Kidnapping Report Opens Probe At Scho Field Middle
Aiken public safety says a report of a student kidnapping from Scho Field Middle School is being investigated. Det. Morris Deason notes the inquiry is ongoing to verify the claim's legitimacy. Principal Rosie Berry says the juvenile has 41 unexcused absences and 44 total as of this year, with 10 allowed per year. the girl was tardy Friday and given an 8:30 admission slip.
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Schofield Middle School
Aiken Department of Public Safety
Morris Deason
ADPS
Rosie Berry
Ms. Berry
County Budget Hearing Tonight in Aiken Council Chamber
Aiken County Council plans a budget hearing and third reading of the fiscal 1991 budget ordinance. The plan calls for a 62.9 mill tax levy with spending kept well below revenues. The session begins at 7 p.m. in the council chambers on Richland Avenue.
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Aiken County
Richland Avenue
North Augusta Councilman Earl Sasser doubles as coach
North Augusta City Councilman and Chamber of Commerce president Earl Sasser adds youth basketball coaching to his busy schedule. He follows college basketball and lists five favorite teams: Mississippi State, North Carolina State, Duke, Louisiana State, and Murray State.
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Earl Sasser
North Augusta
Ber of Commerce
Mississippi State
North Carolina State
Duke
Louisiana State
Murray State
Smoking hazard signs hang in Kenneth Carr’s Laurens Street shop
A sign in Kenneth Carr’s jewelry shop warns that smoking near non-smokers may be an act of aggression. The report notes Carr dislikes cigarettes and includes a quip about asking questions. A separate youth exchange and several local names appear in the readable text.
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Kenneth Carr
Laurens Street
Carr
Residents Seek Coco Cabana Club Closure After Slaying
Eighteen residents urged Aiken City Council to close the Coco Cabana night spot following Nancy W. Atkinson’s April 19 murder outside the club, amid fears of late hours, noise, and public safety risks. Residents cited disturbances and intimidation, while officials noted ABC limits and potential legal hurdles. council proposed meetings with locals and stricter patrols to protect elderly neighbors.
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Nancy W. Atkinson
Perp
Ae ‘Carter
J. Carroll Busbee
Busbee
Alcohol Beverage Commission
ABC
Council
Express care unit speeds treatment at Aiken Regional
Aiken Regional Medical Centers launches express care to treat non critical patients within about one hour from arrival. Four beds operate 3 PM to 11 PM with potential expansion. the unit aims to reduce ER wait times and speed up care for bones and aches while emergencies receive priority.
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Aiken
Gail Hendrix
Hendrix
Rebecca N. Brewer
Pie Hendry
Express
Billy Lynnlett
Susan Cramer
Adonica Simpkins
Zoning Amendments on City Agenda in Aiken Meeting
The City of Aiken Planning Commission will meet today at 3 p.m. at the municipal complex to consider amendments to bed and breakfast inn zoning and off street parking for shopping centers. Waters Development seeks water service for Lakes Phase I outside city limits on Huckleberry Drive Town Creek Road and Plantation Drive. Mackie Walker and Darlene Smith request rezoning of 5.11 and .62 acres from R-2A to NB on Silver Bluff Road. Burd Oil asks for minor subdivision of 96 acres at 222 Williamsburg Street in U Light Industrial. ABS Development seeks site and landscape plans for Silver Bluff Commons at Pine Log Road and Silver Bluff Road on a 7.30 acre PSC tract. Dayton & Associates II proposes a revision to a preliminary plat for Centre South Executive Park, a 16- acre commercial subdivision approved December 13, 1988.
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City of
Huckleberry Drive
Town Creek Road
Plantation Drive
Mackie J. Walker
Darlene N. Smith
Silver Bluff Road
Old Town Road
Hitchcock Parkway
Burd Oil Company
Williamsburg Street
ABS Develop‘ment Company
He Commission
Silver Bluff Commons
Norner
Pine Log Road
PSC
Dayton & Associates II
Centre South Executive Park
South Aiken Senior Wins National Merit Scholarship
South Aiken High School senior Stephanie A Jernigan earned a college sponsored National Merit Scholarship among 90 South Carolina winners from about 14 000 finalists nationwide More than one million students from 19 000 high schools entered the 1990 competition based on the 1988 PSAT semifinalists were named from top one half of 1 percent of graduates Finalist selections considered school recommendations academics goals activities and a second test Scott Turner a fellow senior was a finalist but declined the award to pursue another offer.
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South Aiken
South Carolina
Stephanie A. Jernigan
Miss Jernigan
Florida State University
Ronald
Judy Jernigan
Aiken
Scott Turner
Two City Officials file suit over Jackson referendum
Meta Pou and Arthur Carlson sue Mayor Mason J. Rollo and the election committee alleging 34 irregularities in the May 1 referendum. The suit names Blanche Webb Eugene Bla Marvin Garrett Town Clerk Treasurer Lamar Faircloth and others, claiming improper conduct and biased guidance at polling sites.
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Jackson
Meta Pou
Arthur Carlson
Mason J. Rollo
Aiken County
Rollo
Blanche Webb
Eugene Bla
Marvin Garrett
Lamar Faircloth
Etection Committee
Video Arcade Rezoning Request Withdrawn By Aiken City Council
A rezoning bid for 30 acres at Camellia Street and Bunch Terrace to allow a video arcade was dropped after about 45 minutes of discussion. Ronnie Peterson withdrew the request amid concerns from resident Wallace Gallman and opposition from several supporters who cited a positive community aim. Peterson apologized for starting construction without rezoning and indicated he might open a community center at the site.
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Camellia Street
Bunch Terrace
Aiken
Ronnie Peterson
Beverly Clyburn
Peterson
Robert S
Skipper) Perry
Wallace Gallman
Dorothy Peterson
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Daniel Garvin
Wagener
Glenn
Daniel
Richard Elder
Lara Kneece
Ollie Hall
Lynn Johnston
Betty Murdock
Ashley Williams
Coco Cabana Club
Philip Lord
Kershaw
Estella Knight
Sumter
Carter
Carter Ale
Relaion
Friendship Baptist
James M. Holly
Fred B. Cavanaugh
Roland H. Windham
Ms. Hendrix
Scott Wet
U Light Industrial
S. Aiken
Jernigan
Keith Ward
Jackson Con
Cille
Ms. Poll
Carlson
William F. Ables
Columbia
Video Arcade
Gallman
Clinton Nicholson
Amanda Peterson
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