County Seeks Recreation Commission Reshape and Other Reforms
Aiken County Council members and residents urged the legislative delegation to revitalize the defunct recreation commission with a nine member panel representing eight districts plus an at large seat. They also pressed for broader eight member commissions and study of an industrial commission overhaul. No action was taken.
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Aiken County Recreation Commission
Aiken County
Aiken County Council
County General Assembly
Recreation Commission
Carrol H. Warner
USCA
William E Knotts
Knotts
Williston
Irene K. Rudnick
M. Judson Busbee
Gilbert E. McMillan
Nikki C. Setzler
Mim Woodring
Sam
Industrial Development Commission
North Augustan
Warner
Mrs Woodring
Marvin E. Dunbar
Walter C. Guy Jr
Homer L. McGee
Forest L. Kirby
Aiken
Harold Rudnick
Robert Schwartz
House
Norma C. Russell
Hilton Head Island
Rudnick-Schwartz
Rudnick
McMillan
Columbia
South Carolina
House of Representatives
Schwartz
Lexington County
Metts
Sheriff Decries Understaffed Aiken County Force
Aiken County Sheriff Paul D. Grant says crime shifts to rural areas as his department struggles with limited personnel. He notes six cars per shift cover 1,096 square miles, far more than Lexington County's patrol capacity. Grant cites heavy civil process duties and repeated paper deliveries as demanding workload.
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Aiken County
Paul D. Grant
Grant
Aiken
J. Carrol Busbee
Sheriff's Department
Lexington County
James R. Metts
Metts
South Carolina
Council Chairman Defends Sheriff Funding Amid Crime Rise
Carrol H. Warner, council chairman, says increasing county funds is not the answer for the Sheriff’s Department. He notes a $5.6 million budget with about $1 million to the Sheriff and cites 37 cars for all officers. Warner advocates affirmative action to boost resources and stresses deputies’ 24 hour on call coverage.
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Sheriff's Department
Carrol H. Warner
Council
Warner
Grant
Aiken County
Weather Outlook Emphasizes Cold Nights and Weekend Warmth
Forecasters assign a C grade to tonight with mid 20s lows and sunny Saturday reaching about 50. Rain chances drop to zero this afternoon through tonight and Saturday, then return Sunday as freezing rain or sleet before clearing Monday. Sunday and Tuesday stay in the 20s to 40s with a cold spell into Monday and Tuesday.
Aiken County School Bus Involved in Rainy Intersection Crash
A United Parcel Service truck and an Aiken County School bus collided yesterday morning at the Highway 118 and Camelia Street intersection near Crosland. Officers reported no serious injuries, while three students were taken to Aiken Community Hospital for minor injuries.
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United Parcel
Aiken County
Highway 118
Camelfia Street
Crosland Pficers
Aiken Community Hospital
Murry Sill
Indefinite extension of Judge Williamson suspension
Aiken County family court judge Howard K. Williamson remains suspended indefinitely as the Supreme Court handles the case. Chief Justice J. Woodrow Lewis declined further details, noting confidentiality under court rules. Williamson continues to receive a salary of 35,345 dollars under the 1976 judicial reform act until a court order stops it.
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Aiken County
Family
Howard K. Williamson
Supreme Court
J. Woodrow Lewis
Darlington
Williamson
Lewis
Fidential
Inflation Modest in 1977 with 0.4 Percent December Rise
U S government data show consumer prices up 0.4 percent in December and 6.8 percent for 1977. Inflation eased in the second half of the year after weather and food costs spiked early, with 1978 seen near 1977’s pace and Kennedy Carter urging voluntary wage and price restraints to curb inflation.
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Washington
Carter
Labor Department
Kent Carter
Weather, boats, and political quips mingle in regional notes
Readers report heavy rain and gray skies at USC Aiken while boats in front of the gym tease better travel than cars. Craig Musick notes buckets of rain in Graniteville. Sen. Knotts jokes he is not running for governor as campaign funding topics arise. Reports of morning booms stir North Augusta residents amid ongoing coastal booms near Savannah.
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USC Aiken
USCA
Craig Musick
Graniteville
South Carolina
William E. Knotts
Charleston
North Augusta
Savannah
County Seeks Penalty Over Unfinished Recreation Park Contract
Aiken County seeks $100 daily penalties totaling $3,300 plus a $90,000 performance bond from S and P Grading of Aiken for not completing the Harrison Gaver Recreation Park in Langley. County officials say the contract, in force since December 12, 1977, requires completion or extension. the bond may be claimed when the park is officially accepted.
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Aiken County
S and P
Aiken
Harrison-Gaver
Langley
Robert W. Shellhouse
W. J. Pilgrim
and P
Art Baxter
Aiken County Public Works
Baxter
L. C. Greene
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Ae Eres
Kitchings Mill
Charles Lowell
Lexington
Lin Smithwick
Robert A. Dobkin
Labor
Aiken’s Doll House
Dunbar
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