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Newspaper
Aiken Standard
Location
Aiken, South Carolina, United States of America
Date
Apr 17, 1978
Page
8
The county contends its financial strain may force lawmakers to consider higher taxes after tax deadlines passed. Departments urge more funding as services from schools to health care face possible cuts next year, prompting residents to weigh options and consequences.
By Lin Smithwick Department and the county jail, funding these areas presents tough questions. The 1978 election year compounds the challenge as Aiken County Council prepares this year's budget.
Transfers involve numerous parcels, including two lots with improvements in Stiefeltown and Beech Island areas, with prices ranging from 2,000 to 107,500 dollars. Notable buyers include Hubert L Poplin, Dianne D Poplin, Robert O Barrett, Rhonda D Barrett, Mike and Pam Robinson, and many others.
Community calendar lists multiple evenings of clubs and groups in Aiken and North Augusta. Sertoma, Toastmasters, Lions, civic associations, AA, choral society, Parent groups, council meetings, and church activities span 6:30 p.m. to 8:30 p.m. with venues ranging from Ramada Inn to First Baptist Church and local service sites.
In Sumter authorities say a youth arrest tied to an armed robbery at a local convenience store ends the probe. The same case also closes an investigation into a separate robbery where two female clerks were repeatedly stabbed.
Billy Ray Jackson, an inmate serving 21 years for burglary and grand larceny, files a 3 million dollar federal suit in Columbia against Aiken County Sheriff Paul D. Grant and deputies James Walter John Rourk and Sam McIntosh, alleging denied visitation and medical care at the Aiken County Jail in February. Sheriff Grant denies any violations of rights or medical neglect.
The company explains coal and oil fuel nearly all electricity, noting fuel costs around 42 cents of each dollar. Fuel prices have more than tripled in three years while SCE&G aims to cut costs by improving plant efficiency and negotiating better fuel prices. It cites moving to seventh in the nation in thermal efficiency and invites readers to request more information at Electric Information, SCE&G, PO Box 764, Columbia, SC.
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