Aiken County Considers Bond for Beaulieu Carpet Plant
The Aiken County Council holds a 6 p.m. special meeting to review a $750,000 taxable bond to acquire property for Beaulieu of America’s carpet plant and a resolution for up to $190 million in industrial revenue incentives. The 700‑job facility would sit near U.S. 1 and Interstate 20, with Beaulieu pledging up to $85 million in project spending to gain tax savings and bond repayment by the company.
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Aiken
Beaulieu of America
U.S
Interstate 20
Georgia
Ties
Beaulieu
Aiken-Barnwell
Carl M. Bouckaert
Funds From New Ellenton Sewer Put To Other Projects
A survey shows New Ellenton sewer funds diverted to non sewer items. The fund dropped from 3,025,000 to about 160,000 with only around 5 percent of the sewer project completed. NationsBank released 104,419.82 to Beams Pavement. 30,353.44 to Aiken Electric Cooperative. 15,593.83 for Main Street lights. 14,759.61 for sewer plant work.
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New Ellenton
Arthur Hanna Beams
Beech Island
Kristin Rust
Ofice
NationsBank
Beams
Randy W. Shaw
Aiken Electric Cooperative Inc
Nations Bank
Harriet Skinner
Skinner
Suspect Officially Charged In Aiken Woman's Slaying
Byron Andrew Barnes 20 of Oxmore Court Ken has been charged with first degree burglary and later murder in the July death of Mary Fields 51 of College Acres Aiken County. Bond pending while investigators pursue new facts. Fields's body found in a shallow grave near Montmorenci after disappearance July 26.
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Byron Andrew Barnes
Aiken
Mary Fields
Barnes
Oxmore Court
Ken
Aiken County
Tim Hoffman
Aiken County Detention Center
Fields
Lander Lane
College Acres
Oy Ner
Tami
Keith Shaffer
New Ellenton Faces Sewer Probe and Mayoral Shakeup
In August 1993 the State Law Enforcement Division opens a probe into New Ellenton sewer complaints. Mayor Randy Shaw is arrested for fraudulent activity related to a sewer easement and resigns, with Axel Adams becoming acting mayor. The city’s payroll financing prompts scrutiny by the Legislative Audit Council and state budget offices.
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Randy W. Shaw
Axel Adams
New Ellenton
Legislative Audit Council
State Budgets and Control Board
Aiken Native Reassigned To White House Liaison
Aiken native Marcia Hale is named Assistant to the President for Intergovernmental Affairs, becoming the White House liaison to governors mayors and local officials. Clinton cites her state government background and consensus skills as key. Hale replaces Regin and Montoya moves to Texas with a federal prosecutor role.
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Washington
Marcia Hale
White House
Clinton
Aiken
Hale
City OKs top video poker fees in state for operators
Aiken City Council unanimously adopted an ordinance raising video poker fees to the highest in the state. Operators will pay 180 per machine leasing fee and a gross-revenue license starting at 50 per 1000 up to 5,000, then 2 per 1,000 thereafter. The measure is retroactive to July 1 and mirrors higher rates sought by Mayor Pro Temp Michael Anaclerio. The council also backed a downtown streetscape plan with 140,000 set in 1993-94 and about 300,000 un designated funds. The program runs five years with an estimated total cost of 1.5 to 3 million.
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Cit
Albek
Aiken
Michael Anaclerio
Orangeburg
S.ceral Assembly
Ovsverscape
Municipal Association of South Carolina
Rec Project Off Ground Without Fight
The Aiken City Council voted unanimously to approve bids for a $2.2 million recreational complex. Stewart Builders of Aiken and Burdette Grading of Simpsonville, NC, won multi‑bid awards totaling 1,109,350 dollars, which was 141,762 dollars below the cost of a single-bid project. City Manager Steven T. Thompson presented the figures to the council.
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Atken
Tne
Stewart Builders
Aiken
Burdette Grading
Simpsonville
N.C
Steven T. Thompson
City of
DOE urges regional economics for SRS mission shift
DOE and Savannah River Site officials outlined a regional economic approach at a Monday public meeting. They stressed President Clinton and Secretary Hazel O'Leary want the site to shift resources to private industry, forming the Savannah River Regional Diversification Initiative with Georgia and South Carolina partners. The talks noted potential workforce reductions, though specifics remained unclear as 1,000 staff accepted early retirement incentives.
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Department of Energy
Savannah River
Clinton
Energy
Hazel O'Leary
Bob DeGrasse
O'Leary
DeGrasse
Georgia
South Carolina
Ernest Chaput
Westinghouse Savannah River Co
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Philip Lord
Roarwate
Abby
Erma Bombeck
Gerald J. Caspary
Minnie C. Cordle
Augusta
Mary B. Miles
North Augusta
Eevent
Andy W. Shaw
Fee
John W. Harte
New Ellenton City
John Fantry
E. Crosby Lewis
Arthur J. Hanna
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George E. Cantelou Jr
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Philip
LOR
DOE
SRS
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