Fires destroy three Aiken County homes prompt shelter shifts
Three Aiken County residences were destroyed by fires forcing occupants to relocate. The latest blaze on Horseshoe Bend Road around 7 p.m. left a mobile home a total loss and labeled suspicious, investigated by the sheriff. Earlier, a Snipes Pond Road home also burned, injuring a resident. Fire crews from Center, Couchton, Windsor and Williston departments aided in suppressing fires and saving another home, while Christmas gifts were lost with the Seigler family’s residence.
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Aiken County
Horseshoe Bend Road
Center Fire Department
Bobby Godwin
Godwin
Center
Couchton
Windsor
Herman Seigler
Old Barnwell Road
Jerry Goldman
Seigler
Goldman
Williston
Christmas Day Office Closures in Aiken Area
Area offices including Aiken County government the city of Aiken and North Augusta are closed for Christmas. Post offices are closed today and will resume mail tomorrow. The Aiken Standard offices are closed with a Christmas paper published. Regular Sunday paper and Monday office hours will resume. Aiken County Public Library remains closed until Monday.
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Aiken County
Aiken
North Augusta
Aiken Standard
Citizen of the Year Nominations Sought in North Augusta
The Greater North Augusta Chamber of Commerce invites nominations for Citizen of the Year. Submit biographical sketches and civic activity outlines to the chamber by January 4. The 1987 winner will be announced at the January 21 banquet, chaired by Kathie Stallworth.
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North Augusta
Greater North Augusta Chamber of Commerce
P.O
S.C
Posthumous Award Given To Ira Marine
The Hydrogeology Division of the Geological Society of America awarded Ira Wendell Marine a posthumous distinguished service in hydrogeology on October 28 in Phoenix Arizona. Marine moved to Aiken County in 1961 to coordinate the Savannah River Plant radioactive waste program and later joined Du Pont in 1971 for hydrogeological research.
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Geological Society of America
Ira Wendell Marine
Phoenix
Ariz
George Burke Maxey
Marine
Aiken County
Aiken
Savannah River
United States Geological Society
USGS
du Pont Company
Gifts Under Trees Bring Local Dignitaries Christmas Cheer
Spouses of area officials shared inventive presents including a Crown Victoria for Mayor H Odell Weeks and a trip to the Gator Bowl for City Manager Roland Windham. Coroner Sue Townsend received a horse, while others got ties, a cordless screwdriver, a stereo, and wind chimes.
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H. Odell Weeks
Ella
Sue Townsend
Aiken County
Skip
Sue
Townsend
Susan Barnes
Scott Barnes
Barnes
Roland Windham
Kitty
Christmas Day Stays Busy for Frontline Workers
Aiken area workers including nurses, emergency responders, Waffle House staff, and store clerks log Christmas Day shifts. Nurses Barnard and Adams say holidays require readiness, while Waffle House manager Leverette notes 24/7 service with time and a half pay. Obstetrician Dr. Pierce cites few Christmas births, about four to five in the week.
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Clovis Pierce
Aiken
Christmas Charity Brightens Aiken County This Year
Local volunteers and organizations raised funds and goods for underprivileged families. Salvation Army kettle and mail drives funded food gifts nursing home residents and inmates. Valley Empty Stocking Fund collected donations. Midland Valley High School raised 3400 for the fund. Aiken Jaycees hosted a Christmas Shopping Tour for about 63 children with 75 dollars per child.
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Aiken County
Salvation Army
Correctional Institution
Valley
Midland Valley High School
Aiken Jaycees
Wal-Mart
Aiken Jaycee Hut
Property Crimes Rise in Aiken County Holiday Season
Aiken County reports show a rise in property crimes during the Christmas period with daily shoplifting at large stores, more forgeries and bad checks, and increases in burglary and larceny. Armed robberies occurred at a video shop in North Augusta and a bank parking lot in Beech Island. Domestic disturbances and disorderly conduct arrests also climbed as year end approached.
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North Augusta
Beech Island
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Ira
Nina J. Nndiffer
Ian
Rosemary Busbee
Public Safety
Carrol Busbee
Busbee
Robert E. Alexander
University of South Carolina-Aiken
Leslie
Alexander
Woodstock
Sally Anaclerio
Michael Anaclerio
Carol Woodward
Jerry Spradley
Hca Aiken Regional Medical Center
Kathy Adams
John Leverette
Waffle House
Richland Avenue
Waffle Hous
John Bodenheimer
Vera Jackson
HCA
Wanda Meyer
John Tomarchio
HCA Aiken
Mary Ray
Susan B. Player
Patricia J. Madore
Stone's Tax Service
Billy Smith
Leonard W. Cone
Robert S. Howell
B.G. Kinery
Robert L. Buchanan
Ork
Cecil M. Salley
Robert L. Sundberg
William H. Baker
Levi Fulmer
Adma McCants
William W. Blackwell
Kalmia Court
Order of Amaranth
Joseph Ungerer
J.V. Spigener Jr
Paul L. Benbow
Edith Parke
Kendall, Hollis and Brannon
Fitch
George Brelsford
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