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Newspaper
Aiken Standard
Location
Aiken, South Carolina, United States of America
Date
Jun 29, 1990
Page
13
In 1988 Circuit Judge Luke N. Brown held that a $15 road maintenance fee added to tax bills by Aiken County was unconstitutional, declaring the levy invalid and unenforceable.
Cincinnati Bengals head coach Sam Wyche a Greenville native will headline a Republican fund raiser for the 3rd Congressional District seat. A $10 donation at the door will allow attendance at the Holey Inn starting at 7 p.m. Wyche is expected to discuss political involvement.
Hilton Head Island road project stalls as 3 acres of wetlands block the final 10 miles. The highway department must obtain multiple state and federal permits, delaying completion beyond the anticipated two years after wetlands filling approval. Engineer Ed Sielicki notes prior knowledge of wetlands and no panic over progress.
When not working at Woods And Water S on Laurens Street, Yvonne Downs says she enjoys exercising racehorses and lists Northern Dancer Master Speaker Fed Funds Melody Roulette See The USA as her best seen in the sport.
In Aiken area news, Sunrise Rotarian Kimberly Rabb welcomes a son named Madison weighing six pounds at birth. Sunrise Rotarian Jay Jones and wife Shirley become grandparents as Rabb starts motherhood. A pet llama also blesses with a newborn. Names Roy L. Morgan Don McGee Stewart Williams Debbie Ivey Rose Trotter Michael Rodgers mentioned.
Wackenhut Security guards at the Savannah River Site voted 330 to 262 to join the United Plant Guard Workers of America after a week of balloting. Union president Gene McConville called it a hard fought campaign and said he would personally negotiate a contract within weeks. The top guard salary at SRS is about 11.84 dollars per hour and the union aims to improve working conditions and protect seniority rights.
Early morning blaze at Churchill Commons Apartments on Pine Log Road was contained in the attic area by the Aiken Department of Public Safety. Responding with three pumper trucks and the city's new aerial tower, officials said the fire may have started on a second floor balcony and is under investigation.
A 19 year old Aiken man Douglas LaVaun Hart of 316E Greenville St is charged with murder in the May slaying of Bernan David Holloway whose body was found in Simpkins Pond near New Hope by power company workers. Hart is also charged with kidnapping and assault with intent to kill in another case. He is held in Edgefield County Jail after transfer to avoid interfering with the ongoing investigation.
Rovert Evans, a June graduate of South Ken High School, visited Washington as the guest of Rep. Butler Derrick after winning first prize in the Third District Art Competition. The award covered travel, overnight stays, and a day with Derrick and other lawmakers. Evans’s self portrait of a barber shop was created in colored pencil in about two hours.
The Aiken Sunrise Rotary Club held its annual awards banquet at Houndslake Country Club. New officers for 1990 1991 were inducted and Dick Flynt Jr. received a Paul Harris Fellow as part of the awards. Dr Jack Ratliff Ben honored as Rotarian of the Year with his wife Brenda accepting on his behalf.
Mrs. Woody sought to rezone 1219 West Ave from R-3 residential to C-1 office in North Augusta. The Planning Commission unanimously recommended denying the change citing the master plan and potential commercial encroachment, with council to hear the case next.
NORTH AUGUSTA The North Augusta Planning Commission approved a zoning request by National Healthcare Center for an 82 bed nursing home on a 16.88 acre tract at the U.S. 20 and S.C. 2 interchange. The plan includes elder housing up to 112 units on adjacent parcels and facilities for therapy, sub-acute and respite care plus an Alzheimer's unit. The company is Murfreesboro Tennessee based, the seventh largest in the world. The zoning approval must be ratified by the city council before taking effect.
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