Budget on Aiken County School Board agenda
A regular 7 p.m. meeting at the district main office will cover the year ahead budget, expulsions, grants from Westinghouse Savannah River Company, Kennedy Middle and South Aiken High construction reports, and a detailed plan for school health services. Also on the agenda are home schooling requests, code revisions, and an executive session on contracts personnel and student discipline. The office sits at 1000 Brookhaven Drive near the Aiken Mall. info at 641-2428. Senior citizens bingo runs 9 to 10 a.m. Wednesdays at McDonald’s in Wal‑Mart.
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Aiken Mall
Brookhaven Drive
Burglary incidents report multiple local thefts
Police blotter details four burglaries across Hampton Avenue Cherokee Street Day Road and Festival Trail Road. Damages range from 25 to 700 dollars with items stolen including a television VOR tools and cash registers. One owner had previously removed money from the register before the incident.
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Hampton Avenue
Cherokee Street
Day Road
Festival Trail Road
Perry F
Stock Market Close Report 1997 Formation
Stocks close on April 21 1997 in a report formed by Kenneth Willand of Robinson Humphrey Smith Barney. The note cites brokerage analysis and market mood as traders react to earnings and economic data.
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Kenneth ‘Wiland
Robinson‘Humphrey/Smith
Snuggles the Hamster Vanishes Then Reappears in Cafeteria
The hiking hamster Snuggles from Aiken Elementary School escaped from Jean Schwalbert's fourth grade cage weeks ago and was presumed dead. He reappeared nearly four weeks later at the far end of the building in the cafeteria and is reported alive and well.
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Aiken
Jean Schwalbert
North Augusta council bid farewell to Greene and Gray
Mayor Tom Greene and Councilman Bill Gray will leave office at month end. Bill Griffin praised their leadership during a brief meeting, urging carries over and new hires to follow their example. Council to elect Lark Jones as next mayor in May and fill Greene's seat in a special election. The session also honored Renee and Steve Kendrick for 501 West Ave improvements and approved annexation of a 3.2 acre tract near I-20 and West Martin Town Road, home to a Smile gas station.
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North Augusta
Tom Greene
Bill Gray
Bill Griffin
Griffin
Greene
Gray
South Carolina
Vame
Lark Jones
Jones
Renee
Steve Kendrick
West Ave
Kendricks
Martintown Road
Smile
Starnes Convicted in Aiken County Double Murder
A 31 year old Pelion man Norman Edwin Starnes was found guilty of murdering Jared Lee Champlin 26 and Bill Welborn 51 whose bodies were discovered in a four foot grave near Lexington. The jury delivered the verdict after less than two hours of deliberation. Sentencing phase begins Wednesday with possible death penalty or life imprisonment. Defense claimed self defense amid drug use. prosecutors argued premeditation, deception, and burial to cover up the crime.
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Lexington
Pelion
Aiken
Norman Edwin Starnes
Lexington County
Starnes
Jared Lee Champlin
Bill Welborn
Laurie Salley
Salley
Champlin
Welborn
Donnie Myers
Life Walk funds aid at Aiken Pregnancy Care Center
The Aiken Pregnancy Care Center hosts the 1997 Life Walk on Saturday at the H. Odell Weeks Activities Center track. The two mile event starts at 9 am with lunch, clowns, prizes, and surprises including bicycles and gift certificates. emcee Jeremy Daily of 88.3 WAFYJ. Horses rides for non walkers, balloons, hot dogs and games add to the day with a top cash prize of 100 dollars. Laura Plants says a Mennonite family loaned a gentle horse for the event.
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Aiken Pregnancy Care Center
H. Odell Weeks
Jeremy Daily
WAFYJ
Center
Laura Plants
We are there for those women facing unplanned pregnancy
Mrs Plants says the group supports women with unplanned pregnancies and aims to raise twenty thousand dollars for ongoing community services. The organization is affiliated with CARE NET and the Christian Action Council as part of its mission.
82 Year Old Pianist Finds Music Sustaining Her Life
Clarice Anderson, 82, says music remains core to her flourishing life. A longtime church musician and former Palmetto Federal Savings Bank treasurer, she now plays at George Funeral Home in Aiken while cherishing family photos and memories from a life spent in Georgia, North Carolina, and South Carolina.
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Clarice Anderson
Palmetto Federal Savings Bank
Griffin
Clarice
Claude C. Anderson
Columbia
Cherry Point
N.C
East Point
Aiken
CNTA Launches Web Page To Promote Nuclear Awareness
Citizens for Nuclear Technology Awareness unveils a new web page at know-nukes.org detailing public education goals for Savannah River Site missions including plutonium disposition tritium production and waste management. The site notes DOE SRS activities a calendar of events and CNTA’s next Up and Atom Breakfast on June 12 with Alan Waltar.
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Citizens For Nuclear Technology Awareness
Savannah River
Know-Nukes
Department of Energy
CNTA
SRS
DOE
Atom
Alan Waltar
Eagle Alliance
Fred C. Davison
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Josh Bowman
Scott Webster
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Life Walk
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