School Board To Consider 1982 83 Budget Document
Aiken County School Board will discuss the 1982 83 budget tonight at 7 30 in the Educational Center. Dr. Robert W Paskel notes options to keep revenues without a tax hike amid a Gov Riley veto threat. Agenda includes personnel appointments and accreditation classification at 843 Edgefield Ave NW.
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Aiken County
Robert W. Paskel
Paskel
Richard W
Dick) Riley
Edgefield Ave
N.W
County to Hear Courthouse Plan and Development Board
Aiken County Council will hear a proposed resolution evaluating the Taxpayers Association plan to renovate the courthouse tonight. W M Sloan will present the plan. Also on the agenda is appointing nine members to the new Industrial Development Board. A third reading and public hearing on an ordinance accepting a 420420 federal grant for the Summer Feeding Program in Aiken and Barnwell counties is scheduled. The meeting starts at 7 p m in the county council conference room at 736 Richland Ave W.
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Aiken County Taxpayers Association
Aiken
Aiken County
Local Project List for Block Grant Funds Announced
The Lower Savannah River Council of Governments posts a priority list of nearly 120 economic development and revitalization projects seeking Community Development Block Grant funds. Aiken County requests include 750,000 for wastewater plant expansion at Aiken-Vereenes Industrial Park 606,000 for North Augusta water service upgrades and 481,470 for a Wagener neighborhood multi purpose center. The Governor's Office will announce funded projects on September 1.
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Lower
Savannah River
Aiken-Vereenes
North Augusta
Wagener
Swartz Wins District Star Farmer Award
Tommy Swartz of Wagener son of Mr and Mrs Edward Swartz won a district Star Farmer Award and the 1982 Star State Farmer Award at the South Carolina FFA convention at Clemson University. He received a certificate and 200 from the National FFA Foundation for his vocational agriculture instruction and FFA participation under Spencer Smith at Wagener Salley Mign School.
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Wagener
Tommy Swartz
Edward Swartz
South Carolina
Future Farmers of America
Swartz
Clemson University
FFA
National Ffa Foundation
Spencer Smith
Unsolved Linda Mackey Cope Case Remains Mystery
In Lexington County a year after Linda Mackey Cope disappeared while walking her dog, parts of her body were found at a Georgetown County landfill. Police, with SLED and two sheriff departments, have had suspects but cannot yet build a case. The rest of the body was never located.
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Lexington
Lexington County
Linda Mackey Cope
State Law Enforcement Division
The
Lexington County Sheriff’s
Georgetown County
Post 77 Names Officers
Warre nville New officers for the American Legion Post 77 were installed at a ceremony yesterday Carl Stiefel of Aiken was named post commander Stiefel will assume the duties of outgoing post commander Don Hatcher Other officers installed included Joe Rearden Graniteville first vice commander Haskel Stiefel Aiken second vice commander Don Hatcher Graniteville finance officer and Albert J Eubanks Aiken adjutant
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Warrenville
American Legion
Carl Stiefel
Aiken
Stiefel
Don Hatcher
Joe Rearden
Graniteville
Haskel Stiefel
Albert J. Eubanks
Wray to address breakfast in North Augusta
J McDonald Wray executive director of the Municipal Association of South Carolina will speak at the Greater North Augusta Chamber of Commerce breakfast at 7 30 a m Wednesday at the S S Cafeteria. His topic is State Legislative Update on Things Affecting Local Government.
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North Augusta
J. McDonald Wray
The
Municipal Association of
S.C
Greater
Wray
S&s
Wessinger Named President-Elect of North Augusta Chamber
Lewis Wessinger was elected president-elect of the Greater North Augusta Chamber of Commerce Board of Directors. He serves as district manager of South Carolina Electric and Gas and replaces Hank McKenney who resigned due to personal and prior business commitments.
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North Augusta
Lewis Wessinger
Greater
Lina Electric and Gas, Wessinger
Hank McKenney
Chamber
McKenney
Bloodmobile Visits St. John's This Week
The Red Cross bloodmobile will visit St. John's Methodist Church today and tomorrow from 4 to 8 p.m. for blood donations.
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Bloodmobile
St. John’s
Red Cross Bloodmobile
St. John’s Methodist Church
North Augusta Council Sets 7 P.M. Special Meeting
The North Augusta City Council will hold a special meeting tonight at 7 in City Hall on Buena Vista Avenue. Last week’s meeting was postponed for lack of a quorum and on the agenda are final readings of two ordinances on animal control and annexation. The council may grant Greater Merce permission for a July 4 fireworks display in the public celebration.
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North Augusta
Greater
Lincoln Statue Unveiled in Capitol Rotunda
A statue of Abraham Lincoln was unveiled in the rotunda of the Capitol Building in Washington D C on January 25 1871 marking a historic public display of the late president.
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Abraham Lincoln
Capitol Building
Washington, D.C
PSA Sets Study Hearing for 201 Sewer Plan
The Aiken County Public Service Authority announced a new hearing date for the 201 study. The session will be July 1 at 7 p.m. in the Aiken Technical College auditorium, per Stan Wagher. The study supports EPA grant matching. June 29 was moved to avoid a budget hearing conflict. The PSA also authorized the Finance committee to select an auditor from several firms under consideration.
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Aiken County Public Service Authority
Aiken Technical College
Stan Wagher
Horse Creek
U.S. Environmental Protection Agency
Aiken County Council
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