Dinner honors Du Pont for Savannah River Plant service
A February 21 dinner at USC Aiken honors Du Pont for operating the Savannah River Plant. The event, at 7 p.m. in the Student Activities Center, is sponsored by the Greater Aiken and North Augusta Chambers, the cities of Aiken and North Augusta, and Aiken County. Tickets are 25 dollars and go on sale February 1 through local chambers with limited availability.
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du Pont ‘Company
Savannah River
USC Aiken
Greater Aiken
du Pont
Aiken
North Augusta
First graders quilt art project at Aiken Elementary
Betty Coward's first grade class at Aiken Elementary created individual painted squares for a school quilt. Each student contributed a square with their own drawings, which were sewn into a final piece with a bright red border and displayed in the cafeteria.
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Betty Coward
Aiken Elementary
Water line expansion on hold for Cedar Creek subdivision
New Ellenton council and Water Commission paused a $350000 water line project near Cedar Creek after an unannounced executive session. Officials said negotiations with developers planning 500 lots and homes over $100000 may require extensive discussion before proceeding. Local land records trace Cedar Creek to a 10,665 acre IP Timberlands tract bought last year.
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New Ellenton
James E. King
Guy Bryson
International Paper Company
King
Cedar Creek
Bryson
Shaw
Water Commission
Athough
Banks Mill
White Pond
Aiken County of Mesne
Edgefield
John Rainsfora i
B. Rainsford
Arts Grant Is Cause For Celebration At Aiken Elementary
The Aiken Elementary Parent Teacher Association held an arts education event after the National PTA and Getty Center awarded Aiken Elementary the Award for Arts in Education. The grant amount depends on school needs yet to be determined. several speakers urged viewing art as essential to education and invited community involvement.
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Council On Aging
Aiken Area
Council On Aging Inc
Morgan Street
Aiken Elementary
PTA
Getty Center For Education In
Getty Foundain Award
Lyvia J. Moorman
Edgefield resident plans suit over fire service fee
Edgefield County resident James A. Derrick of Ridge Spring to file a class action in the Eleventh Circuit Court of Common Pleas against County Treasurer James W. McCord and council members over a June 21, 1988 ordinance setting fire service fees by district. The suit argues the fee is an invalid ad valorem tax and not uniform. Derrick seeks a refund with interest and attorney fees.
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Edgefield
Edgefield County
County Council
James A. Derrick
Ridge Spring
Eleventh Circuit Court of Common Pleas
James W. McCord
Hazel Kitchens
B.L. Mims
Willie C. Bright
E.0. Dukes
Albert F. Talbert
Derrick
Edgefield County Fire Service
Johnston
Frances Hart Letter to Germans on Aiken exchange
Frances Hart, head of the Columbia Energy Research Foundation, sent a letter to Dr Franz Parthe in Bamberg Germany regarding German exchange students visiting Aiken. She cites SRP environmental hazards but says she would live in Aiken three weeks without worry and notes auto accidents pose greater risk than SRP releases.
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Frances Close Hart
Columbia-based Energy Research Foundation
Bamberg
Germany
Aiken
Ms. Hart
SRP
Franz Parthe
Kaiser-Heinerich-Gymnasium
Hart
Arthur Lader
Aiken High School
Bob Oakman
Oakman
University of South Carolina
Public Hearings Set On North Augusta Design Control District
North Augusta Planning Commission moves toward establishing a Design Control District within the zoning ordinance. A public hearing is planned for the February meeting to discuss the district covering sections of West Georgia and Carolina Avenues, with possible expansion upon owner request. The district would not alter zoning. a Certificate of Appropriateness would govern demolitions or new structures. It would be run by a five member commission and include an architect, landscape architect, contractor, district property owner, and an engineer. The commission could be appointed by the City Council. Also, Meloan reelected chairman and Beavers elected vice chair. The panel granted final plat approval for Campbell Town Landing on Hammond’s Ferry Road.
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North Augusta
Meloan
M. Earl Sasser
Shuler
Danny R. Beavers
Planning Commission
Campbell Town Landing
Hammond's Ferry Road
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H.G. Reynolds Co
Trenton
Richland Avenue
Gregg Avenue
Kalmia Hill
Silver Bluff Road
Woodside Plantation
NCNB
Ellenton Teller
Wes Wilber
Savannah River Plant Credit Union
Ed Templeton
Preservation Consultants Inc
David B. Schneider
Sarah Fick
Aiken County
International Paper Co
Banks Mill Road
US 278
New Ffienon
Nina J. Nidiffef
Isabel R. Vandervelde
Katie J. Gleichauf
Snrantatis of the Arts
Aiken County School
Pho
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By Priscilla Boa
Twri
Frances Hart
Lader
Frances
N.A. Design Control
Edward F. Melon
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