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Newspaper
Aiken Standard
Location
Aiken, South Carolina, United States of America
Date
Mar 31, 2004
Page
1
Aiken based Advanced Glassfiber Yarns set to emerge from Chapter 11 bankruptcy by Friday after Paris trade show confirmation. The company will rename AGY and be owned by secured lenders who held 184 million dollars in debt, with 900 workers at plants in Aiken and Pennsylvania.
A community effort builds a memorial walkway at Silver Bluff High School. Veterans who attended the groundbreaking join Student Council members in sponsoring the project, with Richard Benner noting the tribute honors those who gave their lives or part of their lives for freedom.
The plan funds a memorial walk in Jackson with engraved bricks at 100 each, six benches at 700 each, and five flagpoles at 1000 each. Allan Moore reports 8000 raised since September as the town builds support near the Savannah River Site. The community, including Mayor Pro Tem Harvey Tollison, emphasizes veteran service and defense of the nation.
In New Ellenton three city council seats changed hands as incumbents were unseated and three Republicans won. Ricky Foster Mike Kellems and Mark Key will join the council on May 1. See ELECTION, Page 9A.
Aiken County records show no county sheriff has run unopposed at noon filing time in decades. Sheriff Michael Hunt faces no opponents after the filing deadline, a historical anomaly noted by Rep James Roland Smith. Hunt attributed the situation to local political dynamics.
Five contested public offices loom as filing ends in Aiken County. In District 8 Democratic primary hopefuls Gwendolyn Conner and incumbent Willar Hightower face off June 8. District 7 sees Republican Gary Bunker and Democrat Joe Norman contesting the seat, with Osbon retiring. Coroner’s race features three Republicans Tim Carlton, Phil Clarke, and Bill Cole in a split primary and general election path.
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