SLED hotline leads to additional charges against former school administrator, Stephen Coke Eubanks

Two North Augusta neighbors say they haven’t quite ‘dried out’ from Friday’s rains. There are still some water problems bogging down their lives. Count on Joy Howe for the story.

According to Lt. Michael Franks, the Aiken County Sheriff’s Office (ACSO) is investigating an armed robbery that occurred Saturday night at Quickie Jacks, 829 Edgefield Road, in North Augusta.

A lot of us would agree, we need the rain. But too much of a good thing is pouring some major problems into the hands of some. Joy Howe went wading Friday and has the wet shoes, and the stories.

Heavy rains have produced some flooding in places around the C.S.R.A. There are reports of flooded basements in some downtown Augusta buildings. And some neighborhoods in Columbia and Aiken counties are also reporting flooding in streets and yards.

Fire fighters battled a major house fire in North Augusta this morning.  The blaze broke out inside a house in the 1800 block of Oriole Avenue just before 9:00 Friday morning. Firefighters called for mutual aid from neighboring fire departments for help in fighting the fire.

The rosters for the 2008 SCADA North-South All-Star game were
released Wednesday. The rosters included eight players from CSRA schools.

South Carolina lawmakers are once again trying to cut the budget, and to do that, they’re looking at cutting lines at the DMV. It’s still in the works, but soon there may be no more Saturday hours at South Carolina DMV’s. WJBF News Channel 6’s Joy Howe has the story.

A former Aiken County school administrator was arrested Tuesday, on sex crime charges dating back to the 1970’s. A man who says he was molested by Stephen Coke Eubanks, 67, spoke to us Tuesday about another case involving a convicted child molester from the same time period. He is considering bringing a lawsuit against the former North Augusta Planning Commission chairman, Edward Meloan. Meloan was convicted, last October, of molesting Greg Lass, and others, when they were boys back in the 70’s.

North Augusta High School senior running back Tidy Johnson has been selected as this week’s Football Friday Night-Augusta Chronicle Player of the Week.

According to Lt. Tim Pearson, of the North Augusta Department of Public Safety (NADPS), at 7:04 p.m., Monday, September 22nd, NADPS officers responded to 211 East Buena Vista Avenue, in North Augusta, regarding a possible death. Upon arrival, officers found David P. Hett unresponsive. Aiken County EMS and Aiken County Coroner’s Office responded to the scene, at which time the victim was pronounced dead.

There was more vandalism at a North Augusta Country Club Thursday night. Investigators say vandals damaged several tees, again. They suspect the same vandals damaged mail boxes in a nearby neighborhood.