Burglars Hit Homes on Hubert Street and Fire Tower Road
Police report last week saw a Gloverville home on Hubert Street broken into with $1,300 in guns and jewelry taken after forcing the front door. A Batesburg 700 block Thunder Road break‑in caused $300 in damage and an attempted fridge theft, plus a failed pool circulation pump removal. A Beech Island fire at 440 Douglas Drive caused $15,000 in damage with no occupants home. cause under investigation. A stolen karaoke machine valued at $800 was taken from a pickup on Ascauga Lake Road. Electronics and household goods worth $2,100 were stolen from a Fire Tower Road home.
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Hubert Street
Gloverville
Douglas Drive
Beech Island
Ascauga Lake Road
Fire Tower Road
Christmas Parade Schedule by GVW Fire Departments
The Graniteville Vaucluse Warrenville Fire Departments and Ladies Auxiliary host a Christmas Parade at 3 30 p m on December 7 Trophies mark best religious float and first runner up best commercial float and first runner up plus a plaque for all bands For details call Adine Corley 663 6472 or Janet Wood after 4 30 p m at 9441 A mortician remarks that election years bring more requests to sign guest books at funerals.
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GVW Fire Department
Graniteville, Vaucluse, Warrenville
Adine Corley
Janet Wood
South Carolina shaken by four quakes in 40 hours
South Carolina experienced four earthquakes in the last 40 hours with two felt in Aiken County. Magnitudes ranged up to 2.9 with Edgefield County as the epicenter on Sept. 17. Officials urge vigilance despite limited damage and highlight ongoing awareness week.
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South Carolina
Aiken County
Edgefield County
Don Stevenson
SRS
Eighth grader battles bone cancer with quiet courage
Eighth grader Kristen Drenten Endures osteogenic sarcoma in left femur diagnosed December 8. She began chemotherapy days later and, despite severe pain and hospital stays, remains hopeful. Doctors performed limb-salvaging surgery at the Medical College of Georgia, allowing her to ride a bike and play sports while maintaining a brave outlook.
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Kristen Drenten
Elaine
Kristen
Goliath
Beaver Creek Lane
Douglas Holford
Kennedy Middle School
Medical College of Georgia
Avondale merger seen as joining of two traditions
Avondale Mills executives frame the Graniteville Co. acquisition as a merger of two great textile traditions. The combined firms total about 11,500 workers across nine plants, with Avondale buying more than a million bales annually and producing 275 million yards of fabric per year.
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Avondale
Avondale Mills
Graniteville Co
Keith Hull
Graniteville Fabrics
Aiken County
North Carolina
South Carolina
Georgia
Alabama
Graniteville
Charleston
William Gregg
Triarc
Avenale
Texile
Hill
Hull
Bell deemed not competent to be executed by court ruling
Larry Gene Bell, condemned for the 1985 murder of two girls, refuses further psychiatric interview claiming God ordered silence. Dr. Resnick says Bell is a schizophrenic who should not face execution on October 4, while Bell asserts electrocution aligns with his claim of divinity. Debra Helmick Lowe recalls the crime’s impact as Bell asserts religious delusions. Prosecutors seek continued competency evaluation amid defense denial of recent findings.
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Phillip J. Resnick
Bell
Shari Faye Smith
Debra Mae Helmick
Debra Mae
Debra Helmick Lowe
Resnick
Jesus Christ
God
Kode
David Maring
Stephen Morrison
Morrison
State
Mental Health Department
Donald Zelenka
Attorney General
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Atet Srave
BellSouth
Carolina First
Coca-Cola
Sia
DuPont
IBM
Ava
Kimberly-Clark & Va
McDonalds
NationsBank Ave
Owens Corning
Palfed
Wachovia
Westinghouse
Janice Crawford
Merrill Lynch
Joyce Bagwell
Charleston Southern University
David Beasley
Bagwell
Savannah River
Stevenson
Dean Campbell
Savannah River Co
Kristen Drenton
Nan
Bratt
Angela Bermates
Mrs. Drenten
Dickies and Dockers
Levi's
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