Cavanaugh Files for Aiken County Council District 8 Seat
Frederick B. Cavanaugh of 5 Burgundy Rd in Aiken filed as a Republican candidate for Aiken County Council District 8 replacing Joe Usry who dropped out earlier. Aiken native and Virginia Military Institute graduate, he has 25 years at Du Pont. He aims to improve taxpayer stewardship and craft a long-range county growth plan.
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Frederick B. Cavanaugh
Burgundy Rd
Aiken
Aiken County
Cavanaugh
Joe Usry
Usry
du Pont
Virginia Military Institute
Firing By Haste Denied By Greenes In Aiken Case
Gerald and Gina Greene say their firing from the Second Judicial Circuit Solicitor’s Office was unfair despite records labeling their work exceptional. They returned from a four day absence after car trouble and a pending property settlement, then faced termination when Solicitor Harte was away. An attempted rape incident in Aiken is also reported with the suspect leaving after threatening the elderly victim.
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Second Judicial Circuit Solicitor’s Office
Gerald Greene
Gina
Robert J. Harte
Second Circuit
Aiken County
Greenes
Greene
Harte
Weekend Weather Forecast For Aiken County
Clear, pleasant weekend expected as students end summer vacation. Tonight's low mid 60s with northeast winds under 10 mph. Saturday and Sunday look sunny and warm with highs in the mid 80s.
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Aiken County
Tommorrow
Heath jokes about unemployment as Aiken sheriff candidate
The Kiwanis speaker Carrol Heath, GOP candidate for Aiken Sheriff, quipped he would be “getting someone off the rolls of the unemployed” if elected after resigning from the Aiken Public Safety Department to run. The discussion touched on Dress Code rules in the South Aiken High handbook and Bill Bassham's introduction.
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South Aiken High
Bill Bassham
Carrol Heath
Aiken
Sale of Property to Satisfy Back Taxes in Aiken County
In October and November, over 5,000 parcels in Aiken County face tax sales to cover 1983 back taxes. Penalties rise to 20 percent now, then 5 percent more after Aug 31 if unpaid. full payment by Sept 30 halts sales. First sale Oct 1, second Nov 5, now includes mobile homes, inventories, boats, and more. Real estate offers 18 month redemption. other property does not.
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Aiken County
Murder suspect questioned in North Augusta chiropractor death
Dr John B Gillam was found shot dead at his Madison Road home. A man in his mid-20s surrendered to police and led them to a weapon. A second suspect fled on a stolen Kawasaki motorcycle toward Interstate 20. Autopsy set for today. motive unknown. Neighbors recall a reclusive man who kept animals and drove a 1965 Comet.
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North Augusta
John B. Gillam
Madison Rd
Five Notch Road
Newberry Memorial Hospital
Newberry
Interstate 20
Georgia
South Carolina
Madison Road
Pot Fields Destroyed In Aiken County Raid
Law officers from the Aiken County Sheriff’s Department and the State Law Enforcement Division razed four marijuana fields near Manetta twenty five miles north of Aiken after locating the sites with a patrol effort that included a helicopter. The crop was valued around 1 million dollars, bringing county totals confiscated to about 5.5 million. An arrest was expected later today as investigators pursue the planting ring.
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Monetta
Aiken County
Sheriff's Department
State Law Enforcement Division
S.C. Aeronautics Commission
Clyde Revis
Gunnells
Aiken
Ralph Gunnells
U.S
Manatta
Reagan and Bush Attack Mondale on Failed Democratic Policies
President Reagan campaigned in Dallas and Chicago to frame Mondale as the candidate of failed Carter-era policies. He described the Carter years as a dismal chapter of high prices, high interest, weakened defenses, and hostage crises, pledging to keep moving the country forward.
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Chicago
Walter F. Mondale
Jimmy Carter
Veterans of Foreign Wars
Dallas
Carter
VFW
America
George Bush
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Roger Martin
Martin
April Boehmer
North Augusta High
Tami Blevins
Heather Parker
Byrd Elementary
Graniteville
Cathy Seigler
USC Aiken
J.B. White
Phil Jones
Bush
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