Aiken City Council Set for Zoning and Construction Agenda
An agenda dominated by zoning annexation and construction items for the Aiken City Council meeting at 7:30 PM includes first readings to permit residential use at 318 Park Ave in the central business district and to allow alterations and tailoring in CBD and NBP zones. The council will also adopt a sediment control ordinance and discuss the 1984 85 street paving list, bids for garbage containers and public safety equipment, sewerage system improvements, and appointments to boards and commissions.
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Aiken
Park Avenue
Park Ave
Central Business District
Flurett Seeks Derrick Seat in South Carolina Third District
Garfield Flurett a 55 year old retired Air Force colonel now in North Augusta will announce today his bid for the Third Congressional District seat. A Republican and former Trenton town councilman he vows to represent a conservative district and has held local leadership roles.
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Garfield Flurett
North Augusta
Flurett
Butler C. Derrick
D-S.c
Ramada Inn
Aiken
Florett
Derrick
Trenton
Edgefield Development Association
Trenton Community Development Association
Edgefield Presbyterian Church
Easter Weekend Rain Alters Bunny Visit Plans
A rainy spell drapes the Easter weekend with a 40 percent chance of showers tonight and 20 percent for tomorrow afternoon. Sunday could bring rain or thunderstorms with highs near 70 and a low in the 50s. Monday stays mostly cloudy, with clearing skies by Tuesday.
Queen Elizabeth Corrects Widener Name During Polo Event
During coronation ceremonies and a polo tournament in Aiken, Jim Widener was introduced to the Queen as Dave Widener, who recalled bouncing Prince Philip on the polo field. The Queen affirmed Dave Widener’s identity, noting her familiarity with him.
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Queen Elizabeth
Dave Widener
Widener
Aiken
Aiken Kiwanis Club
Jim Widener
Prince Philip
Meeting Gathers Protest Over Belclear Heights Halfway Homes
A packed room seeks to revoke licenses for three Belclear Heights halfway homes housing mentally challenged adults. Residents accuse male clients of urinating on porches and wandering at all hours, with theft and obscene language reported. Authorities license two homes. the third is under mental retardation agency oversight.
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Belclear Heights
Chuck Simons
Tommy Moore
D-Aiken County
Simons
Department of Mental Health
Department of Mental Retardation
Winter Kimes
James Gregory
Midland Valley Stadium Drive Receives $50,000 Gift
The Gregg-Graniteville Foundation pledges 50000 to Midland Valley Stadium Drive, to be paid over three years, boosting total to over 95000. A further state donation is anticipated. Lights installation begins, with completion hoped by June 1 as the committee aims for 419000. The Stadium Committee meets weekly at Midland Valley High School.
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Midland Valley Stadium
Stadium Committee
Louis Wall
Robert Timmerman
Gregg-Graniteville Foundation
Phil Jones
Midland Valley
Wall
Midland Valley Stadium Committee
Midland Valley High School
Drainage Action Deferred by Aiken County Delegation
At a meeting of the Aiken County Legislative Delegation the drainage issue for Donaldson Circle Apache Drive College Acres and Virginia Acres was postponed again. Roger Rollins notes the road paving worsened an already growing water problem created by prior highway work.
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Aiken County
Donaldson Circle
Apache Drive
College Acres
Virginia Acres
Roger Rollins
Highway Department
Easter Message: Jesus Triumphs And Calls Us to Faith
Rev. Robert Shahan reflects on Easter as more than a feast and urges embracing Jesus victory as personal life change. He emphasizes Jesus conquers sin and invites all to live as Easter people with Alleluia as their song in daily life. Alleluia He is risen.
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Jesus
Jesus Christ
God
Lord
Risen
Gunnells Doubts Assassination Plot After Inmate Visit
Sheriff Ralph Gunnells says he is 95 percent sure there was no conspiracy to kill him after three escapees from Goodman Correctional Center appeared at a Clearwater restaurant during a campaign meeting. He notes no proof of a fourth man and the incident left Mrs. Mattie Jackson with a minor knife cut.
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Ralph Gunnells
Gunnells
Columbia
Goodman Correctional Center
Clearwater
Gunnell
Mattie Jackson
Marie Gunnells
Aiken County Crime Shifts in 1983 Report
SLED figures show Aiken County crime rose in murder robbery and breaking and entering while rape aggravated assault larceny motor vehicle theft and arson fell. Police agencies logged 12 murders 30 rapes 42 robberies 486 aggravated assaults 1143 break ins 1146 larcenies 166 vehicle thefts and 45 arsons in 1983, with the Public Safety unit reporting 2 murders and 1 rape.
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Aiken County
SLED
Aiken Standard
Federal Bureau of Investigation
Ures
Aiken Department of Public Safety
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Easy Street
Public Safety
Carroll Busbee
Robert Shahan
St. Thaddeus Episcopal Church
Shahan
Sheriff Gunnells
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