County sewer loan delayed amid bid advertising confusion
Aiken County's 1.3 million Farmers Home Administration sewer loan is delayed 45 days after a Columbia meeting with FmHA officials. Projects include Bridge Creek, Aiken Technical College Midland Valley, and Little Horse Creek trunk lines. County administrator Barnes cites new FmHA procedures and notes bid adverts appeared in the Augusta Chronicle despite planned cancellation. A revised North Augusta sewer contract for Little Horse Creek is in preparation.
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Aiken County
Farmers Home Administration
Columbia
Farmers Home
Bridge Creek
Aiken Technical College
Midland Valley
Little Horse Creek
Fmha
W. Scott Barnes
Agasta
Augusta
Chronicle
Barnes
Ed Pittman
North Augusta
Bedenbaugh Wins In Aiken Standard Movie Contest
Jeff Bedenbaugh won the Aiken Standard Academy Awards contest after correctly answering all questions. He planned to donate 10 percent of his $50 prize to charity and save the rest for graduate school tuition at the University of South Carolina. A Clearwater native and caseworker for the Department of Family and Children’s Services in Augusta, he enjoys comedies and horror films and correctly predicted best picture with a director based approach.
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Aiken Standard
Jeff Bedenbaugh
University of South Carolina
Bedenbaugh
Africa
Ralph Bedenbaugh
Clearwater
The
Department of Family and Children’s Services
Augusta
Horse Industry Drives Aiken Economy Says Freeman
Aiken Rotary heard estimates on the horse industry impact from Willard C. Freeman president of the Aiken Training Track. He reported 425 horses and 385 workers, with about 1 000 to 1 100 people affected indirectly. Weekly earnings total 106 000 with 80 000 to 85 000 benefiting local economy. tack feed and veterinary services boost business. Freeman noted many trainers have settled in Aiken over 10 years, and highlighted Freeman’s racing career. John Weems Jr. named a Paul Harris fellow.
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Aiken
Willard C
Mike) Freeman
Freeman
Aiken County
Belmont Park
American Trainers Association
John Weems Jr
Rotary
Paul Harris
Ron Wheeler
Weems
Eureka Volunteers Build New Fire Station With Effort
Eureka relies on volunteers to construct a new fire station. Harold Storey notes years of planning and community labor, with $2,500 still needed to finish. Grants from the Woody Brooks Fund and county funds, plus fundraisers, cover site work and materials. The department serves a five mile radius with 19 volunteers and four trucks. The old station on Lucas Bridge Road will be replaced, with hopes to finish before June for primary elections.
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Eureka
Harold Storey
Storey
Woody Brooks
Marilyn Smith
Ms. Smith
Joe Wood
Lucas Bridge Road
C&S Purchase by Georgia Bank Official
Citizens and Southern Corp. agreed to be acquired by Citizens and Southern Georgia Corp. for 395 million dollars in cash. The deal adds 430 full‑service offices across Georgia Florida and South Carolina and yields about 16.5 billion in assets 10 billion in loans and 11.9 billion in deposits. Bennett A Brown chair and CEO of C&S Georgia said the move expands market reach in the Southeast. Columbia based C&S Corp. becomes a wholly owned subsidiary soon to be Citiz ens and Southern South Carolina Corp. By year end 1985 C&S South Carolina ran 122 offices.
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Citizens and Southern Corp
South Carolina
Citizens and Southern Georgia Corp
Georgia Corporation
Georgia
Florida
C&s
Cituzens and
Southern South Carolina Corp
C&s South Carolina
No Gypsy Moths Found In Survey In Aiken County
Aiken County surveys by the S C Forestry Department Clemson Plant Industries and the U S Department of Agriculture found no gypsy moth infestation in February and March traps. James L King explains burlap traps survey areas, grid placement, and future May adult moth traps totaling about 5 000 statewide.
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Aiken County
James L. King
U.S. Department of Agriculture
Columbia
Aiken
S.C. Forestry Department
Clemson Plant Industries
US. Department of Agriculture
Grace Avenue
Whiskey Road
King
Halley Comet Viewing and Star Party at USC Aiken
A Halley’s Comet viewing and star party is set for 4 a.m. Saturday sponsored by USC Aiken Division of Natural Sciences near Aiken State Park. Attendees should bring binoculars and star charts, dress warmly, and follow a guided route from U.S. 78 to S.C. 53 then to the park entrance, with safety parking noted and weather updates broadcast on local radio. Dr. Henry Gurr at USCA ext. 153 is the contact for more information.
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Division of Natural Sciences
USC Aiken
Aiken’ State Park
U.S. 78
Windsor
S.C. 53
Aiken State Park
S.C
Wakn-Wnez Radio
Aiken
Henry Gurr
USCA
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