Deaths And Funerals In Lexington And Nearby Areas
Charlie Blackwell died Sunday in Lexington County. Funeral Friday at 4 p.m. at New Bethel A.M.E. Church with Rev. James Haywood officiating. Burial in church cemetery. Blackwell, a contractor and Mason, Shriner, Brush member of Chalk Hill Baptist Church and deacon chair. Survivors include widow Johnie Mae, daughters Rosa Bowman Cayce Evelyn Waters Lexington, sons Mark Miller Douglas Blackwell Telly Blackwell, sisters Marie Williams Columbia Marie Williams New York City, nine grandchildren, 12 great grandchildren. Friends may call at A.P. Williams Funeral Home Chapel Friday from 3 p.m. The family will receive friends Thursday 7 p.m. in Lexington.
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Lexington
Charlie Blackwell
Lexington County
New Bethel A.M.E
James Haywood
Blackwell
Lexington Masonic Lodge No
Royal Arch
Knights of the Temple
Chalk Hill Baptist Church
Johnie Mae Blackwell
Rosa Bowman
Cayce
Evelyn Waters
Mark Miller
Douglas Blackwell
Telly Blackwell
Marie E. Williams
Columbia
Marie A. Williams
New York City
A.P. Williams
Community Calendar Highlights for Aiken and Nearby
Today lists 7 p.m. events at Weeks Center and Our Lady of the Valley Church in Gloverville. Tomorrow covers morning to night activities across Aiken, Clearwater, Langley, and Belvedere, including Toastmasters meetings and various clinics, hearings, clubs, and performances. Contact Ellison Garvin at Aiken Standard for calendar submissions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Aiken
Weeks Center
Valley A.A
Our Lady of the Valley Catholic Church
Gloverville
Barnes To Rework And Budget Changes In Aiken County
The council accepted a $400,000 USDA Summer Food Service Grant to provide about 4,500 meals daily for nine weeks and employ 80 residents. They approved transferring $10,000 from contingency to Indigent Health Care for prisoner care and requested a Saturday meeting at the county jail with an independent testing firm to inspect concrete walls after recent escapes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Aiken County
Contingency Fund
Indigent Health Care Commission
Frank Alexander
Alexander-Moormann and Associates
Alexander
Courthouse plan sparks discussion on space and parking
Sloan calls the proposal a concept with merit and require an engineering study while noting parking will stay about the same. Family Court Judge Harte cites caseload growth from 1000 to 3500 yearly and seeks an extra courtroom waiting room and private conference space. A July 6 public hearing and a final July 20 council vote are scheduled.
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Sloan
Homer McGee
Fay Hatcher
Warner
Aiken County
County Council
Taxpayers’ Association
Family Court
John Harte
Harte
Nationwide Forecast Calls For Showers Across Wide region
The National Weather Service predicts showers from the Southwest and central Gulf into the Midwest and lower Great Lakes with cooler air in the northern Plains. Tonight will be partly cloudy with a 20 percent rain chance, rising to 30 percent tomorrow as clouds persist. Lows near 60 tonight, highs in the upper 80s tomorrow, weekend outlook partly cloudy and warm with low 60s and highs in the 80s.
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National Weather Service
Southwest
Central Gulf
Midwest
Great Lakes
Plains
Aiken County
Elizabeth Ann Regan
Laurens Street Elementary
Windsor swears in mayor and council set for June 1
Windsor officials will be sworn in Tuesday June 1. The council discussed an upcoming political rally with no date yet and recreation committee plans an all day clean up at Recreation Park starting Saturday at 8 a.m. Refreshments will be provided.
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Windsor
Thelma Blackmon
Recreation Committee
Blackmon
Area 3 Council To Hear Reports
The Administrative Area No 3 Schools Advisory Council will meet tomorrow night at 7 in the board room of the area office building on U.S. 1 in Langley. On the agenda are requests to use school property vandalism reports and financial statements. Schools under the council include Byrd Clearwater Gloverville Jefferson Warren ville elementary Langley Bath Clearwater Leavelle McCampbell middle and Midland Valley High.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Weeks Center
U.S. Highway 1
Langley
North Augusta
Sertoma Club
Smith-Hazel Recreation Center
Belvedere Fire District
Belvedere Fire Department
Jackson Middle School
Aiken A.A
Linden St
Al-Anon Family Group
Ellison Garvin
Aiken Standard
Aiken
Administrative Area No. 3
U.S. 1
Byrd, Clearwater
Gloverville
Jefferson and
Warrenville
Langley-Bath- Clearwater
Leavelle McCampbell
Midland Valley
Squirrels Idle Power Lines Cause Outage on Rolling Wood Road
A transformer fuse blew after a squirrel disrupted lines on Rolling Wood Road West. Between 20 and 30 homes were without power for about 40 minutes from 7 to 8:20 AM, says South Carolina Electric & Gas District Manager Jim Ray.
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Rolling Wood Road
South Carolina Electric & Gas
Jim Ray
Tall tales highlight Aiken recreation calendar week
Storyteller Michael Williams performs Friday at H O Weeks Center on Whiskey Road with shows at 11 a m and 1 p m. Free admission. Softball games run Monday through Thursday at Citizens Field. Bridge games every Friday at H O Weeks Activities Center at 12 30 p m. Day Camp sessions run June 7 to July 2 for ages 6 8 and July 12 to August 6. Table tennis and SCUBA classes announced with contact Becky Dyer for details.
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Michael
Badhair) Williams
H.O. Weeks Center
Whiskey Road
Citizens Field
H.O. Weeks Activities Center
Aiken Table Tennis Association
Aiken Recreation
Subscription Rates for Aiken Standard PBM Service
The notice lists payment options weekly monthly three months six months and twelve months for the Aiken Standard PBM subscription. It specifies prices of 3.90 11.70 23.40 46.80 and instructs that all advance payments should be made to the Aiken Standard PBM Subscription.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Aiken
PBM
Town Considers Ordinance Tightening Right of Way Rules
Council discusses fencing to hide junk cars and enforcing state rules on signs within 30 feet of the right of way. Strader notes cars blocking views, shrubbery near stops, and noncompliance. Officials urge youth hiring, Pony League support, and community recreation ideas.
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Strader
Main Street
American Legion
Whitman
Channel One
The
Alcohol and Drug Abuse Commission
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Bob) Coleman
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Christine Mizell
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Charles William Crabtree
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Robert Edwards
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Theresa Ann Harris
Robert Edwards Jr
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Emma Mae Stone
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S.C
Clearwater
Barnes
NOAA
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Leonard Nimoy
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