North Augusta Receives 50000 COPS Grant for Auto Theft Fight
Sen. Fritz Hollings announced a 50000 federal grant to North Augusta under the Justice Department COPS initiative. The funds support problem solving with computer tech, mapping, crime analysis, and training to curb auto theft and bolster community crime fighting.
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Fritz Hollings
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North Augusta
U.S. Department of Justice
South Carolina
Sen. Hollings
COPS
ATC graduation to be held with 400+ graduates
Langley Aiken Technical College schedules graduation today at 7 p.m. in the gymnasium. Dr. Sam Kelly, BNFL Savannah River Corp. president and Westinghouse Savannah River Co. official, will speak as ATC marks its largest ceremony with over 400 graduates. Music by Piedmont Brass Quintet.
Deaths of Jesse Blocker Aiken Raymond L Johnson and Lloyd Lee Jackson
Obituary notice lists deaths of Jesse Blocker and Raymond L. Johnson both in Aiken, and Lloyd Lee Johnson in Jackson. Details of ages and services are not provided in the fragment.
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Jesse Blocker
Aiken
Raymond L
Bubba) Johnson
Lloyd Lee
Jackson
Georgia Lottery Result Wednesday Draw
Wednesday drawing in Georgia produced numbers 3 and 6 40 and 4 04 19 with no clear winner listed. Players are urged to check tickets and claim prizes by deadline.
City vies for All American City honor in 1997 finals
Aiken Kansas City set to name 10 All American Cities from 30 finalists. June 5 to 7 events will showcase civic pride and potential economic gains. Local groups launch volunteer drive as officials note the prestige and benefits of national publicity and stronger partnerships.
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Aiken
Kansas City
National Civic League
America
Leasa Segura
NCL
Mike McGrath
Care
Itsel
Katie Brodie
Jobs Plus
Coeur d'Alene
Idaho
Pulaski, Tenn
Pulaski
Dan Speer
NASA ideas could aid Aiken firms and United Defense plant
NASA outreach official Ron Davenport visits Aiken and state firms to explore NASA technologies and methods that might cut costs and boost manufacturing for United Defense's Ground Systems Division. The plant has cut headcount 60 percent since 1992, down from 400 to 240 workers.
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Nascar
NASA
Dick Fent
Ed Defense
Aiken
Fent
United Defense
Ron Davenport
Payouts on the line as Aiken video poker ban eyed
Rep. T Scott Beck of North Augusta reports House backing a Senate bill reviving the 1994 local option vote that kept cash payouts out of Aiken County video poker. If signed, implementation could begin in weeks and make payouts unlawful by mid July. The measure avoids criminal penalties, instead using civil fines. judges may set penalties up to 2500 dollars.
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T. Scott Beck
North Augusta
House
Aiken County
Senate
Beck
Aiken
State Supreme Court
Wes Hayes
Rock Hill
James H. Harrison
Rcolumbia
Sunday blue laws to remain intact in most South Carolina counties
In a 76 to 34 vote the South Carolina House tabled a bill to lift Sunday shopping restrictions in Florence Lexington Georgetown Spartanburg and Beaufort counties. Voters in 42 of 46 counties had supported blue laws in November referendums while Richland Charleston Horry and Pickens counties did not have the measure on the ballot.
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Columbia
South Carolina
House
Stephen Sanford
R-Roebuck
Florence
Georgetown
Lexing
Sunday openings would be limited by tax threshold change
Rep John Hawkins discusses Sanford county tax rule that would let counties with 450000 or more in accommodations tax revenue open retail stores on Sundays, instead of the current 900000. The note references Sunday page 3A for details.
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Sanford
Principal Pay Levels at Stake in State House Bill
A House-passed measure would repeal a regulation that let public school principals raise salaries by hiring more experienced teachers. Dreher High English chair Francie Markham supported the repeal, saying equity and seniority justify the change and local control is preferable to a state mandate.
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Columbia
Francie Markham
Dreher High School
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