New Ellenton Sees Five Open City Offices in Election
voters in New Ellenton head to the polls tomorrow to choose a new mayor water commissioner and three town council seats all non incumbents. polling runs 8 am to 7 pm at the New Ellenton Civic Center with eligibility limited to residents within town limits. mayoral candidates are Randy Shaw and Peggy Whitman. water commissioner contenders are Harry Owens and Homer K Stanley. council candidates are Axel Adams Millard Howington Joe K Black Pliny H Shropshier and Jesse S Cook.
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New Ellenton
New Ellenton Civic Center
Randy Shaw
Peggy Whitman
Autopsy Planned in Infant Death Case in South Carolina
Charleston autopsy set for today to determine charges after a female infant was found dead Friday night in a wooded lot. Aiken County Sheriff Captain James W Whitehurst said identification is withheld pending autopsy results.
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Charleston
Aiken County
County Democrats To Meet Tonight
The Aiken County Democratic Party will hold its annual convention tonight at 7 p.m. in the USC Aiken gymnasium. Up to 400 delegates may attend from around the county, per party chairman C. L. Townsend. The public may observe the process.
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Aiken County
Democratic Party
Usc Aiken Gymnasium
C. L. Townsend
North Augusta considers annexing 35.3 acres north of Audubon Circle
North Augusta City Council studies annexation of 35.3 acres off Audubon Circle backed by Sara Treadway. The agenda also includes a street improvement plan for the Hammond Hill School rear entrance and changes to personnel policies. The new compensatory time allows time and a half for overtime, with up to 40 hours accrual and payout at termination at the regular rate.
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North Augusta
Highway Department
Hammond Hill School
Bradleyville Road
Audubon Circle
Sara Treadway
North Augusta appeals water tank case in high court
North Augusta will appeal a ruling over an in-service water storage tank. A court order by Judge Rodney A Peeples halted the tank's erection in the Edgefield district service area. The appeal argues no service to Edgefield customers was intended. Hearing set for 1 30 p m in Room 336 at USC Law Columbia.
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North Augusta
State Court of Appeals
Rodney A. Peeples
Edgefield Water and Sewer District
Peeples
Master-in Equity
Alex Beasley
USC School of Law
Columbia
Investigation closes in hanging death of worker Henry Leonhardt
Aiken County Sheriff Capt. James W Whitehurst stated there is no foul play in the death of Henry Leonhardt found Friday by a neighbor at his Cooper Drive home in New Ellenton.
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New Ellenton
Henry Leonhardt
Aiken County
Omnibus Crime Bill Returns to Senate This Week
Legislators debate the Omnibus Crime Bill in the South Carolina Senate this week after House amendments. The bill may go to a Senate House conference committee, per Sen. Thomas Moore. The Senate also weighs this week’s agenda risking longer sessions and possible weekend work.
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S.C
House Telephone Charges Lead State Lawmakers
House leaders report total telephone charges at six thousand one hundred seventy six dollars with Charles A Harvin III the top payer among three hundred members. Aiken County figures show Tom Woodruff leading District 81 with 1683.55 dollars and Joe Anderson Jr. second with 938.17 dollars. The list followed a request by Jarvis Klapman and notes further budget and legal measures including tighter bid controls and a shorter statute of limitations on claims against architects engineers and builders and a transport trucks tandem trailers bill.
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House
Charles A. Harvin III
Jarvis Klapman
Larry Blanding
Aiken County
Tom G. Woodruff
Joe Anderson Jr
Charles A. Sharpe
Larry E. Gentry
Thomas E. Huff
William H. Jones
Moore
Joe Anderson
District 82
State Senate
Anderson
Aiken Man Charged In Morning Stabbing Incident
Aiken County authorities charged 26 year old Ralph Thomas with assault and battery with intent to kill after a stabbing at 8 45 am that left 30 year old Bryan Holston in fair condition at Tamagde Memorial Hospital. Holston was transported by Life Bird to the hospital after the attack.
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Bryan Holston
Aiken
Talmadge Memorial Hospital
Aiken County
Scientists urge defeat of Star Wars budget in Aiken visit
Two officials from the Union of Concerned Scientists visited Aiken to drum up grass roots opposition to President Reagan's 5 billion dollar Star Wars defense budget. They plan similar visits in 10 districts, citing concerns it would provoke a Soviet arms buildup and noting Gorbachev seeks economic reform over weapons.
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Union of Concerned Scientists
Aiken
Aoe
UCS
Soviet Union
United States
Krass
Gorbachev
Krumholtz
Savannah River
SRP
School Board Weighs Computer Purchases In Wa gen er Salley
The Aiken County Board of Education heads to Wagener Salley High School at 7 PM to consider a 146,870 computer hardware purchase for remedial middle school instruction. The package includes 144 Apple II Color systems and 10 imagewriters with cables and cards.
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Wagener
Aiken County Board of Education
Wagener-Salley High School
Board of Education
EIA
Silver Bluff High
Aiken City Council Seeks Annexations and Developments
The Aiken City Council meets tonight to discuss Woodside Plantation Phase I Section Nine annexation and zoning of 1.9 acres north of Cushman Drive. They will review Cushman Arms Apartments, bid awards for Northern and Northeastern Sewer Projects, and bids for a computer for the public works center and water works materials. The agenda includes Annex Study Committee appointments, Kiwanis Tricycle Race permit, Grace Presbyterian Church directional signs, annexation request for Aiken Elementary School, and use of parkways for Aiken's Makin on September 19-20. Meeting is at 7:30 p.m. in Council Chambers, public welcome.
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Aiken
Woodside Plantation
Cushman Drive
Cushman Arms
S.C. 19
Public Works Center
Laurens Street
Aiken County
Ne Council
Park Avenue
South Carolina Debates Early Regional Primary
South Carolina Republicans and Democrats consider skipping Super Tuesday and instead backing a Saturday early or caucus format to boost attention and dollars for the state. GOP officials cite higher participation and greater media focus, while Democrats note precinct level delegate binding and ongoing discussions about a presidential primary for 1988.
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Columbia
South Carolina
South
Alabama
Florida
Georgia
Kentucky
Tennessee
Virginia
Republican Party
GOP
Warren Tompkins
Texas
Tompkins
State Election Commission
House
Senate
Fred Zeigler
State Democratic Party
Evans Enters Race for Aiken County Council District 6
Thomas Evans, a Gloverville resident and Graniteville Hickman Division plant analyst, filed as a Democrat seeking the District 6 seat held by Marilyn Smith. He aims to boost industrial growth to create jobs, unite the county, and avoid higher taxes. Evans and his wife Debra have two children.
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Thomas Evans
Aiken County
Evans
Gloverville
Graniteville Company
Hickman
Marilyn Smith
Debra
Car Found In Vaucluse Pond In Separate Incident
A car was pulled from Vaucluse Pond around midnight. It is not the vehicle sought in the abduction case of Aleta Carol Bund, per Inv. Ronald ath. No injuries were reported, according to a South Carolina Highway Patrol spokesman.
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Vaucluse
Vaucluse Pond
Richmond County Sheriff's Department
Aleta Carol Bund
Inv
Ronald Ath
S.C. Highway Patrol
Legislators Say Expense Payments Sometimes Windfalls
Columbia AP report quotes Sen. David Thom of Greenville condemning expense reimbursements as windfalls for taxpayers. He argues officials already earn adequate salaries and questions the system for travel lodging and other costs.
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Columbia
David Thomas
Greenville
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