McKie Wins Edgefield Mayoral Race in Unexpired Term
Robert McKie, 48, won the Edgefield mayoral election with 426 votes to serve the unexpired term of Milton Quarles after his resignation. Bettis Rainsford had 281 votes and Albert Curry 31 as about 738 of 1850 registered voters cast ballots. McKie will be sworn in May 14.
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Edgefield
Robert McKie
McKie
Milton Quarles
Bettis Rainsford
Albert Curry
John Pettigrew
Pat
March Planned For Dead Youths Memorial Service
A memorial service for slain Atlanta children will be held Sunday at 3 p.m. on the Schofield Middle School campus. A 2 p.m. march will start from City Auditorium on Park Avenue to the Schofield campus on Barnwell Avenue. Proceeds will be donated to the Slain Children's Fund in Atlanta.
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Atlanta
Schofield Middle School
City Auditorium
Park Avenue
Schofield
Barnwell Avenue
Play Auditions Open Today for Garden Theater
Auditions for Garden Theater summer productions at Aiken Community Playhouse occur Monday and Friday at 7 p.m. at the Playhouse in Virginia Acres Park. Open to men and women of all ages.
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Garden Theater
Aiken Community Playhouse
Virginia Acres Park
Hadassah Attic Sale At Adath Yeshurun Synagogue
The Hadassah Sisterhood sponsors a semi annual attic sale tomorrow and Friday from 10 a.m. to 5 30 p.m. in the meeting room of Adath Yeshurun Synagogue at Greenville Street and Barnwell Avenue intersection.
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Hadassah Sisterhood
Adath Yeshurun Synagogue
Greenville Street
Barnwell Avenue
Candle Fire Casualty In North Augusta
Investigators say a lighted candle caused a curtain blaze that killed 2 year old Rhonda Mance in North Augusta. The fire, ruled accidental, occurred Sunday night according to public safety officials.
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North Augusta
Surplus Money Returns to State After 145 Years
In 1836 the federal surplus was shared with states, with strings to return funds. Carter era cuts loosened those strings, and New Jersey gains 764670.60 from a special trust to help balance the budget. State officials see it as useful if not transformative.
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Newark
N.J
Secretary of the Treasury
Carter
New Jersey
Robert Cubberly
Bureau of the Budget
Daniel J. O’hern
Brendan Byrne
Webb Still Listed In Serious Condition After Motorcycle Crash
Area 4 Superintendent Marion Webb remains in serious condition with spine and neck injuries after a motorcycle accident. Webb, returning from a canoe trip in Oconee County, has led Administrative Area 4 since 1973 and spent 21 years with the Aiken County school system.
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Area 4
Marion Webb
Webb
Oconee County
Aiken County
Area 1 to Discuss Loan Money for Aiken Schools
The Area 1 Advisory Council will meet tomorrow at 7 in the Kennedy Middle School library to discuss a $12,500 loan from the Aiken County Board of Education. Funds will cover band and athletic equipment for Aiken and South Aiken high schools and may fund radio broadcasts for next season’s football games.
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Area 1
Aiken
Public Meeting Aims to Redefine Silver Bluff Zone
Tonight at 8 p.m. at Jackson High School a public meeting seeks support to change the Silver Bluff Zone into a formal attendance area with elected representation on the Aiken County Board of Education. Citizens from New Ellenton Jackson and Beech Island are expected to attend.
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Jackson
Silver Bluff
Jackson High School
New Ellenton
Beech Island
Aiken County
Area 2 Sets Transfer Policy Meeting
North Augusta area 2 advisory council will discuss transfer student policy tomorrow at 7 30 p m The meeting is at Paul Knox Junior High School and the public is invited The area covers North Augusta schools.
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North Augusta
Area 2
Paul Knox Junior High School
Council Sets Special Meeting Tonight on Bonds for Jail Expansion
The Aiken County Council schedules a 7 p.m. special meeting to give second reading to an ordinance authorizing bonds to finance jail expansion. Pixie Baxter of the Planning Commission will present the New Hope Project block grant at the council office building 736 Richland Ave.
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Aiken County Council
Pixie Baxter
Aiken County Planning Commission
Richland Ave
Hypertension Classes Scheduled by Aiken Health Dept
The Aiken County Health Department Adult Health Program offers free hypertension education classes on May 6 13 and 20 from 3 30 p m to 5 p m. Call to register with the health department for more information.
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Aiken County
Health Department
Bomb Defused at Lake View Service Station
An Army bomb disposal unit defused a device found wired under a customer’s pickup at a Main Street service station in Lake View. Sheriff Greg Rogers said Fort Jackson’s Explosive Ordnance Disposal detachment flew in and disarmed the bomb less than an hour after it was reported.
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Lake View
Dillon County
Greg Rogers
Explosive Ordnance Disposal
Fort Jackson
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