Massive Cleanup Across Area After Severe Ice Storm
The region continues cleanup as power restoration progresses after the ice storm that crippled Aiken area services. Electric crews from three states work to restore outages as more than 1 200 phones report outages and Cablevision service remains disrupted. The storm's damage is pegged in the millions with widespread disruption across utilities and communications.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Aiken
Jim Ray
The
C. Electric and Gas Co
Sce&g
Columbia
Rudy Coward
Augusta
Gulf of Mexico
Palmetto
Ray
South Carolina Electric and Gas Co
Clearwater
Carey M. Shackelford
Southern Bell Telephone and Telegraph Co
Shackelford
Southern Bell
Aikens Residents Praise Calm During Ice Barrage
The city of Aiken faced an ice storm Friday with 4 firemen 35 police on duty and about 225 calls by 1 30 Saturday morning. Chief Busbee credited citizens for calm clear information and aid from Boy Scouts and locals helping households with power lines fallen limbs and transport to hospital.
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Aiken
Carrol Husbee
Ashee
Public Safety
L.H. Boland
Alfred Sr
Boland
Aiken County Hospital
City Auditorium
Busbee
Boy Scouts
Sam Nesbitt
Nesbitt
Businesses Hit Hard by Friday Ice Storm
The ice storm disrupted downtown shops and centers with power outages. Several stores closed or operated intermittently, while others stayed open under candle light or with temporary power. Hotels and motels remained at full capacity as crews sought warmth and meals.
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Mitchell
Edward's
White's
Gene Hallman
A&p
Joe Taylor
Rose's Langueu
Lee's
Louis Alvanos
Charles M. Sawilowsky
Franzblau's Hardware
Power Crews Restore City Amid Harsh Weather Efforts
Aiken Electric Cooperative reports 120 workers 50 trucks from GA SC surrounding states aiding repairs. Crews logged 16 hour shifts with minimal injuries and aim to restore most power by noon as South Carolina Electric and Gas and Southern Bell mobilized lines from Atlanta Savannah and NC.
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R.E. Thompson
The
Aiken Electric Cooperative
Georgia
South Carolina
Thomson
South Carolina Electric and Gas Company
James C. Ray
Atlanta
Savannah
North Carolina
Caver Named Coach of Year in Class AA Honor Roll
Hank Caver of St Angela earned Coach of the Year on The State Class AA All-State team for 1971. Ronald Kay Kaysor was named Back of the Year as Lake View shared the runnersup spot with Graniteville and Williston-Elko. Caver led the Saints to the state finals and a 10 2 1 record after winning Conference 4 AA over Graniteville and Williston-Elko. Caver and Kay Kaysor joined 22 players named to the Class AA all state squad.
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St. Angela
Hank Caver
Ronald Kaysor
Caver
Lake View
Bill Pate
Kaysor
Saints
Graniteville
Williston-Elko
David Caver
Repairs Under Way At Aiken Cablevision
Aiken's cablevision system was hard hit by Friday's ice storm with at least 400 subscribers reporting disruption. Many still lacked electricity preventing testing of service. crews from other areas are aiding repairs, and no timeline exists for full restoration.
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Aiken Cablevision
Aiken
Ice
Cecil Lawrence
Cablevision
Lawrence
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Abbeville Street Downs
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