Froogle’s and Piggly Wiggly exit Aiken scene
Froogle’s has closed its doors per an Octagon Capital Group spokesman based in Dayton Ohio. Piggly Wiggly at Kalmia Plaza will shut on Sunday and consolidate with the York Street Piggly Wiggly. Owner Julson Fulmer could not be reached for comment.
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Froogle’s
Kalmia Plaza
Piggly Wiggly
Ocatagon Capital Group
Dayton
Ohio
Frank Fulmer
Fulmer
York Street
Midland Valley to Rename Stadium in Honor of Local Resident
Graniteville Aiken County High School hosts North Augusta in Region 3-AAAA tonight with a stadium dedication ceremony naming the Midland Valley football stadium after a noted local resident. The game kicks off at 8 p.m. local time.
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Graniteville
Midland Valley
Aiken County
Two Belvedere Girls Reported Missing
Belvedere authorities hunt for 15 year old Amy Corley and 14 year old Dawn Bruck missing since Tuesday afternoon after leaving North Augusta High School. Corley, 5 feet 8 inches, 120 pounds with blue eyes and blonde hair. Bruck, brown eyes, brunette, 5 feet 3 inches, about 115 pounds.
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Belvedere
Aiken County
Safe burglary at Cravens Auto Salvage in North Augusta
A North Augusta burglary took a safe containing 79000 dollars in cash and certificates of deposit from Cravens Auto Salvage on Tuesday night. The door was forced open to enter the office and no arrests have been made.
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North Augusta
Aiken County
Sheriff's Department
Cravens Auto Salvage
J M Huber Plant Honored By DOE Energy Award
J M Huber Corp Langley and J H Carr and Associates Columbia win National Awards Program for Energy Innovation for their Aiken County land fill gas project. DOE secretary Herrington and Donna Fitzpatrick presented the awards in Washington DC.
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J.M. Huber Corp
Langley
J.H. Carr & Associates
Columbia
Aiken County
Washington, D.C
Department of Energy
John S. Herrington
Donna Fitzpatrick
South Carolina
Derrick to Address Dayco Corp Management Club Tonight
Rep. Butler Derrick of South Carolina will speak to Dayco Corp Williston plant managers at a 7 30 p m meeting at Houndslake Country Club. The address aims to discuss company issues and policy perspectives.
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Butler Derrick
D-S.c
Dayco Corp
Williston Plant
Houndslake Country Club
South Aiken Coach Breaks With Former Mentor Eddie Buck
South Aiken coach John Wagoner says he will no longer follow Eddie Buck after a 50-0 loss to C.A. Johnson. Larry Nelson joked about an Eddie Buck quotation, noting the quip while discussing team speed and coaching.
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South Aiken
John Wagoner
Aiken
Eddie Buck
C.A. Johnson
Wagoner
Larry Nelson
Municipalities and Counties Urged to Strengthen Planning Liability
Dwight H. Merriam spoke on land use liability at Rye Patch briefing for Aiken and North Augusta leaders. He urged keeping complete records, writing all correspondence, reviewing land use ordinances, and adopting manuals and professional help to reduce civil rights liability under the Civil Rights Act.
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Dwight H. Merriam
Rye Patch
Aiken
North Augusta
City of Aiken
Charles B. Martin
W. Scott Barnes
Carroll Warner
Mim Woodring
Aiken County
Merriam
Textile Association urges tips on fake Made in USA labels
The South Carolina Textile Manufacturers' Association urged the public to report label swapping to federal authorities. A $2,500 state reward and a 25 percent share of net value recovered up to 250000 were offered for convictions. informants may remain anonymous.
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Textile Association
Jerry Beasley
South Carolina Textile Manufacturers’ Association
Beasley
State Association
US Customs Department
USA
U.S
Vinton Lide
Upstate
Roger Milliken
Carolinas
Spain
Du Pont Suit Moves Toward Filing After Local Meeting
About 100 Du Pont employees and others packed the South Aiken High School auditorium to hear James Bell of Bell & Perry discuss a potential nationwide suit over Du Pont early retirement policy. Bell said 250 locals had signed on with expectations near 300, with Savannah River Plant workers largely excluded. The suit targets alleged unequal treatment, with formal EEOC notification due by November 13.
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South Aikien High School
James Bell
Columbia
du Pont
Bell
Bell & Perry
Savannah River
Andrea Fletcher
Fletcher
Missouri
Equal Employment Opportunity Commission
Greenville
Moyer Pleads Guilty to Voluntary Manslaughter in Husband's Death
Betty Joan Moyer pleaded guilty to voluntary manslaughter in the February shooting death of her husband in Aiken County. She faced a murder charge after authorities declined to indict on that count. The defense cited years of abuse and battered woman syndrome as factors in the case.
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Betty Joan Moyer
State cancels nine two year programs suspend seventeen
South Carolina technical colleges report nine associate degree programs canceled and 17 placed on suspension for failing to meet standards. Of 296 programs in 1954, 207 were in good standing and 16 on probation. Names include textile management civil and general engineering at Greenville, nuclear at Denmark, industrial management at Florence-Darlington, and various techs across Midlands Spartanburg Tri County and Trident.
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Columbia
South Carolina
Technical Colleges
State Commission On Higher Education
Frank Kinard
Commission For Academic Affairs
Greenville Technical College
Tri-County
Denmark Tec
Florence-Darlington
University of South Carolina
Union
Chester-Marlboro Technical College
Midlands Tec
Spartanburg Tec
Tri-County Tec
Chesterfield-Marlboro
Denmark
Greenville
Orangeburg- Calhoun
Spartanburg
Beaufort
Midlands
Sumter
Tri- County
USC Wins Right to Doctorate in Engineering
The South Carolina Commission on Higher Education voted 11 to 2 to allow the University of South Carolina to offer a doctorate in electrical and computer engineering, reversing a previous decision that restricted the degree to Clemson University. Clemson had emphasized science and technology, while USC focused on business, law, education, and the liberal arts.
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Columbia
State Commission On Higher Education
Clemson University
University of South Carolina
Clemson
USC
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J.M. Huber
DOE
Derrick
John Beasley
S.C. Textile Manufacturers Association
Travis Medlock
Hardy Poole
The
American Textile Manufacturer’s Institute
Moyer
Fran Chapman
Williamsburg
Trident Technical College
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