South Aiken growth plans and public meeting set
A public meeting is scheduled for tomorrow at 7 PM at South Aiken High School to discuss the growth of area 1 student population. A short term plan for about 75 students would use space at Millbrook Elementary, with a two year expectation. A long range committee will study growth patterns and possible solutions, with board input due at the April 8 meeting.
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South Aiken High School
Saans 1
Millbrook Elementary School
Paul Ebell
Aiken County
Dr Martin Zwerling Yeast Syndrome Article in Redbook
The Aiken Rotary Club bulletin notes a recent Redbook April issue article by Dr Martin Zwerling titled New Mystery Illness The Yeast Syndrome Who Gets It And why. It references a garden definition many men prefer to turn over in their remarks.
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Martin Zwerling
Redbook
Aiken Rotary Club Bulletin
Aiken Hunt Meet traffic plan eases race-day flow
Milledge Clyatt, steeplechase chairman for the Aiken SERTOMA Foundation, announces one way traffic before and during the Hunt Meet at Clark Field to ease entry and exit. General admission parking is $2, with separate entrances for railside and general lots. Gates open at 10 a.m. Proceeds fund SERTOMA projects. The showpiece is the first jewel of the Aiken Triple Crown ahead of March 29 Trials and April 5 Sulky Races.
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Aiken
Two Notch Road
Audubon
Clyatt
Two Notch
Powderhouse
Two Aiken politicians file for re election
Aiken County Councilwoman Fay S. Hatcher seeks another term as District T representative after filing with the Republican Party. Windsor resident and Teamsters Local 86 member on the County Council Development Committee also works locally. In Bath, District 84 representative William H. Jones files with the Democratic Party for a fourth term in the South Carolina House. The Bath native and Clearwater businessman is married to Sara Edna Vermillion and belongs to Clear water First Baptist Church and Masonic Lodge No. 263. He has served as a Democratic executive committeeman from Precinct 12 and on the Valley Public Service Authority.
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Aiken County
Democratic Party
USC Aiken
C. L
Townsend
Columbia
Fay S. Hatcher
Republican Pi
William H. Jones
South Carolina
House of Representatives
Sara Edna Vermillion
Clearwater First
Jones
Precinct 12
The
Valley Public Service Authority
Orangeburg
Hatcher
Windsor
Mizell
Aiken County Council
New Sheriff and Clerk Positions Approved for Council Reading
Aiken County Council on second reading approved adding positions in the Clerk of Court and Sheriff offices including two legal staff roles and three detention officer roles at the Detention Center funded from unappropriated funds if approved on final reading. Cost analyses show seven positions funded since July 1 cost 42,970 with 36,542 more for the year, while nine positions are pending at 120,157 annual cost and 27,810 for the remainder. County Administrator Barnes warns funding all could strain next year’s budget amid reduced state-shared revenues. Chairman Warner raises similar concerns. Council split 5-2 for clerk positions, with two abstentions on detention staff.
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Aiken County
Cotention Center
W. Scott Barnes
Barnes
Carrol H. Warner
Fay S. Hatcher
Mim Woodring
William C
Bill) Clyburn
Marilyn Smith
LaVana McKenzie
Ralph F. Cullinan
J. Michael
Mike) Toole
Medwell Hill
S.C. i of Health and Environmental Control
U.S. Environmental Protection Agency
Bath
Bridge Creek
Midland Valley
Little Horse Creek
Toole and Hatcher Clash Over Wagener Landfill Funds
Aiken County Council showdown between Republican Fay S. Hatcher and Democrat Mike Toole over $26,000 allotted for a Wagener mini landfill. Hatcher urged using the bond money for local wishes, while Toole questioned its necessity. Council approved an ordinance funding Wagener landfill hours and related costs, with Toole voting no.
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Aiken
Fay S. Hatcher
J. Michael
Mike) Toole
Toole
Wagener
Windsor Plan Persists For Post Office Despite Rejection
Windsor residents backed letters to state lawmakers urging support for a post office site on U S 78. The town council voted unanimously to send documents from agencies approving the site and await state review before March 24. The Lower Savannah COG had ruled the site unsafe on a curve, but residents and officials maintain it is acceptable and three tenths of a mile from the curve.
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Windsor
Pri
Lower Savannah
Recreation Hall
Frank Mizell
Orangeburg
Mizell
Linda Dyches
Milton Smith
S.C. Highway Department
U.S. Postal Service
U.S. 78
Hatcher
Savannah
Aiken Standard Special Edition Wins Two Firsts In Competition
The Aiken Standard advertising department earned top awards at the Mid Atlantic Newspaper Advertising Marketing Executives convention in Columbia. The Special Sesquicentennial Edition published April 30 1985 won Best Use of Full Color and Best Special Section Participation. Competing against six states newspapers under 15000 in circulation.
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Aiken Standard
A.B. Cubbedge
Charles Grice
Aiken
Mi Atlantic
Columbia
Mid-Atlantic
Georgia
South Carolina
North Carolina
Tennessee
Virginia
West Virginia
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Grace
Richland Avenue
Ark Field
USCA
Planning Commission
Aiken County Planing Commission
North Meadows
Aiken Municipal Airport
Talatha Church Road
Ellis Square
Wise Hollow Road
Five Notch Road
Interstate 20
South Aiken Business Park
Pine Log
Banks Mill Roads
Hunter’s Glen
S.C. 19
Colleges Acres
Commission
County Council
Richland Ave
Powderuse
Clearwater
Nana Farris
Phil Jone
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