Salvation Army Fund Drives Continue In Aiken County
Local campaigns seek donations for the Salvation Army Christmas goal of 23000 with 9934 raised so far. Other drives include the Jaycee Shopping Tour for underprivileged children and Valley Empty Stocking Fund funds from numerous donors across Langley Graniteville and Clearwater.
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Salvation Army
Aiken
Gayle Dr
N.W
Aiken County
Langley
Graniteville
Clearwater
James D. Risinger
Willis Sr
Mae Bell
George A. Dickey
Caroline D. Dickey
M.w.langley United Methodist Church
Plants Plan Some Layoffs In Aiken County Plants
Plant managers report widespread Christmas season layoffs in Aiken County due to a weak economy. Owens-Corning Fiberglas plans about 100 layoffs on December 16 with recalls by seniority. 80 more were laid off November 13. United Merchants & Manufacturers will close three plants around Christmas, including Bath Mills and Clearwater Finishing, with temporary shutdowns and partial vacations. Seminole Mills will close the weeks of December 21 and 28.
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Aiken County
Owens-Corning Fiberglas
Robert A. Hrubala
OCF
Hrubala
United Merchants & Manufacturers Inc
United Merchants
Bruce Henson
Bath Mills
Ing
Henson
Bath Mill
Clearwater Finishing
Dan Moore
Moore
Seminole
Wayne Templeton
Seminole Mills
School Board May Grow To Nine If Silver Bluff Named An Area
The Aiken County Board of Education considers expanding to nine members by creating a fifth administrative area for Silver Bluff. The plan calls for five area seats and four at large seats with an Area 5 representative. If approved it goes to the County Delegation and likely to the U S Justice Department under the Voting Rights Act.
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Silver Bluff
Aiken County
U.S. Justice Department
Two Guilty Men Get Maximum Sentences In Aiken Trials
In separate cases in Aiken County General Sessions Court, 33 year old Benjamin Hall of Pelion received a 30 year rape sentence for the June 22 assault of a 14 year old girl and 20 year old Jeffrey Martin of New Ellenton drew six years under the Youthful Offenders Act for his involvement in the May 20 murder of Walter Slayton. The victims’ deaths were under investigation as investigators described how Slayton was killed with head blows and his body burned to hide the crime. Martin aided others in placing Slayton in a car and setting the vehicle ablaze. Hall testified he was not in Aiken County at the time and had been at home on the day of the incident.
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Pelion
New Ellenton
Aiken County
Benjamin Allen Hall
Pelton
Walter J. Bristow Jr
Hall
Bristow
Jeffrey Martin
Martin
Walter V. Slayton
Slayton
John Brooks
Diane Graddick
Robert J
Bob) Harte
Richland
Lexington
Anchor Continental Inc
Columbia
Guard Halts Jail Break At Aiken County Jail
Aiken County Sheriff credits guard Steve Ready with stopping a planned escape by 87 inmates after an assault at 9:20 pm. Two inmates attacked Ready with an angle iron but he secured the prisoners and received eight stitches. Richard Howard and Arthur Freeman face assault and battery with intent to kill and property destruction charges.
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Steve Ready
Aiken County
Ready
W. Ralph Gunnells
Gunnells
Richard Howard
North Augusta
Arthur Freeman
Crawfordville
Girl 15 Charged With Father's Death
A 15-year-old girl is charged with murder in the shooting death of Dempsey Lyndberg Morris at Morris Grocery on U.S. 1. The father fired at his wife with a rifle before being shot in the chest. the girl’s name has not been released and she will be tried in juvenile court as the investigation continues.
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Dempsey Lyndberg Morris
Aiken
Ralph Gunnells
Sheriff’s Department
Morris Grocery
U.S. 1
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Robert L. Buchanan Jr
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Thomas Roberson
Paul Tewkesbury
Col. S.J. Branch
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Paul E. Ebel
J.S. Petersen
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M.L. Sullivan
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Gordon Leopard
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F.W. Cook
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John Hutton
Charles W. Ensor
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Weu Near
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Robert K. Gutshall
W.A. Price
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M.H. Fowler
Robert P. Kartze
Grace Presbyterian Church
Mandie Surasky
Fred P. Wright
Wes Hussey
LE. Harrigal Jr
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C.E. Epting
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Mackey
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Steven Bowman
First Presbyterian Church
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Howard
Freeman
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Dan Bowe
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