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Newspaper
Aiken Standard
Location
Aiken, South Carolina, United States of America
Date
Jan 11, 1987
Page
7
Aiken County Sheriff's reports say an ex-boyfriend damaged a car window with a jack, then entered a motel room at the Town House Motel on U.S. 1 and beat a woman in the head. The victim and her husband were staying there Friday night and she was treated at HCA Aiken Regional Medical Centers. The case is under investigation.
Johnston Town Council schedules second readings for a zoning ordinance and building permit fees with an executive session on a grievance committee report. Windsor council postpones and will hold a public hearing with third reading on annexation of two Mt Beulah Road residences and swearing in Lola Mae Savage. Salley meets with no agenda available. New Ellenton to hear final budget reading with town hall at 200 Main St at 7 p m or 7:30 p m along with tax return guidance at the SC Tax Commission office.
Savannah River Plant manager John Granaghan defeated his older partner Jack McCraney by one stroke at Hounds Lake Country Club. Granaghan, who has long had shots from McCraney, earned the win and had the opponent sign the scorecard to confirm the defeat.
Michelle Donnarumma won the Miss Aiken County 1986 title at USC Aiken Etherredge Center, succeeding Danette Day. The 17-year-old senior from Aiken will receive a $2,650 scholarship, with USCA matching to $5,300, and will compete in the 1988 Miss South Carolina Pageant.
Edgefield faces a special mayoral election on Tuesday with William R. Forrester Jr. and William A. Reel Jr. as candidates. Polls run 7 a.m. to 7 p.m. and the winner will be sworn in January 19 to fill the unexpired term after Mayor J. H. McKie resigned in October citing burn out. Reed is a former mayor and legislator, while Forrester, a retired Air Force major and tax questions spark his campaign for open government and tax relief amid a pending single member district lawsuit by the ACLU.
City of Aiken voters listed as 8,727 qualified electors with good moral character will be placed in the jury box as the council adopts the 1987 jury box. Meeting agenda includes drought ordinance second reading, planning and zoning replacements, deed acceptance for Millbrook Avenue, storm drainage work, Union Street realignment, backhoe and reroof bids, and a city base map project. Council meets at 7:30 p.m. in the Municipal Building chambers.
The Planning and Zoning Commission will meet Tuesday to consider subdivision and development plans for a mobile home sales lot on Richland Avenue East at the city limits, landscape plans for Club Villas at Woodside, a water service request for a Trans 10 Technologies site, and a subdivision for Lyon Avenue from John and Nancy Ellis. The meeting starts at 3 p.m. in City Council Chambers, Municipal Building.
The 33rd Aiken Camellia Show runs Jan 17 3 8 pm and Jan 18 1 4 pm at USCA Student Activities Center. Sponsored by NCNB the event features eight horticulture divisions nine creative arrangements and about 2000 attendees last year. Amateur growers may enter blooms for judging with free admission and 20 award categories including Best Bloom in Show. 649 9586 for details.
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