Sheriff complains over Pole Branch Sewer Line bid
NORTH AUGUSTA Sheriff Construction Company protests a bid award to Rockdale Pipeline for the Pole Branch Sewer Line project. Attorney Steve Farrish says Sheriff was the low acceptable bidder and the city refers the protest to City Attorney Kelly F. Zier. Sheriff may protest to the EPA if no response. NORTH AUGUSTA A truck driver loses wallet to armed robber in a park area off I 20. Steve Hughart of Gadsden, driver for England Trucking, has his wallet taken. no cash but license and papers stolen. The incident is under Aiken County Sheriff’s Department records. JACKSON Town Council meets at 7 p.m. to discuss renovating the old school building into a town office and the agricultural building bathrooms contract. JACKSON Rep Butler Derrick plans to visit Faye's Restaurant on Duel Lane Highway from 5 to 6 30 p.m. to hear Jackson officials and residents on issues. A dozen motor homes at Garvin's RV Sales were broken into. thieves stole a videocassette recorder, two televisions, a CB radio and three AM FM cassette radios valued at about 2377 dollars. Garvin will notify owners.
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North Augusta
Sheriff Construction Company
Georgia
Rockdale Pipeline of
Kelly F. Zier
Environmental Protection Agency
Steve Hughart
Gadsden
England Trucking
Aiken County
Jackson
U.S
Butler Derrick
D-S.c
Faye
Jackson Town
Duel Lane Highway
Garvin
Bath
Bus stop sign run report prompts school action
An Aiken man reported a school bus ran a stop sign on Monday at Charleston Street and South Boundary Avenue. Fred Wright asked that no charges be pressed but desired incident reporting and action by school officials. ADPS spoke with Ken Serens of the South Aiken High School Transportation Department.
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Aiken
Fred Wright
Aiken Department of Public Safety
Charleston Street
South Boundary Avenue
ADPS
Ken Serens
South Aiken
Correction on Aiken Airport taxiway reimbursement
The Aiken Standard corrects the amount received from the South Carolina Aeronautics Commission. The city was reimbursed 28068 dollars for the new taxiway at Aiken Municipal Airport.
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Aiken
S.C. Aeronautics Commission
Aiken Municipal
Aiken Regional names new nursing director as Nancy Thomas retires
Nancy H. Thomas retires after 26 years at HCA Aiken Regional Medical Centers where she served as nursing director for a dozen years. Rebecca Brewer from Walterboro succeeds her, bringing six years as nursing director at Colleton Regional Hospital. Brewer views the move as a promotion and aims to recruit local graduates while the hospital pursues expansion. Thomas reflects on nursing as an art and looks forward to time with family and hobbies.
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Aiken's Hospital
HCA Aiken
Nancy H. Thomas
Rebecca Brewer
Walterboro
Ms. Thomas
Columbia
Thomas
Aiken’s County Hospital
HCA
Brewer
Colleton Regional Hospital
Ms. Brewer
Allendale
Ross
Swan Lake
iff Phor_ Jy
Phil Jones
North Augusta annexes Mobile Home Estates park
North Augusta officials granted final approval to annex 17.86 acres near Interstate 20 for Mobile Home Estates. The project, pushed after sewer upgrade orders from the Health Department, involves tapping into the Pole Branch Sewer Line with city cost estimates of 5 000 to 10 000 dollars for hookups and projected annual sewer fees and taxes of about 14 066 dollars. Some council members raised concerns about police fire protection and tax collection from park residents.
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North Augusta
U.S
Mobile Home Estates
Mobile Home Park
F. Harold McElmurray
W.H. McElmurray
P. Steve McElmurray
S.C. Department of Health and Environmental Control
James L. Harris
Lark W. Jones
Jones
New Shopping Center Site Gets Preliminary Approval
New shopping center plans move forward as North Augusta City Council approves annexation of 20 acres at Georgia Avenue and Edgewood Avenue for a planned development general commercial site. Wal-Mart development plans tied to Wyatt Development. May or Thomas W. Greene reshapes city commissions with several new appointments.
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North Augusta
North
Planning Commission
Thomas W. Greene
Greene
Elisabeth Thurmond
Board of Health
Michael Baugh
Milledge Johnson
Building Codes Board of Adjustment and Appeals
Richard Fletcher
James Hoisington
Frank Holmes
Leonhard Aiken
Leroy Danforth
Zoning Board of Adjustment and Appeals
Boone Attacks Report and Presents Sewer Petition
North Augusta VPSA board member Robert L. Boone criticized a November report at a county meeting and showed a petition with over 100 names alleging slow sewer progress in Boone dodged authorship questions before admitting he wrote the petition. The two-page document raises four points, including Bridge Creek sewer trunk line delays from Graniteville to Verenes Industrial Park.
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North Augusta
Robert L. Boone
Valley Public Service Authority
Aiken County
WPSA
Boone
Horse Creek
Alton Norris
Bridge Creek
Graniteville
Verenes
Jewish Leaders Call Killings Embarrassing to Jews Worldwide
Aiken attorney Stephen Surasky, president of Adath Yeshurun Synagogue, says killings of Palestinian refugees by Israeli police embarrass Jews in America and Israel. He urges respect for civilians, supports Israel’s right to exist, and advocates negotiated peace with secure borders. Community members note the conflict’s complexity and debate deportation versus imprisonment as possible humane options.
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Stephen Surasky
Adath Yeshurun Synagogue
Surasky
Israel
Middle East
Eisrael
Haive
PLO
Egypt
Aiken
Morris Kudnick
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Aiken Man
Nancy Thomas
N.A. Council
Kelly Greene
W.D. Hair
Hair
N.A
VPSA
Boone Blasts
George Burgess
Martha Norris
America
Jordan
Gaza Strip
West Bank
Abraham
Jimmy Carter
Rudnick
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