Treasury official asserts sole signatory power for county checks
Aiken County treasurer Margie H. Plunkett informs Farmers and Merchants Bank that only her signature will authorize county checks. The attorney general’s office opinion supports her statutory duty to control school funds and require monthly accounting, reversing a 1977 letter authorizing drafts by the finance director and the schools superintendent.
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Aiken County
Wade Brodie
Farmers and Merchants Bank
Margie H. Plunkett
Fice
Karen L. Henderson
Henderson
Superintendent of Education
Tomorrow Our Farms Aiken County Farm Family Feature
The Aiken Standard previews how current economic conditions impact a local farm family in Aiken County. The look explores challenges, resilience, and community ties shaping rural livelihoods tomorrow edition.
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Aiken County
Local fundraiser and school sports notes in Aiken
A local businessman will ride a tricycle for 20 kilometers in the March of Dimes Walk-A-Thon on May 13, with a potential upgrade to a 10 speed bike next year if funds are raised. Aiken High coach Cecil Atchley plans a series on Why I'm Number One for the Aiken Hornet newspaper, citing his long arms for guiding players.
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Aiken High
Cecil Atchley
Aiken Hornet
Atchley
Her Names at Stake in License Sticker Dispute
A Mount Vernon woman challenges Ohio rules for 1978 license sticker validation. Her car tag shows maiden name while license is in married name, causing a April purchase delay and an expired registration charge. She requests anonymity.
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Mount Vernon, Ohio
Mount Vernon
Ohio
Wetter Outlook Brings Rain Through Thursday
The forecast shows near 100 percent precipitation tonight and 80 percent Thursday with heavy rain at times and thunderstorms through tomorrow. Low temperatures near 60 tonight, high in the low 70s Thursday, then drier conditions with partly cloudy skies and scattered showers Friday to Sunday.
Grand Jury Clears Hospital of Criminal Wrongs
The Aiken County Grand Jury found no criminal offense in the former Aiken County Hospital after a year long inquiry. SLED investigated about 320000 unaccounted funds from the 1976 closure. the foreman and solicitor confirmed no misuse or embezzlement.
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Grand Jury
Hospital
Aiken County
Aiken
Neil Farfour
Council
Name Calling Shuts Down Aiken County Council Meeting
Aiken County Council meeting was disrupted by a threat of resignation and a heated exchange with the media. Chairman Carrol H. Warner announced a special press conference to address allegations of a council member seeking to influence magistrate appointments.
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Aiken County
Carrol H. Warner
Warner
Columbia
BE Nichols
Teachers Seek 10.8 Percent Pay Increase in Aiken
The Aiken County Board of Education heard a plea for a 10.8 percent teacher raise during a work session with the Welfare Committee of the Aiken County Education Association. The board noted they cannot act without knowing if the legislative delegation will support a millage increase to fund the Education Finance Act, with five mills needed this year to join the act and about 14 or 15 more mills to retire $13 million in construction bonds from a referendum. The five mill rise would just meet the state minimum, and officials warned broader needs would require additional substantial millage. The board asked Superintendent T.B. Willis to contact the delegation with the plea for a four-to-five mill increase to participate, while acknowledging other expenses demand more.
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Aiken County Board of Education
Aiken County Education Association
T.B. Willis
Bond money dispute delays action on former clerk case
At the Aiken County Council meeting Car rol H Warner read a letter from the attorney general on collecting surety bond money from Cleo J Scott, wife of William Scott, who pleaded no contest to official misconduct in office during the October term. The AG's office has repeated negotiations with Fidelity and Casualty Company of York for over a year, delaying final action.
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C.C. McGregor and Company
Warner
Aiken County
Carrol H. Warner
Attorney General's Office
Cleo J
William) Scott
Attorney General's
Fidelity and Casualty Company of
York
Scott
General Sessions Court
Chitty Case Ordered At State Level
Aiken County magistrate Lester L. Chitty is under a state level investigation ordered by the Supreme Court. Aiken County Solicitor Sylvia Westerdahl said no indictments are known and the probe remains in the investigative stage, with books impounded by SLED over a month ago.
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Chitty
Aiken
Supreme Court
Aiken County
Sylvia W
Allen F.) Westerdahl
Lester L. Chitty
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