Plum Branch Marina to reopen with plan for $1 million
Plum Branch Yacht Club owner George Selfridge aims to reopen Thurmond Lake’s Fishing Village marina by Memorial Day. The project includes 275 slips a boat dealership and pontoon rentals as part of a long range upgrade to create a premier lakeside facility.
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Plum Branch
Thurmond Lake
George Selfridge
Dunwoody, Ga
Fishing Village
Selfridge’s
Plum Branch Yacht Club
Teen faces appeal after Confederate jacket suspension
Lawyers for 13 year old James Kinley plan a final appeal with Lakeside Middle School district over two suspensions for wearing a Confederate flag jacket. They contend the ban violates constitutional and civil rights while asserting the flag is a disruptive symbol.
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Anderson
James Kinley
Lakeside Middle
Pardon Denied for Slaying of Trooper
Officials refused to grant Kenneth Fleming a pardon in the October 1966 murder of state trooper M C Steele. Fleming, a Fallen Timber, Pennsylvania resident, served 14 years of a life sentence.
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Columbia
Pardons and Paroles Board
Kenneth Fleming
M.C. Steele
Board
Pete O’boyle
Fleming
Fallentimber
Obituary Notices Nola Mae Jones Aiken Dillon Tolton
Obituaries list Nola Mae Jones and Aiken residents G. Dillon Frances P Tolton. Notices summarize deaths and funeral arrangements for these local individuals.
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Nola Mae Jones
Aikenra
G. Dillon
Aiken
Frances P. Tolton
Welfare reform map maps for Aiken County program
Aiken County DSS hires Westinghouse official Jon Samuels to map FIA driven welfare reform. Samuels will oversee planning to cut welfare rolls, save tax dollars, and train recipients, while awaiting federal waivers. DSS asks cooperation from recipients, with possible benefit cutoffs for non cooperators.
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Aiken County
Department of Social Services
Westinghouse
Jon Samuels
Margaret Key
Samuels
Savannah River Co
Social Services Office
DSS
FIA
Goal Clear In Welfare Act By CARL LANGLEY
The state Family Independence Act aims to move welfare recipients toward work through a carrot and stick system. The Department of Social Services shifts focus from welfare checks to employment prep, with stipends for those who prepare to work and possible denial for noncompliance. The act preserves family units, allows parental participation, and permits vehicle ownership while seeking jobs, framing welfare reform as breaking dependency.
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FIA
Department of Social Services
Teledyne to shut down in Aiken March
Teledyne Fluid Systems of Aiken will close March 31 and consolidate with a Cleveland company. About 25 employees will lose their jobs. nine positions may be available at the Cleveland plant. Plant manager Doug Schaeffer says incentives and job placement help will be offered.
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Teledyne
Aiken
Teledyne Fluid Systems of
Cleveland
Offi
Cially
Verenes
Doug Schaeffer
Funeral for Adrienne Brown draws hundreds in Augusta
Hundreds gather for the funeral of Adrienne L. Brown wife of soul icon James Brown in Augusta at the Imperial Theatre. The service featured Swanee Quintet music, a eulogy by Rev Reginald Simmons, and appearances by Rev Al Sharpton and local clergy. Brown appeared, blowing a kiss to mourners as limousines and police vehicles lined Broad Street.
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Augusta
Adrienne L. Brown
Broad Street
James Brown
Brown
Los Angeles
Imperial Theatre
Swanee Quintet
Reginald D. Simmons
Aiken
Brown Family
New York
al Sharpton
Simmons
Alvin Settles
St. Peter Baptist Church
Elko
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Abby
SRS
Key
Mrs. Key
Scott Webster
Stan Boozer
Donnal Fulmer
Samu Iken Oss
By Carl Langley
By Chasiti Kirkland
Schaeffer
Fred Humes
The
Economic Development Partnership
Humes
PHH Fantas
Adrienne
Mrs. Brown
Glenn A. Loveless
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