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Newspaper
Aiken Standard
Location
Aiken, South Carolina, United States of America
Date
Aug 31, 1990
Page
11
On this day in 1988 Cooke CableVision was urged by a county council member to suspend a recent rate increase while an survey of customers is conducted.
Members of the 450th Ordnance Co. returned Thursday after loading more than 5 000 tons of ammunition at Fort Bragg North Carolina. Forty eight Army Reserve volunteers had gone there in mid August to support the 82nd Airborne and other units bound for Saudi Arabia. Five men stayed on for two more weeks while inventory was taken, delaying the scheduled return.
North Augusta's director of engineering and public works Gary D. Dernlan resumed duties Thursday a week after being forced to resign by city administrator Charles B. Martin. A brief Thursday meeting with Mayor Tman W. Greene as mediator preceded Dernlan's return to work.
Randy Duckett amasses a quirky office collection at USC Aiken that grew over time. The items include a Zambian woodwork sculpture from an African student, a Warm Fuzzie atop his computer, philosophical posters on the walls, a daughter’s purple-haired pet rock, and numerous family photos filling windowsills and desk space.
In Aiken a local truck owner flaunts a license tag reading WBULO2 interpreted as Wait, you'll owe too. The claim ties to a joke about Iraq's status with Kuwait and a TV broadcast Not Necessarily The News suggesting a country name Trail.
About 60 residents at a special meeting in Aiken oppose plans to relocate the Youth Correction Center from U.S. 1 to land near the S.C. 191 and I-20 intersection near Vaucluse. DOC officials, joined by Sen. Moore and Reps. Keesley and Ingles, cited 180 to 200 jobs and a $4 million annual budget, while residents warned of lower property values and increased traffic.
Aiken High teachers helped students earn over 200 hours of college credit last year through advanced placement courses. AP teachers include Sally Bradley in English and Cindy Fletcher in calculus with five AP classes offered. Most colleges grant credits for scores of three or higher on national AP tests, and students save time and tuition by earning college level hours in high school.
Secretary of State John Campbell spoke in Aiken amid a feud with challenger Jim Miles over lobbyist ties. He said he lacks authority to audit lobbyists and that investigations are for the attorney general, urging tougher lobbying laws and citing recent vote buying scandals and federal indictments.
The South Carolina State Museum marks Aiken County Month with free admission on Sunday Sept 16 a special reception and a county artifacts display on the second floor mezzanine Aiken Countians pay half price during September and may receive information sheets locating county artifacts. Executive Director Overton Ganong notes the statewide effort to spotlight every county to showcase local history and culture.
Citizens fear loss of ancient trees as a new store planned on the Woodward Development site raises petitions before construction. Julson Fulmer, co owner of the York Street Piggly Wiggly, says the Alcen franchise isn’t planning a store there and hints at possible litigation while noting the Woods ward area awaits official details. The Piggly Wiggly Company in Charleston holds Aiken area rights. Vida lia based Piggly Wiggly Southern, which operates several stores, may be involved though officials defer further comment until a formal announcement.
ATC announces no fall tuition increase for full-time students as the college maintains a 200 dollar per quarter rate. Officials credit strong internal financial management and state funding from enrollment growth for holding tuition steady despite rising costs.
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