Lean Year for Grand Strand Tourism Said by Officials
Tourism along the Grand Strand cooled after early spring strength, with some businesses reporting gains while others suffer post Hugo. Myrtle Beach vendors note mixed conditions with May and June slower, and hotels at 65.6 percent occupancy in May up slightly year over year. Local campaigns aim to boost traffic as Hugo recovery continues.
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Myrtle Beach
Grand Strand
Ashley Ward
Myrtle Beach Area
Sam Baker
Sam
South Strand
Myrte Beach
Kevin Warren
Caravelle Resort Hotel
Ward
Five Best Airlines Named By Retired Eastern Captain
Frank Boatwright Jr. of Ridge Spring, a retired captain with Eastern Airlines, spent 22 years flying Boeing 721s and Lockheed 1011s. He names what he considers the five best airlines now in operation: American, Delta, United, USAir, and Northwest.
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Frank Boatwright Jr
Ridge Spring
Eastern Airlines
Eastern
American
Delta
United
Usair
Northwest
Photographer Elliman Works Amid Heat Wave Hardship
Dan Elliman assistant director at Hitchcock Rehabilitation Center is an amateur photographer whose photos have appeared in the Aiken Standard. The heat wave worsens conditions for workers, with one employee seeking refuge in an air conditioned office on Sunday after her home lost cooling.
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Dan Elliman
Hitchcock Rehabilitation Center
Elliman
Aiken
Birthdays for Alton Cockrell Kristin Whatley and Others
A list of birthday observances including Alton Cockrell Kristin Whatley Matthew Hooks Jean Benson Clara Havu and Ariene Spiker. The entry notes celebrants and welcomes birthday wishes from friends and family.
Edgefield County Seeks Public Views on Proposed Plan
Residents are invited to share opinions on a forthcoming Edgefield County development proposal. Officials urge community input through a public meeting and written comments by a stated deadline to influence final recommendations.
Edgefield Town Buzz Over Proposed Federal Prison
A non scientific poll conducted last week in Edgefield by Darlene Skipper surveys town opinions on a proposed federal prison. Photographs by Scott Webster accompany the piece.
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Edgefield
Darlene M. Skipper
Scott Webster
Holy Smoke Comic Collecting Club Formed
Ed Gray, an 11 year old boy with a growing comic stash, forms a collecting habit focused on first issues from Marvel and DC. He prioritizes cover art over reading, viewing the hobby as an investment while amassing over 1,000 comics stored around his home as his mother dusts around them.
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Ed Gray
Jonathan
Erma
Marvel
D.C
Aiken County School Board to Review Policy Changes
The Aiken County Board of Education will discuss revisions to employee sick leave and vacation policies, an appointment process for the district superintendent, and an employment freeze. Changes include raising unused sick leave pay from ten to twenty five dollars per day and allowing payout for accumulated vacation days at retirement. A second reading may consider a two week prior notice for superintendent contract action and lifting the emergency hiring freeze to improve efficiency and morale.
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Aiken County
Brooks
Plant workers wait as Clear water Finishing faces closure
About 80 employees gathered in the parking lot at Clear water Finishing Plant after the company announced it could not meet payroll and would close. Guards admitted only some to the shipping area while others awaited back pay or personal items. The plant, in Chapter 11 since June 25, had already paid half of a vacation paycheck on June 30 with full pay expected when it reopened.
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Clearwater
Plant
Oscar Spires
Phillip Herndon
City Council To Discuss Controversial Album
The Aiken City Council meets at 7:30 p.m. to discuss the controversy over 2 Live Crew’s Nasty As You Wanna Be. It will also consider rezoning 9.85 acres of the Aiken Mall property and issuing $8.6 million in water and sewer bonds. The meeting includes a public hearing on the Historic Preservation Ordinance and first reading of the FY 1990-81 millage rate setting. Westinghouse plans 6 acres of the Whiskey Road site for new offices.
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Aiken
2 Live Crew
Fred B. Cavanagh
J. Carrol Busbee
Aiken Mall
Quality Records
Laurens Street
John Hatcher
Park Commission
City Water and Sewer Service
Whiskey Road
Brookhaven Drive
Westinghouse
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Langley
Chamber of Commerce
Hugo Economic Renewal Task Force
Chamber
Carolinas
Virginia
Tennessee
Hugo
Frank Boatwright
Edgefield County
Adams
James Williams
North Augusta
Glenn Harling
Johnston
John H. Broadwater
O.K
Edgetiend
Sherell Stevens
Saluda
Craig Clark
Holy Smoke
William H. Burkhalter
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