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Newspaper
Aiken Standard
Location
Aiken, South Carolina, United States of America
Date
Dec 16, 1980
Page
7
Construction forces new approach for emergency patients and ambulances from the south side with signs directing traffic. Front entrance remains open for visitors and outpatients.
Beech Island Aiken County Public Service Authority contours cash-flow problems despite a near-budget result. Industrial cost recovery funds totaling about $212,000 are disputed by Graniteville Company and United Merchants and Manufacturers. EPA demands return of $204,000, shifting earmarks to line work for Horse Creek plant with a hoped $280,000 EPA grant.
Sheriff Paul D. Grant defended the Aiken County Sheriff's Department handling of the December discovery of a burned car on Dixie Clay Road where a decomposed body was found in the trunk. He said the department acted properly and blamed delays on a missing civilian report and late NCIC listing.
After a five year drive by Baptist ministers, Jacksonville has closed all adult bookstores and outlawed X rated theaters. Mayor Jake Godbold says the city is now night and day free of porn. The last theater closed as 13 people were indicted on racketeering charges tied to obscene films and explicit live performances.
North Augusta City Council may give third and final reading to a 1981 property tax increase from 98 to 110 mills with 11 percent of assessed value. The budget rises to 2,189,729 including a 5 percent city employee raise and sanitation rate hike to 4.50 dollars. An ordinance for dealer licenses on second-hand precious metals, with fees up to 200 dollars, also faces final reading.
The election to fill the Aiken City Council seat vacated by William Clyburn will be held April 14. Filing opens February 17 at noon and closes February 24 at noon with a March 3 election date and a potential March 10 runoff. Petition candidates must file by March 2 at noon.
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