Aiken Misses All American City Honor
Aiken failed to win the All American City title finishing among 19 finalists. The 1980 81 program honored nine finalists with honorable mention including Aiken. City Manager Windham and Chamber officials urged continued efforts and debated reentry.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Aiken
National Municipal League
Chamber
William F
Bill) Bassham
The
Aiken Chamber of Commerce
Lower Savannah
Hitchcock
Roland H. Windham
Windham
Bassham
Akron
Ohio
Cincinnati
Colorado Springs
Colo
Fergus Falls
Minn
Grand Rapids
Mich
Kotzebue
Alaska
Rochester
N.Y
Sunnydale
Calif
Witchita Falls
Texas
Worcester
Mass
Fitchburg
Fort Stockton
Fort Worth
Johnson City
Johnson City, Tenn.; Kettering, Ohio; Morgantown
W. Va
New Orleans
Sunnydale, Wash
Aiken Council approves sewer charge change and broker ordinance
Aiken City Council adopts a new method to compute sewer bills using a three month average and sets a base charge of 5.39 plus 50 cents per hundred cubic feet. The change adds seven cents for most customers, with 70 cent monthly increases for those under 1000 gallons. The council also regulates gold and silver brokers and considers deferment and historic preservation measures. Public Safety notes a drop in residential break ins.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Aiken
Public Service Authority
Public Safety Department
J. Carroll Busbee
Busbee
Council
Captured Prison Escapee Sentenced to 15 Years for Robbery
Bowick, a 22 year old Louisiana prison escapee, was sentenced in General Sessions Court to 15 years for armed robbery after fleeing Jefferson Parish Correctional Center on Christmas Day. He was captured in Aiken County on December 30 after a chase ending near Vaucluse Road. Bowick had spent the previous night with an acquaintance, then used a .22 pistol to force a man to drive off in a 1974 Ford LTD before Key was left unharmed near Montmorenci.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Louisiana
General Sessions
William Plato
Billy) Bowick
Aiken County
Vaucluse Road
Jefferson Parish
Bowick
Aiken
Kalmia Hill Plaza
John Key
Key
Montmorenci
Conservation Seminar and Waterway Build Highlight Local Efforts
Ladies Auxiliary members Delda Harper and Mary Goodwin host Neil Bartley from the South Carolina Land Resources Commission at the Woodland Seminar in Aiken. The district describes an earth moving pan for erosion control and notes rental via Park Avenue office alongside discussions on wind erosion and farming practices.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Delda Harper
Mary Goodwin
Neil Bartley
South Carolina Land Resources Commission
Aiken
T.W. McElmurray
Jackson
Aiken Electric Cooperative
Clemson Extension Service
South Carolina State Commission of Forestry
Park Avenue
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Paula Blackmon
George H. Gallup
Aiken Chamber
Carroll Busbee
Billy Hite
Hite
Graniteville
Christopher A. Fender
White Oak Dr
North Augusta
Jimmie L. Masters
Hill St
Parnell
P.O
Donald W. Wilson
Freddie D. Johnson
Old Whiskey Rd
New Ellenton
Jackie Hill
Terry Lee Mims
Austin St
Mary Alice Fells
New York
Charles W. Thompson
Augusta
Thomas J. Mack
Tommy L. Ha
Jackson Ave
Willar H
Aiken City
Hightower
Pol. Adv
Hightower Committee
OUR
T.H Coward
J. P. Kneece, Jr
T. W. McElmurray
Francis Counts
Murray Wood
Tommy Knotts
Tristan DuBose
Spencer Smith
Roy Steed, Jr
David Abney
Soil Conservation Service
Richard Bonnette
Wagener
Clemson University
FFA
FHA
Dial
Holley
Tractors & Equamer
Aiken Cooperative, Inc
CAI
Arolina Nal M Bank
Farm Bureau
Farmers & Merchants Bank
Palmetto Production Credit Association
Federal Savings
Denmark
N. Augusta
Aiken County Farm Supply
W.N. Quattlebaum
South Carolina Electric & Gas Co
Aiken Soil & Water Conservation District
Thomas W. McElmurray
Thomas H. Coward
Tristan A. DuBose Murray Wood
Park Ave
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