Arson Charged In Couchton Area Fire Damaging Two Businesses
An Aiken man Robert L. Eubanks 31 is jailed on first degree arson charges after a Sunday fire destroyed a convenience store nightclub and a nearby home on Nicholson Drive. A second man Monroe Pickney 33 was arrested after Eubanks claimed a crime victim was robbed by a man named Money. Cocaine arrests followed as deputies disrupted area operations. Vivian Goldman 38 announced a write in bid for the District 8 seat on the Aiken County Board of Education.
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Aiken
Couchton
Robert L. Eubanks
Route 1
Aiken County
Eubanks
Carrol Heath
Nicholson Drive
Nicholson Village
S.M. Derrick
Money
Monroe Pickney
Carver Terrace
Heath
Pickney
Sheriff's Department
Vivian Goldman
Board of Education
Goldman
Wire Road
J.D. Lever Elementary
Bobby
Bob Enterprise Inc
B Hardware
College Acres No
Shaws Fork
Shiloh
China Springs
Eureka
Montmorenci
Wards
Levels No
Redds Branch
Break-ins Steal Appliances and Tools Across Multiple Areas
A Jackson break-in on Green Pond Road saw a Zenith TV 550 RCA TV 390 Zenith VCR 450 and camera gear totaling over 400 stolen. Mt Pleasant Road Monetta victims lost an RCA TV 150 and a wall clock 90. Eureka address on SC 191 North reported an alternator and grease gun totaling 210. Clearwater business at 1030 Jeff Davis Highway suffered 50 damage to an overhead door with no missing items. Willis Circle school door damage 130 with no items stolen.
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Green Pond Road
Jackson
Zenith
RCA
Mt. Pleasant Road
Monetta
S.C. 191
Eureka
Jeff Davis Highway
Clearwater
Time element forces financing for expansion at Hall Nursing Home
Aiken County faces a Nov 20 certificate of need deadline for a 44 bed addition to the Mattie C. Hall Nursing Home. County leaders plan financing talks with National Health Corporation to cover costs and refinancing options, with NHC proposing a 2 percent above prime rate and an increased management fee.
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Aiken County
Mattie C. Hall
S.C. Department of Health and Environmental Control
Aiken County Council
Robert M. Bell
W. Scott Barnes
National Health Corporation
Bell
Willar Hightower Jr
Rosemary English
Bers
McNair
Columbia
Daniel R. McLeod
NHC
County Council
Mattie C. Hall Nursing Home Commission
Nursing Home Commission
Commission
Possibility Of 250000 State Grant Loss Drives Library Plan
Aiken County Council committee recommends funding commitment for the Aiken Library to avert loss of 250000 in state grants. County seeks grant deadline extension and plans to move library to part of the old Aiken Elementary School with regional HQ in renovated building.
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Aiken County Council
Aiken
Banksia
Aiken-Bamberg-Barnwell-Edgefield
Council
Willar Hightower Jr
Aiken County
City of
Preparation Of Students Is Education Issue
Aiken County Board of Education candidates debated at a Young Republicans forum. Incumbent J P Kneece urged strengthening kindergarten to third grade foundations. Other candidates urged better facilities, spending, and educational priorities while noting test scores and spending levels in the district.
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Aiken County
Aiken
Slay
Woodstorks Return to Kathwood in Fourth Year Series
Savannah River Ecology Laboratory scientists report success in mitigating SRP impacts by creating four ponds on 30 acres at Kathwood near Millen Georgia. Woodstorks began returning July 8 for the third year, with the colony growing from about 100 birds in 1980 to an estimated 193. The cooperative project involves DOE Du Pont SREL Audubon and soil conservation service with feeding depths of 15 inches and towers and airplane tracking to locate foraging areas.
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Capistrano
Kathwood
Savannah River Ecology Laboratory
Rathwood Lakes
Jackson
SRP
L Lake
Malcolm Coulter
SREL
National Audubon Society
Coulter
Dr. Coulter
U.S. Department of Energy
du Pont, Srel
U.S. Soil Conservation Service
Millen
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Willis Circle
George Burgess
U.S. Army
Citadel Military College
Charleston
Air Force
Willar Hightower
Department of Social Services
Councilman Hightower
Garry R. Smith
Christina Johanningmeier
Jimmy Powell
Langley
Terry Watson
Powell
J.W
Bill) Price
Johnny Shaw
Price
Shaw
Sally Bigger
James R
Roland) Smith
Bertha Williams
Ms. Williams
PTO
John M
Jack) Hunter Jr
Henry Moseley
Hunter
Moseley
Woodstorks
Kirk Martin
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