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Newspaper
Aiken Standard
Location
Aiken, South Carolina, United States of America
Date
Jun 08, 1987
Page
11
Langley. A fire at John Overstreet.s home on Chaffee Avenue around 7 30 a m severely damaged the rear of the house with the kitchen dining room and den destroyed. The fire department reports the utility room as a possible origin and no occupants were home at the time.
Representative Charles R. Sharpe of Wagener will sponsor and moderate a public hearing Tonight at 7 p.m. in the Eureka Fire Department building to discuss a proposed mining operation for the area.
Perry voters head to the polls tomorrow from 7 a.m. to 7 p.m. Incumbents Sherman Cooper and L C Keadle Jr. are the only candidates advancing for the two council seats.
Trenton voters head to the polls tomorrow as incumbent councilmen Billy Padgett and Bobby Turner seek re election. Both seats are up and no other candidates qualified for the race.
Tonya Hall of 4024 Trolley Line Road reported four air conditioners missing from the back of her house between 6:30 p.m. Thursday and 10:45 a.m. Friday. The total value was 1500 dollars.
A Johnston box making facility atop the Stately Oaks Packing Shed was destroyed by fire reported about 9 20 a m. The packing shed owned by L D Holmes and Sons suffered smoke and water damage with one firefighter treated for heat exhaustion. Cause under investigation. The Aiken Planning Commission will discuss strip mall plans and a 102 acre Houndslake annexation at a 3 p m meeting at the Municipal Building.
A groundbreaking ceremony for the Byrd Elementary addition will start at 6 30 p m tomorrow before the Aiken County Board of Education meets at 7 p m The agenda includes two grant applications totaling 2 131 574 for Chapter 1 and Chapter 2 programs. The Bath Special School property use requests include sale or lease to Bath First Baptist Church Head Start space for Community Action of Aiken County and continued district use.
Witnesses recall a 16 year old girl slumping from a raft in the wave pool after a gunshot killed her and a second girl injured in the same area at Carowinds. Police seek a stray shot from outside the park as investigators search the pool area.
Aiken County confronts a near balanced budget by July 1 with possible 23 mills more in taxes if the salary study and spending cuts fail. Revenue sharing declines and state shortfalls push the council to review fees, recreation assessments, and potential millage hikes as it meets at 736 Richland Ave. W. in Aiken.
The Aiken City Council prepares for a public hearing on Dibble Road rezoning from R-1 to R-1E to allow more horses per acre and new stables. Developer Tom Biddle backs higher density with protective covenants while residents warn of traffic odor and commercial creep.
Thousands cheered as fireworks lit the Ashley River sky ending Spoleto Festival U S A on Middleton Place lawns. Morton Gould led the Spoleto Festival Orchestra for a two hour outdoor concert attended by about 5 000 people with strong ticket sales totaling 1 276 million dollars, above budget.
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