North Augusta considers annexing 230 acres in two parcels
The North Augusta City Council will give one more reading to two annexation ordinances totaling about 230 acres east of Five Notch Road and U.S. 25 area. Zoning includes R-3 G-C and T-C on the first parcel and R-1 and T-C on the second. The council also set dates for the 1983 General Election and appointed Thomas P. Murphy as Municipal Court Judge.
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North Augusta
Ellen Smith
Pisgah Road
Five Notch Road
U.S. 25
Triangle Plaza
St. James Street
Thomas P. Murphy
O. Palmour Hollis
Aiken Public Safety Probes Store Owner Slaying
The Aiken Department of Public Safety seeks information on the death of Dewey Johnson 68 owner of Johnsons Groceries at 327 Morgan St. He died after gunshot wounds received during an apparent robbery attempt. A suspect in a separate case Robert Merrit 25 is questioned though not named a suspect.
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Aiken
Dewey Johnson
Morgan Street
Johnson
Aiken Community Hospital
Phil Jones
Aiken Department of Public Safety
Public Safety
Public
J. Carroll Busbee
Robert Earl Merrit
Busbee
Merrit
Morgan St
Sue Townsend
Medical University of South Carolina
Charleston
Henry Louis
Rebecca Blocker
Clemson Players Leave After Ford Bans TV for Three Years
Mike Strickland told at Aiken's Wakin' that three Clemson football players decided to transfer after Coach Ford said no television for three years. The boys could not stay where Monday night games were unavailable. Sam Erb of the West Side Bowery won a door prize this morning, a prize dinner at the Seafood Hut.
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Clemson
Mike Strickland
Aiken
Wakin
Ford
Sam Erb
West Side Bowery
Aiken’s Wakin
Inside Today Highlights Local Classifieds and Events
Aiken County Today presents community calendar items and classifieds across sections Dear Abby Erma Bombeck and obituaries. Readers find listings for local events applications and column features alongside sports and weather updates.
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Aiken County
Abby Erma Bombeck
SRP Defends Reactor Reopening At Savannah River Plant
A Savannah River Plant official defended reopening the L Reactor before the Greater Aiken Chamber of Commerce claiming no significant environmental impact. Opponents cite a request for a full environmental impact statement and potential delays plus costs, while a high downstream study warns of possible effects on water sources and wildlife.
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Savannah River
Greater
NUS Corporation
Rockville
Department of Energy
Davis
Beaufort-Jasper
SRP
Beaufort/Jasper
Patterson
DOE
Steel Creek
Par Pond
Consumer Advocate Challenges Southern Bell Rate Hike
The South Carolina Consumer Advocate urged the PSC to deem Southern Bell's proposed 87.6 million increase unreasonable citing current conditions. He labeled the filing economic overreaching and criticized 1982 executive raises. A public petition opposed the increase and Southern Bell offered a 12.6 percent cut to 76.6 million.
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Consumer Advocate
PSC
Columbia
Public Service Commission
Southern Bell’s
Steve Hamm
Southern Bell Telephone Co
Hamm
Federal Communications Commission
FCC
Southern Bell
Harry Marsh
Bell
South Carolina
Marsh
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