Aiken County Extends Property Tax Deadline to Jan 19
Aiken County taxpayers gain a four day window to pay property taxes without penalty after the Jan 15 deadline falls on a Saturday and the Martin Luther King Jr holiday. Treasurer Linda Sharpe says postmarks by midnight Jan 19 are accepted, with a front desk drop box available. Last year the county collected nearly $15 million in real and personal property taxes.
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Aiken County
Linda Sharpe
Sharpe
Death and grieving process highlighted by Rotary speaker
Ray Wisotski new director of George Funeral Home spoke at Downtown Aiken Rotary about death as a natural part of life. He urged respecting the dead and the grieving process, sharing how closure helps families, citing a World War II missing soldier case where a Pennsylvania mother learned her son’s fate after remains were identified. The Rotary club, now 28 members, meets Thursdays at Newberry Hall with Will Hills as resident.
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Ray Wisotski
Aiken
George Funeral Home
Wisotski
Pennsylvania
Newberry Hall
Will Hills
Three Seek N E Seats In Ellenton Democratic slate
In New Ellenton, councilmen Sammie McDuffie Jr and Charlie Stokes Jr filed for reelection as Democrats. Mark D Griffith filed for a full six year term as water commissioner, after completing the late Gene Crawford’s term. County party official Millard Howington said these are the sole qualifiers for the three council seats and the water post before the March 28 general election. Republican contenders to be named at a February convention.
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Charlie Stokes Jr
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Griffith
Gene Crawford
Millard Howington
Water Commission
Republican Party
Police blotter highlights local theft and disturbances
Aiken Department of Public Safety reports multiple incidents including a shoplift at Save-a-Lot on York Street, a stolen rental car from Wal-Mart on Whiskey Road, disorderly conduct and public drunkenness at Richland Avenue and Vaucluse Road, and a price sticker swap at Save-a-Lot. Other entries note counterfeit credit card use at a Pine Log Road station, vending machine theft on Richland Avenue, identity theft via a fraudulent phone account, a Wagener burglary on Honeysuckle Trail with $3700 in electronics, a Beech Island burglary scene with cash and a gun, a bar altercation on Festival Trail Road, a Beech Island stalking incident, and a car fire on Andrew Circle.
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Whiskey Road
Richland Avenue
Vaucluse Road
York Street
Carriage Park Drive
Pine Log Road
Festival Trail Road
Perry
Lexington
Governments gather to focus on Census 2000 prep
Aiken County will host a January 25 meeting at 11 a.m. in the county council building on Richland Avenue to start preparations for Census 2000. County public affairs officer Chris Ceasar stressed precision for accurate counting and noted invited officials include the county council chairman and local mayors. Contact Ms. Ceasar at 642-2012 for details.
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County Council
Richland Avenue
Chris Ceasar
US Bureau of the Census
Ceasar
Fanfare Premiere by South Carolina Faculty Sat at Roger Center
The University of South Carolina Aiken assistant professor Richard Maltz premieres a fanfare titled 15,000 Days on Earth. Guest conductor Don Ald Portnoy leads a performance Saturday at 8 PM at the Roger Center in Columbia. For details contact Deidre Martin at 641-3448.
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Richard Maltz
University of South Carolina Aiken
Roger Center
Columbia
Deidre Martin
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