Gunnells Seeks More Funds as Sheriff Reports Budget Strains
Belvedere Aiken County Sheriff Ralph Gunnells told Graniteville Exchange Club that the department is near exhausting its 1,507,838 July appropriation and may need additional funds within weeks. He cited higher fuel, maintenance, and utility costs, backlogged cases, prisoner care costs, aging vehicles, and limited uniformed staff as core budget pressures. He plans to ask the County Council for more money, noting transfers between two budgets are possible.
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Ralph Gunnells
Gunnells
Graniteville Exchange Club
Council
Sheriff’s Department
Bob Bell
Sheriff Gunnells
George Mitchell
Duffs
Belvedere
Aiken Citizens Praise Weeks Center Track Growth
Aiken residents report higher than expected use of the H Odell Weeks Activities Center jogging track with about 500 users daily. An obstacle course with 23 stations and improved lighting enhance night safety as the recreation program expands under Willie J Boyd who notes growth from 50 to 475 participants in the soccer program.
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H. Odell Weeks
Aiken
Recreation Department
City of
Willie J. Boyd
Boyd
Kingstree
Claflin College
City of Columbia
Ramada Inn
John B. Roberts
Frank McCrosson
Young cosmetologist finds daily variety at Two Sisters Hair Care
Jamie Crapps a 20 year old cosmetologist at Two Sisters Hair Care in Kalmia Mall enjoys daily variety meeting different people. She recalls her first big on the job mistake color No 12 misbrand led to applying Black Rage, taking four hours to fix with help from her boss.
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Jamie Crapps
Two Sisters Hair Care
Kalmia Mall
Two Sisters
Ms. Crapps
Aiken County
Aiken High School
Aiken High
Racial Case Is Closed In Aiken County Schools
The Education Department's Office for Civil Rights closed a racial discrimination case against Aiken County School District saying no hard evidence supported charges filed last October by a South Carolina civil rights group. District officials stated they complied fully and exonerated themselves.
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U.S. Department of Education
Office of Civil Rights
Aiken County
South Carolina
Fred Jolley
Operation Help
James I. Green
Education Department
Lamar Clements
Charges Dismissed in Bank Robbery Case
The armed bank robbery charges against Dennis Daniel Garrett of Clearwater were dismissed without prejudice. U.S. sources say the government may refile, with Assistant U.S. Attorney Marvin Caughman expecting a trial in weeks or longer. Separate cases saw Robert Henry Stewart Jr. convicted, and Mark Maloney and Janet Smith sentenced for theft-related offenses.
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Dennis Daniel
Sy) Garrett
Clearwater
Garrett
Graniteville
Farmers and Merchants Bank
U.S
Marvin Caughman
Robert Henry Stewart Jr
Richmond County
James E. Slayton
Mark Maloney
Cherry Street
Richmond County Correctional Institution
Janet Smith
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Kathy Woodham
Wella Balsam Hair Care
Rich Plaza
Kroger
H&r Block
North Augusta Plaza
Monte Sano Ave
Broad Street
Gordon Highway
Washington RD
Mitchell Center
Peach Orchard Plaza
SAT
SUN
MasterCard
Visa
Moet
Sea
Louisville
Harlem
Waynesboro
Saluda
Batesburg
Bamberg
Barnwell
Allendale
Wadley
Ea Frigidaire
Hayne Ave
Laurens St
Hydrick’s Appliances
N.W
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Richland AV
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