Planetarium Shows Continue At USC Aiken
The Du Pont Planetarium at Ruth Patrick Science Education Center USC Aiken resumes public sky shows on the first and third Saturdays. March 2 offers 10 am 12 pm 1 pm and 2 pm sessions with Digistar II and SkyScan effects plus a solar system video. Reservations and a small admission fee apply. call 648 6851 ext 3313 for details.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
du Pont Planetarium
Ruth Patrick Science Education Center
USC Aiken
SkyScan
Solar System
Mariner
Viking
Voyager
Aiken Jaycees announce advance Trials tickets sale
The Aiken Jaycees open advance tickets for Trials this Saturday and March 2 at the Exhibition Building Jaycees Fairgrounds U.S. 1 North. Infield spots cost 75 dollars with four passes and a parking pass. Parking options range 60, 50, or 40 dollars with four tickets and parking. General admission is six dollars in advance, eight dollars race day. General parking is five dollars in advance and ten dollars on race day.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Aiken Jaycees
Jaycees
Reminder Issued For Monthly Ski Club Meet
The Augusta Ski Club meets the first Tuesday of each month at Holiday Inn West on Washington Road in Augusta. The meeting will begin at 7 30 p.m. Call 641 1928 for more information.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Augusta Ski Club
Holiday Inn West
Washington Road
Augusta
Police Blotter Highlights Local Theft and DV Incident
Police report a missing 19 inch Magnavox TV and remote from a Kershaw Street home with unclear burglary ties. A Kenwood cassette player was seized from a Locke Lane car. owner bought it from an unknown man. Detectives review a rash of car break ins in the Aiken area for possible links. A Carver Terrace man was arrested for criminal domestic violence after a dispute with his partner. An attempted burglary occurred on Gayle Avenue with entry sought through a back door.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kershaw Street
Locke Lane
Aiken
Carver Terrace
Gayley Avenue
SKF Executives Groundbreaking in Aiken Plant Plan
SKF Automotive Bearing Division executives break ground for a 50 acre hub plant at Sage Mill business park near Graniteville to produce passenger car and Rockwell truck hub units. The $115 million facility aims to hire 250 to 260 workers and be operational by mid next year.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Graniteville
SKF Automotive Bearing
SKF USA Inc
Bettis Academy Road
Interstate 20
Sage Mill
SKF
Rockwell
Peter Augustsson
Graniteville Company
Pro- Timber
Prudential Insurance Company
Mon Weedy Ofskf
School Debate Seeks Harmony Amid Tense Local Meeting
Dr. John Bradley warned of explosive tensions at the Aiken County Board of Education session as a standing room crowd of Wagener parents, black and white, debated the transfer of Myrtis Brighthorp. NAACP and United Action representatives urged peaceful resolution, recalling protests over a principal’s resignation and fears for students.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Bradley
Aiken County Board of Education
Aiken Department of Public Safety
Wagener
NAACP
South Carolina United Action
Busbee
Rhonda Taylor Poole
PTO
Myrtis Brighthorp
David D. Bauknight
Wagener United Methodist Church
Renovated ACTS Center Dedicated After Major Makeover
The ACTS Area Churches Together Sery ng building on Hayne Avenue in Aiken was renovated and dedicated, with improvements funding through a special drive and a repaved adjacent parking lot. ACTS aids residents with emergency relief plus counseling and education, supported by over 500 contributing churches and donations from individuals.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Acts Area
Seryng
ACTS
Hayne Avenue
Park Avenue
Golden Harvest Food Bank
Aiken
Job Outlook Improves for Aiken Area in Spring
Manpower Inc releases the Employment Outlook Survey showing 33 percent of area employers plan to hire in April through June while 6 percent expect cuts and 61 percent foresee no change. Spokesperson Caremn Faulkner says spring brings job renewal after winter.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Aiken
Manpower Inc
Caremn Faulk
Teen Fugitive From Williston Arrested In California
Williston teenager David McClure Jr. 18 was arrested in California by Riverside County Sheriff's Department after a SLED contact. He had been missing since Jan 8 when his father David McClure Sr. 39 and Donna Autry Fitzpatrick 31 were found stabbed to death in Williston.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Williston
California
Sled Public Information
Hugh Munn
David McClure Jr
Riverside County
Munn
Vince Padgett
Barnwell County
Padgett
Fugitive Task Force
McClure
Also Mentioned on This Page
Low
By Chasiti Kirkland
Ray Langton
Aiken County
King of Prussia
Beatings
United States
Canada
Philip
Melvin Davis
Bauknight
William Thompson
United Action
Brighthorp
Mrs
Pat Fred Feekart
Fred Andrea
Mary Shea
Job
Nity
Cabezon
McClure Sr
Ms. Fitzpatrick
Roger Kaney
Kaney
Young McClure
This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!