Jury urges bond pursuit in missing Clerk funds case
Aiken County Grand Jury asks County Council to recover bond money from the bond company related to funds missing from the Clerk of Court's office. The SC Attorney General confirms 45 378 dollars missing during Cleo J. Scott's tenure. she pled no contest in 1977 to official misconduct and served jail time.
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Aiken County
Grand Jury
S.C
Cleo J
William T.) Scott
Scott
Datory
Paul S. League
League
Attorney General's Office
Underwriters Adjustment Company
Carrol H. Warner
Council
Suit By Former North Augusta Mayor Nears End
Former North Augusta mayor W H Burkhalter and Ira J Beaufort seek to restore R2 zoning on 43 acres along West Martin Town Road after a 1975 council rezoning from R2 to R1. Damages were dismissed and trial likely in May with a 11 day window for exceptions after master Frampton W Toole Jr report.
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North Augusta
W. H. Burkhalter
Ira J. Beaufort
Burkhalter
Beaufort
Frampton W. Toole Jr
Toole
Band Concert and Art Show at Aiken High Tomorrow
Aiken High School students will display art at Hopeland Gardens in Aiken tomorrow at 5 p.m. before the Symphonic Band concert at 6 p.m. Both events are free and open to the public. Rain will cancel.
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Aiken High School
Hopeland Gardens
Aiken
Aikens Bakin on Saturday Community Bake Sale
The Greater Aiken Chamber of Commerce hosts Aiken's Bakin' on Saturday in Laurens Street downtown starting 10 a.m. Amateur bakers from across the county sell wares with a 11 a.m. cake auction for the Parkway Beautification Fund. Proceeds stay with the bakers.
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Aiken
Greater Aiken
Richard Flynt
Linda Christine
Chamber
The
Chamber Or
Plum Pudding Inc
Soviets Say CIA Hold Arkady Shevchenko at Duress
The Soviet U.N. mission accuses the CIA of holding Arkady N. Shevchenko under duress and demands his return to the USSR. An American lawyer says Shevchenko is in voluntary seclusion near New York and plans to meet with Secretary-General Waldheim. The State Department offered no comment on the charge.
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William N. Oatis
Associated Press
United Nations
CIA
Arkady N. Shevchenko
U.N
New York
Kurt Waldheim
Europe
State Department
U.S
United States
A. N Shevchenko
U.S.S.R
Washington
School Renovation Plans Approved in Aiken County
The Aiken County Board of Education approved preparing working drawings for renovations at Ridge Spring Monetta and Wagener Salley high schools. Design development drawings were approved by the state education department in Columbia. Cost now totals 1,470,770 with 36,000 in contingency. adds Wagener Elementary.
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Aiken County
State Department of Education
Columbia
Wagener
Wells
Wagener Elementary
Clearwater Elementary
Substandard Bridges Plague Aiken County Amid Budget Gaps
About 1 200 South Carolina bridges are substandard with 34 in Aiken County. County officials warn two wooden bridges on dirt roads are washed out and lack funds for repairs, while state and federal bridges show structural issues.
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South Carolina
Aiken County
S. C
Dunbar
Laurens Street Philosopher Eyes World Rule and Local Court
In Aiken County tension centers on a jokey yet telling remark by the Laurens Street Philosopher about rain for those out at night. Judge Rodney Peeples sits with Judge-elect Walter Cox LIT presiding for the criminal docket. Penny McKeown teaches FSA and the Sumter trip ends with a gasp as a gas station restroom incident triggers an alarm.
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Laurens Street
LSP
General Sessions Court
Rodney A. Peeples
Walter T. Cox
Cox
Criminal Court
Aiken County
Penny McKeown
Leavelle McCampbell
FSA
Sumter
Penny
Weather Brief Says Sunshine Returns With A Few Clouds
The forecast calls for tonight partly cloudy with a mid 50s low and a 10 percent rain chance. Thursday highs reach upper 70s under mostly sunny skies with no precipitation. Friday brings a small shower chance while Saturday and Sunday stay fair with 70s highs and 40s to 50s overnight lows.
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Lin Smithwick
N. A
Los Angeles
AHS
Are Tomorrow
Aiken’s Bakin
Shevchenko
Morgan Holley
Spring Branch Church Road
Windsor
Arthur Baxter
Spring Branch Baptist Church
Old Friar Road
Highway 19
I-20
Baxter
William Boleman
S.C. Department of Highways and Public Transportation
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