Three Firefighters Down In New Holland House Fire
A New Holland residence caught fire with two area departments joining the effort. Three firefighters were down at about 9 am as Lifebird stood by and the burn unit was alerted. Injuries were not known. Wa generar and Couchton fire crews assisted after a 8 07 a.m. report. Aiken Electric Co Op shut off power for safety. No occupants were believed inside.
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New Holland
Wagener
Couchton
Aiken County
Two Aiken Residents Elected to Auto Safety Pilot Panel
Gloria Busch-Johnson of Aiken Technical College was named chairperson and Sue Townsend of Aiken County coroner was named co-chairperson of the Auto Safety Pilot Project Advisory Committee. Elections occurred at the committee’s latest meeting in Columbia. The panel supports highway safety, offers input on future project proposals, and plans the April 23 Columbia meeting.
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Aiken
Gloria Busch-Johnson
Aiken Technical College
Sue Townsend
Aiken County
State Tech Board
Columbia
Aiken County Planning Commission Hears Two Final Plot Approvals
The Aiken County Planning Commission will meet Thursday at 8 pm to consider final approvals for The Quiet Place subdivision 2.2 miles north of Windsor and Tavelle Place on S C 278 near Pine Log Road. They will set a date for a council meeting on proposed Development Standards Ordinance amendments.
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Aiken
County Council
Richland Ave
Community Action Board schedules 4 30 meeting in Aiken area
The Community Action Board will hold a regular meeting at 4 30 p m at the Community Action offices 502 York St NE The board administers programs for the poor and disadvantaged in Aiken and Barnwell counties and invites public attendance.
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Community Action Board
Community Action
York St. NE
Aiken
Barnwell
Aiken County Republicans Set Meeting and Convention Plan
The Aiken County Republican Party meets tomorrow at 7 30 p m in the County Council Building. They will discuss the April 2 convention at Midland Valley High School and hear guest Dr Henry Jordan of Anderson who plans to challenge Congressman Butler Derrick in 1988.
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Aiken County
Republican Party
Aiken
Aiken Standard Corrects Teen Pregnancy Trend Report
The Aiken Standard regrets an error in a Monday graphic that claimed teen pregnancies were rising in area counties. Data from recent years show some declines.
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Aiken Standard
Former Magistrate Holley dies after heart transplant
Raymond A. Holley 56 died after heart transplant surgery and a second operation. He received a 32 year old Jacksonville area heart on Sunday and had a ventricular assist device attached to the right ventricle. Holley was a former Aiken County magistrate and 1968 County Commissioner, with long local public service.
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Raymond A
Sonny Boy) Holley
Holley
University Hospital
Chris Naylor
Jacksonville
Fla
Aiken County
Ralph Gunnells
Carrol Heath
Aiken County Board of Commissioners
Graniteville Jaycees
Area 3
Aiken County School Board of Trustees
Breezy Hill Water and Sewer Company
Sumter Street Home Among 41 To Get Facelift Under Grant
Mrs. Lizzie Redd on Sumter Street is among 41 homes to be rehabilitated under the Martin Hill Phase II housing program funded by a 500000 grant from HUD. The project aims to raise housing code standards, expand the homes, and assist low to moderate income families with loans or grants.
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Sumter Street
Lizzie Redd
U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development
Madeline Catino
Department of Planning and Community Development
County Faces Deepest Finances Amid Budget Strains
Aiken County Administrator W. Scott Barnes called the county’s finances the darkest he had seen as contingency funds shrink from 13 156 to 8 636 after a 4 520 appropriation to the Aiken County Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals.
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Aiken County
W. Scott Barnes
Barnes
Aiken County Society For the Prevention of Cruelty To Animals
Council
Aiken Trials Rail Parking Tickets On Sale Saturday
Rail parking remains available for the Aiken Trials with spaces priced 30 dollars in first row and 20 dollars in second row, plus 15 dollars for camper parking. Tickets sold at the Chamber of Commerce and during Wal-Mart advance sales 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. Saturday. Proceeds benefit Helping Hands. The event at Clark Field features gates opening at 10 a.m. and post time 1 30 p.m.
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Aiken
Chamber of Commerce
Wal-Mart
Clark Field
Aiken Sertoma Club
Aiken Chamber of Commerce
Steeplechase Association
Aiken Jaycees
Jaycee
Aiken Drug
Woodruff Drug
Security Federal
North Augusta
Bankers
Augusta
Regency Mall
Daniel Village
Camp Hope
Greater Aiken
St. Joseph Hospital
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County Planning Commission
Aiken Department of Planning
Sumter
Ginny Southworth
Bare Bones
Martin Hill
George Burgess
Gary Walker
Bulls Branch
MIAF
E-911
Bulls
District 7
Ralph Cullinan
Judicial and Public Safety Committee
Fran Chapman
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