27 Nov 2001
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Newspaper
Aiken Standard
Location
Aiken, South Carolina, United States of America
Date
Nov 27, 2001
Page
1
Less than a week before the Class AA state title Mor ris say Silver Bluff and BatesburgLeesville high schools are praised by head coaches at a press conference. The two storied programs meet Saturday at 11 a.m. at William Brice Stadium in Columbia.
Acting on an anonymous tip, Aiken Department of Public Safety and the Drug Enforcement Administration seized more than $130,000 in cash last week. Det. Wendell Hall said the cash was found after the narcotics unit and K nine unit responded to an Aiken business.
Obituary notices report the deaths of Leonard A. Hickman of Simpsonville and Willie Mae Scot Littl of New York City with brief details. Also listed are Pope Turner of Aiken and Bernice Bates Norris of Augusta in the notices published on page 5A.
The Aiken City Council debated granting water and sewer to a 45.72 acre Whiskey Road tract while denying service to a hotel site near Hunters Glen outside city limits. The split decision prompted the hotel developer to obtain water from New Ellenton within a week, illustrating the council’s effort to retain influence over the project.
North Augusta residents gathered in Calhoun Park for the official tree lighting. Mayor Lark Jones and his wife Christy, joined by Kelly Kinsley, unveiled a living Leyland cypress about 20 feet tall donated in honor of Dr. W G Curly Watson. The tree, a joint effort of Groves Nursery and Watson Grove Tree Farm, replaces the prior artificial tree.
In Koenigswinter Germany four Afghan groups led by the US backed northern alliance and exile factions opened discussions under international pressure to end decades of war. They aim to set a transitional government time frame, a future national assembly, and a UN peacekeeping mandate amid regional influence from the United States Russia Pakistan and Iran. Regional stability and development aid loom large as German Foreign Minister Fischer urged a historic compromise.
Aiken officials seek a share of the Local Option Sales Tax funds. City of Aiken Council on first reading approved borrowing up to 12.45 million dollars from the improvement funds to accelerate voter approved projects, as County hesitates to spend quickly.
Investigators say embers from a plumber's propane torch ignited a Thanksgiving Day fire at the Willcox Inn. After soldering in a second floor bathroom, a lingering ember in the wall spread to the third floor and attic. Cleanup begins as inspectors assess water damage and warped beams.
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