Fired Clerk Still Looking For Work
Jackson town clerk Carol Weeks was fired March 3 after six years in office. She cites personality conflict with Mayor Earlie Helms as the motive and says the listed reasons were not accurate. Weeks, a widow with three children, has filed job applications but remains unemployed. Her son Bill graduates from law school this year, Scott played football at Clemson, and Dawn is a USC-Aiken freshman.
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Jackson
Carol Weeks
Ms. Weeks
Earlie A. Helms
Helms
Bill
Usc-Aiken
Scott
Clemson
Dawn
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Jackson Public Works Chief accuses councilman of ethics breach
Basil Brinkley of the Jackson Public Works Commission charged Councilman Al Ellis with violating the South Carolina Ethics Act by having an insurance contract on town vehicles and accepting town funds for mosquito fogging. Ellis defends the move and says he will solicit cheaper spraying options.
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Jackson
Basil Brinkley
Jackson Public Works Commission
al Ellis
S.C
Brinkley
Ellis
Wagener Council Plans Further Study and Special Meeting
The Wagener Town Council will study options further and hold a special meeting next week, according to town clerk notes. No specific decisions were made at last night's session, and a date for the special meeting has not been set.
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Wagener Town
Dottie Ray
Body of Augusta woman identified in Edgefield death
The nude body found in a wooded Edgefield County area has been identified as 51 year old Rose Helen Howard of Augusta. Edgefield Sheriff Billy Parker said she was killed by multiple blows to the head, strangled and beaten. The case remains under investigation.
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Edgefield County
Rose Helen Howard
Augusta
Edgefield
Billy Parker
Parker
Break-in at Aiken home nets jewelry and cash loss
Break-in at Rebecca Mosley’s Reid Drive residence in Aiken leads to a theft of jewelry currency and a stereo valued at about 1040 dollars per Aiken Department of Public Safety report.
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Rebecca Mosley
Reid Drive
Aiken
Aiken Department of Public Safety
Deputies arrest two men in separate local incidents
Deputies charged James Lewis Corley 38 of Salley with housebreaking for a Sunday morning break-in at the Rapid Shop on Wire Road and with unlawful carrying of a pistol and simple possession of marijuana. Frederick Rainier Walker 20 of North Augusta was arrested in Clearwater Saturday evening on charges of criminal sexual conduct involving a 17-year-old girl.
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Rt. 1
Salley
Rapid Shop
Wire Road
Dan Bowe
Aiken County
Bowe
Frederick Rainier Walker
Rt. 3
North Augusta
Clearwater
Montmorenci Fire Department seeks new community fire house
The Montmorenci Volunteer Fire Department seeks funds to buy a building on S C 78 for a community fire house. The department's Ladies Auxiliary donated 8200 for a used American LaFrance pumper. Volunteers aged 25 plus and those willing to drive or complete a 42 hour course are urged to join. Community meetings are held the first Thursday each month at 7 30 p m.
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Montmorenci
MFD
Ladies’ Auxiliary
S.C. 78
Baptist Fellowship
Old Barnwell Road
Health Programs To Get Review In ECGHSA Hearing
Two Aiken County health programs face review at a public ECGHSA hearing in Augusta. The school district Prevention and Education Substance Abuse program costs 4338 dollars and the Aiken County Commission on Alcohol and Drug abuse contract is 14980 dollars. The Review and Recommendations Committee meets Wednesday and the Board of Directors on April 13.
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Aiken County
East Central Georgia Health Systems Agency Inc
Ecghsa Review and Recommendations Committee
Board of Directors
Ecghsa
Correction: DAV forget-me-nots sale announced
The Disabled American Veterans are selling forget-me-nots. The Friday edition misreported a poppy sale and the Aiken Standard regrets the error.
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Aiken Standard
DAV
Aiken
Rotary Sees Masters Film Dan P. Bacot Presents Highlights
Dan P. Bacot presented a film at the Rotary Club showcasing the 1980 Masters highlights. The screening covered notable rounds, players, and key moments from the tournament.
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Rotary
Dan P. Bacot
Disabled veteran service van to visit North Augusta Plaza
The Disabled American Veterans van will park at North Augusta Plaza on Wednesday with experts on hand to answer questions. Veterans need not be disabled to attend, and all veterans are welcome. The event follows a golf tournament for the Aiken Rotary Club held yesterday.
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National Service Office
North Augusta Plaza
Aiken Rotary Club
Severiano Ballesteros
Ballesteros
Travelers Insurance Company
Bacot
Ashhurst
Rotary
Roger W. Chastain
Ray Hydrick
Ramada Inn
Board Meeting Notice for Lower Savannah Council of Governments
The Board of Directors will meet on April 9 at 7 p.m. in Bamberg Job Corp Cafeteria on Carlisle Street Bamberg County. Public invited to attend.
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Lower Savannah
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