradberry
Aero
Whiskey Road
Amea
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