Man charged with weekend kidnapping in North Augusta
Michael Hammond Johnson a 54 year old of Georgia Avenue faces four counts of kidnapping after allegedly taking four children aged 5 6 9 and 13 from Georgetown Villas on Saturday with police locating them unharmed at Riverview Park Boat Landing Johnson reportedly had a blood alcohol level of .18 and had previously run for city council while detectives conduct background checks on the suspect
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North Augusta
Georgetown Villas
Michael Hammond Johnson
Georgia Avenue
Augusta
Mosley
Johnson
South Carolina
Aiken County Detention Center
Bond
Karen
Kdaily
Aikenstandard.com
Injured fawn visits neighborhood before rescue in Aiken
Residents reported an injured five to six month old female fawn found between two houses in Mallard Lake on Pine Log Road. Animal control officer Jeff Wilson said it appeared attacked by dogs and dehydrated. The deer was captured and transported to a local vet for care with plan for rehab and release if it recovers.
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Aiken Department of Public Safety
Mallard Lake Subdivision
Pine Log Road
Jeff Wilson
Wilson
Pearson pleads guilty in armed robbery case in Aiken County
William R. Pearson, 48, of 665 Bettis Academy Road, pleaded guilty to armed robbery and related burglary and accessory charges stemming from a Quick Stop No. 2 robbery on April 3, 2004. He received 12 years for burglary with time served, five years probation, and 10 years for armed robbery accessory with probation. The sentences run consecutively. Zaid O. Adams, 20, of Langley, was also charged.
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Graniteville
William R. Pearson
Bettis Academy Road
Edgefield Highway
Aiken
Pearson
Alco
Ola Johnson
Zaid O. Adams
Jones Circle
Langley
Community meeting on Palmetto Parkway Phase II in Clearwater
Aiken County Legislative Delegation hosts a 5 p.m. community meeting at Woodridge Baptist Church 401 Corley Drive Clearwater to discuss Phase II of the Palmetto Parkway. Call 642-1694 for details. Outback Steakhouse hosts the Raising the Steaks benefit luncheon for United Way of Aiken County Friday Sept 16 with two seatings 11:30 a.m. and 1 p.m. Tickets are 20 dollars. Amadeus the Traveling Dog appears at Storytime in the Gardens at Hopelands Gardens 4 p.m. today for children 8 and under with a free book for attendees.
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Aiken County
Palmetto Parkway
Woodridge Baptist Church
Corley Drive
Clearwater
Outback Steakhouse
United Way
Outback
Soundscape
Dee Stanford
Sean Gerrard
Stanford
Gerrard
Aiken
Amadeus
Alpha Adventures
Booklover
Hopelands Gardens
Racing Hall of Fame
City of Aiken Parks, Recreation and
Booklovers Bookstore
W.lr.e. Aiken Chapter
Aiken Sunrise Rotary Club
Aiken County Schools Explore New Funding Models
The Aiken County Board of Education weighs alternative funding options for aging facilities. McNair law firm and Ross Sinclaire & Associates present two to three lease purchase or bond models to fund renovations and new schools without raising taxpayer costs.
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Silver Bluff
South Aiken
Midland Valley High School
Aiken County
Bill Gallman
McNair Law Firm
Ross Sinclaire & Associates
Gallman
Greenville
Redcliffe
Mossy Creek
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Mike Gibbons
Embrandt Harms
Floyd Green
Silver Bluff Rd
Floyd and Green
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