Magistrate seeks salary extension amid bribery case
Magistrate Lester L. Chitty and three other Aiken County men face bribery and misconduct charges after indictments. Chitty requests a 30 day salary extension citing health issues and unused sick leave. Council chairman Carrol H. Warner says a two month extension was a compromise that has expired. no official agenda item.
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Lester L. Chitty
Aiken County
Chitty
Langley
Carrol H. Warner
Council
Warner
County Council
Have You Heard Have You Heard in Aiken County
A humorous column notes locals like Bobby Mauny and Don Atkinson joining small town scenes. It mentions Bobby Newsome and Debbie choosing prom bands, Cindy Croft’s reply about understanding, and jokes about GI Joe looks and a photographer’s ambitions.
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Aiken County
Bobby Mauny
Hemingway
Farmers Bring Business Sense To Week In Aiken County
Farmers and agriculture specialists discuss applying industrial jargon to farming during Farm City Week in Aiken County. The piece notes the shift from small, self supplied farms to large, capital intensive operations and warns that farming has become a full time, business driven pursuit. The council will vote in the county office complex on Richland Avenue at 7 p.m. The article also mentions the Chitty case and indictments, with health-related postponements and a shakeup at the S C Highway Patrol where William O. Bradley’s salary was discontinued on November 9.
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Aiken County
Mackey Scott Jr
Scott
Richland Avenue
Chitty
William O. Bradley
Charles Jackson
R.C. Graham
J.H. Lanier
S.C. Highway Patrol
Bradley
Jonestown Mass Death Probed as U S Troops Probe Jungle
Guyanese troops searched Jonestown jungle for hundreds of American cultists after a mass death event. About 409 bodies were counted around the meeting hall, including Jim Jones and his wife. U S Defence Dept sent 200 troops with identification experts to recover remains and arrange transfer.
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Georgetown
Guyana
U.S. Defense Department
Jonestown
Jim Jones
United States
Jones
California
San Francisco
Plant Said Moving To Completion By THURMOND WHATLEY
The Horse Creek Valley Waste Water Treatment Plant progress is reported as satisfactory with most work advancing at varying speeds. Only a 1,200 foot section along S C 421 is idle as the project continues toward completion. The Aiken Public Service Authority plans to hire staff and place state media ads to meet federal operation guidelines.
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Horse Creek Valley
Aiken
Jaycees Kick Off Christmas Shopping Tour Fund Drive
The Aiken Jaycees initiate collections for the annual Christmas Shopping Tour aiding 60 underprivileged children. The event starts December 16 at 9 a.m. at Big E Edwards store, Mitchell Shopping Center, with each Jaycee guiding 1-3 children in purchasing garments and toys. Donations addressed to Christmas Shopping Tour P.O. Box 707, Aiken, S.C. 29801. For details contact chairman John Brumbaugh.
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Aiken Jaycee
Marion Bane
Big E Edwards
Mitchell Shopping Center
Jaycee
P.O. Box
Aiken
S.C
John Brumbaugh
North Augusta Council to Meet Tonight on Budgets and Wrecker Ordinance
The North Augusta City Council convenes at 8 PM in City Hall chambers to discuss sewer relocation funds on Martintown Road, employee appraisal guidelines, office space renovations, and a wrecker service ordinance. A pre council session and a Lake Avenue rezoning hearing follow.
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North Augusta
Buena Vista Ave
Martintown Road
Lake Avenue
Formal Protest Filed In Columbia
Irene K. Rudnick Democratic incumbent who lost by 29 votes in the House District 85 race filed an amended protest in Columbia with the South Carolina Election Commission. She cites Aiken Electric Co op computer issues and possible miscasting in Precinct 20 seeking re examination of absentee and challenged ballots. A hearing is planned after Thanksgiving. L. Kline Paulk also filed a protest in the Aiken County Council District 5 race.
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Columbia
South Carolina Election Commission
Irene K. Rudnick
Marshall Cain
Rudnick
County Election Commission
Aiken Electric Co-op
Precinct 20
L. Kline Paulk
Aiken County
SOAR Students Take The Extra Challenge
SOAR students tackle the extra challenge in a school program, demonstrating perseverance and skill across a demanding activity.
Cain to Back County Authority and Home Rule Push
Representative elect C Marshall Cain pledged support for county home rule and for county boards appointments to stay with the council, aiming to reduce delegation interference. He urged respect for district residents and avoided imposing his will on Aiken County Council while noting ongoing debates on policing decency and pornography.
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C. Marshall Cain
Aiken
Cain
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