North Augusta Chamber Breakfast to Feature Six City Council Candidates
The April breakfast meeting of the North Augusta Chamber of Commerce will present six announced City Council candidates. Each candidate gets four minutes for a prepared statement with questions reserved at the end. Participants are Donald Denny Edward O Ergle James L Harris Lark W Jones Tommy Johnson and Joseph B Kinsey. The session is Wednesday at 7 30 a m in the North Augusta Community Center.
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North Augusta
Aiken County Board of Education to Meet in Executive Session
The Aiken County Board of Education will conduct an executive session at 7 p.m. today in the Educational Center at 843 Edgefield Avenue to discuss personnel issues.
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Aiken County Board of Education
Edgefield Ave
Applications S: Applications for the 1987 Aiken s Makin Arts and Crafts Festival are due by April 30 at the Greater Aiken Chamber of Commerce. The festival on Sept 18 and 19 will feature handicrafts A Taste of Aiken and a new Aiken Bakin bake show.
Several thefts were reported over the weekend including a 1983 Honda Accord valued at 6300, a 1968 Ford, a Zenith VCR two remotes a stereo cassette player four knives and 35 VHS tapes worth 1185, and other items totaling about 1245. The incidents are under investigation by local police. The Aiken County Public Service Authority meets at 7 p.m. at the Horse Creek facility to review the 1988 budget and 1987 status.
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Aiken
Greater
Jimmy Adams
Kennibec St
Aiken County
Sheriff's Department
Tawana R. Felder
Wagoner
Jackson
Grady Lothridge
Route 1
Sheriff’s Department
Jody Partridge
Waldos Drive
North Augusta
Harry McFadden
York St
Department of Public Safety
Aiken County Public Service Authority
Horse Creek
U.S. 125
Beck Road Naming Sparks Dispute At Aiken Meeting
At the Aiken County Planning Commission gathering last week a participant claimed Beck Road was named by former District 1 Councilwoman Fay Hatcher. Mrs Hatcher denied naming the road saying she submitted a citizens request to name it.
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Aiken County
Citizens
County Council Deliberates Preliminary 1988 Budget
The Aiken County Council will hold first reading of the 1988 fiscal year budget at 7 PM after a Development Committee at 4:30 PM and a work session at 6 PM. The plan keeps the 48 mill rate and uses the 1987 budget as a base, amid a $1.5 million drop in revenue sharing.
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Aiken County Council
Fire Department
W. Scott Barnes
Ing
Barnes
Council
Dragon Parade at Clearwater Elementary Inspires Art and Culture
Fourth graders at Clearwater Elementary collaborated with sculptor Larry Merriman and art teacher Steve Newell to create Chinese dragon figures. The yearlong residency, supported by the PTA and volunteers, blends sculpture painting and music as students form a colorfully decorated dragon procession through the school grounds.
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Clearwater
Larry Merriman
S.C. Commission For the Arts
Steve Newell
Clearwater and
Jefferson Elementary
Merriman
Clearwater Elementary School
Beech Island Heritage Day Showcases 19th Century Arts
Redcliffe Plantation hosts the first Beech Island Heritage Day with candle making, spinning, weaving, blacksmithing, woodworking, and knife making demos. Revolutionary War reenactments at 1 PM and 4 PM feature the 2nd South Carolina Regiment, British Redcoats, and the Scottish American Military Society. Tickets for barbecue sold locally. event aims to fund a permanent Beech Island museum and attract thousands.
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Redcliffe State Park
Beech Island
Redcliffe Plantation
Redcliffe Road
U.S. 125
First Citizens Bank
Beech Island Pharmacy
Aiken County
Gene Cobb
Joe Winstead
2Nd South Carolina Regiment
Zieger
Beech Island Historical Society
Flexible Summer Jobs for Teens in Aiken Area
Teens face limited options with many entries pointing to babysitting yard work and sheds. Emphasizing realism, Murphy and Luke urge willingness to work without time limits, while Kelly Services leans toward college students for data entry and clerical gigs.
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Bill Murphy
S.C. Employment Service
Aiken
Johnston
Murphy
Sue Luke
Kelly Services
Aiken-Augusta
Luke
Ms. Luke
Ridge
Trenton
Ridge Spring
Monetta
Miriam
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PSA
County Council
Richiland Ave
Clearwater Elementary Parent- Teacher Association
PTA
Ohio
Hartsville
Coker College
Thomas Dickinson
Dickinson
By Phil Jones
Priscilla Boatwright
DuBose
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