Green Ville Upstate bumper stickers link candidates deny role
In Greenville Upstate bumper stickers favor Republican Carroll Campbell and Democrat Nick Theodore as a gubernatorial ticket. Both campaigns deny involvement with the distribution. Campbell’s manager Warren Tompkins and Theodore aide Walter Huff say they have seen no such material or control others who might print it. Campbell heads a ticket with Tom My Hartnett for lieutenant governor while Theodore teams with Mike Daniel for governor.
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Greenville
Carroll Campbell
Nick Theodore
Upstate
Campbell
Warren Tompkins
Theodore
Walter Huff
Tommy Hartnett
Mike Daniel
North Augusta Council to review Community Center fee changes
The North Augusta City Council will study a fee structure change for the new Community Center. The item arose from a study session held two weeks earlier after a protest by several residents. Council meetings occur on the second floor of the Municipal Building at 400 E Buena Vista Ave.
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North Augusta
E. Buena Vista Ave
Hollings backs SC highway projects for federal funding
U S Senate Public Works leaders endorse including the Florence Myrtle Beach interstate connector and Bobby Jones Expressway expansion in the Federal Highway Act. The plan would allow 90 percent federal funding with 10 percent state match, aiding North Augusta Belvedere and Clearwater growth as the loop connects I 20 via Martinez and Belvedere. If approved the Bobby Jones project could start within a year. The report also notes East Aiken Elementary PTO enrollment, a school store sale, and a dental research program for thirteen area schools with parent signups tomorrow.
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Columbia
U.S. Senate Public Works
Florence
Myrtle Beach
South Carolina
Ernest Hollings
Hollings
Senate Environment and Public Works Committee
State Department of Highways and Public Transportation
North Augusta
Belvedere
Clearwater
Augusta
Martinez
Geora
Charles Martin
Aiken County
Bobby Jones
Standard corrects drivers named for Graniteville hay truck
The Aiken Standard corrects that Lee Willing is the director of purchasing and transportation and Norman Trotter is transportation manager, not the truck drivers in a Sunday report about a Graniteville Company hay delivery. The newspaper regrets the error and any inconvenience caused.
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The
Aiken Standard
Lee Willing
Norman Trotter
Graniteville Company
Willing
Trotter
Standard
Full Classrooms Expected As New School Year Begins
Aiken County anticipates enrollment rising by about 300 students to roughly 22,250 as new schools fill. Officials say classes will not be overcrowded, with North Augusta High and new North Augusta Elementary and Redcliffe Elementary expected to be comfortably full. All new students must show immunization records and birth certificates.
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Aiken County
Owen Clary
Aiken
Lynette Rhinehart
Aiken Elementary
North Augusta
Redcliffe
Clary
Chinaberry, Aikens Oldest Home, Remains Living Landmark
Chinaberry, built in 1824 by Capt. W W Williams, is among Aiken's oldest houses. The Burgesses bought it in the 1940s and still live there as residents consider it a home not a museum. The three story, 25 room mansion features historic paintings, wide pine floors, and seven baths.
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Aiken
Rhea Johnson Burgess
Capt. Williams
Chinaberry
Mary
Sara
Andrew Dexter
Boston
Dexter
John Williams
Joe Wheeler
Williams
John W. Converse
New York
Converse
Burgess
Budget Due Again Before County Council
The Aiken County Council will meet at 7 p.m. to consider ordinances amending the fiscal year 1986 budget. Actions include increased lease/purchase equipment appropriations, expanded revenue from rural improvement fund grants, and health insurance premium transfers. A proposed resolution would aid the Board of Education and Langley Water Commission in disposing of Langley Elementary School ruins. Other items address meeting-date requirements, agenda order changes for public presentations, and map document copy limits. An amendment on greenbox use allows limited disposal of domestic garbage by businesses. An executive session will cover personnel matters and litigation.
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Aiken County
Council
Richland Avenue
State
Local Government Division Rural Improvement Fund
Aiken County Board of Education
Langley Water Commission
Langley
Aiken County School Board Sets Busy Session Tomorrow
The Aiken County Board of Education meets at 7 p.m. in the Education Center to review the 1986 Comprehensive Test of Basic Skills results, calendar changes for 1986-87, a new elementary reading program, the vocational plan, and the Teacher Cadet Training Program at Aiken High School in cooperation with USC Aiken.
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State Department of Education
Aiken High School
USC Aiken
PSA Considers Reimbursing North Augusta for Flow Meter
The Aiken County Public Service Authority plans to discuss reimbursing North Augusta for a Parshall flume flow metering device installed at a city manhole. The city cites a contract and an attorney's opinion. total cost reported at 16540 dollars. The meeting opens at 7 30 p m at the Horse Creek Wastewater Treatment Facility on S C 125 North Augusta.
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North Augusta
Aiken County Public Service Authority
PSA
Clyde Hooks
Stanley K. Wagher
Hooks
Charles B. Martin
Williams F
Bo) Thompson
Martin
County of
Horse Creek
S.C. 125
Thieves Rake Aiken County Loot in Weekend Break-ins
Over the weekend thieves struck multiple Aiken County sites with cash and valuables taken. At Langley a pickup truck lost tools and motor parts worth 3380 dollars. Eejay's at Kalmia Mall suffered a 600 dollar cash theft and meat spoilage from two open freezers. Beech Island saw 2000 plus in jewelry stolen from a home. Wagener home ransacked for 700 dollars cash and 2500 in rings. Belvedere window break yielded a stereo and two televisions. Authorities continue investigations.
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Aiken County
Langley
Sheriff’s Department
Eejay’s
Kalmia Mall
Aiken Department of
Beech Island
Wagener
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Link Campbell
N.A. Council
Senate
S.C
East Aiken Pto
East Aiken
PTO
Oakwood-Windsor
Jefferson
Busbee
Ridge Spring-Monetta
Greendale
J.D. Lever
Byrd
Gloverville
Warrenville
A.L. Corbett
Graniteville
Ginny Southworth
County Council
Eejay
Fran Chapman
E&c Road
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