Aiken Woman Shot During Nightclub Incident
Leann Karpinski, 17, treated for injuries after five shotgun rounds were fired at the truck she rode in near Schofield Middle School. Russell New, also in the vehicle, helped report the incident as investigators found five spent shells at the scene following a nightclub dispute.
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Aiken
Aiken Department of Public Safety
Leann Karpinski
Schofield Middle School
Russell New
Aiken County
Techine Fear
Theft spree nets over four thousand in cash checks and goods
Aikens County Sheriff's reports detail three weekend thefts totaling more than 4000. At the Wel come Center on Interstate 20 near North Augusta a truck driver and his wife lost 575 cash from a purse and 1231 in checks. A Beech Island couple lost 865 in clothes and items from their SC 28 home. A Belvedere home on Audubon Circle reported 1500 worth of tools stolen from a carport. Suspects named in at least two cases.
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Aikens County
Interstate 20
North Augusta
Beech Island
S.C. 28
Belvedere
Audubon
State To Investigate Food Poisoning Case In Augusta
C Thompson Hurley, vice chairman of the Augusta Port Authority, was released from an Augusta hospital after illness following a meal at Freeman's Barbecue Beech Island. An investigation was to be conducted by the South Carolina Department of Health and Environmental Control. The Standard reported land for Pacer Downs Apartments was leased to a private developer by the state Commission on Higher Education, though it was actually leased by the Aiken County Commission on Higher Education.
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C. Thompson Hurley
Augusta
Hurley
Augusta Port Authority
Freeman
Sand Bar Ferry Road
Beech Island
S.C. Department of Health and Environmental Control
the Standard
Pacer Downs Apartments
State Commission On Higher Education
Aiken County
North Augusta Council Weighs School Annex Appraisal
North Augusta City Council meets at 7 p.m. in Municipal Building to discuss an appraisal for the North Augusta Elementary School Annex, a property at Carolina Avenue and Jackson Street, plus an easement dispute on Old Plantation Road, rental policy for the new Community Center, and a Business Assistance Network resolution.
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North Augusta
E. Buena Vista Ave
Carolina Avenue
Jackson Street
Arts funding request and annexation items before Aiken Council
The Aiken City Council meets at 7 30 p m at city hall to consider an Aiken County Arts Council request for 5000 dollars of a 10 000 local share for a director position to be matched by a 10 000 state grant. The Accommodations Tax Committee backs funding for one year. Annexation requests include a Sacre tract near Woodside Plantation southwest of Aiken for single family homes.
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Aiken County Arts Council
Aiken
City Hall
Arts Council
Woodside Plantation
Peach Harvest Way Of Life On The Ridge
Youths over 16 work in packing houses during peach season. Teens travel from Ridge Spring and nearby towns to earn money. Most houses hire 80 to 100 teens, with seasonal earnings averaging 600 to 1000 dollars. The work is hot and seasonal but welcomed for income.
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Ridge Spring
Ridge
Johnston
Edgefield
Trenton
Ward
Monetta
Aiken
Clemson
Tom Acker
Edgefield-Saluda County
Historic joint meeting of Aiken councils and boards
Aiken County Council and Board of Education join North Augusta and Aiken City Councils in a historic joint session sponsored by the Greater Aiken and North Augusta Chambers of Commerce. The dinner begins 6 30 pm at Shellhouse Farm with the slogan Working Together Works.
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Aiken County
Bers of Commerce
Shellhouse Farm
U.S. 302
Aiken County Council Runoff Decisions Tomorrow
Voters in Aiken County District 6 go to the polls tomorrow for the Democratic runoff between incumbent Marilyn Smith and Rosemary English. The winner faces Republican James W. McKinney in the November general election. Precincts include Aiken 1 2 China Springs 11 Cureka 14 Gloverville 15 Graniteville 16 Vaucluse 38 Warrenville 41 Six Points 46 Breezy Hill 50 Redds Branch 57 and Ward 40.
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Aiken County Council
Marilyn Smith
Rosemary English
Aiken
China Springs
Cureka
Gloverville
Graniteville
Vaucluse
Warrenville
Six Points
Breezy Hill
Redds Branch
Ward
Smith
Edwards defends SRP amid anti nuclear activism
Former South Carolina governor and ex Energy Secretary James B. Edwards defended the Savannah River Plant near Aiken and other DOE nuclear weapons facilities against criticism he called anti nuclear in origin. Edwards, now president of the Medical University of South Carolina, spoke Friday.
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Charleston
U.S. Energy
James B. Edwards
Savannah River
Aiken
Department of Energy
Aiken School Board Replies to Letters Over Reassignments
The Aiken County Board of Education released replies from Dr. Robert W. Paskel to Mrs. Abelie P. Nivens and from Board Chairman Robert H. Slay to Donald Grogan. Nivens alleged bias at Schofield Middle School and urged black representation. Slay defended June 4 promotions including Dr. Nancy Smith and James C. Martin, stressing qualified administrators and open communication with Area 2 residents.
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Aiken County
Donald Grogan
Grogan
North Augusta High School School Improvement Council
Board of Education
Nancy Smith
James C. Martin
Dr. Smith
Area 2
Martin
North Augusta High School
Clarence Jackson
Midland Valley High School
Troy Nobles
Slay
North Augusta
Robert W. Paskel
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Aiken Council
Priscilla Boatwrig
By Phil Jones
R.W. DuBose
Henry R. McKinney Jr
Mrs. English
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SRP
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George Burgess
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