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Newspaper
Aiken Standard
Location
Aiken, South Carolina, United States of America
Date
Aug 06, 1996
Page
9
Inglis to Speak at Aiken County GOP Meeting
US Representative Bob Inglis from South Carolina will address the Aiken County Republican Party at its monthly meeting. Chairman Andrew C. Marine announced the event set for 7:30 pm in the County Council building.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bob Inglis
R-S.c
Aiken County
Republican Party
Andrew C. Marine
County Council
City of Aiken Budget Increases From 1994 to 1995
The 1994-95 budget totaled 26,199,970 dollars and the 1995-96 budget rose to 30,249,280 dollars, as reported by the City of Aiken.
Police blotter reports multiple weekend thefts
An unlocked car on Senate Street was entered Friday and a purse valued at 170 dollars stolen. A horse trailer with a saddle was taken from 1000 block Yellow Brick Road Windsor worth 10 700. A riding lawn mower disappeared from 600 block Hampton Circle Belvedere Friday valued near 400. A home on 900 block Old Jackson Highway was entered through a rear door Friday with about 400 dollars in jewelry electronics and other items taken.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Senate Street
Yellow Brick Road
Windsor
Hampton Circle
Belvedere
Old Jackson Highway
Aiken golfers hail Ray Day and Ed Claxton feats
Ray Day of Aiken shows a green thumb with watermelons weighing 80 to 90 pounds. Ed Claxton of Aiken cards a hole in one on the 17th at Woodside Plantation with an eight iron. Witnesses Ed Grimm Dave Lloyd and Bob Slaughter report the 140 yard shot.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ray Day of
Aiken
ED Claxton
Woodside Plantation
ED Grimm
Dave Lloyd
Bob Slaughter
Couple agrees to plea arrangement in interstate crime spree
Warrenville couple William T. Slayton and Glinda Sue Slayton facing forgery, armed robbery, fleeing officers and assault charges. They agreed to a plea with the Second Judicial Circuit after a spree ending with a car crash on Interstate 20 on April 22. Prosecutors say they used a gun during a Columbia Highway 2640 robbery and fled, rammed two patrol cars, then lost control. The plea covers multiple indictments including thefts at Storey’s Grocery and D&M Convenience Store.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Warrenville
Second Judicial Circuit Solicitor’s Office
William T. Slayton
Glinda Sue Slayton
Tom Ervin
Interstate 20
Slaytons
Aiken County
Columbia Highway
Kent Landry
Tors
Ervin
Landry
Columbia Road
Storey’s
D&m
Graniteville
Parsons top U S design firm ranks Parsons in Aiken
Parsons Corporation, parent of Parsons Infrastructure and Technology Group, is named the top revenue producing US design firm in ENR s 1996 Top 500 Design Firm survey. Since opening in Aiken in 1985 the local office has grown to about 50 staff, serving Savannah River Site projects and diversifying its client base.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Aiken
Parsons Corporation
Parsons Infrastructure and Technology Group
Engineering News Record
ENR
Parsons
Savannah River
SRS
Steve Marchetti
Horace Bledsoe
Aiken County
Bledsoe
Aiken Jaycees Back To School Shopping Tour Nears Goal
Donors support a Back To School Shopping Tour organized by the Aiken Jaycees aimed at providing 32 children with new clothing and school supplies. Chair Michele Bullington notes strong community generosity but the group still seeks funds to reach their 50-child target before Thursday deadline. Donors include Bird Show, Body Dynamics Aerobics, and individuals such as Elizabeth Christiansen and Nancy Dickson with amounts ranging from 5 to 250 dollars.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Michele Bullington
Aiken Jaycees
Aiken
Jaycees
Ject
Bullington
Bill
Cynthia McCall
Merle Miller
Anonymous
Beatrice Stevens
Elizabeth Christensen
Ruth Kingery
Mark Childs
Spencer Grotheer
Nancy Dickson
Change sought in business community
Hunter Howard, president and CEO of the S.C. Chamber of Commerce, led a busy year lobbying for reforms in worker compensation, education, and taxes. The 1995-1996 agenda included a reform enabling employers to delay certain disability payments for up to 150 days if the worker returns or is fit for work, with conditions. Senator Tommy Moore and Rep. Charles Sharpe sponsored the legislation, with the Charter bill noted as another measure.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hunter Howard
Howard
S.C. Chamber of Commerce
Tommy Moore
Clearwater
Charles Sharpe
Wagener
North Augusta residents push zoning check on group home
A North Augusta group of homeowners urged the City Council to block a proposed group home at 712 Merriwether Dr arguing health and safety risks and lowered property values. CityAttorney Kelly Zier noted federal fair housing laws require equal access, while Council debated zoning limits for the R-1 district and possible clinic designation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Aiken County Tri-Development Corp
Hammond Hills
Marcia Kalayjian
Merriwether Drive
Merriwether Dr
Kalayjian
Court ‘Hills
North Augusta
TriDevelopment
Kelly Zier
Zier
Supreme Court
Aiken
William Gray
Tri-Development
Tri- Development
Gray
Lark Jones
Jones
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Carolina First
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Sented Slayton
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Slayton
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Doughty
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Darryl
S.L. Spt
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Spooner
Ross Surrency
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Desi
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By Carl Langley
Council
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