Aiken Planning Commission to discuss Pine Log and Silver Bluff widening
The Aiken County Planning Commission will discuss an SCDOT widening project on Pine Log Road and Silver Bluff Road to four lanes with a left turn lane. The meeting also covers plat approvals for several developments and a commendation for Jim Baggett, at 8 p.m. in County Council chambers.
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S.C. Department of Highways and Public Transportation
Silver Bluff
Pine Log
Aiken
Aiken County
Glen Ward
Scdhpt
Jim Baggott
New Covenant Presbyterian Church
Hitchcock Parkway
U.S. 1
U.S. 78
S.C. 421
Atomic Road
Cedar Creek
Herndon Dairy Road
Silver Bluff Road
Crystal Acres
Crystal Springs Road
Ludlow Lake Road
Tavell Place
S.C. 278
Pine Log Road
County Council
Richland Ave
Aiken County Sheriff's Department Wins $28000 Computer Grant
The Aiken County Sheriff's Department will receive a $28,000 grant for a computerized record keeping system. The computer will track crime trends locations suspect files incident reports warrants arrests and bookings to improve patrol planning and resource use.
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Aiken County
Sheriff’s Department
Voter Registration Seeks Volunteer Deputy Registrars
The Office of Voter Registration accepts volunteer registrar requests through 5 p m tomorrow. Organizations must have 5 to 10 applicants. Past deputy registrars must re apply. Training sessions will be set by the Voter Registration Board.
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Office of Voter Registration
Voter Registration Board
Area 3 Council Set to Meet in Langley
The Area 3 Advisory Council will convene at 7 p.m. Thursday in the Area 3 office board room on U.S. 1 Langley. The council handles local school budget funds student transfer and disciplinary appeals and facility rentals with monthly meetings.
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Langley
Area 3
U.S. 1
Aiken County
Gramm Overspent Campaign Funds Amid Budget Fight
Sen Phil Gramm faced about 168000 dollars in overspending in 1985 while co authoring Gramm Rudman Hollings budget cuts. Maryland parents push for time with fathers as NASA astronomer Stephen Moran visits a lecture noting Dr John Spooner quips about his absence lately.
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Phil Gramm
Texas
Maryland
NASA
Stephen P. Moran
John Spooner
Outer Space
County OKs simplified sewer contract with North Augusta
Aiken County Council backed Medwell Hill's bid to rewrite a North Augusta sewer contract to a simpler form. The plan mirrors the Bridge Creek- Graniteville joint funding model, with North Augusta paying 250000 and a 1 million gallon per day flow cap.
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County Balks
North Augusta
Little Horse Creek
Aiken County
Medwell Hill
William C
Bill) Clyburn
Marilyn Smith
LaVana McKenzie
Hill
J. Micheal Toole
Mim Woodring
Ralph F. Cul
Linan
McKenzie
Clearwater Lakes
Mims Branch
Old Ludlow Lake
Bus and pickup collide near Greendale Elementary in New Ellenton
A school bus owned by Greendale Elementary collided with a southbound pickup on S C 19 at 7 40 a m in New Ellenton injuring no students. Bus driver Roger Martin 16 was cited for failing to yield right of way. The pickup driver William Frazer 49 and passenger Randy Tuuri 44 of Aiken were unharmed after hospital treatment.
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New Ellenton
S.C
Highway Patrol
Horace Leysath
Greendale Elementary School
S.C. 19
Leysath
Roger Martin
Aiken
William Frazer
Randy Tuuri
HCA Aiken Regional Medical
Anna DeLoach
Martin
Mandatory Seat Belt Proposal Faces Senate Hurdles
In Columbia the seat belt bill stalls in the Senate amid more than a dozen amendments and debate over its impact on civil lawsuits. Sen. John Land remains hopeful a vote comes this week though concerns persist that belt nonuse could be used to argue negligence. An amendment would bar such use, but legal questions persist awaiting court rulings.
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Columbia
South Carolina
Senate
John Land
Land
Clarendon County
Ed Saleeby
Darlington
Sam Applegate
Charleston
Windsor Faces Post Office Closure on Site Controversy
Windsor residents fear a proposed USPS site could force the town to lose its post office. Mayor Mizell seeks a new hearing as a regional council weighs the recommended site amid safety concerns and past bids. Councilwoman Hatcher accuses rivals of bias while noting her own land was rejected in the process.
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Windsor
U.S. Postal Service
Frank Mizell
Lower Savannah
Aiken County
Council of Governments
U.S. 78
Mizell
Savannah
Washington, D.C
South Carolina
Hatcher
James Nunn
Postal Service
U.S
Betty C. Bailey
Tampa
Ms. Bailey
Frances Nunn
Roger
Linda Nunn
Middleton Drive
Historic Walton Estate Fire Destroys Pre Civil War Home
The Walton Estate a two story historic home on Aiken Road in Vaucluse burned last night. Fire units from GVW Aiken DPS and Center Fire Dept fought the blaze for two to three hours using over 20000 gallons of water. No injuries were reported and the house built before the Civil War had been owned by the Marvin Walton family since 1936.
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Vaucluse
Walton
Bobby Scott
Ment of Public Safety
Center Fire Department
GVW
Scott
Marvin Walton
Thomas Walton
Schofield Middle School
Ban on Porn Phone Messages Sought in South Carolina
Rep. B J Gordon requests AG office study to ban pre recorded pornographic telephone messages citing a church member's $100 monthly bill from children dialing 50 cent toll numbers. He calls access for children a sad day and says messages are filthy irreverent and a growing problem on the House floor.
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Columbia
B.J. Gordon
Williamsburg
Attorney General’s Office
South Carolina
Clearwater prepares WCNA FM 98.3 new station
Clearwater residents will gain WCNA FM 98.3 with a pleasant listening sound and broad musical range. Co owner Faye Farmer says community service and sports will be featured while the format is explored. The Farmers pursued the license after a three year process ending with FCC approval. Mrs Farmer is from Douglas Georgia and Wayne Farmer hails from North Augusta.
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Clearwater
Wcna-Fm
Faye M. Farmer
Federal Communications Commission
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Dick) Riley
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