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Newspaper
Aiken Standard
Location
Aiken, South Carolina, United States of America
Date
Jan 10, 1997
Page
9
Aiken County officials note a white green emblem drop box in the west side parking lot of the county complex allows motorists to pay motor vehicle real estate and other taxes without leaving their cars. Payments should be two to three days before the deadline. checks and money orders accepted, no cash.
A January 8 shooting on Colleton Avenue damaged a 1989 Freightliner, with $500 in repairs after gunfire woke the owner. A Jan 9 strong arm robbery at Milner Gas on Richland Avenue saw a wallet valued at $40, containing $6 cash, cards, IDs, and an uncashed paycheck stolen. A January 7 Canal Street burglary in Graniteville used a broken chain to access rear doors, with tools worth $590 stolen. Update 1/10/97.
Robert Burns, spokesman for Gorham Bronze, said the firm made the bronze plaques and aided design for the Aiken County 125th anniversary monument on the Chesterfield Street side of the county judicial center. Marcia Harris directed Lo And Behold for the Aiken Community Playhouse, honoring cast member John McMahon and his piano, a longtime fixture of the show.
JD Lever Elementary School fifth graders celebrated their DARE graduation with Deputy J M Keller introducing 86 students in red and black T shirts. The program meets weekly, teaching strategies to resist marijuana and other illegal drugs. Honors went to Joshua Sumner Brandy Clark Marcus Allen and Sherrie Carland with others receiving honorable mention.
State treasurer Eckstrom honored 22 area fire departments with the State of South Carolina Watchdog for Taxpayers Award at an Aiken ceremony for extraordinary efforts to save taxpayer dollars. He noted roughly 14,000 volunteer firefighters nationwide save about 535 million annually in South Carolina and praised their public service beyond monetary gain.
The IRS and South Carolina Revenue Department urge electronic filing with about 380,000 taxpayers expected to respond. Filing electronically reduces errors and costs, with more than a fifth of taxpayers to use telephone filing, the highest share in the nation. Taxpayers can also file via personal computers, software, or online services. some software firms will file for under $10. Telefile and state returns take about 10 minutes to complete for simple cases.
Provides phone numbers for federal and state tax questions forms by mail fax modem and refunds. Includes addresses for walk up service in Aiken at 410 Barnwell Street with a local contact number.
Work underway on a new micro brewery in Aiken with Mark Findley and Dan Beavers. The pair, engineers from the Savannah River Site, plan a sports bar attached to the brewery. They chose 140 Laurens Street, Rhinehart's Sporting Goods site, for its character and potential.
A state circuit court judge postponed a full hearing until February 3 week to resolve Southeastern Newspapers FOI request for city of Aiken internal police investigation materials. Judge Pleiones ruled a comprehensive hearing needed beyond a summary judgment, with arguments over privacy acts and access to officer and complainant names.
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