Officials Break Ground For New Judicial Center
Aiken County breaks ground for the 4.3 million judicial center at 109 Park Ave. The project phases include renovating the old courthouse, relocating the county museum, and adding a two story annex with detention cells three courtrooms and administration offices. A bond issue funds the project with officials praising the effort.
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Aiken County
Park Ave
Aiken County Judicial Center
Aiken Bar
B. Henderson Johnson Jr
Julian B. Salley Jr
Family Court House
Aiken County Historical Museum
Banksia
William Clyburn
Judicial Committee
R.W. McGrath
Augusta
J.W. Woodward
Barnwell
Clyburn
Frampton W. Toole Jr
Second Judicial Circuit
Rodney A. Peeples
County Council
Serenity Health plans 56 bed private psychiatric hospital in Aiken
Serenity Health Care Inc aims to build a 56 bed psychiatric hospital on York Avenue in Aiken. Delmar Conner says the South Carolina Health Planning Department sees a need and a feasibility study has been sent to regional agencies. Construction could start June 1984 with completion around the same time next year, creating about 55 jobs and a payroll near $940,000. The facility would work with Aiken-Barnwell Mental Health Center and Aiken Community Hospital, operate privately without Medicare or Medicaid funds, and is projected to generate $3.2 to $3.5 million in economic impact.
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Serenity Health Care Inc
York Avenue
Aiken
Delmar Conner
Serenity Health Care
S.C
Conner
Aiken-Barnwell Mental Health Center
Aiken Community Hospital
Dorn May Step Down As South Carolina Party Chief
Greenwood Democratic chairman William Jennings Dorn, 67, says he may relinquish party reins when his term ends this spring. He hints he may not run again, citing the need for a younger man to meet officials and politicians nightly, while noting he remains active in party functions after recovering from Aug 13 car crash injuries. He still aspires to govern SC and favors a strong America in foreign policy.
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Greenwood
Democratic Party
William Jennings Bryan Dorn
Dorn
South Carolina
America
Dispatcher Slain. Neighbor Charged In Murder Case
John Henry Williams, longtime Aiken County Sheriff's Department dispatcher, was found dead from a chest wound in his home near New Ellenton. Richard Mason, 68, a neighbor and former driver, was charged and sent for psychiatric evaluation. investigators located a possible murder weapon and say more charges may follow. Williams, paralyzed since a childhood accident, was described as kind and dedicated, with funeral arrangements overseen by the sheriff.
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John Henry Williams
Aiken County
Ralph Gunnell
Gunnells
Mason
S.C
Williams
Bennett
Nells Sai
Newberry
Sue Townsend Sai
Zion Fair Baptist Church
White Pond Road
New Ellenton
Dorothy Wilson
Hitchcock Rehabilitation Center
Efron
Developers Close Willcox Sale Remodeled Hotel Nod Planned
A group of developers led by Raphael Jones closed on the historic Willcox Hotel. Renovations may start within 60 days after WPA takes deed, with 15 to 20 new rooms a food and beverage area and small shops planned. The project, led by Littlebrook Ltd, awaits state Archives approval, with rezoning already in place.
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Willcox
Raphael Jones
Jones
St. Johns Securities
Willcox Preservation Association
WPA
State Archives and History Department
Littlebrook Ltd
Dorn Leaves Door Open To Run Again For Office
Democratic Party chairman and former Third District congressman William Jennings Bryan Dorn says he has no definite plans to run for the U.S. Senate or governor but will not rule it out. In a recent interview he noted if an opening appears he would consider running, recalling his 26 years in Washington and prior strong campaigns. He declined to predict others like his successor Butler Derrick or Governor Richard Riley.
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S.C
Grady Patterson
Columbia
Saluda
Democratic Party
Dorn
Gover
Greenwood
William Jennings Bryan
U.S. Senate
Butler Derrick
D-S.c
Richard Riley Dorn
Senate
Sen
Burnett Maybank
Washington
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Judy Hoffmeyer
Thurmond Whatley
Richard Mason
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Mir II
Law Psychiatric
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Chesterfield Street
Frederick Willcox
Winston Churchill
John Barrymore
John Jacob Astor
Vanderbilts
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