Beech Island News

Jackson Police Chief Dennis Rushton said Thursday that veteran officer Andy Keller, who shot and killed a bank robbery suspect in Beech Island on Wednesday, will be assigned to desk duty until the South Carolina Law Enforcement Division concludes its investigation.

The Aiken County Sheriff's Office is investigating an early morning fire at Rocksville Baptist Church in Warrenville that arson investigators found evidence to show was intentionally set.

One bank robbery suspect has been shot and killed in an exchange of gunfire with a Jackson police officer.

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A third suspect is now in custody for robbing the First Citizens Bank & Trust on Atomic Road.

An Aiken man is dead in an officer-involved shooting after law enforcement officials say he was involved in a bank robbery.

A four-hour man hunt is over after a bank robbery in Jackson, South Carolina. Three men robbed the First Citizens Bank in Jackson.

Two of three men sought in a Jackson bank robbery today have been arrested - one being shot in the process - but Aiken County authorities say they're still searching for one more suspect.

Although things are much improved, Sarah Brown still finds herself occasionally running across the effects of an April 10 storm that damaged her Petticoat Junction home.

Jefferson Elementary, in Warrenville, did not start out as a primary school. Jefferson was founded in 1956 as both a middle and high school for students in Langley, Bath, Clearwater, North Augusta, Beech Island, Graniteville and Belvedere before schools were desegregated in Aiken County.

Holly Jacqueline Champy of Beech Island and Robert Trent Whitson of New Ellenton were married May 30, 2009, in Aiken at Cedar Creek Church.

Job seekers formed a line that stretched around a school building Wednesday. More than 2,000 people flocked to a Savannah River Nuclear Solutions LLC job fair, said Paivi Nettamo, a public affairs representative for the Recovery Act Project.

A Columbia man, whose trial began Tuesday, is facing up to 30 years in jail if convicted of charges related to an alleged attempt to solicit sex from a 14-year-old girl.

The Aiken County Council will address several issues at its Tuesday night meeting, including a final reading for their upcoming budget and some hold over expenses from an April tornado that hit Beech Island and Petticoat Junction hard.

A RAVE for the people supporting SPLOST VI. A no vote will only hurt the city and delay much needed projects.

The five people killed in an Aiken County wreck Monday night were on their way home after a day in the water.

William and Jennifer Rogers of Warrenville announce the birth of their son, Liam Jenson Rogers, born May 5, 2009, at University Hospital, Augusta, Ga.

A judge's approval Tuesday of a settlement on the estate of James Brown favors family members, including his last wife and young son, and allows for the creation of a museum or other memorial to the soul singer.

"Perfect Disguise," a feature-length movie about a young woman who joins the Confederate cavalry disguised as a boy, is to make its debut 7 p.m. Saturday in Augusta, at the Imperial Theatre.

Redcliffe Plantation State Historic Site and Moore Farms will host a free tree clinic on Saturday, May 23 from 9 a.m. until Noon.