New Aiken County administrator brings no nonsense approach
W Scott Barnes settles into the county administrator post in Aiken County replacing L C Greene who resigned after four years. The Sumter native previously led Pasco County Florida with a 66 million dollar budget and 1 225 employees while Aiken County operates a 13 million dollar budget for about 105 000 residents. Barnes and his wife Susan moved to Bluff Point Villas.
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Aiken County
W. Scott Barnes
Sumter
Barnes
Aiken
New Port Richey
Pasco County
Fla
L.C. Greene
Greene
University of South Carolina
Columbia
USC
Ray McKinney
Joe W. Busby
Susan
Bluff Point Villas
Owens-Corning to Expand Aiken Glass Fiber Plant
Owens-Corning Fiberglas Corp announces a 35000 square foot expansion at its Aiken plant to add a second glass fiber mat line. The project will create 50 new jobs and double mat production capacity. Groundbreaking is planned for early month with startup set for late 1982. roofing shingles remain the largest use for the product.
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Owens-Corning Fiberglas Corp
Aiken
Three Aiken City Council Seats See Unchallenged Contest
Aiken voters faced three council seats with incumbents Willar Hightower Frampton Durban and Hastings Wyman running unopposed. Hightower won a special election in April to replace William C. Clyburn, who moved to the county council. Durban has eight years on the council and Wyman seeks a fourth term.
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Aiken
Willar Hightower
Frampton Durban
Hastings Wyman
Hightower
William C. Clyburn
Clyburn
Durban
Wyman
Sixth birthday sparks growing pains and wit
Lauren Price, turning six, says she feels longer and smarter on her birthday. Dr. Al Reed of USC Aiken notes he overheard a conversation and listened. Randy Davidson jokes about aging and chasing women, reflecting a humorous take on growing older.
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Lauren Price
Lauren
al Reed
Usc-Aiken
Atkenite
Randy Davidson
Countdown to Columbia Flight Opens Ahead of Historic Return
Joe Engle and Richard Truly visited the shuttle Columbia before its planned 7:30 a.m. liftoff for a 5 day 4 hour 10 minute mission. Officials forecast acceptable weather with 74 degree temperature and 7 mile visibility.
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Joe Engle
Richard Truly
Patrick Air Force Base
Kennedy Space Center
Cape Canaveral
Fla
Shuttle Columbia
Engle and Truly
Air Force
Engle
Earth
Rogers Dry Lake
Edwards Air Force Base
Calif
Windham predicts big changes from federal cuts on Aiken
Aiken city manager Roland Windham told the Rotary Club that Reagan era budget cuts will hit taxpayers locally, forecasting a quiet revolution as the nation trims spending. He cited over 11.7 million dollars in federal funds used by Aiken for utilities and capital projects and warned of slowed budgets and traffic issues on Whiskey Road within ten years. Windham highlighted crime reduction, public safety praises, and growth in water customers from 1979 to 1981, noting a population and cost burden rise.
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Capitol Hill
Aiken
Roland H. Windham
Whiskey Road
Windham
Department of Housing and Urban Development
Economic Development Administration and Environmental Protection Agency
Heritage Conservation and Recreation Service
Revenue Sharing
Federal Aviation Administration
Comprehensive Training Act
Law Enforcement Assistance Administration
Aiken Department of Public Safety
Darlington County
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Elizabeth Harrington
Fiberglas
Aiken Comite Today
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Erma Bombeck
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NASA
Mary Fitzpatrick
Space
Shuttle
Donald K
Deke
Slayton
Santa Claus
Roland
Nion
Santa
Claus
Dham
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