North Augusta residents to get free smoke detectors in volunteer drive
About sixty seniors in the North Augusta area will receive battery powered smoke detectors tomorrow as part of a program by the Aiken Area Council on Aging. Volunteers from SCE&G will install devices funded by a federal grant, with more detectors in storage for future installations.
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North Augusta
Aiken Area Council On Aging
South Carolina Electric & Gas
Council On Aging
Aiken Department of Public Safety
Pat Marrand
ADPS
Council
Sce&g
David McClain
Woman charged after one car crash in Aiken
Dorothy Mace, 34, of Aiken, was charged with leaving the scene of an accident and driving too fast for conditions after she left the road and struck a tree at 5 05 a.m. She was found via the car tag and not hospitalized. She was not wearing a seat belt.
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S.C. Highway Patrol
Dorothy Mace
Ronny Brown
Burglars Target Electronics in county Break-ins
Thieves struck several county homes yesterday taking electronic gear including a wireless remote receiver valued at 783 dollars and a satellite system worth 2100 dollars from a Piper Road residence. A Ridge Road break left 75 dollars in damages with a torn screen and theft of an RCA VCR and a .22 rifle. A Colleton Avenue home was ransacked late Wednesday morning with over 500 dollars in goods stolen, including a Bell and Howell movie projector and tapes valued at 126 dollars. The Aiken Department of Public Safety is investigating.
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Piper Road
Norts
Aiken County
North Augusta
Sheriff's Department
Colleton Avenue
Aiken Department of Public Safety
Bell and Howell
Department
Plywood Theft Reported in North Augusta Homes
About 80 sheets of plywood were stolen from two North Augusta homes on Howard Mill Road during December, with 60 sheets taken from Ludlow Lake crossing and 20 from a nearby house. Total value estimated at $560. investigators with the Aiken County Sheriff's Department seek suspects.
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North Augusta
Howard Mill Road
Aiken County
Sheriff’s Department
Ludlow Lake Crossing
Mixed Feelings on Aiken School Board Single Member Plan
Aiken County Board of Education members express mixed views on the House amendment moving all nine members to single member districts. The plan would elect nine members in a Aug 25 special election, with potential postponement to Sept 28 if the Justice Department does not approve by June 26. Some members prefer phased elections or voiced support for immediate single member representation.
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Aiken
Irene Rudnick
Daiken
Tom Huff
North Augusta
Justice Department
Robert H
Bob) Slay
Slay
Rogers Crowned Aiken County Spelling Champion
Gregory Michael Rogers, a 12 year old North Augusta Middle School student, won the Aiken County spelling bee beating Robert Dineen and other finalists. The event, co sponsored by the Aiken Standard and district, advances champions toward the regional competition on March 29.
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North Augusta
Joyce Ward
Gregory Michael Rogers
Aiken County
Robert Dineen
St. Mary Help of Christians
Aiken
Gregory Rogers
Suzette Cagle
Johnstown sewer project meeting outlines plan and costs
About 60 residents gathered at Bath First Baptist Church to discuss the Johnstown Community Development Project. The plan covers sewer lines, housing rehab, and road work in Cherry and Easy streets with a $665000 price tag and a $450000 federal grant.
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Bath
Johnstown
Bath First Baptist Church
Stephen Batts
L.V. Davis
Herman Fennell
Larry Murphy
Clearwater
Ralph Scott
North Augusta
District 3
LaVana McKenzie
W. Scott Barnes
Robert M. Bell
Joan Wilson
Aiken County
County Planners Reject Variance Request By George Burgess
Aiken County Planning Commission rejected a variance request for a road off U.S. 1 and Revco Road 4-0 with three abstentions. The panel noted a 300 foot curb cut rule and a letter from the S C Highway Department offering enforcement assistance. Boardman refused a compromise, choosing two curb cuts previously approved for a gas station.
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Aiken
Commission
Boardman
U.S. 1
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Roland) Smith
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Fran Chapman
Greg
Byron
Meera Kesavan
Aiken Day School
Michael Eugene Schar
LBC
Todd Harris
Leavelle McCampbell
Felicia Cooks
Ridge Spring-Monetta
Minnie Gibson
RSM
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New Ellenton
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Redcliffe
Tamika Nicole Moore
North Aiken
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Hammond Hills
Glover Hickson
Sammie Hutto
A.L. Corbett
Jeremy Paul Thorne
Greendale
Sean
East Aiken
David Davis
Pathways
Nance Dukes
Aiken Standard
Carol Garrett
Silver Bluff High School
Nancy M. Smith
Suzette Gle
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Buffoon
George Burgess
Baggott
Fred Langdon
Marion Holston
Donald Toole
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