Hightower Installed as New Aiken Council Member
Newly elected councilman Willar Hightower Jr. was installed to fill the unexpired seat of William C. Clyburn. The council approved first readings for zoning changes allowing funeral parlors in the Neighborhood Business Zone and rezoning property at Hampton and Beaufort Streets for a funeral home. The meeting also addressed water sewer questions, street projects along Whiskey Road, and several board appointments and fund allocations. Public hearings set for May 11.
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Aiken
Willar Hightower Jr
Isaiah Hendrix
Hightower
William C. Clyburn
Aiken County
Roland H. Windham
Hampton and
Beaufort Streets
Clinton Hallman
Windham
Whiskey Road
Hitchcock Drive
Pine Log Road
S.C. Department of Highways and Public Transportation
Stephen K. Surasky
Highway Department
H. Odell Weeks
Surasky
Howard M
Hank) Moormann
Building Code Appeals Commission
William A. Rogers
Housing Authority
Boy Scouts of America
Grace Presbyterian Church
Warden Drive
Grace Ave
Howard M. Hickey Jr
Cherokee Avenue
S.E
North Augusta General Municipal Election Polls Open
North Augusta residents vote for mayor and three at large council seats. Four Republicans run for mayor and council, with write-in candidates also in the race. Polls close at 7 PM across Precincts 25 to 55 at local schools and high schools.
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North Augusta
D. Kim Ledford
Henry R
Hank) McKenney Jr
McKenney
William L. Gray
Thomas W. Greene
Daniel B. Layman
Robert A
Bob) Stewart
Mountside Drive
Stewart
Sam Woodring
Georgia Avenue
Summerfield An
SCEG Defends 16 Percent Rate Hike Plan At Rotary
SCE&G executive vice president Charles Fritz told Aiken Rotary Club the utility seeks a 16 percent rate increase to cover rising costs and improve service. Current revenue stands at 640 million, with the hike adding about 73 million. Fritz noted progress on a nuclear plant nearing completion and awaiting NRC approval with an optimistic June 1982 target.
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South Carolina Electric and Gas Company
Sce&g
South Carolina Public Service Commission
Charles J
Joe) Fritz
Aiken Rotary Club
Fritz
Nuclear Regulatory Commission
Drug Charges Faced by Graniteville Man in Cocaine and Marijuana Case
Graniteville resident Edward Lynn Owens was arrested on three drug charges including possession with intent to distribute cocaine and marijuana. Seized from a Graniteville mobile home were drugs valued at 8000 to 10000 dollars. In a separate incident, 78 year old James M. Willis was attacked and robbed of 2300 dollars by a young man at his North Augusta home. Belvedere resident Greg Boucher, 17, faces two burglary counts and one housebreaking and grand larceny charge for three Belvedere Ridge break-ins.
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Graniteville
Aiken County
Sheriff’s Department
Edward Lynn Owens
Rt. 1
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James M. Willis
Box
North Augusta
Willis
Belvedere
Greg Boucher
Bel Air Road
Belvedere Ridge
Dan Bowe
ACSD
Critical Need for Aiken County Road Resurfacing Highlighted
Aiken County has 160.23 miles of roads in critical need of resurfacing, with only 10.46 miles budgeted this year at 267773 dollars. Statewide, 5700 miles require work at an estimated 165 million dollars, far above current funding of about 10 million annually.
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Aiken
Aiken County
S.C. Highway Department
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Hope Bates
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Bates
Hope
Elizabeth Harrington
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Carolina Avenues
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Jeanie Seamster
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Ramada Inn
Ray Hydrick
Manning Owen
Bankers Trust of
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MasterCard
Sunmaker
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By Bob Leminick
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Spring Sale Hudson
Lominick Pharmacy
Richland Ave
Ndent Pharmacy
Merrill Lynch Life Agency
University Life Insurance Company of America
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Merrill Lynch
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Wisconsin
New York
Mississippi
Meritl Lynch Life Agency
Summer Valley Square
Charleston
Flexplan III
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