Ray Barber Honored by Millbrook Baptist Church
Millbrook Baptist Church celebrated its minister of music Ray Barber with a Homecoming event and a This is Your Life program marking 10 years at the church. A rebuilt 1920 Knabe piano was presented and Barber played Come Thou Fount of Every Blessing. He leads a growing music ministry with choirs, handbells, youth programs, and annual Living Christmas performances.
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Ray Barber
Millbrook Baptist
Millbrook
Barber
Knabe & Co
Millbrook Baptist Church
U.S
Aiken
The
Diabetes Association
Fiberglas Mat Plant Near Start-Up Expansion Nears Completion
Owens-Corning Fiberglas expands its Aiken plant by 40,000 square feet adding a second mat production line. When fully operational in 1983 it may recall about 50 furloughed hourly workers and raise payroll by around 900,000 dollars. The mat will be used in 17 roofing plants and for commercial roofing.
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Owens-Corning
Aiken
Robert A. Hrubala
Mat
Adult Education Classes Start Fall Enrollment in Aiken County
Adults 18 and over can enroll in the Aiken County Public Schools Adult Education Program for diplomas and basic skills. Registration runs Sept 7 to 23, with classes starting Sept 9 at multiple high schools. Fees apply for diploma courses and the learning lab. basic education is free.
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Aiken County
Aiken High School
North Augusta Junior High School
Midland Valley High School
Silver Bluff High School
Ridge Spring-Monetta
Wagener-Salley High School
Edgefield Road
Aiken
E. Owen Clary
Shot Fired At Bath Woman and Daughter
In Wrens Georgia a shot hit the driver's window of a Ford pickup injuring Wyanette Stephens Evans and her 14-year-old daughter Wanda Evans. The shooter fled in a green and white Chevrolet pickup after trailing along U.S. Route 1 near Sandy Run Creek in Richmond County. Police later spotted the other truck on Center Street but the suspect escaped.
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Wrens
Wyanette Stephens Evans
Wanda Evans
Riverside Inn Closed by Sheriff as Public Nuisance
Aiken County Sheriff Ralph Gunnells closed Riverside Inn near the Fifth Street Bridge by order of Judge Rodney A. Peeples. Phoenix Co. of Columbia owns the tavern which did not contest the closure in a hearing last Monday after repeated violations. The sheriff cited fights and disturbances as key issues.
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Riverside Inn
Fifth Street Bridge
Aiken
Ralph Gunnells
Rodney A. Peeples
2Nd Judicial Circuit
Phoenix Co. of
Columbia
Man Arrested After Lincoln Avenue Disturbance
Officers from the Aiken Department of Public Safety arrested a man after a disturbance on Lincoln Avenue where he reportedly shot a gun early Sunday. He was taken to the county jail to prevent further trouble.
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Aiken
Agencies To Hear Anderson At Aiken Meeting
The Aiken Council of Social Agencies and Community Service Leaders will meet tomorrow at noon at the Ramada Inn on Richland Avenue. George Anderson, executive director of the Aiken County Community Action Commission, will speak on community action programs after the cutback.
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Aiken Council of Social Agencies
Ramada Inn
Richland Avenue
George Anderson
Aiken County
Community Action Commission
Aiken Receives 500000 Grant for Industrial Park
The City of Aiken gains 500000 from the Community Development Block Grant Program to expand the Aiken Vere nes Industrial Park wastewater plant. Administered through the Governor's Office, the grant aims to create over 200 jobs in 1982 with commitments from three industries. Overall, nearly 27 million dollars are authorized by Gov Riley to local projects, with local reports predicting over 2000 new jobs from these grants.
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Aiken
Aiken-Verenes
Augusta native Ellen Prather Wilson to sing in Hopeland Gardens
Ellen Prather Wilson, Augusta native, will perform tonight at 7 in Hopeland Gardens. She has eight years of Savannah area experience as a singer and actress with recent appearances in Augusta and Aiken and several musical productions. If rain, concert moves to First Baptist Church.
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Ellen Prather Wilson
Augusta
Hopeland Gardens
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