Butler Derrick to hold two public meetings in Aiken County
Representative Butler Derrick of South Carolina will host two public meetings in Aiken County tomorrow. At 10 a.m. he meets citizens in the Aiken County Council chambers, and at 7 p.m. he meets residents in the North Augusta Public Safety courtroom. The report covers community outreach and local government engagement.
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Butler Derrick
D-S.c
Aiken County
Derrick
Aiken
AIDS Information Meeting At USC Aiken Tonight
An AIDS information session is scheduled at USC Aiken in Room 107 of the Administration building with Dr. Michael Jarrat and Dr. Clark Heath speaking. Sponsored by Rep. Irene Rudnick, the event aims to inform and discuss preventive measures. Also, North Augusta voters will meet at 7 p.m. in the Municipal Building to discuss annexation of Mobile Home Estates and a 20.5 acre annexation petition at Georgia and Edgewood Avenues.
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USC Aiken
Michael Jarrat
DHEC
Clark Heath
Bureau of Preventive Medicine
Irene K. Rudnick
D-Aiken
North Augusta
East
Buena Vista Ave
U.S. 25
Georgia Avenue
Edgewood Avenue
Aiken Court Opens Term With 153 Cases On Roster
The January term of Aiken County General Sessions Court begins Tuesday with 153 cases on the trial roster. Two murder cases are set for trial or disposition this term. Barbara Turner, 45, of Augusta, is charged in the Oct 25 shooting of James Harold Smith, 46, of Langley in a domestic altercation. Ruby F Hull, 34, of Augusta, is charged in the Nov 25 shooting of Gary Lee Hull who died after being shot five times with a .22 rifle. Court will convene at 10 am at the Aiken County Judicial Center.
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Aiken County
Correction identifies two officials at Aiken Camellia Show
A caption in yesterday's Ai ken Standard misidentified two officials. The correct names are Tommy Wessinger and Paul Dahlen, associated with the Aiken Camellia Show.
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Tommy Wessinger
Paul Dahlen
Council to Discuss Mattie C Hall Health Care Rate Rise
The Mattie C Hall Health Care Center requests a two dollar per day rate increase to start February 1. Grace Raymond will present the plan at tomorrow night’s Aiken County Council meeting starting with a 6 p.m. study session and a 7 p.m. regular session. The center cites operating costs, expected wage hikes, union contract uncertainty, Medicaid payment cuts, and capital costs as reasons. Private rooms would be 70 dollars daily, semi private 65, intermediate 59 and 57 for private and semi private respectively. Mattie C Hall would remain the area’s highest priced facility. Other agenda items include a new cable ordinance and accepting a 167 016 dollar low bid for three motor graders from S C Tractor and Equipment. The council meets at 796 Richland Avenue.
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National Health Corp
Mattie C. Hall Health Care Center
Grace Raymond
Mattie C. Hall Health Care Commission
Aiken County
NHC
Mattie C. Hall
Aiken
Manor Care Rehabilitation
Scott Barnes
Robert M. Bell
Washington, D.C
Barnes
S.C
Columbia
Richland Avenue
Family Roots and Aiken Memories From a Lifelong Local
The piece reflects Bartow Boylston and his 40 years at Holley Fuel Co in Aiken County, sharing family values, small town life, and early memories along Whiskey Road. It portrays a farmer’s son who built a community minded business and recalls a bygone era of simple country life in the area.
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Bartow Boylston
Leon
Holley Fuel Co
Aiken County
Barton Boylston
Archimedes
Texas
Aiken
Whiskey Road
Murphy Wins Junior Miss Title At Aiken Pageant
South Aiken High School student Kati Murphy won the 1986 Aiken Junior Miss in a pageant that drew twenty four contestants. Murphy, daughter of Charles and Wiletta Murphy, earned a $890 scholarship plus plaques and $50 bonds for scholastic achievement, physical fitness and arts awards. Kim Hortman, Tabbye Chavous, and five finalists received scholarships or awards, with Hortman and Chavous each collecting multiple honors. The event honored stellar scholastic performance and was chaired by Kay Lawton, who noted the strong group of contestants.
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South Aiken
Aiken
Kati Murphy
Charles and
Wiletta Murphy
Cindy White
Sherri Johnson
Lundee Drive
Miss White
Miss Johnson
Miss Murphy
Mobile
Ala
Kim Hortman
South Africa
David
Joyce Hortman
Tabbye Chavous
Silver Bluff High School
George and
Min
Nie Chavous
USC Aiken
USCA
Stephanie Cofer
Miss Cofer
Tom Cofer
Nancy Thurmond
Strom ‘Thurmond
Aiken High School
Karen Jones
Gene
Gail Jones
Kay ‘Lawton
Miss Chavous
Miss Hartman
Chenny Barnett
Karen Ware
Jessica Joiner
Tracy Smart
Ms. Lawton
King Honored With Service At USC Aiken
USC Aiken hosted a service honoring Dr. Martin Luther King Jr featuring music and drama in the Etherredge Center. Rev. Joseph E. Lowery urged sustained action beyond ceremonies, stressing King’s nonviolent principles and battles against poverty racism and militarism.
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Martin Luther King Jr
Usc Aiken
Joseph E. Lowery
Usca Office of Minority Affairs
Etherredge Center
Lowery
Dr. King
Rev. Lowery
Southern Christian Leadership Conference
Cascade Methodist Church
Atlanta
SCLC
King
Ku Klux Klan
USCA
Hermeione Gill
Gill
Mr. Anna Young Adult
Montgomery
Time Magazine
Memphis
United States Congress
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S.C. Aeronautics Commission
Commission
Michael Laughlin
Laughlin
William Neill Youmans Jr
Williston
S.C. 19
Mark R. Meeks
Howen
Lloydtown
North Augusta Council
Aiken Court
Mattie Hall
George Burgess
Jan Boylston
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Ginny Southworn
By Christina Johann
South Airien
USC
Nina J. Nidiffer
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