Early morning crash sends two Aiken residents to hospital
At about 2 a.m. on Breezy Hill Road outside Graniteville, Thomas J. Freiday of Aiken lost control of his eastbound car and hit a tree. Freiday was treated and released from HCA Aiken Regional Medical Center and charged with felony driving under the influence. Passenger Donna J. Brown sustained severe injuries and was taken to Talmadge Memorial Hospital in Augusta where she was undergoing surgery.
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Aiken
Thomas J. Freiday
Breezy Hill
Graniteville
Freiday
S.C. Higway
HCA Aiken Regional Medical Center
R.D. Brown
S.C. Highway Patrol
Donna J. Brown
Huckleberry
Trenton Council Sets Meeting on June 9 Election Plans
The Trenton Town Council will convene tomorrow at 7 p.m. in Town Hall to finalize plans for the June 9 election. The agenda also includes a resolution backing a new reactor at the Savannah River Plant and a review of police department status, per Bernard Welborn of the Upper Savannah Council of Governments.
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Savannah River
Lower Savannah
Trenton
Upper Savannah Council of Governments
Bernard Welborn
Aiken Ballet Board Photo Includes USC Aiken Adviser
Correction: Marti Costantino, adviser to the Aiken board of the South Carolina Ballet Theatre from USC Aiken, appears in a photo published yesterday.
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Marti Costantino
Aiken Board
The
South Carolina Ballet Theatre
Ms. Costantino
USC Aiken
$100000 Sought To Restore Pickens House
The South Carolina Senate Finance Committee advanced an amendment to fund restoration of Aiken's General Pickens House with $100 000 from the state's appropriation bill The project involves moving the home to USC Aiken and includes a gift from Boston Properties Inc The total value of the gift and planned moving and restoration costs exceed 250 000 with $150 000 appraised home value and $50 000 moving costs The move is part of a broader federal preservation budget for historic sites and awaits Senate debate and governor review
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S.C. Senate Finance Committee
S.C. Department of Archives and History
Aiken
General Pickens House
Thomas L. Moore
D-Aiken County
Senate
Pickens
Gregg Ave
USC Aiken
Aiken Partnership
University of South Carolina Educational Foundation
Boston Properties Inc
Robert E. Alexander
USCA
Mark Kelly
Sen. Moore
Kelly
U.S. Dept of Interior
State
Department of Archives and History
Senate Finance Committee
Pickens House
Federal Department
State Agency
Centre South shopping center plan heads to city council
Aiken Planning Commission recommends approval of an 83 700 square foot Centre South shopping center on Silver Bluff Road with 12 acres of a 52 acre tract, subject to a buffer screen and other conditions. Opponents voiced concern over a lumberyard type store and local impact.
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Pping
Aiken
Silver Bluff Road
Pine Log
Town Creek Church Roads
Wyatt Development Company Inc
Jim Price
Price
Karen Papouchado
Nancy Hanson
Ms. Papouchado
Tom Golden
Strong Tower Christian Center
Kalmia Plaza
Bible College
Zoe College
Jacksonville
Fla
Max Werner
Rhone Drive
Dibble Road
Doris Johnson
Aiken Department of Public Safety
Planning Commission Denies Rezoning for More Horses Near Hitchcock Woods
Aiken Planning Commission split yesterday over reclassifying 16 acres between Dibble Road and the Southern Railway Line from R-1 to R-1E to allow up to 25 horses per two acres. The proposal, to add stables and grooms quarters for polo ponies, faced opposition citing property devaluation and increased pests.
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Hitchcock Woods
Aiken
Biddle
Adjo
David Brown
Brown
Merle Miller
Miller
David Lock
Jackson Plans Study for Sewer System and Civic Offices
Jackson Town Council unanimously approved a study by Zimmerman, Evans and Leopold to design a sewer system as a basis for state grants. The $3000 cap covers system type, location, and cost, with options including a standalone plant, tying to Horse Creek Valley, or a joint venture with New Ellenton. The council also advanced to second reading an ordinance to accept the old Jackson Elementary School from the Silverton Agricultural Club for municipal offices on four acres, with the club retaining facilities and parking. A contract with Aiken County to handle tax billing and collection was approved.
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Jackson
Zimmerman, Evans and Leopold
Department of Health and Environmental Control
Hoyt Dunsieth
ZEL Engineering
Joe Tanksley
Horse Creek Valley
New Ellenton
Silverton Agricultural Club
Agricultural Club
Aiken County
Five Classes Relocated To Close Bath Special School
Aiken County Board of Education decides to close Bath Special School by moving five special education classes to Jefferson Elementary Hammond Hill Elementary Aiken Elementary and Kennedy Middle School effective with the 1987 88 school year. Future use of the Bath building is under consideration.
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Bath Special School
Aiken County
Aiken County Board of Education
Bath
Jefferson Elementary
Hammond Hill
Aiken
Kennedy Middle
Pinecrest
Freedman Vocational
Byrd and
Belvedere
Leavelle McCampbell
Langley-Bath-Clearwater Middle School
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VPSA
North Augusta
Thomas W. Greene
Aiken County Detention Center
Thelonius
Snag) Prince
Florida
Dolphus Hassan
Asheville
N.C
Mary Pinkney Anderson
Miami
LSCOG
NPR
SRP
Trenton Council
House of Representatives
Edgefield
Eulalie Salley
Centre South
City Council
Martha Norris
Lionel Smith
Colleton Avenue
Horry Street
Planning Commission
Dunsieth
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