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Newspaper
Aiken Standard
Location
Aiken, South Carolina, United States of America
Date
May 31, 1989
Page
12
Police log records include one recovered stolen vehicle one stolen automobile and two thefts from May 30 to May 31. Arrests include Phillip Pennington 33 for DUI first offense and marijuana possession and Linda Roach 26 for breach of trust.
North Augusta Public Safety reports arrests May 30 and 31. Michelle Nichole Lewis 21 of 1009 South Fant Street Anderson faces malicious injury to personal property charges.
The Aiken County Sheriff's Department logged incidents from May 30 to May 31 including burglaries vandalism thefts larcenies trespass and assaults. Booking reports include Wilbur Calhoun Jr and Ann Victoria Key for disorderly conduct and Clifford Lavern Cato for Family Court bench warrant. Respectively Shawn Dixon Robert Lynch and Rosa Powell charged with financial card theft forgery possession of stolen property and fraudulent checks.
The House rejects a tax relief package amid a budget standoff with the Senate. Conference lawmakers balance the deficit by tapping one time funds and proposing new retiree taxes while House opposition pushes for early retirement and other shifts.
The county warns non emergency and clinic services may end July 1 without guaranteed funding. In April the county asked the state DSS to cover four workers and past costs, but the state said no money is available. Council leaders fear tax increases and plan 30 days notice for potential terminations if funding fails.
North Augusta Mayor Thomas W. Greene and City Administrator Charles B. Martin received mutual praise at the North Augusta Rotary Club meeting. Greene credited Martin with city development including 5000 annexed acres and the GREENE Center, Municipal Building, and Public Safety substation, while Martin praised the City Council.
Ridge Spring HEP coordinator Jerome Coates spoke at the Migrant Education Conference in Portland Oregon. He highlighted HEP posters media outreach and GED progress for 12 local farm workers in the past year. The Star Center Ridge Spring hosts the open entry program offering free GED prep 8 am to 4 pm weekdays and Wednesdays to 8 pm.
A traveling Folklife of the Georgia Wiregrass exhibit opens Sunday at the Aiken County Historical Museum. Photographs from a Library of Congress Folklife Center study portray music, crafts, foodways, language, and celebrations shaping southern Georgia communities. The show is funded by the Georgia Humanities Council and hosted by Abraham Baldwin College Arts Experiment Station and the Georgia Folklife Program. The museum hours are listed and information is available by calling 642-2015.
Individual visits a local museum at 433 Newberry Street SW for a brief, informational stop. No events or officials recorded beyond the location and action.
The Aiken County Beautiful Miss and Master Pageant is scheduled for Saturday May 24. Age groups cover 0 to 21 years. For information and applications contact Joann Williams Patte Layne or Doris Martin at the listed phone numbers.
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