Burglaries Probe At Schofield Middle School In Aiken
Aiken public safety officers investigate a Monday afternoon break in at Schofield Middle School 220 Sumter St where an air conditioner was stolen after entry through a window. Footprints spill from the lounge to an interior hall and two shoe print sets trail from the window. Police note a prior week theft at the same site of a typewriter and microwave from the band office.
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Aiken Public Safety
Schofield Middle School
Sumter St
Aiken
Clearwater Water District to Hold Audit Meeting
Residents will meet tomorrow at 7 PM in the Clearwater Elementary School cafeteria to hear the 1986-87 audit. The Clearwater Water and Sewer District has faced criticism over scant records since 1953, with minutes dating only from Nov 1985. Commissioner John D. Palmer called for the district’s finances to be audited after chairman Willie Heath resigned last year.
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Clearwater
Clearwater Water and Sewer District
Commission
John D. Palmer
Willie Heath
District Commission
North Augusta Planning Commission to debate land use plan
The North Augusta Planning Commission meets tonight at 7 in the Municipal Building council chambers to review a proposed land use plan update. The agenda includes final plat approvals for Hidden Hills Subdivision, 24 lots by James G Swift and Associates, and Woodlawn Place Subdivision, 38 lots by Cranston Robertson and Whitehurst.
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North Augusta
Charges Stand In Saluda Drag Racing Deaths
Two Saluda County men Gary Davis and Michael Long face reckless homicide and racing charges after a drag race on US 378 near Saluda ended with a car crashing into spectators killing Darlene Merchant and Donald Walton. Injured were Douglas Jones Tony Pilot and Ricky Rodgers. A third man William Vereen was charged with assisting with racing.
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Saluda
Saluda County
Charles Oxner
S.C
Douglas Daniel Jones
Tony Douglas
Ricky Alan Rodgers
Ward
Highway Patrol
Columbia
Donnie Kitchen
Long
Davis
William Porter Vereen
Route 4
Vereen
Controversy Over PSA Board Sparks County Council Rift
Aiken County Council remains divided over who should serve on the Aiken County Public Service Authority board. The dispute involves North Augusta, United Merchants and Manufacturers, Graniteville Co., and Aiken, with past actions including ouster and rejected appointments. Five current board members face reappointment September 18 amid ethics questions about employees voting on matters affecting their firms.
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Aiken County Public Service Authority Board
Aiken County Council
North Augusta
United Merchants and Manufacturers
Aiken
Graniteville Co
United Merchants
Aiken County
Council
Carroll H. Warner
Larry Murphy
Murphy
Warner
Henry R. McKenney Jr
District 5
J. Michael Toole
C. Clyde Hooks
James Griffin Jr
William F
Bo) Thompson
Thompson
Charles F. Kennemore
Griffin
Rosemary English
Lester Diggs
S.C. Ethics Commission
PSA
Diggs
Donald E. Hartwig
Ira
Bud) Coward
Roger P. LeDuc
Harry S. Witt
LeDuc
Coward
Witt
W. Scott Barnes
PSA Authority
Baptists Eye Literal Bible Rule in Mission Hiring
The Southern Baptist Home Mission Board voted to require belief in biblical inerrancy for all staff and missionaries. It also restricts hiring divorc ed persons and bars charismatics from missionary service, reflecting a push toward fundamentalism in the denomination's leadership and staffing.
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Atlanta
Southern Baptist Board Home Mission Board
Larry L. Lewis
Lewis
Peace Committee
Southern Baptist
Weedy seed disaster hits Horry County farmers
Two Horry County farmers Hughes and Holmes sue Red Bluff Mill and Farm Supply alleging negligent sale of contaminated seed. They face about 250000 dollar losses each over five years as 200 acres sprout weeds instead of oats and wheat. Trial opens Monday in Conway with aerial farm photos planned.
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Red Bluff Mill and
Farm Supply Inc
Eldred Hardee
Holmes
Conway
North Myrtle Beach
John Clarke
Hughes
Red Bluff
John Cuttino
Florence
Storm Lashes Aiken County Area Causing Outages Fires and Accidents
A county storm caused 200 to 300 power outages from lightning striking transformers in parts of Aiken. A minor house fire at 11 Coral Drive and several minor accidents were reported with no serious injuries. Officials noted minimal flooding and no other major damage.
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Aiken Electric Co- Operative
Co-Op
S.C. 19
I-20
Cooks Bridge Road
Shiloh Road
South Carolina
Coral Drive
Aiken
Department of Public Safety
Public Safety
North Augusta
South Carolina Highway Patrol
Aiken County
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ADPS
Schofield
ATC
Johnson
Gloria Busch-Johnson
Aiken Technical College
Carroll Campbell
Gov. Campbell
Ms. Busch- Johnson
Sue Townsend
Ms. Busch-Johnson
Governor’s Office of Highway Safety
Busch-Johnson
Clearwater Meeting
N.A
Priscilla Boatwright
Oxner
David Werts
Salvada County
PSA Board
By Phil Jones
Pamela Courtney
North
Augusta
Baptists
Horry
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