Two North Augusta boys drown at Clarks Hill Lake
Johnny Cobb, 15, and Tony Hardy, 16, drowned Saturday at Clarks Hill Lake when one swimmer struggled and the other attempted a rescue. They were 50 to 60 feet offshore around 4 30 p.m. Divers from the Columbia County Rescue Squad recovered their bodies about 7 p.m.
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Augusta
North Augusta
Clarks Hill Lake
Columbia County
Johnny Cobb
Tony Hardy
Columbia County Rescue Squad
Jackson Council to Review Centel Franchise and Sanitation Changes
Jackson Town Council meets tomorrow at 7 p.m. in town hall for the first reading of a revised Centel Telephone Company franchise agreement and a change in the sanitation ordinance.
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Jackson
Centel Telephone Company
Belvedere Thieves Take Electronics
A Belvedere home on Ascanga Lake Road was robbed Friday evening with a back door entry and no sign of forced entry. Items stolen totaled 680 dollars including a 400 dollar television an 80 dollar clock radio and 200 dollars in jewelry. no arrests have been made.
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Belvedere
Aiken County
Ascanga Lake Road
Windsor Council To Hear Budget Hearing Tonight
Windsor town council will hold the second reading of the proposed budget for the coming year at 7:30 p.m. at the town hall on Mount Beulah Road. Town clerk Thelma Blackmon said committee reports will also be presented.
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Windsor
Thelma Blackmon
Mount Beulah Road
National Night Out Arrives in Aiken County
Local law enforcement urges residents to spend an hour on their front porches with lights on from 8 to 9 p.m. for National Night Out. The event, in its third year, expanded nationwide from last year’s 5 000 communities to about 20 million participants. In Aiken County involvement includes the Aiken County Sheriff’s Department the Aiken Department of Public Safety the North Augusta Department of Public Safety and the Wagener Police Department.
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Aiken County
Aiken County Sheriff’s Department
Aiken Department of Public Safety
North Augusta Department of Public Safety
Wagener Police Department
New Ellenton Council Meeting Tonight
New Ellenton officials convene a regular city council meeting at 7 p.m. at the town hall located at 200 Main Street.
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New Ellenton
Main Street
Graniteville Man Killed In Car Crash
A Graniteville man died in a one car crash on Vaucluse Road about 20 miles west of Graniteville. James L. Johnson 20 died when his car left the road and struck a tree. Passengers Michael Allan Weeks 17 Darlene Mario Morin 17 and C R Moore were treated at University Hospital and released or in good condition.
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Graniteville
S.C. Highway Patrol
James L. Johnson
Vaucluse Road
University Hospital
Michael Allan Weeks
North Augusta
Darlene Mario Morin
C.R. Moore
Doctor Zwerling to discuss Candidiasis on Channel 12 noon Tuesday
Dr. Martin H. Zwerling will appear on Channel 12 at noon Tuesday to discuss his Red Book article on Candidiasis. The television interview aims to inform viewers about the condition and its treatment options.
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Martin H. Zwerling
Redbook
Teresa Sue McKinney Crowned South Carolina Junior Miss
Teresa Sue McKinney 17 of Anderson emerged as South Carolina's Junior Miss at USC Aiken Etherredge Center. She earns a $2,000 scholarship a 10 day Mobile trip for nationals flowers a trophy and gift certificates plus represents SC in Washington DC at the National Youth Leadership Conference meeting President Reagan.
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Teresa Sue McKinney
Miss McKinney
South Carolina
USC Aiken Etherredge Center
Westside High School
Anderson
Ken
Mary McKinney
Paige Green
Aiken
Aiken County
Traci Grant
North Augusta
Dana Hammett
Midland Valley
Mobile
Ala
Sheryl Sizemore
United States
Washington, D.C
Reagan
Miss Green
Leon and
Beth Green
South Aiken High School
University of South Carolina
Erskine College
Aiken Considers Review Of Ordinances Tonight
Aiken City Council meets at 7 30 PM to discuss updating the pornography ordinance and reviewing items such as a Palmetto Service Corp annexation request Woodside Plantation zoning cases Centre South Apartments Phase I plans a McDonald’s at Pine Log and Whiskey roads and the annual city fiscal report.
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City of Aiken
Aiken
Fred B. Cavanaugh
Palmetto Service Corp
Woodside
Aiken Mile
Centre South
Pine
Log
Silver Bluff
McDonald’s
Pine Log
Whiskey Roads
Deep Aquifer Protects Water Supply Despite Threats
A South Carolina deep aquifer the Middendorf Formation provides durable public water, with limited impact from drought and potential radioactive contamination from the Savannah River Plant. Hydrologist Gwen Euler notes localized low water levels but explosives none, while recharge could slow if drought persists, increasing saltwater intrusion risk.
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Savannah River
South Carolina
Gwen Euler
S.C. Water Resources Commission
General Accounting Office
U.S
Ernest F. Hollings
D-S.c
Tuscaloosa
Euler
South Carolina Coastal Plain
Alabama
Mississippi
SRP
Aiken County
Middendorf Formation
Middendorf
Fall Line
Aiken
Columbia
Cheraw
Coastal
Atlantic
Myrtle Beach
Savannah
Hilton Head
Ms. Euler
Two Valley Fires Strain Horse Creek Crews
Two rapid fires stretched Horse Creek Valley firefighters thin. In Graniteville three Eagle Street buildings burned after an abandoned grocery sparked the blaze and a Langley dam fire damaged a Jackson Street home. Firefighters rescued about five elderly boarders from the boarding house.
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Horse Creek Valley
Eagle Street
Graniteville
Langley
Jackson Street
Bryan Kneece
Graniteville/Vaucluse
Warrenville
Kneece
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Clarks Hill
National Honor Society
Fellowship of Christian Athletes
Kiwanettes
By Phil Jones
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Municipal Building
Park Avenue
Ginny Southworth
Ergle Street
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