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Newspaper
Aiken Standard
Location
Aiken, South Carolina, United States of America
Date
Feb 03, 1999
Page
13
The Aiken Newcomer's Club meets Tuesday Feb 9 at Newberry Hall. Registration starts 9 30 a m followed by a brief meeting program and luncheon. Belks Department Store presents a ladies fashion show. Luncheon costs 1 26 and reservations are due Friday Feb 5. Call Nita 642 4436 or Alice 643 9815.
A police blotter lists incidents including a burglary on Kendron Church Road with electronics stolen, a breaking and entering at a Walker Street auto, and a Wire Road home theft of furniture electronics coins and clothes. A strong arm robbery on Hamon Avenue involved a $150 purse theft from a resident. An armed masked man on Ridgecrest Lot t threatened a resident but no arrests. A January 30 Ham was stolen and cooked in a Aldrich Street home. A purses found at Sub-Terminal on Augusta Road and Wal-Mart thefts reported with missing cash and cards. Deputies responded to a disturbance at Heights Road with a gun drawn but no arrests. Updated 2/3/99.
Ashley Wojtowsicz of Aiken marked a double celebration for her 16th birthday. She had a surprise party at the new ice skating rink in Augusta on January 28 with classmates from Aiken Christian School, followed by a luncheon on January 29 with ten friends after babysitting for a friend.
The Attorney General asks an Aiken County court to take Lawrence M. Floyd Sr. into custody for a probable-cause hearing under the sexually violent predator law. Floyd, jailed since 1997, allegedly had sex with a minor and may suffer from a mental abnormality.
Judy Adamick, trained by New York artists and Paris visits, teaches watercolor at the Aiken Center for the Arts. Her six week Monday sessions host ages 18 to 65, many returning students, and aim to connect newcomers with local art groups.
New traffic signals on Whiskey Road from Grace Avenue to Powderhouse Road are operating but timings are not set. Drivers should stop behind the stop bar and expect a minimum 50 second delay entering from side streets.
Aiken County Council approved an ordinance to bill inmates for elective medical care, property damage, and escape costs. Fees are deducted from inmates personal accounts, with safeguards ensuring amounts below five dollars are not charged and refunds if acquitted.
Rep. Molly Spearman resigns from her district seat to become an administrator in the S C Department of Education. Inez Tenenbaum appoints her as deputy superintendent for governmental affairs. A Saluda native from Saluda and Lexington Richland District Five veteran, she will earn 80596 in the new post.
The Municipal Election Commission of Jackson sets a general election for Tuesday April 6 with offices for mayor and two council seats plus water commissioner. Registration deadline March 6. Filing windows open Feb 8 and close March 8. Petition filings due Feb 22. Polls 7 a.m. to 7 p.m. Absentee ballots examined at 2 p.m. at the Aiken County Voter Registration Office. A hearing on ballot validity April 8 at 6 p.m. Runoff if needed on April 20. Contact 471 3610.
Author Jack Bass presents Ol Strom An Unauthorized Biography of Strom Thurmond at the Etherredge Center USC Aiken on February 4 at 4 p m The book co authored with Marilyn Thompson profiles Thurmond as a master politician and war hero The Longstreet Press nominates it for a Pulitzer Prize.
An 8 inch water line behind Hamburg Industries in North Augusta caused brief outages in isolated zones near UCB and Halocarbon. The dual feed line broke around 7 p.m. and was quickly repaired, with city administrator Charles Martin noting only a short water outage for most residents.
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