Polls Open for Four Aiken City Council Seats
Polls in Aiken opened at 7 a.m. to fill four city council seats with four incumbents unopposed. At large candidates Michael Anacerio and Robert S. Perry contest the two at large posts while Eric M. Radford and Lessie B. Price seek re election in districts 4 and 2 respectively. Ballots will be counted after closing at 7 p.m. at the Aiken County Council Annex on Richland Avenue.
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Aiken
Michael Anacerio
Robert S
Skipper) Perry
Eric M. Radford
Lessie B. Price
Aiken County
Richland
Teens Learn on Wagon Trail Through VisionQuest Program
Teens aged 15 to 17 participate in a VisionQuest wagon train from Pennsylvania traveling 10-15 miles daily with 14 trailers nine wagons and 30 kids accompanied by staff. They sleep in tepees learn to study in four hours of classes daily and gain physical emotional and spiritual discipline to avoid prison. Local trips include Aiken with teens from Pittsburgh and Philadelphia awaiting possible jail sentences.
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Powder House Road
Pine Log Road
VisionQuest
Pennsylvania
Bill Smith
Smith Sai
Aiken
Pittsburgh
Philadelphia
Senorane
Smith
Lee Ann Delk
DOE Forum Set to Address Spent Nuclear Fuel Questions
The Department of Energy hosts an open house to explain NEPA related to spent nuclear fuel. Two sessions run 3-5 p.m. and 6-8 p.m. at the North Augusta Community Center. DOE HQ and SRS staff will discuss inventories storage technologies and disposal options. Public involvement opportunities follow as NEPA processes unfold.
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Department of Energy
North Augusta
Brookside Drive
DOE
Savannah River
SRS
NEPA
County Selected For Battery Plant
RSA Corporation announced plans to build a state-of-the-art battery recycling plant in Aiken County. The facility aims to employ 150 to 175 workers on 1000 acres between U.S. 78 and S.C. 302 with a $60 million capital investment. The company, headquartered in Dallas, operates plants in California, Indiana, and New York and holds GM’s Mark of Excellence for safety and quality.
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Aiken County
RSA Corporation
Patch
Albert P. Lospinoso
Scray
Eel Dona Lieve Rsr Corporation
United States
U.S.'78
S.C. 302
Dallas
Texas
Califor Indiana
New York
General Motors
RSA
RSR
Delco-Remy
Lospinoso Sai
Call to share news at 548 2311
A public notice invites readers to submit story tips by phone dialing 548 2311. The brief emphasizes direct contact for news ideas and tip submissions.
Local Officials Listed With Cities and States
Jody W. Bryson Seneca 3 Davison Heriot Columbia Rebecca Hickson Aiken Davis W. McAlister Williston Darcy J. Meisinger North Augusta Edythe A. Place Aiken Johnnie Mae Tapp Columbia David M. Widener Evans Ga See Page 8B for details.
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Jody W. Bryson
Seneca
Davison Heriot
Columbia
Rebecca Hickson
Aiken
Davis W. McAlister
Williston
Darcy J. Meisinger
North Augusta
Edythe A. Place
Johnnie Mae Tapp
David M. Widener
Evans, Ga
Handgun Found At Aiken County High School
A Silver Bluff High School student, 16, was charged with unlawful possession of a firearm by a minor and carrying a weapon on school property after a 9mm handgun loaded with eight rounds was found in his waistline. Principal Andy Reeves said he recommends expulsion and the case goes to Aiken County Family Court.
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Aiken County
Silver Bluff High School
Reeves
Lost Children Puzzle Former Foster Mother
Priscilla Patterson, a former foster mother, questions how the state Department of Social Services can lose track of three children it custody 18 months ago. She cared for them in February 1982, returned them to their mother with DSS involvement, then learned by letter that a hearing loomed and welfare could be cut off. DSS later told her the letter was a mistake and to ignore it.
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Priscilla Patterson
State Department of Social Services
Aiken County Family Court
Patterson
SRS
Balmy 31 Degrees Stuns Local Weather Forecast
Lucky Aiken reports a balmy 31 degree low after midnight, defying expectations of a colder 26 degree low. Meteorologist Mike Edmonston notes clear skies and a shifting cloud shield kept temperatures from dropping further. forecasters expect partly cloudy skies with highs in the 60s and lows in the 30s for the week. A Canadian cold air mass may push temps below freezing in Upstate and Midlands early Tuesday, with coastal areas dipping to the lower 30s.
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Aiken
Mike Edmonston
National Weather Service
Bush Field
Augusta
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Philip Lord
Eran
Palmetto Package Shop
Radford
Art Pn
RSR Corporation
Abby
Lucky Aiken
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