Break-in ring stopped after string of South Side thefts
Police report a wave of car break-ins in the South Side apartment complexes with over 20 vehicles burgled. Investigators linked stolen cell phones to arrests in Augusta and North Augusta, with Daniel Revels and Michael Henderson charged as suspects. Richmond County and Aiken detectives coordinated the case as investigations continue.
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Aiken
Wendell Hall
Hall
Augusta
Daniel Revis
Revels
Aiken Department of Public Safety
Richmond County Sheriff's Office
Richmond County Detention Center
Michael Henderson
Henderson
North Main Street
New Ellenton
Henderrson
Ray Scott
Keith Glover
Wayne Clark
Richmond County
Escapee Charlie Wood Surrenders After Four Days On the Run
Charlie Wood 32, in Aiken County custody after escaping from Central Court during a bond hearing and fleeing four days. He contacted family Tuesday and surrendered later Tuesday afternoon, returning to the detention center with an added escape charge. Wood’s prior offenses date to 1992 burglary and a stolen pickup, with a suspended five year sentence that could be reapplied alongside potential 15 year add-on for the escape.
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Charlie Wood
Aiken County
Wood
Frank
Aiken County Detention Center
North Aiken Elementary dedicates new campus amid celebration
Students, parents, teachers and boosters gathered for the dedication of the North Aiken Elementary School’s new campus opened in August. Fifth graders Jalisa Blocker and Justin Prince praised larger classrooms modern playgrounds and a spacious lunchroom while Dr. Chuck Leopold and Peggy Trivelas received credit for planning the project.
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North Aiken Elementary School
Jalisa Blocker
Justin Prince
Chuck Leopold
North Aiken Elementary
Peggy
Aiken County Board Opposes Video Poker statewide
The Aiken County Board of Education voted 6 to 0 to go on record opposing video poker in South Carolina. Board member Art Hadden led the motion, saying video poker harms state families and schools, with abstentions from Larry Murphy and Rosemary English due to Rankin's absence.
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Aiken County
Hadden
Steve Cartin
Warrenville
Roland Smith
Jackson, Salley and
Perry
New Ellenton
Aiken
Smith
Study finds no local rise in cancer around Savannah River Site
A five year federally funded study shows cancer rates in 22 Georgia and South Carolina counties around the Savannah River Site are below or near expected levels. Cervical cancer in women and esophageal cancer in black men show higher risk likely from limited medical access and lifestyle factors rather than radioactive exposure. Leukemia rates are below national averages, with researchers noting overall rates are not higher than anticipated.
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Georgia
South Carolina
Savannah River
Daniel Lackland
Medical University of South Carolina
Lackland
SRS
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Abby
William E. Carroll ,Jr
Johnstown
Rowland
Hilda Barton Clarke
Napier
Dorothy M. Smith
North Augusta
G.L. Brighthorp & Sons
Edna E. Sandifer Walters
Jackson
Stephen D. Posey
Alfred Capers Wiles
Blythewood
Talbert-Shives
Dce
Aiken's
Accuweathe
Studen
Scott Webster
Trivelas
Annie Lee Redd
North Aiken
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