Snow Delays and Closures Across Aiken County
A two inch snow blanket disrupted Aiken County with school closures and delayed business but caused limited damage. Roads were slick with few accidents while crews cleared snow clogged streets. Power outages were minor and restoration was expected by noon as conditions shifted to freezing rain.
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Aiken County
National Weather Service
Columbia
Greenville
Midlands
Savannah River
Aiken Electric Cooperative
U.S. 278
Horse Creek Valley
John Beckham
Aiken
Beckham
Sheriff's Department
Iranian President Denounces Embassy Hostage Militants
President Abolhassan Bani Sadr denounces the Moslem militants holding the U S Embassy hostages in Tehran as dictators with a government within a government. The attack follows militants accusing minister Nasser Minachi of CIA links and his later arrest by revolutionary guards.
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Associated Press
Abolhassan Bani Sadr
U.S
Tehran
Evidence Will Be Kept From Ethics Panels
The Justice Department will withhold FBI evidence on eight congressmen from congressional ethics committees as the bureau pursues a political corruption inquiry. The statement came from the chairman of one panel today.
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Washington
Justice Department
Congressional Ethics Committees
FBI
Bureau
Guards Were The Key
Officials say authorities delayed storming the facility to protect guards held hostage as inmates began killing and mutilating people during a 36 hour state prison uprising in Santa Fe New Mexico.
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Santa FE
N.M
Jogger Receives Advice Brings Morning Run and Find
Chick Warner urged a friend to start jogging and the friend headed out after dark in the neighborhood. During the run the man found five dollars.
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Chick Warner
County approves sheriff car purchases and flood ordinance
The Aiken County Council allocated 76 591 for 10 police package cars and a van from Satcher Motor Company to replace older models. A lease to own plan will shift to county ownership as leased cars reach 18 months. The council also passed a federal flood damage prevention ordinance critical for eligibility for grants loans and disaster aid. A special meeting set for February 26 will finalize the ordinance.
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Aiken
Satcher Motor Company
Satcher
Sheriff’s Department
Windsor Elementary Fire Prompts Coat Drive and Banquet
Windsor community hosts a Saturday banquet at Oakwood School to show support after Windsor Elementary School burned. Donations of coats sweaters hats gloves notebooks pencils and paper are being collected at 843 Edgefield Ave Aiken or Oakwood School Montmorenci to help students replace lost items.
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Susie
Windsor Elementary School
Windsor
Edgefield Ave
Aiken
Oakwood School
Montmorenci
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