Trenton Town Council Set for Regular Meeting
TRENTON The council will meet in the Town Hall at 7 p.m. with only routine monthly department reports on the agenda. Mayor Musgrave notes the event. In Aiken the Lower Savannah Council of Governments will discuss its Certified Development Corporation structure starting at 6 p.m. at CDG offices on S.C. 301. A CDBG report and budget adjustments are also listed.
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Trenton
Philip C. Musgrave
Lower Savannah
Rotary meeting in North Augusta highlights attendance and fundraising
Ev Grain urged attendance while Jim Jensen outlined Rotary fund raising programs. Jensen cited Rotary International sponsorship of 1307 students for 15 million dollars and 314 exchange teams for 3 million dollars. He noted 147000 Paul Harris fellows and 92997 sustaining members. A separate report mentions a Monday night theft of food and clothing in Aiken County with no loss estimate.
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North Augusta
Ev Grain
Jim Jensen
Grain
Jensen
Rotary
Rotary International
Paul Harris
Rotary Foundation
Aiken
Carrol G. Heath
Heath
Corrections in Aiken Standard caption errors
The Aiken Standard corrects several caption errors from recent editions. Schofield Middle School student Jeff Grace and Saluda County Coroner Bruce Horne were misspelled. Rescue squad members used the Jaws of Life on I-20 to free Sara Jastrzembski after a Sunday crash near North Augusta. Contact David Walker at 648-8946 about the NAACP installation of officers meeting.
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Aiken Standard
Schofield
Jeff Grace
Saluda County
Bruce Horne
Aiken
Sara Jastrzembski
I-20
North Augusta
David Walker
NAACP
Verenes rebuffs term good Democrat as redundancy
South Carolina Democratic Party Executive Director Chris Verenes dismisses the label good Democrat as redundancy, while a nearby non Democrat suggests it is an oxymoron. The brief exchange captures party tensions in a casual moment.
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South Carolina
Democratic Party
Chris Verenes
Verenes
McKenzie Chosen Vice Chairman On Aiken County Council
Unanimous council vote names LaWana McKenzie 1987 vice chairman of the Aiken County Council. Nominated by Medwell Hill with no other bids, McKenzie joins a shifting committee lineup where Republicans gain a majority on the Judicial and Public Safety panel and members choose assignments.
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LaWana McKenzie
Aiken County
Rosemary English
Ray Garvin
Hill
English
Public Safety Committee
McKenzie
Eugene A. Duckett
Ralph Cullinan
Mim Woodring
Willar Hightower
Two Aiken Buildings Fall To Early Morning Fire
A fire north of Aiken destroyed an expanded mobile home and damaged a flatbed truck. Firefighters from Center Volunteer FD fought the blaze aided by tankers and a portable cistern, saving a small dog from a nearby outbuilding. A second fire near Seigler Crossroads on Wire Road burned a building with no cause reported.
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Seigler Crossroads
Wire Road
Center Fire Department
Aiken
Edisto Road
Donald Fulmer
Center Volunteer Fire Department
Yesteray
Aiken County Seeks New Superintendent By July
The Superintendent Search Committee announces a July start for a new leader of the Aiken County School District to replace Dr. Robert Paskel. Applications are due February 20 with finalists chosen March 20, budget set at 3,000 for ads and a district budget of 69,295,496.
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Aiken County
Robert Paskel
Johnson
William Gassman
Nila Beard
Board of Education
L.L. Willis
Shi Willis
Willis
Suspected burglar charged after restaurant break ins
A suspect was charged with burglary tools and second degree burglary after a pursuit from Whiskey Road's Mr Gatti’s restaurant. Officers say he dropped a screwdriver and were aided by a pursuing officer. Investigators listed multiple break in cases and several suspects in custody.
Council Meets Controversy Over County Administrator Contract
Aiken County Council gave W. Scott Barnes a verbal three year contract with a merit increase by 5-2 vote amid party lines and dispute over an executive session. Council members Hightower and McKenzie defended the action while others cited legal questions and possible errors.
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Willar Hightower
Aiken County
W. Scott Barnes
Hightower
District 8
Robert M. Bell
Bell
McKenzie
Warner
Woodring
Ralph Cullinan
District 7
District 5
Eugene A. Duckett
Duckett
J. Michael Toole
Barnes
Council
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Trenton Council
LSCOG
Development Corp
N. Augusta
George Burgess
Irene K. Rudnick
Sheriff's Department
Probate Court Mental Health Division
South Carolina Public Service Commission
General Assembly
Ginny Southworth
Thomas M
Tommy) Knotts
Denton Johnson
Robert Slay
Warrenville
North
Augusta
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