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Newspaper
Aiken Standard
Location
Aiken, South Carolina, United States of America
Date
Aug 24, 1987
Page
11
Aiken County Coroner Sue Town warns swimmers away from The Dredge site after Perry Lee 25 of Atomic Road North Augusta drowned there. Town cites three deaths at the location and considers options such as alligators or dye to deter swimmers amid ongoing calls for safety.
A fire shortly before 4 a m burned a vacant house in Nicholson Village and spread to a nearby convenience store and nightclub on Main Drive in Couchton. Firefighter Wendall Byers was slightly injured and investigators from Aiken County probe the blaze. Police also report several bicycles stolen in the Aiken area over the weekend from multiple addresses including Greenville Street Sumter Street Union Street Monetta Street and 414 Greenville Street.
Weekend burglaries in Aiken area included three cars stolen from AFC Auto Sales on Richland Avenue and six firearms taken from Kel ly and Sons Distributors. An abandoned car with AFC tags blocked Richland Avenue after a burglary at the auto business. A deputy found six handguns missing totaling 1570 dollars after an alarm at the distributor.
Savannah River Ecology Laboratory assistant ecologist Dr. Gary Meffe raised live birth mosquito fish in identical cups to isolate genetics from environment. He argues genetic diversity is key to species resilience and outlines options to restore heterozygosity in endangered populations including increasing population, introducing new genes, or waiting for mutation. Tomorrow’s feature discusses making a lake.
North Augusta Planning Commission will hold a 7 p.m. public hearing in Council Chambers on the annexation of 7.5 acres on West Martintown Road for a Koehler Properties neighborhood center. The plan includes a 25 000 square foot grocery store and shops beside Hammond Pond subdivision. Residents split on whether commercial zoning fits the area as Martintown Road widens and the land use plan shows low density residential nearby. A second rezoning request for 701 Old Edgefield Road from neighborhood to general commercial is also on the agenda.
Southeast textile mills add workers reaching a 34 month high with 508,000 jobs in June. Rep. Jenkins pushes a 1 percent import cap while experts warn gains may be short lived if the dollar stabilizes. Analysts credit better management and proximity to markets plus some demand shift in carpet and fabrics.
Greenville AP election of a new South Carolina Supreme Court justice will be among the first tasks for the General Assembly in January. Chief Justice Ness will retire in February and the legislature will elect a new chief, likely Justice George Gregory. Candidates include Rodney A. Peeples and Jean Toal, with predictions of little change in court philosophy.
Aiken County Development Committee to discuss financing a 44 bed Mattie C Hall Health Care Center expansion with NHC funding if management share increases. The state needs a ground breaking by October. an extension on a state library grant to Sept 30 is also on the agenda.
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