Rollingwood Drainage Project Awaits County Funding
Aiken plans a 650000 storm water drainage project in Rollingwood Road but needs 247000 from Aiken County to begin. City manager Steven T. Thompson notes state funds 130000 are secured. county funds remain pending after bond funds were redirected. The project will require a 10 foot diameter pipe and partial road closure on East Rollingwood Road, with residents preferring this plan over a previously proposed route.
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Aiken
Rollingwood Road
Aiken County
Steven T. Thompson
Joan Wilson
Ms. A Said
Kalmia Hill
Thompson
Mandela votes as blast hits Johannesburg area airport
Nelson Mandela casts his first vote in South Africa's landmark election while a bombing at Johannesburg's international airport shocks the nation. Police report 18 injuries, a white suspect questioned, as right wing extremists vow violence against a black-led government amid the vote and rising bombings casualties.
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Johannesburg
South Africa
Nelson Mandela
Mandela
Durban
African National Congress
Obituary Snippet and Local Front Page Notes
Fragmentary front page items mention obituaries and local notices. The readable text lists sections such as Local Front Movies Sports Weather and a partial horoscope theme with names partially visible. No clear events or individuals are fully identifiable from the excerpt.
Weekend Weather Outlook Promises Warm Sun and Possible Rain
The National Weather Service in Bush Field reports a subtropical high offshore keeping rain chances low through the weekend. Expect higher than normal temperatures, comfortable nights in the 50s, and a small chance of thunderstorms late Saturday or Sunday as models show uncertainty about the summer pattern.
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David Matson
National Weather Service
Bush Field
Matson
Oklahoma-Texas Panhandle
Aiken County School Budget Seeks 10.6 Mill Increase
The Aiken County Board of Education tentatively adopts a 1994 95 budget proposing a 10.6 mill hike to fund raises library materials and security. A $100 000 home would pay about 43 more per year if the Legislative Delegation approves the tax increase.
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Aiken County Co
Aiken County
Inease Williamson
Glover Hickson
Board of Education
Columbia
Tommy Moore
D-Clear
County committee weighs road improvement criteria
Aiken County coe Committee discussed criteria for setting road priorities with Public Works Director Alvin Bryan and County Engineer Joe Berry. Berry described a scoring system based on traffic, road conditions, costs, school bus and postal routes, with deductions for wet lands and bridge and dam costs. The panel will tour a potential maintenance road in May and awaits a state approved county transportation plan and funding.
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Aiken County
Coe Committee
Wny
Alvin Bryan
Joe Berry
Berry
Robert Bell
Call to share news ideas at area desk
Readers are invited to contribute news tips by calling the desk at 648 2311 to share ideas, events, or information for potential reporting. Callers are asked to provide clear details and contact methods for follow up.
Local Notables Linked Across South Carolina Page 13A
A clipped society note lists individuals from Edgefield Williston Beech Island Spartanburg Warrenville and Johnston including Fred Doolittle Mattie Garber Robert Jessie H Johnson William Swearingen and James Vance with reference to further details on page 13A.
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Fred Doolittle
Edgefield
Mattie Garber
Williston
Robert Jessie
Beech Island
A H. Johnson
Spartanburg
William D. Swearingen
Warrenville
James Vance
Johnston
Legislators stall on settling rebel flag issue
In Columbia last week legislators heard public views but stalled this week on a solution to the Confederate battle flag. A series of competing proposals were carried over, leaving most bills dead until next year. The dispute centers on whether the flag should remain atop the Statehouse or be removed.
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Columbia
Sen
Greg Gregory
R-Lancaster
Senate Judiciary Subcommittee
Statehouse
Georgia
Mississippi
South Carolina
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