Deaths and Funerals in Aiken and Nearby Areas
Obituaries report multiple deaths across Blythe, Graniteville, North Augusta, Columbia, and Augusta. Notables include Forest Surrett of Aiken age 71 and William Phillips 79, with services and burials scheduled locally. Surviving relatives feature children and grandchildren. details list cemeteries, funeral homes, and church services.
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UNION
Forest Pinckney
Ted Robinson Surrett
Charlotte
J.T. Weaver
Joanna
Blythe
William E. Phillips
Lillie Freeman
North Augusta
Richmond County
Wrens
Amplus Howard
Carlton Cooper
Phillips
Jefferson County
Cliff McClellan Phillips
Dorothy Heinrich
Garing
Neb
Liza
Advance payments directive for Aiken Standard
Notice instructs all advance payments to be made to the Aiken Standard-PBM Subscription. It specifies the payee and directs readers to submit dues accordingly. The item reads as a straightforward billing directive without extra details.
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Aiken Standard - Pbm
Aiken Standard
Three Arrested in Augusta Theater Holdup
Three men were arrested in connection with last week’s holdup at an Augusta X rated theater. Details indicate ongoing investigation and suspect lineup, with authorities probing motive and possible accomplices.
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Augusta
Cain Missed Meeting Amid Legal Troubles in Aiken
Rep. C. Marshall Cain was detained yesterday and arrived late to a public meeting at the Aiken County Complex as attendees had left. He faces charges including kidnapping aggravated assault armed robbery and motor vehicle theft connected to the abduction of 17-year-old Daniel Price Jr. of North Augusta. Price was stabbed six times robbed and forced to drive eight miles south of Augusta suffering a punctured lung.
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Rep
C. Marshall Cain
Aiken
Cain
Aiken County
Daniel Price Jr
North Augusta
Price
Augusta
Weekend Warmth Returns With Scattered Thunderstorms
The forecast calls for highs near 90 after a low in the low 60s with sun turning to partly cloudy skies. Rain chances rise from near zero tonight to about 10 percent Wednesday, with scattered thundershowers expected late in the week and weekend highs in the 80s.
Williams Cites Strengths in Aiken School System
Williams addresses criticism and praise for the upper elementary program basic skills testing handicapped and gifted education and school advisory councils. He notes strengths like vocational programs upgraded kindergartens and adult education while citing a catch up success metric. Also announced Dr Tom Cofer will join the Chamber board replacing Larry McFall who moves to Macon Ga. Next Aiken’s Wakin’ set for July 3.
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Williams
Aiken
Illegal Liquor Sale Charged in Aiken Arrests
Three Aiken residents John T Williams Harry Street Annie Mae Withers and Robert Lewis were charged after police raided three sites Saturday night. Officers seized 2% cases of whiskey and several cases of beer, with OH pickups at each home. Chief Carroll Heath noted about 30 area stores sell illegal alcohol and warned strict enforcement.
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Aiken
John T. Williams
Harry Street
Annie Mae Withers
Union Street
Robert Lewis
East Boundary
Aiken Public Safety Department
Carrol Heath
Public Safety Department
Heath
Missionaries Visit Aiken
Missionaries Lee and Norma Nichols, Korea workers for 12 years, visit First Baptist Church of Aiken as guests of the Women's Missionary Union. They attend the WMU general at 4 PM and a 7:30 PM meeting hosted by Mary Tennant at 10 Lundee Ct with Clarice Anderson assisting. Visitors welcome.
Carter Nominates Two South Carolina Federal Judges
President Carter named Falcon B. Hawkins and C Weston Houck to U S district judgeships in South Carolina. Both in private practice, Hawkins from Mt Pleasant and Houck from Florence, were backed by Senator Hollings and face easy Senate confirmation.
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Carter
Falcon B. Hawkins
C. Weston Houck
U.S
South Carolina
Hawkins
Houck
Mt. Pleasant
Florence
Ernest F. Hollings
Ds.c. Houck
House of Representatives
Hollings
Senate
Matthew J. Perry
Columbia
Community Calendar of Meetings and Activities
A schedule of local meetings and events across North Augusta and Aiken includingToastmasters Optimist Club council and church groups. Highlights feature civic, service, and cultural gatherings at venues such as DeMasi s Restaurant the Fire Department Odell Weeks Center St Bartholomew s Church and the Aiken Public Library with contact details for organizers.
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North Augusta
Jaycees
Jaycee Hut
Gascar
National Guard Armory
Augusta
Aiken York Rite Bodies
Masonic Temple
Aiken County Mental Health Association
Aiken Public Library
Graniteville Exchange Club
Heart of Aiken
Senior Citizens Bridge
Senior Citizens
Aiken
DeMasi’s
Indigent and Health Care Commission
Aiken County Council
Valley A.A
Our Lady of the Valley Catholic Church
Gloverville
Aiken County Phones Still Buy Jackson Residents
Jackson residents face toll charges for calling outside the city as Continental proposes a mini watt line with tiered rates for 10 22 and 40 mile radii. Town officials reject the plan as unfair and say the PSC must rule on their information petition. The meeting also eyed stronger leash laws amid a mange flea problem and the council approved a 70 reimbursement for seven volunteer firefighters trained as EMTs.
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Jackson
Continental Telephone Co
S.C. Public Service Commission
William
Bill) McIver
McIver
Walter Beddingfield
Augusta
Beddingfield
PSC
John Marino
Shirley
A. Earlie) Helms
Marino
Ellis
Aiken County Council Eyes Personnel Study Adoption
At 7 p m in the County Office Complex conference room Aiken County Council will consider adopting the Corbin Inc personnel management study for all county offices. Public hearings will cover street approvals river bend subdivision road acceptance coroner budget funds sewer rules jail annex and building code amendments.
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Corbin Inc
Aiken County
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