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Newspaper
Aiken Standard
Location
Aiken, South Carolina, United States of America
Date
Aug 27, 1986
Page
11
Cynthia Marie Jones, 18, of Route 7 Box 2506 Aiken, reported missing by her father Terry Jones at 4 30 p m yesterday. She was to meet her boyfriend Monday and was last known driving a white 1979 Pontiac Firebird. Jones is 5 2 tall 180 pounds with blonde hair blue eyes and a scar on the right side of her neck.
A list notes offices and institutions closing on Labor Day for a three day weekend. Includes Aiken City and County offices banks post office USC Aiken and the S C Department of Highways. Langley Landfill operates as usual with other landfills closed. Normal hours resume Tuesday.
Aiken County deputies investigate two vehicle thefts and a poultry theft. Harold Jackson reports a silver 1976 Buick stolen from Lincolnton Avenue in Aiken, and Iris Jolly’S 1973 Ford Maverick stolen from Beech Island. John Woodward reports 20 chickens stolen. Sadie Samuels reports a burglary at Langley residence: $950 cash, a VCR worth $1,500, and a .32 pistol valued at $460 missing.
Schofield Middle School reported an alleged locker theft yesterday per Aiken Department of Public Safety incident records. No suspects named and no further details provided.
A 27 year old Graniteville man, Billy Joe Lunsford, received the maximum ten year sentence for criminal sexual assault in the third degree from Aiken County General Sessions Court. A six person jury found him guilty of assaults against a mentally handicapped girl, then 16, in December 1984 and August 1985. The victim testified she feared telling her family and described ongoing abuse in a car setting. The judge supported the verdict, noting he would have convicted on the jury's findings.
The North Augusta Planning Commission will hold a public hearing on a rezoning request for the Rapids Subdivision off West Martintown Road. The proposal moves from R-1 to Planned Development Residential over 20.64 acres for 39 homes and an 8.79-acre recreation and multifamily area, with a road system modification sought by Palmetto Service Corp.
Aiken County Administrator W Scott Barnes told AMBUCS members the county has made progress in recent months. He cited diversity and large size near 11 000 square miles and five distinct areas. He noted the J Mitchell Graham award naming the county 1986 County of the Year and praised Working Together Works for cooperative gains with USC Aiken Etherredge Center Mattie C Hall Health Care Center and the Public Service Authority. The Rapid Response Team aided displaced workers from United Merchants Manufacturers Bath mill with Aiken Technical College and most employees finding new positions. He called the county progressive despite its diversity.
Lt. Gov. Michael R. Daniel spoke to about 20 people in Aiken on the Education Improvement Act. He cited gains such as 41,000 more students meeting basic skills standards and SAT access for all students. He urged funding for teacher incentives and enrollment in programs for disadvantaged students, and outlined plans on the exit exam, guidance counselors, and math and science programs.
A poll conducted at Winn Dixie in Aiken asks whether high school students should be allowed to drive school buses. Respondents express mixed views on responsibility and safety, with some supporting parental involvement and others opposing due to discipline and accident concerns.
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