Midland Valley Area Council breakfast set with HGA administrator
H G Mickey Smith III of HCA Aiken Regional Medical Centers will address the Midland Valley Area Council at the Greater Aiken Chamber of Commerce breakfast Wednesday at 7 30 a m at the Dixie Lee Restaurant on U S 1 near Clearwater. Four people were arrested in a Bluff Avenue drug raid with trafficking charges and four and a half pounds of marijuana seized. A Columbia woman was arrested at the AYCC for marijuana and contraband in a prison facility. A North Augusta driver struck a pedestrian on Gordon Highway killing him. the driver faces driving without proof of insurance charges. Ridge Spring Council will meet at 7 30 to hear a Saluda County official discuss consolidating law enforcement services.
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H.G
Mickey) Smith III
HCA
Aiken
Midland Valley Area Council
Greater Aiken Chamber of Commerce
Dixie Lee
U.S. 1
Clearwater
North Augusta
Bluff Avenue
Grady Brown Jr
Susan Cheryl Seldon
Bluff Ave
Michael Peter Massaro II
Michael Peter Massaro
Pine Street
Hershell Wayne Drigger Jr
Fairview Ave
Aiken County
Carrol G. Heath
Heath
Columbia
Lisa Robertson Turner
Springflower Road
Aycc
Augusta
Gordon Highway
Glenn Dion Redding
Redding
Ridge Spring
Keriff Dudley Rushton
Saluda County
Wagener Council Considers Annexations and New Post Office
Wagener Town Council meets at 7 30 p m in Town Hall to discuss annexations and possibly establishing a new post office. Edgefield EMS requests a rate increase. Edgefield County Council convenes at 7 p m at the government building on Jeter Street. The agenda also includes forming a county recreation commission for the entire county.
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Wagener
Edgefield County Council
Jeter Street
Motorist Publicizes Opinion on Gun Control on Richland Ave
A motorist on Richland Avenue displays a bumper sticker asserting that gun control means being able to hit the target. The item notes the public display and quotes the message on the pickup truck sticker.
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Richland Avenue
Auto Insurance Reform Debated In South Carolina Senate
Auto insurance reform moves forward in the South Carolina General Assembly with a mandatory seat belt law and a proposed rollback of rates. Senators Land Lourie Moore back the measure while Setzler weighs it. House leaders expect Gov Campbell's insurance package to arrive this week led by Rep Brown and Rep Huff as tort reform themes surface.
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S.C. General Assembly
Senate
John C. Land
Isadore E. Lourie
Suort
Thomas L. Moore
D-Aiken County
Nikki G. Setzler
D-Lex
Ington County
Sen. Moore
Moore
Setzler
S.C
House of Representatives
Carroll A. Campbell Jr
House
Robert
Brown
Marion
Thomas E. Huff
North Augusta
Huff
Blue Cross
Croft House Marks A Decade Of Elderly Living In Aiken
A reception celebrated Croft House ten years after its dedication on January 28 1979 in Aiken. The five story residence on Abbeville Avenue and York Street provides 60 apartments for residents aged 62 and up not requiring nursing home care. Residents praised the friendly atmosphere and daily dining while a long waiting list showed high demand. Directors led by president Maurice Williams oversee the facility which opened to open to all aged or helpless per founder George W Croft who deeded the land in 1877.
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Croft House
Abbeville Avenue
York Street
Lutie Moseley
Elaine Whitaker
Maurice Williams
Confiscated Items Used Sold By Groups
Items seized by Aiken Public Safety and Aiken County Sheriff's Department are stored in locked property rooms under strict custody. Evidence logged and analyzed at local clinics or SLED lab, with drugs burned after court and money funneled to a drug fund. Confiscated guns in good working order are re issued to officers.
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Aiken Public Safety Department
Aiken County Sheriff's Department
ADPS
Sheriff's Department
Public Safety Department
Steve Derrick
Aiken County
Bennie Williams
Williams
HCA
Aiken
Department of Public Safety
Debate Over Tritium Effects Hit National Security Question
Congressional and military leaders clash on how the Savannah River Plant shutdowns threaten national security. They seek consensus on whether deterrence and future weapon effectiveness depend on tritium production, with SRP’s three aging reactors idle for upgrades as the nation weighs arms reductions.
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Savannah River
Milit Ners
SRP
USCA Alumni Homecoming Begins Today
USCA Aiken celebrates its second annual Alumni Homecoming with games socials and entertainment. Alumni Affairs coordinator Gina W Ensley notes events promote ties to the university, showcase new buildings and administration, and invite participation. Activities include a Gamma Beta Phi balloon derby voting for homecoming king and queen Career Day with 90 employers basketball game and Spirit Day with Pacer colors cardinal and white.
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USC Aiken
Gina W. Ensley
Gamma Beta Phi
Student Alumni Association
Ensley
Ima Tau Delta
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Ridge Council
Brooks Webster
Niq Dunkelbarger
Stephanie War
USCA
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