Edgefield Courthouse Renovation Sparks Public Protest
Edgefield council faces resident protest over plans to add two new courtrooms and convert the existing space into a meeting room. The project by Wells Law and Associates would redo the rear section from the 1920s 30s WPA era while preserving the old courtroom cosmetically.
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Edgefield
Edgefield Council
James Mills
Work Progress Administration
South Carolina Department of Archives and History
Wells, Law and Associates of
Aiken
T.C. McCain
Upper
Savannah River
Aiken Recreation Center to close briefly on Aug 24
The Aiken County Recreation Center on U S Highway 1 in Graniteville will close from 11:00 a m to 4:00 p m on August 24 and reopen at 4:00 p m until the normal closing time of 8:00 p m Aiken PSA schedule shows a Monday public meeting at 7 30 p m at the Horse Creek Pollution Control Facility Grace United Methodist Church in North Augusta hosts a Red Cross Bloodmobile on August 27 from 2 30 p m to 8 p m with donor requirements listed FAA approves airport plan extending runway and taxiway at Aiken Municipal Airport while city moves to crack seal and resurface the 3 800 foot runway funded by a mix of timber sale proceeds and local dollars
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Aiken County
Graniteville
Aiken Psa
Aiken County Public Service Authority
Horse Creek
North Augusta
American Red Cross
Grace United Methodist Church
FAA
Federal Aviation Administration
Aiken Municipal
Roland Windham
Wilbur Smith
Windham
Aiken
Tranvel In
South Carolina Aeronautics Commission
Greyhound Cuts To Restructure With No Immediate Effect
Greyhound Lines announced a major restructuring from Phoenix that will eliminate about 400 management jobs and lay off 1,500 rank and file workers. CEO John W. Teets said the first phase reduces management by roughly 30 percent and that further cuts, terminal closures, and route changes will follow, with full completion by year end.
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Greyound Lines
Aiken
Greyhound Lines
Phoenix
Ariz
Pam Goode
Greyhound Public Relations Department
John W. Teets
Greyhound Corp
Teets
Greyhound
Aiken Jaycee Beach Party Grows at Fairgrounds
The Aiken Jaycees convert the fairgrounds into a sand filled venue for an August full beach party headlined by the Swinging Medallions and Maurice Williams and the Zodiacs. Ticket sales are underway with advance prices 10 rising to 12 and shirts and visors sold on site.
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Aiken Jaycee
Aiken Jaycees
Swinging Medallions
Catalinas
Maurice Williams
Zodiacs
Jim Stewart
Stewart
Jaycees
Screen Print Factory
Aiken Drug
Woodruff Drugs
Body Talk
Aiken
Jaycee
Wildlife officers charged in Abbeville marijuana cases
South Carolina wildlife department suspended two Abbeville employees after their arrest on drug charges. Steve Fleming faced trafficking in marijuana and Robert Williams was charged with manufacturing marijuana with intent to distribute. Authorities seized 76 plants about 14 feet tall worth an estimated $100,000 across two fields near Abbeville.
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South Carolina Wildlife and Marine Resources Department
S.C. Highway 72
Abbeville
Greenwood
Secession Street
Correction to Aiken County census figures error notice
The Aiken Standard corrects Monday report on Jackson and New Ellenton populations. The accurate numbers are 1 853 for Jackson and 2 837 for New Ellenton, replacing the previously stated 2 837 and 15 034. The paper regrets the error.
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Aiken County
Jackson
New Ellenton
Aiken
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