Escapee Caught As Others Remain At Large
Aiken County sheriff says Mark Thompson 32 of Clearwater was captured after a car stop but Ralph Conkin 22 of Augusta remains at large. The pair fled Richmond County Correctional Institute with two 15 year old girls. one girl was released after a crash near Belvedere area.
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Clearwater
Richmond County Correctional Institute
Aiken County
Carrol Heath
Mark Thompson
Ralph Conkin
Augusta
George McCormick
U.S. 25
Interstate 20
Thompson
Aiken Counvee Sherif
Georgiatin Heath
Aken County
Claain Ia
Planning Commission Meeting Thursday in Aiken County
The Aiken County Planning Commission will hold a special meeting tomorrow at 7 p.m. in the auditorium of the County Council building at 736 Richland Ave. The agenda covers county zoning discussion and revisions to subdivision regulations.
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Aiken County, Planning Commission
Aiken County Council
Richland Ave
Weather Update for Aiken Tomorrow
Cloudy to partly cloudy conditions with warm humid summer weather. Highs near 90s and a 20 percent chance of showers with northeast winds around 5 mph. Tonight’s lows in the upper 60s and calm to light breeze.
Abduction Attempt Foiled In New Ellenton By Sheriff
A 13-year-old girl escaped a man in a maroon longbed truck as he called her over near her home in New Ellenton. Sheriff Carroll Hebard said the suspect may be linked to recent abductions and murders in Richland and Lexington counties. Investigators seek a silver vehicle with red stripes and are coordinating with multiple agencies.
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New Ellenton
Ste Aiken
Carrol Hebard
Heath
Richland
Lexington
Shari Smith
Debra Mae Helmick
Columbia
Wackenhut
Jackson Police Department
Aiken Department of Public Safety
Barnwell County
County Council Advances 1984 85 Budget Amid Deliberations
Aiken County Council, after a marathon budget session with about 15 agencies present, approves the 1984-85 budget on third reading, including a 3 percent cost of living increase for county workers. The plan keeps debt service and indigent care funding in question while proposing changes for next fiscal year.
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Aiken
W. Scott Barnes
Barnes
Aiken County Board approves 1985 86 budget despite outage
During a power outage in the South Aiken area the Aiken County Board of Education unanimously approved the 1985 86 budget. The plan includes a 5.5 mill tax increase plus a 9.5 mill debt service levy, keeping operating mills unchanged and raising the district tax rate to 110.8 mills. The general fund totals 40.3 million with 6.8 million from Education Improv act funds to cover an 11 million bond for three new elementary schools.
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Aiken County
EIA
Bath Mill Closes After Generations of Work
The Bath Mill will close in September ending decades of family service. Junior Reese has 39 years and his wife 34 years at the mill with both recently in supervisory and design roles. Longtime employee Preston Jones recalls service since the 1930s and a life built around Bath Mill.
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Bath
Junior Reese
Bath Mill
Betty Reese
Reese
Preston
Jessie Mae Jones
Jones
Mr. Jones
Ginny Southworth
Junior
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