South Carolina Cat Wins Dubious Highway Award
A dead cat painted over with a yellow stripe on S.C. 125 near Aiken last March earned the South Carolina highway department a Dubious Achievement Award from Esquire magazine. The entry titled Take A Left At Morris, You Can’t Miss It sat between Madonna and Ishtar in the spoof list.
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Columbia
South Carolina Highway Department
Esquire Magazine
S.C. 125
Aiken
Madonna
Morris
Armed Robbery Reported on Connector Road
A Graniteville man was robbed Saturday night on Connector Road by a light-skinned Black man in his late 20s. The assailant held a knife to the victim’s back and took 80 dollars, then fled in a car with Georgia license plates.
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Graniteville
Connector Road
Aiken County
Georgia
Magistrates push for more funds on Aiken council agenda
Aiken County Council meets tomorrow with a work session at 6 and a regular session at Oak Grove. Magistrates Ernest W. Padgett and Olin T. Corbett seek higher office funds including a raise of utility allowances from 20 to 25 dollars and rent and utilities from 75 to 125. Also on the docket is a status report on Mattie C. Hall Health Care Center refinancing and expansion. Johnston Town Council meets tonight at 7 30 to consider adopting the Standard Building Code of Edgefield County, review a new municipal parking lot, and hear committee reports.
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Aiken County
Oak Grove
Ernest W. Padgett
Wagener-Salley
Olin T. Corbett
Mattie C. Hall
Johnston
Edgefield County
Windsor Town Council Set for 7 30 P M Meeting
The Windsor Town Council will meet Tuesday at 7 30 p.m. at the Town Hall for a regular session. The mayor urges all council members to attend. The Valley Public Service Authority has canceled its tonight meeting and will reconvene in January at the regular time.
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The
Valley Public Service Authority
VPSA
Windsor
Vandalism Damages Dozens of Mailboxes in Kalmia Hill
More than a dozen mailboxes were vandalized over the weekend in Kalmia Hill. Ten boxes on West Rollingwood six on Dibble Road and one on Burgundy were reported heavily damaged Sunday morning per an Aiken Public Safety incident report.
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Kalmia Hill
West Rollingwood
Dibble Road
Burgundy
Campbell asks Casey to apologize for speech jibe
Gov. Carroll Campbell of South Carolina requests an apology from Pennsylvania Gov. Robert Casey for remarks praising Pennsylvania workers as more productive. Casey cited wages of 12 to 15 dollars an hour and outperformance versus states like South Carolina, which had attracted a Mack Trucks plant. Campbell calls the remark erroneous and insulting to his people.
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Columbia
Carroll Campbell
Pennsylvania
Robert Casey
South Carolina
Casey
Mack Trucks
Lehigh Valley
Campbell
Aiken Mall Zoning Changes on Tuesday Agenda
Aiken Planning Commission will hear two rezoning requests tied to a proposed curving entrance road near the Aiken Mall and a separate zoning change for a 0.35 acre Hampton Avenue parcel to Neighborhood Business. An annexation and zoning for a 0.02 acre Richland Avenue lot for Light Industrial use also appears, with a preliminary River Bluff subdivision plan for 130 lots noted.
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Aiken Mall
Hampton Avenue
York Street
Aiken
York and
Chesterfield Streets
Willar High
Tower Jr
Aiken Planning
Ed Evans
Commission
Richland Avenue
River Bluff
Post Office Expects Mail Boom Ahead of Christmas
Aiken Post Office expects increased mail flow as the holiday season nears. Postmaster Farrell Rodgers adds two more mail vehicles and more dispatches to handle parcels and cards. He warns many will wait until Monday the 21st and urges priority or express services for timely delivery. Insurance and sturdy packing are advised to protect fragile items with careful filling to prevent damage.
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Aiken
Farrell Rodgers
Rodgers
Aiken City Considers Zoning For Horses By Right
Tonight the Aiken City Council holds a second reading and public hearing on an ordinance creating R-1H horse zoning to allow horses by right in new subdivisions. James Gallman, NAACP president, seeks discussion on single member district voting at city elections. The meeting starts at 7:30 p.m. in the Municipal Building.
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NAACP
Aiken City
James Gallman
National Association For the Advancement of Colored People
Aiken
New Ellenton Council Tackles 1988 Budget
The New Ellenton City Council holds a 6 p.m. work session and 7 p.m. regular meeting to balance the 1988 budget. Departments seek 440000. police use 150000 and sanitation about 65000 to 68000. Mayor Randy Shaw cites fee changes and owner assessments as possible measures.
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New Ellenton
Randy Shaw
Shaw
Holiday drives aid Aiken County needy with multiple fundraisers
The Salvation Army kettle and mail appeal fund helps nursing home residents and inmates at the Correctional Institute. The Valley Empty Stocking Fund seeks donations for less fortunate families. The Aiken Jaycees run a Christmas Shopping Tour for underprivileged children to shop at Wal Mart with donations sent to the listed P O boxes.
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Aiken County
Salvation Army
Correctional Institute
P.O
Valley Empty
Valley
Langley
P.o.box
Bath
P.O. Box
Clearwater
Graniteville
Aiken Jaycees
Wal-Mart
c/o
The
Project Think aims to curb drinking and driving at ATC
Aiken Technical College and 15 other SC technical colleges promote highway safety under Project Think. The effort runs during National Drunk and Drugged Driving Awareness Week and extends through the holidays in 1987 88. Gloria Johnson leads the program with a grant from the Governor’s Office of Highway Safety.
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Langley
Aiken Technical College
Technical College
South Carolina
Carroll Campbell
Governor’s Office of Highway Safety
Gloria Busch Johnson
ATC
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Tyler
Louise M. Barnes
Dale Bradley
William G. Lindemann, Jr
William G. Schmidt
Charlies
B.L. Joyner
Michael C. Wood
Joe Jamison
John W. Price
Environmental Chemical Sciences, Inc
Edith R. Hardy
R. Caldwell
M.L. Townes
Blythe C. Fitts
Matthew Green
Robert K. Weaver
Robert J. Gallagher
Joseph R. Still
Emil Studinka
Dennis B. Shelby
Jackson Petroleum Company
Kelly Greene
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