Aiken City Council to review Municipal Building renovations
The Aiken City Council meets tonight at 7 30 to consider conceptual plans for Municipal Building renovations and bid approvals for Croft Field sprinkler system. They will appoint members to the accommodations tax committee zoning board of adjustment and annexation work group. Second reading and public hearing proceed on sign ordinance Jehesse Drive rezoning and business list amendments. Meeting in City Council Chambers Park Avenue open to the public.
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Aiken
Croft Field
Zoning Board of Adjustment
Jehesse Drive
City Council
Park Avenue
North Augusta City Council Study Session Tonight
The North Augusta city council meets at 7 in the Municipal Building to discuss a property line dispute and traffic patterns on East Martintown Road. Bankers Trust requests council action regarding Crossroads Shopping Center traffic changes and a two way turn from the westbound lane.
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North Augusta
East Martintown
S.C. Highway Department
Crossroads
Bankers Trust
Municipal
E. Buena Vista Ave
Jackson Council to Hear First Readings on Sanitation and License
Jackson town council will hold a regular meeting at 7 p.m. at town hall 129 Charles St to hear first readings of a sanitation ordinance and a business license ordinance. Regular commissioner reports are on the agenda per town clerk Joel Batson.
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Jackson
Charles St
Joel Batson
Windsor Plans Election Date With Town Council
Windsor Town Council will consider setting the election date for a mayor and two town council seats. The 7:30 p.m. meeting occurs at the town hall on Mount Belah Road.
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Windsor
Mount Beulah Road
Aiken Recreation Commission Meets to Discuss Park Improvements
The Aiken Recreation Commission will meet tomorrow night to consider funding improvements for Dixie Youth Park Thomas Park Harrison Caver Park and the Aiken County Recreation Center. The agenda includes center rental contracts policies fees schedules operating hours grant applications 1987 county funding cycle use of the Wayside Park and more. The meeting is in the County Council building 736 Richland Ave W at 6 p.m.
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Aiken Recreation Commission
Dixie Youth
Thomas Park
Harrison-Caver
Aiken County Recreation Center
Commission
Recreation
S.C. Department of Parks, Recreation and Tourism
Aiken Wayside
Masters Martial Arts Academy
Happy Days Camp
County Council
Richland Ave
Aiken
Reverend Johnston's Rabbit Skunk Philosophy Quip
The Rev. Bill Johnston told his congregation a saying about pursuing a rabbit all day rather than catching a skunk. He framed it as practical wisdom on effort and outcomes.
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Bill Johnston
Aiken County School Board to Review 2.7 Million Bond Issue
The Aiken County Board of Education meets Tuesday night at the Education Center to discuss a 2.7 million bond issue. The plan follows a five year facility program sized around 23.5 to 24.5 million, with options for J.D. Lever Elementary School.
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Aiken County
State Department of Education
J. Larry Clark
Clark
U.S. Senate
Benefit basketball game features doctors lawyers clash
Attorney Ray Dufour tries to keep Dr. Preston Conger from scoring in a benefit practice session. Area doctors and lawyers meet Saturday night in the first game of a double header to aid the American Cancer Society. The Perry Family and local coaches team up in the second game. Tickets cost 4 dollars for adults and 2 dollars for children.
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Ray Dufour
Preston Conger
American Cancer Society
Perry
William Perry
Chicago Bears
Bankers Trust
Ginny Southworth
Tax Commission Under Fire From South Carolina Lawmaker
House Speaker Pro Tem Sterling Anderson, acquitted on sales tax evasion, criticizes the Tax Commission. Rep. Vic Rawl files legislation to strip the Criminal Intelligence Division from the commission and move it to the attorney general, limiting investigations to civil matters. Anderson says he may attend hearings but prefers no involvement. Gary Turner of the commission declines to comment.
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Columbia
House
Sterling Anderson
Spartanburg
Vic Rawl
D-Charleston
Anderson
Rawl
Charleston
Commission
Attorney General’s Office
Ways and Means Committee
Gary Turner
Jury Selection in Bell Trial Opens in Berkeley County
Larry Gene Bell 36 awaits trial for kidnapping and murder of Shari Faye Smith and later Debra Helmick. About 250 prospective jurors report to Berkeley County Courthouse as the prosecution seeks the death penalty.
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Moncks Corner
Larry Gene Bell
Lexington County
Berkeley County
BELL
Gilbert Electrician
Shari Faye Smith
Miss Smith
Debra May Helmick
Surbuban
Columbia
Helmick
Smith
Saluda County
John Hamilton Smith
Donald V. Myers
Regular Gas May Soon Sell For Near 80¢
North and South Carolina drivers benefit from lower oil prices but energy officials warn cheap oil may reduce conservation efforts. Prices have fallen from above $1 to around 90 to 95 cents. some fear prices could rebound sharply. Local drivers express concern about future pump costs as experts predict unleaded gas near 80 cents in coming weeks.
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Charlotte
N.C
North Carolina
South Carolina
John Clark
South Carolina Energy Office
Betty Smith
David Reed
South Carolina Oil Jobbers Association
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Jackson Town Council
Recreation Commission
George Burgess
Board of Education
Hopeland
Sheila Isham
Hall of Fame
Hopeland Gardens
Dupree Place
Tax Commission
Inc.c. House
Saluda
Midlands
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