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Newspaper
Aiken Standard
Location
Aiken, South Carolina, United States of America
Date
Sep 24, 2000
Page
2
The North Augusta Department of Public Safety seeks the man pictured after a shooting at the Highlander in North Augusta that killed Clifford Wayne Williams. The white male suspect, about 160 pounds with dark hair and a mustache, fled on foot. Call NADPS at 279.2121 with tips or use anonymous Crime Stoppers at 642-1788 for possible rewards up to 1000 dollars.
At 2 p.m. Friends of the Library host author Carrie Allen McCray at Aiken County Public Library. At 3 p.m. the Aiken Historical Committee meets at the Aiken County Historical Museum. From 10 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. the Triple Crown Cat Club holds its first Championship and Household Pet Cat Show and Craft Bazaar at Odell Weeks Center. At 8 p.m. the Third Annual Mustang Classic unfolds at Midland Valley High School.
At 3 13 pm a unknown object struck a windshield on Richland Avenue causing about 250 dollars in damage. A Hampton Avenue resident reported an assault with a knee and groin strike but no injuries and no prosecution. A freezer break in at Willcox Inn on Colleton Avenue damaged about 1000 dollars of food. A high school Rutland Drive vehicle was broken into with stereo equipment valued at 470 dollars stolen. An arrest for criminal domestic violence occurred on Edgefield Avenue Friday night after a suspect grabbed a victim by the neck bit an arm and brandished a knife.
Georgia lottery results list winning numbers for Saturday midday Cash 3 seven three two, evening Cash 3 nine five zero, Lotto Georgia numbers one thirty one thirty six eighty forty two forty six, Cash 4 six seven two two, Fantasy 5 eight twenty six twenty eight thirty two.
About 875 children under 17 attended the fifth Juniors Acquiring Knowledge Ethics and Sportsmanship event at Savannah River Site ORAC. Volunteers from Clemson, Wild Turkey Federation, and multiple agencies ran eight learning stations on safety, archery, camouflage, shotgun safety, and hunting practices. Page noted strong turnout despite rain threats and praised 50 to 75 volunteers for their efforts.
In Public Reports Focus on Healthy Communities, Pete Frommer and Karen Papouchado spotlight community policing in Aiken since 1993. Officers integrated into neighborhoods, cut drug crimes 70 percent, trained by nurses for prenatal care, and developed MOMS and COPS winning state recognition. Defibrillators and 5 000 smoke detectors aid safety. bloodhound puppies help locate children. local culture and support enable ongoing efforts.
Dr. Whit Gibbons leads a Wetland Wonders series beginning Sept 27 with sessions on Oct 3 10 17 24 and 31 at 2 pm in Room 103 Humanities and Social Sciences Building USCA Visitors welcome. Cost 15 dollars details at 641 3288.
Carrie Allen McCray, author of Freedom's Child, will discuss her mother and the life of Rice Hayes, a biracial woman born after the Civil War who challenged barriers to equality. She resides in Columbia, helped found the South Carolina Writers Workshop, and will speak at 2 pm in the library meeting room.
The Aiken County Historical Society meets Sunday at 3 am at the Aiken County Historical Museum. John Granaghan, a retired Savannah River Site plant manager, will discuss the 50 year history of the nuclear reservation. Betty Greene and Joanne Zobel, former Ellenton and Dunbarton residents, discuss moving from their towns for the Atomic Energy Commission project.
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