Deaths in South Region Families
Obituaries recount the deaths of Robert Hayne Hodges 78 of Columbia and Mary L Hodges his widow plus other relatives. Services set at Washington Street United Methodist Church in Columbia with burial for the family. Also listed are Ruth Giles Greene 83 of Bath and Billy J Duckworth 54 of Bay Springs with church services and cemeteries noted.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Columbia
Robert Hayne Hodges
Marshall
Ann) Cain
Aiken
McLean
Washington Street United Methodist Church
C.J. Lupo Jr
Mary L. Hodges
James M. Davis
Robert H. Hodges Jr
David G. Hodges
Levi E
Ruth Giles) Greene
Westmont Drive
Richmond County
Bath United Methodist Church
Floyd Chandler
Graniteville Cemetery
Greene
Graniteville
Iola Parker
Nell Lackman
Augusta
Eun
Bay Springs
Billy J. Duckworth
Diane Taylor
Sylvarena Baptist Church
Ray Thornton
Robert Jackson
Bethany Cemetery
Tommie Duckworth
Hinton Duckworth
Cythia Morrison
Richard Duckworth
Cooper Duckworth
Mary Alice James
Harrison Funeral Home
Community Calendar Highlights Tonight and Tomorrow
Local events list shows multiple meetings and activities across North Augusta Aiken Belvedere and Graniteville. From Toastmasters and Optimist Club to AA meetings and council sessions, venues include North Augusta Cafeteria Holy Trinity Lutheran Church and Masonic Temple. The calendar also notes health outreach at Aiken County Health Department and activities at the Aiken County Museum Senior Citizens Clubhouse and Dixie Lee Restaurant.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
North Augusta
Aiken Optimist Club
Smith- Hazel Recreation Center
Aiken County Council
Overeaters Anonymous
Holy Trinity Lutheran Church
Bath Lodge
Belvedere Methodist Church
Aiken Jaycees
Jaycee Hut
Aiken York Rite Bodies
Masonic Temple
St Alumnae Panhellenic
Aiken County Mental Health Association
St. Bartholomew’s Episcopal Church
Aiken A.A
Linden St
Aiken County Health Department
Aiken County Museum
Graniteville Exchange Club
Dixie Lee
Western Steer
Senior Citizens
Senior Citizens Clubhouse
Aiken County
Sunshine Expected to Warm Aiken County Through Thursday
The region enjoys bright weather with a sunny outlook through Thursday. Tonight’s forecast calls for fair skies and light variable winds as values fall into the low 50s, while tomorrow brings mostly sunny conditions and temperatures in the low 80s.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Aiken County
Perry Man Changes Plea During Trial in Wagener Case
John Louis Stroman of Perry pleaded guilty to assault and battery with intent to kill a/k/a high and aggravated nature after initially denying charges. He received five years probation and was ordered to stay away from his mother-in-law, who sustained arm and leg wounds in the Miracle Inn incident on May 9, 1981, with the mother-in-law expressing satisfaction with the outcome.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Louis Stroman
Stroman
Perry
General Sessions Court
Betty Jane Fulmer
Wagener Tes
Miracle Inn
Wagener
Dan F. Laney Jr
Third Judicial Circuit
Forest D. Sanders
Crestwood
Todd Hawkins
Graniteville
Bennie Baker
Bath
Samuel E. Goings
Columbia
Anthony Dunkin
South Carolina Weekend Forecast From AP
The forecast calls for sunny weather on Thursday and Saturday with a partly cloudy day Friday. A chance of showers and thundershowers is possible on Friday. Lows will be in the 50s and highs in the 70s and 80s.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Associated Press
South Carolina
Whitman Appoints Department Heads in Ellenton
Mayor Gene Whitman named W.R. Seigler co chair of the Police Department and appointed T.H. Wingo W.T. Temple and others to Taxes Licenses Fire Sanitation Streets and Recreation. Raymond Seigler was named mayor pro tem for two years. City Council meets May 10 at 7 p.m.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New Ellenton
Gene Whitman
Lynn Jeancake
Whitman
W.R. Seigler
Cochairman
T.H. Wingo
W.T. Brock
T.W. Temple
K.W. Harris
Charles Key
Raymond Seigler
Jeancake
North Augusta Council Eyes Bingo Rules and Sign Policy
North Augusta council to hold first reading on a bingo business license class and a downtown ban ordinance. It will also second read zoning map changes for flood hazard districts and a rule allowing temporary signs in shopping centers. A work session follows at City Hall on Buena Vista Avenue.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
North Augusta
Buena Vista Avenue
Jackson residents protest Continental rate hike in PSC hearing
The Public Service Commission heard Jackson residents oppose Continental Telephone’s request to raise rates from 7.05 to 8.95 dollars. Mayor Earlie Helms cites a statewide 3.7 percent increase while Jackson and Williston residents learn basic and premium cable plans with Home CATV.
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Jackson
Continental Telephone Company of
South Carolina
Public Service Commission
Columbia
Continental
PSC
Earlie Helms
Simpsonville
Home Catv Co. Inc
Williston
Jail May Get More Workers and Referendum Discussed
Aiken County Council will vote on adding three officers to the county jail per Sheriff Gunnells request. A referendum to move to nine single district council seats and elect the chairman by district is planned for the November ballot.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Aiken County
Ralph Gunnells
Fay Hatcher
William Clyburn
Medwell Hill
Aiken Zoning Request Denied After City Counsel Review
At a special meeting the Aiken Planning and Zoning Commission denied L D Davis effort to rezone 707 Park Ave from residential to neighborhood business. City attorney Henry Summerall Jr. advised spot zoning concerns. P and Z chairman Frank Alexander said grant would be spot zoning, so the panel did not recommend council approval.
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Henry Summerall Jr
Aiken
P&z
Summerall
Frank Alexander
P&i
Jefferson Elementary Hosts Taste Testing Night
Jefferson Bath elementary plans a 7:30 p.m. taste testing party in the cafeteria to sample recipes from its new school cookbook. The event follows the Parent-Teacher Organization meeting and will feature cakes pies punch and other samples. The school sits on Flint Drive in Bath.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bath — Jefferson Elementary
Jefferson Elementary
Flint Drive
Bath
North Augusta Workers Reject Three Year Pact at Hamburg
North Augusta Hamburg Industries workers voted to reject a final three year contract offer. Tea masters Local Union 509 in Cayce said wage demands led to the breakdown. Hamburg employs 320 locals. about 23 percent were at work. average plant wage is 7.20 dollars per hour. union sought 1 dollar per hour raises annually for three years.
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North Augusta
Hamburg Industries Inc
Teamsters
Cayce
Hamburg
Com
Wagener Increases Festival Week Business License Fees
Wagener town council approved a second reading to raise temporary business license fees for the Wagerman festival week. The measure excludes permanent businesses as auditor Vernon McElveen reviewed a $164,900 HUD Community Development Block Grant used to upgrade the water system with new lines and a refurbished tank.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Martha Cole
Vernon McElveen
Department of Housing and Urban Development
Cole
Area 1 to Meet School Advisory Council
The Area 1 School Advisory Council will meet Thursday at 7 PM at South Aiken High School on Pine Log Road. Officers will be elected and a financial report plus athletic budgets for Aiken and South Aiken high schools will be presented along with a report on council visits. Area 1 includes Aiken East Aiken Laurens Street Lever Millbrook North Aiken and Oakwood Windsor elementaries Kennedy and Schofield middle schools and Aiken and North Aiken high schools.
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South Aiken High School
Pine Log Road
Aiken
South Aiken
East Aiken
Laurens Street
Lever
Millbrook
North Aiken
Oakwood-Windsor
Kennedy and Schofield
Bath Man Is Arrested On Disorderly Conduct Charges
Keith E. Frye Jr. 26 of Minter Drive Bath was arrested by Aiken Public Safety around noon on disorderly conduct malicious injury to private property and assault and battery. He allegedly struck a man in the face broke a car window and chased a man with a knife in the Aiken Cablevision parking lot. A separate report lists a burglary at Cathrine Glover’s Ca mellia D 29 home with over 800 dollars of equipment stolen including stereo cassette deck two televisions and two speakers. Terre Bohman’s motorcycle, a red Kawasaki 400, was stolen from his Crosland Park apartment yesterday.
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Keith E. Frye Jr
Minter Drive
Bath
Aiken Public Safety Department
Aiken Cablevision
Cathrine Glover
Terre Bohman
Crosland Park
Jackson Man Is Charged With Strongarm Robbery
Jerry Lynn Thomas an 18 year old from Jackson was arrested by the North Augusta Public Safety Department on charges of strongarm robbery carrying a concealed weapon and assault and battery of a high and aggravated nature. He allegedly knocked a 47 year old woman to the ground took her purse and fled. Store employees pursued and detained him. The woman was taken to hospital with bruises. In a separate incident a 56 year old housewife reported her purse stolen from Piggly Wiggly in Triangle Plaza about 1 30 pm. About $24 cash and personal belongings were taken. Police warn shoppers to keep purses in sight at all times.
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North Augusta
Jerry Lynn Thomas
Jackson
Triangle Plaza
Maples Fund Established After Wagener Fire Tragedy
A relief fund for Catharine Maples has been set up at Bankers Trust by Wagener Fire Department members after her home was destroyed in an April 26 fire that killed five children and three adults.
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Wagener
Bankers Trust
Wagener Fire Department
All advance payments due to Aiken Standard PBM Subscription
The notice states that all advance payments should be made to Aiken Standard PBM Subscription. It specifies the payee and implies a centralized billing arrangement for subscriptions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Aiken Standard - Pbm
Aikentandard
Aiken
Also Mentioned on This Page
Robert H. Hodges
Mrs. Cain
Levi E. Greene
National Weather Service
Mark Summerall
N.E
N.A
Zerox Corp
Orkin Exterminating Co. Inc
International Business Machines Corp
Hatcher
Belvedere Water and Sewer Commissioners
Jefferson
Pany
Maples Fund
Don Fitzpatrick
Lancaster ST
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