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🌱 How investigators traced a June Aiken shooting to a Graniteville suspect.

Aiken, South Carolina Patch AM: a 5 min read

Good morning Aiken! We're back in your inbox this morning to keep you in the loop with what's happening in and around town. Grab a cup of coffee and read on. ☀️

In today's newsletter:

  • How investigators traced a June Aiken shooting to a Graniteville suspect.
  • Could Aiken’s nearby Savannah River Site host deep nuclear waste boreholes?
  • Which Aiken student helped put our town on the civics stage?

Also on today's calendar: Monthly Meeting Aiken Association and 2 more events.

Today's riddle: What kind of shoes do frogs wear? 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

  • Saturday: A shower and thunderstorm, with a high of 88 and low of 73 degrees. 🌶 Hot!
  • Sunday: A t-storm around in the p.m., temps: high: 89, low: 73.
  • Monday: Plenty of sunshine, with a high of 93 and low of 72 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

1. Graniteville man charged with attempted murder in June shooting (wrdw.com) — A Graniteville man has been charged with attempted murder after a June 11 shooting in Aiken that left one person wounded near York Street and Rutland Drive by the Sunoco. Investigators recovered shell casings across several nearby locations, and the victim was treated at a hospital. A juvenile is also listed as a suspect in the incident report.
   

2. Burying hot radioactive waste in ‘boreholes' mentioned in plan for SC nuclear campus (thestate.com) — State leaders are pursuing a nuclear innovation campus at the Savannah River Site near Aiken, and one proposal mentions studying deep boreholes that could potentially hold high-level radioactive waste. Supporters tout billions in investment and thousands of jobs, while critics warn South Carolina could become a dumping ground and question whether local geology and residents would accept such a plan.
   

3. 14-year-old Greenville girl becomes SC's first civics bee champion (newsfromthestates.com) — Aiken is on the civics map, with local student Skylar Jones among South Carolina’s finalists and one of the regional qualifying contests held right in Aiken. A Greenville student ultimately won the new statewide National Civics Bee, after middle schoolers tackled tough questions and presented solutions to community issues ranging from crime to rural internet access.
   

4. Notice of Sale C/A No: 2022-CP-02-01919 BY VIRTUE (postandcourier.com) — A foreclosure auction for property near Wagener will be held at the Aiken County Judicial Center in downtown Aiken on August 3, 2026, at 11 a.m. The sale involves a home on Orangeburg Drive and will be for cash, with bidders required to bring a 5% deposit and accept the property subject to taxes, easements, and other recorded restrictions.
   

5. Janelle Sloan Heuberger, devoted educator (capegazette.com) — A longtime educator and book lover who settled in Aiken’s Dunbarton Oaks neighborhood in 2020 has died at 79, leaving many local friends and family grieving. Her decades of teaching math and science, love of libraries and book clubs, and deep commitment to students and relatives are remembered as defining parts of a generous, community-minded life.
   

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💬 Chatter

What your neighbors are talking about on social media

  • South side Aiken ..
    Anyone ? This kitten has been hanging around. Very sweet. My dog has befriended this kitten lol. No one has claimed yet. Needs home. Thank you… (Nextdoor Oriole)
  • Has anyone in the area installed one of the tubular skylights that bring daylight through the attic space?
    If you were happy with the job would you share the contact for the carpenter. We are looking for someone who is experienced with this product. … (Nextdoor Houndslake)
  • Emerson Electric Company posted a job opening for CNC Machinist II - 2nd Shift in Aiken. Apply here.
  • The TJX Companies, Inc. posted a job opening for Retail Backroom Associate-5am shift in Aiken. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Aiken here.

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-- The Patch AM Team

P.S. The answer to today's riddle: Open-toad (Thank you Harold W. for sending it in!)
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