Commission to address water woes in New Ellen ton
Gene Crawford of the Commission of Public Works will discuss the town water system at the City Council meeting in New Ellenton this evening at 7 pm in the town hall council chambers. He says CPW and DHEC have a mutual consent order and outlines ongoing engineering studies and funding efforts. The goal is an adequate water supply for the city and service area with a full report to the council soon.
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New Ellenton
Gene Crawford
Commission of Public Works
Crawford
CPW
DHEC
Souneil
Police blotter items span shoplifting to theft across Aiken
Aiken Department of Public Safety responded to a department store shoplifting with an employee and customer arrested for a $297.38 haul after a $1.99 simulated checkout. A Feb 6 theft on Magnolia Lake Court saw $600 in 45 compact discs taken from an unlocked Ford Explorer. A man was nabbed at a building supply store for concealing a $48 thermostat. An inmate at the county jail alleges assault by two white male jailers. Saddle theft from a horse trailer on Easy Street totals $4,000 with no prints. An 82-year-old woman was targeted in a Friday Dollar General parking lot scam offering $10,000 in found money.
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Aiken Department of Public Safety
ADPS
Magnolia Lake Court
Dewberry Court
Aikens
Dollar General Store
Murderer seeks new trial over alleged attorney conflicts
Michael Ray Taylor, 34, seeks post conviction relief in Aiken County claiming his defense suffered because his lawyer had a casual relationship with the victim’s parents. He was sentenced in 1990 to 30 years for manslaughter and 10 years for car theft after killing Barbara Ledford in May 1990.
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Aiken County
Michael Ray Taylor
Tion
Taylor
Barbara Ledford
Ms. Ledford
Cold Creek
Seminar on attracting bluebirds and purple martins
Wildlife biologist Ron Brenneman of Birds and Butterflies of Aiken leads a free, reservations required seminar at Stoplight Deli on Laurens Street on Tuesday Feb 23 at 7 pm. Attendees receive bird literature and discounts on houses, with refreshments provided.
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Ginny Southworth
Ron Brenneman
Brenneman
Aiken
Laurens Street
Larry Cat in Space at Du Pont Planetarium
The Du Pont Planetarium on the University of South Carolina Aiken campus presents Larry Cat in Space a playful show about Larry a curious cat who sneaks aboard a space mission to the moon Diana Larrys companion lunar geology on the moon and life on the lunar colony The production runs Friday and Saturday March 5 6 19 20 at 7 and 8 pm with admission 4 adults 3 seniors and 2 students
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du Pont Planetarium
Larry
Diana
Earth
Freedom
Larry Cat
University of South Carolina-Aiken
Saints Alive auction includes rare Patch Adams video
The All Saints Anglican Church Saints Alive auction on March 5 at 6 30 pm at Houndslake Country Club offers unique items such as an early release Patch Adams video tape and a director donated jacket and hat The fundraiser led by George Naifeh and Rev Garrett Clanton aims to raise 40 000 to 50 000 for neighborhood revitalization with proceeds supporting Habitat for Humanity houses and local arts donations from Southside Gallery and Nancy Wilds.
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All Saints Anglican Church
Houndslake Country Club
Garrett Clanton
Aiken Standard
Clanton
Naifeh
Habitat For Humanity
Southside Gallery
Nancy Wilds
New Ellenton Opens Senior Feeding Site at St Paul Church
The Aiken Area Council on Aging opens a congregate meal site at St Paul United Methodist Church on Main Street in New Ellenton. Julia Holmes notes rising requests, with meals 9 am to 1 pm Monday through Friday except holidays. Connie Singer adds a weight loss group. about 15 seniors attended, suggesting activities like music, games, BINGO, exercise, visits by students, and poetry. For information, call 6485447.
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New Ellenton
Aiken Area
Connie Singer
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