http://www.axtora.com/homesites/us/south-carolina/aiken-county/ Aiken County, SC News http://www.axtora.com/homesites/us/south-carolina/aiken-county/content/fe7001914da5521aa1aad2c191ebf8e5.html AIKEN SC WIS Officials with the Aiken County Sheriff's Office say they have arrested a man in connection with an assault and burglaryLt Michael Frank with the sheriff's office says they have just http://www.axtora.com/homesites/us/south-carolina/aiken-county/content/24d6003c58447e11e50e8e24302e725f.html A threevehicle collision in Aiken County left one dead Wednesday http://www.axtora.com/homesites/us/south-carolina/aiken-county/content/e198e8eaee7c4593f0713706a9a4184f.html A daylongmanhunt for three men in connection with an Aiken County murder ended in Richland County Monday but now police say they39;ve arrested a fourth suspect http://www.axtora.com/homesites/us/south-carolina/aiken-county/content/9d8073e2cc2ff78438162425c626e4b1.html AIKEN County Council is seeking to regulate where certain sexual offenders can loiter and work but not where they liveThe new ordinance noticeably lacks any provisions that would regulate where sex offenders can live because a state law passed in June already includes that stipulation But the law only applies to offenders who have been convicted of first or seconddegree criminal sexual conduct with a minor assault with intent to commit criminal sexual conduct with a minor or kidnapping a person under 18 years of age Last month County Attorney Jim Holly advised Council's Judicial and Public Safety Committee it should not attempt to regulate residence as the state law prohibits local law from being more stringent or more lenientInstead the County's ordinance would make it unlawful for offenders to be employed by or loiter within 1000 feet of any child care facility school church children's recreational facilities playground or parkHolly does not believe regulating where an offender can work or loiter makes the County ordinance more stringent than state law http://www.axtora.com/homesites/us/south-carolina/aiken-county/content/5a57257ddc110e6e52e77cf00d74008b.html AIKEN Smoking is now allowed in private bars and clubs in Aiken County if the establishment has three or fewer employees The revised smoking ban ordinance with the employment restriction amendment was narrowly passed by Aiken County Council Tuesday after no debateA majority of five Council members were in favor of the amended ordinance while four members were not Council members Chuck Smith LaWana McKenzie Willar Hightower Eddie Butler and Scott Singer voted for the ordinance Council members Kathy Rawls Gary Bunker Charles Barton and Chairman Ronnie Young voted in opposition The three or fewer employees amendment was tacked on last month after Councilman Chuck Smith proposed smoking be prohibited in forprofit private clubs without exception unless the club had no employees The original smoking ordinance passed last year permitted smoking in private rooms of bars and restaurants if they had an air handling system independent from the main one Smith still believes every employee and patron regardless of whether they are in a public or private establishment should be protected from secondhand smokeI am concerned about the equal protection of all workersSmith said Tuesday The most important thing is the protection of workers and the public http://www.axtora.com/homesites/us/south-carolina/aiken-county/content/eefc6487fc6d24aa410b4d98730c6bd8.html An Aiken County family is in personal pain after losing a husband and father to violence http://www.axtora.com/homesites/us/south-carolina/aiken-county/content/9d6a4ac645fd65a4d3de1b72dd835b62.html A man authorities say was a major suplier of crack and powder cocaine has been sentenced to 30 years in prisonSamuel Rodney Holmes 40 of Aikenwas sentenced in federal court in Columbia for violations of federal drug laws according to US Attorney Walk Wilkins US District Judge Margaret B Seymour of Columbia sentenced Holmes to 30 years in prison to be followed by a ten year term of supervised release Holmes was convicted by a jury last year following a threeday trial The evidence at trial showed that Holmes was a major supplier of crack and cocaine in the Aiken and Augusta areas Holmes sold multikilogram quantities of cocaine to various Aikenarea drug dealers and also converted large quantities of powder cocaine into crack for a fee The case was investigated by agents of the Drug Enforcement Administration the Aiken County Sheriffs Office and the Aiken Department of Public Safety Assistant United States Attorney Mark C Moore of the Columbia office prosecuted the case http://www.axtora.com/homesites/us/south-carolina/aiken-county/content/51c79684acc65d7da0e0b2ca1ba47bfc.html The Aiken County Sheriffs Office in cooperation with the Richland County Sheriffs Department will charge three men in connection with the killing of an Aiken manFrederick L Tucker 39 of Old Barnwell Road Aiken was found shot death at his home Melvin L Cummings 26 of Bowling Avenue Columbia will be charged with burglary first degree possession of firearm during commission of a violent crime armed robbery kidnapping and murderAntonio G Miller 30 North Main Street Columbia will be charged with burglary first degree possession of firearm during commission of a violent crime armed robbery kidnapping and murderMarquise C Redfield 34 of Whiskey Road Aiken will be charged with burglary first degree possession of firearm during commission of a violent crime armed robbery kidnapping and murderOn Monday night Richland County deputies said they went to Millers home where they found an automobile the subject failed to return to a rental company They reported finding drugs and guns in the automobile and discovered more drugs and guns in the home during a subsequent search In addition investigators said they found evidence in the home linking the men to Tuckers killing