Deaths and Funerals in Aiken and Augusta Areas
Obituaries report deaths of Donnie Jerome Jackson 27 Balltown Route 110 died Sunday at Aiken Community Hospital funeral 3 pm tomorrow Union Baptist Church burial in church cemetery. Isadore Perry 74 York Street died yesterday at Aiken Community Hospital funeral 2 pm Saturday Friendship Baptist Church burial Pine Lawn Memorial Gardens.
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Donnie Jerome Jackson
Route 110
Balltown
Aiken Community Hospital
Union Baptist Church
Robert Brightharp
Isadore Perry
York St
Friendship Baptist Church
N.L. Bush
Pine Lawn Memorial Gardens
Williston
Perry
Aiken
Dickerson Lodge No. 314
Esther Perry
Emma Gyles
Dickerson Lodge No
Jackson-Brooks Funeral Home
Augusta — Lawton Gilmore Hiers
Peach Orchard Road
Dunbarton
Hephzibah Southern Methodist Church
Pratt-Dudley Builders Supply Co
Beech Island
Myra Jane
George A. Carrington
Pine Log Road
Posey
North Augusta
Carrington
Augusta
W. Jeffrey Jones
First Baptist Church
Charles E. Powell
James H. Vaughn
Nathan Gilbert
James Fulghum
Lon
Hubert Hollis Smith
West Martintown Road
Funeral Home Chapel
Sam Zealy
Henry Elion
Smith
Fairview Presbyterian Church
Lions Club
Urquhart
South Carolina Electric and Gas Co
Caroll Boswell Smith
Cecilia Christine Smith
James Hollis Smith
Clearwater
Fla
Byron Eugene Smith
Jewel McManus Smith
Francis McKie Smith
Robert Heos
Elston Seagers
Bill Smith
Fred Amburn
Williford Brewer
John Hamm
North Augusta Lions Club
Westinghouse witness explains failed uranium contracts
E Seif, Westinghouse chief negotiator in 1973 74, testifies in Richmond court that the firm could not meet earlier price terms for uranium with Long Island Lighting and Houston Lighting and Power. Ten utilities sue Westinghouse for 2.5 billion, claiming breach of supply agreements. The judge weighs whether utilities have a valid claim as the contracts were never signed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Richmond
Westinghouse Electric Corp
E. Seif
Westinghouse
Long Island Lighting Co
Houston Lighting and Power Co
U.S
Robert R. Merhige Jr
Seif
Ten Utilities
Texas Utilities
Houston Lighting & Power
Wisconsin Electric
Long Island Lighting
South Carolina Electric and Gas
Florida Power & Light
Alabama Power
Northeast Utilities
Virginia Electric & Power Co
Tennessee Valley Authority
All advance payments to Aiken Standard subscription
The notice directs that all advance payments should be made to Aiken Standard PBM Subscription, indicating the payment route for prepaid subscriptions.
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Aiken Standard - Pbm
PBM
Aiken
Fire damages trailer at Camelia Park no injuries reported
Public safety officers responded to a Camelia Trailer Park fire at about 6 15 p m. Heavy damage occurred to one end of a trailer. A spokesman said no one was hurt in the incident.
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Aiken
Nationwide Forecast Signals Mixed Winter Pattern
Forecasters predict rain across the Southeast and northern Pacific coast with snow from the northern Plains to Oklahoma and the upper Mississippi Valley to the Northeast. Temperatures are expected to run cold across most areas.
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Plains
Oklahoma
Mississippi Valley
Pacific Coast
Streets Dilemma, Dog Control Rise At Neighborhood Meeting
Public Safety Director J. Carroll Busbee outlined duplicate street names and missing house numbers complicating emergency responses at the H. Odell Weeks Center. City officials discussed dog control measures and potential leash-law costs amid praise for a past moratorium.
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Public Safety
J. Carroll Busbee
H. Odell Weeks Center
Croft Avenues
Thomas
Magnolia
Busbee
Kalmia Hill
Robert S
Skipper) Perry Jr
Public Safety Department
Roland H. Windham
Windham
Perry
H. Odell Weeks
Mike Strickland
Lloyd T. Olsen
William Clyburn
Hastings Wyman
Wyatt Johnson
Isaiah M. Hendrix
Michael F. Facciolo
Schools Blamed as Vandalism Hits Aiken Classrooms
J Carroll Busbee of Aiken Public Safety says school vandalism is driven by students and varies by campus. Since January there have been 11 reported cases in public schools. security measures help but complicate patrols. He cites limited resources and suggests parental oversight and possible night guards as solutions.
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J. Carroll Busbee
Aiken
Busbee
Heating Problems Hit Aiken County Schools
Aiken County schools face ongoing heating issues with aging systems. L-B-C High School, Summerfield Elementary, and Kennedy Junior High reported boilers failing or leaks, prompting class shifts but no serious disruption. Maintenance crews restored boiler operations, with concerns about persistent pipe-in-concrete systems and slow warming.
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Aiken County
Summerfield
North Augusta
Kennedy Junior High
Aiken
L.L. Willis
Kennedy
Summerfield Elementary
Augusta
Hubert Turner
Chris Brooks
Dunbar Pushes Grand Jury Probe Into County Magistrates
Aiken County Council member Marvin E. Dunbar calls for a grand jury investigation of the magistrates offices amid alleged irregularities in bonding practices. He urges a full inquiry into bondsmen tax reporting and licensing reforms with a proposed $500 license fee and net worth requirement, pending third reading on Feb 7.
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Aiken
Aiken County
Marvin E. Dunbar
Dunbar
Internal Revenue Service
IRS
Grand Jury
Council
South Carolina Law Enforcement Department
SLED
Attorney General's Office
Bath
Ing
South Carolina
Fear grips town after killings as residents seek guns
Local residents describe growing fear after a series of killings. One grocer notes previous gun sales to eight men and explains uncertainty about motives while neighbors lock doors and fear a random assailant. Women avoid giving identifying details but share unease about safety and killing patterns.
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Bob Mitchel
Martintown Road
Smith
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Donnie Jackson
Lawton Gilmore
Hiers
Lourie Greene Hiers
David L. Ziegler
Raymond Newman
LaGrange
Anne Laura Gray
New Ellenton
Gerald Miller
Elwyn McDonald
Poteet Funeral Home South Chapel
Hillcrest Memorial Park
Frampton Eaves
Charles Lee Eaves
J.N. Paerre
Myra Jane Carrington
Inere
National Weather Service
NOAA
US Dept of Co
Charles Lowell
L-B-C
Jerry D. Swing
Swing
L. L. Willis
Marvin Dunbar
Aiken High School
Saxony
Beige
Bank Americard
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