Willcox Hotel in Aiken Saved from Demolition
Judge F Alex Beasley recommends against demolishing the Willcox Hotel in Aiken and orders owner Joseph Eways to submit renovation plans within six months and show financing within 45 days. A $482000 renovation plan was proposed by architect Martin Buckley but lacks confirmed backing. The ruling preserves tax base and economic value while mandating safety measures and periodic inspections by the Aiken Public Safety Department. Exceptions may be filed by the City of Aiken.
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Willcox
Aiken
Winter Colony
County Clerk of Court
F. Alex Beasley
Beasley
Martin Buckley
Eways
Jack Early
Department of Public Safety
Second
Rodney A. Peeples
Have You Heard and Other Local Snippets
A knee deep roundup notes Antoine Cordahi guiding the Aiken Choral Society bass section with playfully stern “git on it.” Dr Charles N Still, called Whiskey, faces questions as Clemson chaplain pick. Andy Williams in Washington for Christmas program prompts clerk’s death or alive joke about the singer.
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Antoine Cordahi
Aiken Choral Society
Cordahi
Charles N. Still
Council On Aging
Clemson
Still
Andy Williams
Washington, D.C
Unemployment Rate Drops on January Readjustment
Washington AP says the nationwide jobless rate fell to 10.2 percent in January after adding 1.7 million military personnel to the count. Civilian unemployment dropped to 10.4 percent with fewer layoffs, while total U S employment rose to 100.8 million including military personnel.
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Washington
Labor Department
U.S
Congress
White House
Reagan
Deborah Klein
Bureau of Labor Statistics
Independent Trucker Strike Triggers Sharp Produce Price Rise
The nationwide truckers strike enters its fifth day as 800+ attacks on rigs and 17 arrests drive up wholesale produce prices 10 to 20 cents a item. Shippers report higher costs and drivers collecting premium rates amid widespread violence.
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California
New York City
Consumer Affairs Department
James Lambert
New Haven (Conn
Independent Truckers Association
ITA
Robert Strube
Market Service Association
Chicago
Artesia
Anaheim
Calif
Fresno
New York
Bill Causey
Western Ag
South Carolina
Senate remap could be decided quickly by staff
In Columbia Sen. Thomas E. Smith Jr says remapping the Senate may move faster than expected as debate on a single-member district plan begins. The Judiciary Committee endorsed the plan and sent it to the floor while lawmakers weigh county integrity and population balance amid worries of a repeat of congressional redistricting.
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Columbia
Thomas E. Smith Jr
Senate
Florence County
Senate Judiciary Committee
Sen. Smith
Thomas L. Moore
D-Aiken
Sen. Moore
Aiken County
Lexington County
Edgefield County
Lexington
Barnwell
House
Billy Jones
Clearwater
Rep. Jones
M. Judson Busbee
D-Wagoner
Busbee
Senate District 26
Aiken
Rep
House of Representatives
General Assembly
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John Green
Aiken Recreation Department
Joan Tower
John Elliott
Aiken Park Commission
Rye Patch
Ginny Southworth
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