Officer stops self-hanger during jail incident at Aiken Center
ADPS reports three officers and jailers subdued a prisoner at the Aiken County Detention Center after he attempted suicide with a shoestring. Officer Mark Meeks freed a choking arm, but the suspect was restrained with a straight jacket and taken to Aiken Regional Medical Centers for evaluation. The inmate, Tommy Padgett, 26, faces new assault charges on top of existing counts. Rally in the Valley set for Saturday at Harrison Caver Field features 20 plus churches, games, tournaments, and gospel music with local performers.
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Aiken
ADPS
Mark Meeks
Meeks
Tommy Padgett
Brant Court
Midland Valley
Harrison Caver Field
Correction of Diane James Role at Aiken Council on Aging
The Aiken Standard issues a correction for a recent edition naming Diane James incorrectly. It states Ms. James is the resource development director for the Aiken Area Council on Aging and apologizes for the error.
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Diane James
Ms. James
Aiken Area
Stocks Closing as of May 27, 1997
Stocks finish the week with modest gains and losses as investors weigh earnings and interest rate cues. Kenneth Willand of Robinson-Humphrey Smith Barney provides closing figures and commentary on market breadth and notable movers.
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Kenneth ‘Wiland
Robinson- Humphrey/Smith Barney
Young Life Golf Tournament Ball Ends Up In Labrador Mouth
During the Young Life Golf Tournament at Hound Lake Country Club, Jim Ben Bennett hit a ball that landed behind a fence. A lab retriever found the ball in its mouth and returned it to Bennett, seemingly eager to play fetch.
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Houndlake Country Club
Jim Bennett
Jim
County considers voting changes in new system study
Aiken County Registrations and Election Commission Vice Chairman Ben Christensen invited the County Council to appoint delegates to a panel studying an electronic ballot upgrade. Chairman Moses Myers and executive director Dent Johnson outlined a long process to explore a system aimed at easing and speeding voting for about 55,000 county voters amid past ballot and precinct confusion reports.
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Aiken
Christensen
Heartbreaking scene leaves dog homeless
In Graniteville a primered late model truck circled Leitner and Rennie streets three times before its white male driver dumped a beagle mix onto the street. The dog, nicknamed Rennie, was unhurt but left seeking her owner. Witnesses recalled plate numbers and restrained the dog until Animal Control could intervene. The officer condemned the act as cowardly and noted the dog’s affectionate, housebroken nature.
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Graniteville
Leitner and
Rennie
Aiken County Animal Control
Animal Control
Tommy Platt
Aiken County budget clears second reading on 50 million plan
Aiken County Council approved a 50 million fiscal 1998 budget with one dissenting vote. Councilman Willar Hightower criticized the plan for lacking a clear dirt road strategy and did not reveal stance on raising the vehicle registration fee. The package keeps 58.5 mills, funds for capital projects, and includes a 5 percent raise for most county employees.
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Aiken County
Willar Hightower
Hightower
Bill Shepherd
Shepherd
Aiken Technical College
USC Aiken
Chesterfield Street
Landfill funds returned to Aiken County council
Aiken County Council received a $152,100 repayment from the Three Rivers Solid Waste Authority for startup costs on a regional landfill project. The authority reports 200 acres cleared at the Savannah River Site and an 80 year operation plan serving eight counties. A $10 million reserve is included in the budget to cover revenue shortfalls.
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Aiken County Council
Lower Savannah
Tompson
Three Rivers
Thompson
Savannah River
Aiken
Bobby Jones Expressway extension hearing in Aiken County
The public will discuss extending the Bobby Jones Expressway into Aiken County at a 15 mile design hearing in North Augusta on Thursday. The four lane project from Sand Bar Ferry Road in Augusta to US 1/78 in Aiken includes two Savannah River bridges. Hearing presents construction alternatives for the first South Carolina section. The project aims to reduce congestion as 69,000 vehicles are projected on Gordon Highway by 2015. The plan is in the Aiken Regional Transportation Study and the TIP. funding for right of way is in TIP fiscal year 1987. Open house at North Augusta Community Center 495 Brookside Ave 4–7 pm. S.C. DOT reps will answer questions.
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Aiken County
North Augusta
D.C
Gordon Highway
Aiken
North Augusta Community Center
Brookside Ave
S.C. Dot
Park St
Columbia
School Board Hears 1997-98 Budget Preview
Aiken County Board of Education reviews a tentative 1997-98 budget totaling 143,083,360 with funding from state local and federal sources. Interim comptroller Brock Heron notes action moves to Columbia as lawmakers reconcile proposals and anticipate a conference committee finish soon. The board also preliminarily considers nominations for Area Five and Area Two Advisory Councils.
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Aiken County
Heron
State Department of Education
Art Hadden
Area Five Advisory Council
Hadden
Pat Grant
Bill Dennis
Dan Connelly
Brent Rankin
Joanne Watson
David Hardy
Area Two
Budget Highlights From Taxation And Transfers
The budget highlights funding for schools shows sources from the state totaling 76,480,552 dollars and local effort at 50,829,713 dollars. Federal contributions amount to 10,558,584 dollars with transfer sources of 5,214,511 dollars.
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Columbia
Senate
House
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