Graduation schedule listed for Aiken district schools
Special Edition notes tonight’s 8 o clock Ridge Spring Monetta and North Augusta graduation ceremonies. Tomorrow there are 6 at South Aiken 7 30 at Freedman and 8 at Silver Bluff Aiken and Wagener Salley. St Angela graduates Friday at 7 30.
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Aiken Standord
Ridge Spring
Monetta
North Augusta
South Aiken
Freedman
Silver Bluff
Aiken
Wagener-Salley
Aiken Standard
St. Angela
Granite pan meeting to address residents at Centre Middle School
A town information session will be held at 7 p.m. at Centre Middle School gym. Aiken County Sheriff's Office personnel will attend to answer residents' questions and provide information.
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Warrenville
Granitepan
Centre Middle School
Aiken
Supreme Court denies appeals of two Salley men
The U.S. Supreme Court rejected the appeals of Larry Gilbert and J.D. Gleaton, two Salley half-brothers from Aiken County, who were on death row in Columbia for the seven year old robbery murder of a service motion owner in South Congaree. The men remain subject to other appeals as they press their cases.
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Washington
U.S. Supreme Court
Aiken County
Columbia
Larry Gilbert
J.D. Gleaton
Salley
South Congaree
Amecanas
Tee
Lica
Weather Prophet Frank Butler of Bath Sets Rain Forecast
A fragmentary local note recalls Frank Butler of Bath claiming road crews sense rain when they rest before it. The text also mentions a Coluanhta acquaintance and a confusing tale about a daughter and local women.
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Frank Butler
Bath
Rain Deluge Causes Minor Flooding Across Aiken
Heavy four day rains left urban and rural areas with water in streets and yards but no major damage. Shaws Creek pumping station recorded two inches from Tuesday 8 a.m. to today. Flooding slowed planting of soybeans though Clemson Extension's Tom Earle said crop plans remain flexible and erosion occurred in some areas.
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Aiken
Shaws Creek
U.S. 1
Wyatt Johnson
Johnson
Tom Earle
Clemson Extension Service
Earle
County Hears Pleas on Road Paving Investment
About 75 residents attended the Aiken County meeting to request paving on Taylor Pond and Indian Springs roads as officials plan a $2 million paving list for June. Flooded routes kept eastern residents from the hearing, delaying rights of way and surveys for state funding and July paving.
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Aiken County
Fay Hatcher
State Department of Highways and Public Transportation
Carro) Warner
Hatcher
Taylor Pond Road
Indian Springs Road
Limner Myers
North Windsor Road
State Park Road
Willcox Hotel Renovation Set to Start Soon in Savannah
Architect Mc Donald Law of the Wells Law Group says two weeks will see demolition and interior changes begin on the Willcox Hotel on Colleton Avenue. W.C. Carson General Contractors and St Johns Securities of Charleston will sign a contract. Littlebrook Ltd. will manage the refurbished historic inn with 24 rooms, a restaurant, and office space. The project supports federal historic rehabilitation goals and must open some portion by year end.
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Willcox
McDonald Law
Wells Law Group
W.C. Carson General Contractors
Savannah
St. Johns Securities
Charleston
Law
Littlebrook Ltd
Department of the Interior
Colleton Avenue
Views on Raising Drinking Age to Nineteen
A reader argues that raising the drinking age to 19 would not curb use. They say access remains easy and teens will drink regardless. They urge treating young adults as such and delaying the change until the new year.
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Coluanhta
Hampton Creek
Hampton Avenue
Ravenel Street
Ginny Southworth
Andy Duncan
K-Mart
Phil Jones
John Jones
Lorraine Freeman
Barbara Kruzner
Mrs. Gilbert Ferguson
Carol Hadden
Mike Fincher
Thomas Johnson
Karen Thompson
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