Windham keeps Aiken steady with calm leadership
Roland Windham the city manager blends background work with open ear for residents. He credits council and citizens for progress from Hopeland Gardens to four major 1970s bond projects while planning for water sewer expansion and better services. He stresses prayer in decisions and values his family’s public roles.
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Windham
Whitehall Place
Gamecocks
University of South Carolina
USC
Sumter
Rock Hill
Aiken
Hopeland Gardens
Virginia Acres
C. Marshall Cain
S.C. House
Police Commissioner resigns in Jackson Marion Brinkley steps down
Jackson town councilman and police commissioner JACKSON MARION BRINKLEY resigns his posts. The resignation takes effect Friday and he did not seek re election in the May municipal elections. His council term ends July 5.
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Jackson
Marion Brinkley
Brinkley
Chamber To Aid Aiken Effort In Great Towns Program
The Aiken Chamber of Commerce will coordinate efforts to qualify for the GREAT Towns Program. Tanner Hendrick, chamber director and Savannah River Plant assistant manager, will serve as program coordinator as the city seeks certification and access to development services.
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Aiken
Development Board
North Augusta to hear second readings on recreation areas ordinance
The North Augusta City Council will hold a second reading on an ordinance to grant city control over recreation areas and another on burglar and fire alarm policy amendments. Appointments to the Street Paving and Lighting Committee will be made. A pre-council meeting is at 7 pm, with the council session at 8 pm in City Hall at 400 Buena Vista Ave.
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North Augusta
North Augusta City Hall
Buena Vista Ave
Informational Meeting On Clemson Area Retirement Center
An informational meeting for retirees in the Aiken area will be held tomorrow at the Senior Citizens Clubhouse in Crosland Park. Walter Dixon will speak at 2 p.m. The retirement center is under construction outside Clemson and organized by state retirees. Contact Charles E. Miller or Mrs. Fred H. Stofer for more information.
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Clemson Area
Senior Citizens
Crosland Park
Walter Dixon
Clemson
Aiken
Charles E. Miller
Fred H. Stofer
Langley Booster Club Meets Tonight With New Coaches
Langley Bath Clearwater High School booster club gathers at 7 30 in the school library to introduce three new coaches. Aiken Community Band opens its fifth season at 7 at Hopeland Gardens with West Side Story and A Spiritual Festival. Bring chairs or blankets. if rain the event moves to the H O Weeks Center on Whiskey Road.
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Langley
Langley-Bath-Clearwater High School
Aiken
Hopeland Gardens
West Side Story
H.O. Weeks
Whiskey Road
Aiken County Board of Education Seeks Tax Levy Authority Ruling
The Aiken County Board of Education awaits a SC Supreme Court date on whether the delegation has power to levy taxes. Attorneys say a ruling will take two to three months after oral arguments. The suit challenges the 1967 statute and a 1978 court decision, arguing delegation authority violates the state constitution's separation of powers.
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Aiken County Board of Education
South Carolina Supreme Court
William H. Burkhalter Jr
Supreme Court
State Supreme Court
Burkhalter
Eighth Circuit
James E. Moore
Moore
Education Board
Aiken
Board of Education
Aiken Man Fatally Shot in Barnwell Domestic Quarrel
Stephen Ralph Baldwin, 24, of Aiken died from a single gunshot while in his car at a Barnwell mobile home park after a domestic quarrel. Herbert Frank Sheally, 33, of Barnwell was arrested in connection with the shooting as investigators continue the case.
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Barnwell
Aiken
Stephen Ralph Baldwin
Robin Hood Trail
Herbert Frank Sheally
Aiken TEC Honors Students and Faculty at Awards Day
Craig D. Musick received special recognition for 10 years as Aiken TEC Commission chair. Fay Maddox named faculty member of the year. Dean Fowler and Vivian Crawford selected as Mr. and Miss Aiken TEC. Chemistry Award went to Larry Hutto for straight A’s. 17 students earned outstanding student awards across divisions with multiple recipients named in business, technology, and industrial categories.
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Craig D. Musick
Aiken
Aiken Technical College
Musick
Aiken Tec
TEC
Ashley J. Little
Fay Maddox
Joseph D. Halford
Dean Fowler
Vivian Crawford
Dinah Ray Scott
Donald C. Skinner
Bonita Brown
Marge Bailey Angel
Laverne Johnson
Roger Dale Sprague
Nhon Trung Vo
Jerold Spires
Larry Hutto
Ralph Loman
John Roberson
Bruce T. Munday
Charles Malpass
James Arthur Keel
Michael Dunbar
Arnold Reeves
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Roland Windham
Sadat
Weeks
Cindy
Air Force
Ed Duryea
Beaufort
Roland Jr
Kershaw
Jane
Roland II
Elizabeth Harrington
Aiken County
N.A. Council
Kathryn Smith
Trenton
Minnie
C.A
Edgetiel County
Elizabeth Harring
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