Aiken City Council Delivers Budget With No Tax Increase
The 1982 Aiken budget proposes no tax millage increase while inflation and costs rise. General funds total 4,459,170, up 12 percent, with 393,272 of the increase for salaries and operating costs. The utility fund grows to 2,986,200, and residents outside the city see 50 cent raises for fire protection and garbage collection.
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Aiken
Public Service Authority
Roland H. Windham
Windham
Aiken County School Board Eyes Budget Boost Refs Referendum
The Aiken County Board of Education weighs a 50 mill property tax referendum after rejecting an 11 mill change and seeking limited autonomy with a 5 mill cap. A public hearing on the 1981 82 district budget is set for Midland Valley High School after honors for retiring teachers.
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Aiken
Aiken County
27 year old Nathaniel Cater identified among Atlanta slayings
Atlanta officials named Nathaniel Cater as the 28th victim in the citys string of murders of young black men. Cater, 27, was found nude in the Chattahoochee River and ruled asphyxiated. Police continue to link his death with the serial cases under a special task force. Ronald Crawford, 22, remains on the list amid a missing persons report.
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Atlanta
Nathaniel Cater
Public Safety
Lee Brown
Chattahoochee River
Brown
Cater
Ronald Crawford
Crawford
Georgia
Fewer Break-Ins Linked to Precious Metals Ordinance
County investigators report a drop in break-ins and precious metals dealer business after a three month old ordinance requiring seven day holds and weekly purchase logs. Law enforcement praise cooperation while Gary Matthews Jr. cites sharp sales decline and potential outlet closures due to lower gold prices and holding requirements.
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Aiken County
Sheriff’s Department
Sue Townsend
ACSD
Clearwater
Matthews
Actor Andrew Goslin Credits Lighting Director View
Andrew Goslin from the Aiken Playhouse production of Man of La Mancha jokes that Phil Porter Jr. deserves credit as lighting director because the man who works with electricity always deserves a plug. The quip reflects a playful backstage dynamic.
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Andrew Goslin
Aiken Playhouse
Phil Porter Jr
Andrew
Aiken Gardener Reports Giant Iceberg Lettuce Surprises
Harold Peacock describes huge iceberg lettuce heads sprouting in his backyard garden along with oversized cabbage and prolific onions and tomatoes. He credits good soil cool weather ample sun and old stable manure plus his mother’s gardening lessons for the unusually strong harvest.
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Harold Peacock
Peacock
Dorchester County
Linda
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