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Newspaper
Aiken Standard
Location
Aiken, South Carolina, United States of America
Date
Aug 12, 1983
Page
5
County residents report pine voles in flower beds and gardens damaging roots and small trees in the Piedmont region. The underground-dwelling rodent, three to four inches long with a half to one inch tail, is difficult to control and often misidentified as a ground mole.
The 1983 Hopeland Gardens Summer Concert Series features soprano Linda Salter Gooding and tenor Richard Stanford with accompanist Du Bose Robertson performing songs such as Beautiful Dreamer Jeanie With The Light Brown Hair and The Rosary. Attendees should bring a lawn chair or blanket and park at Rye Patch on Berrie Road. If rain, the show moves to First Baptist Church of Aiken.
Brenda Elaine Watkins, 26, pleaded guilty to a strong armed robbery at a North Augusta Zippy Mart. Judge Dan Laney Jr. ordered five years in jail and mental health counseling by the Department of Corrections. Accomplice was sentenced last month. Emory Briggs of Nicholson Village got two years in prison and three years probation for possession with intent to distribute.
Correction states attorney C. David Sawyer Jr. won the Ridge Spring mayoral race defeating Wade Nobles. It also clarifies a $25,000 grant to the Aiken Area Council on Aging came via Woody Brooks of the South Carolina Division of Local Governments, not the Council of Governments as yesterday reported.
The Aiken County Sheriff's Department investigates multiple thefts and vandalism incidents. Belvedere residents report items stolen from homes including a TV stereo and a boat motor. Aiken and North Augusta residents report car vandalism, broken windows, stolen bicycles, and firearms in several cases with varying losses.
North Augusta officials announce a bi monthly city council meeting Monday at 7 30 p m in the council chambers at 400 Buena Vista Ave No agenda was available at this time.
The Aiken Public Service Authority will meet Monday night at 7 30 p m at the Horse Creek Pollution Control Facility to discuss agency business and public concerns.
Tech. Sgt. Stephen R. Davis of Anderson Indiana joins the Aiken Air Force Recruiting Office after five years as a fireman with the Air Force in England. He enlisted in 1971.
Aiken High football coach Eddie Buck told the Aiken Kiwanis Club the team will be competitive this season despite a Class AAA shift after enrollment drops. He cited six coaches, upcoming scrimmages, new facilities at Hagood Stadium, and recruiting prospects for local players.
The Aiken City Council approved the Kalmia Landing retirement community in a special meeting. Final go ahead depends on water main study by the city engineering department and Hospital Corporation of America approval, with construction to begin behind the Aiken Community Hospital.
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