North Augusta council rejects baseball field upgrade plan
The North Augusta council voted 4 3 against spending 100000 to revamp Lions Field for minor league games citing noise and pollution concerns. Supporters argued the upgrade would modernize the facility and raise the city's profile while opponents warned of budget impact. The meeting also addressed contracts with water district annexed lands and notices to health officials.
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Blanchard
Bill Heaton
Heaton
Lions Field
William Gray
Mark Baynham
Thomas Greene
Daniel Layman
al Valois
D. Kim Ledford
Valois
North Augusta
Ledford
Breezy Hill
Department of Health and Environmental Control
Primary voting underway across Chesterfield and Graniteville
Voters in Chesterfield Street locations for the Republican primary and the Aiken Recreation Center in Graniteville for the Democratic primary cast ballots. Poll watchers report slow early turnout with precincts 1 4 and 3 showing modest early totals while Democratic precincts 25 12 and 7 8 9 10 11 14 15 16 18 19 25 26 27 28 29 38 41 44 45 46 48 49 50 51 54 55 58 59 expect heavier traffic later.
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Chesterfield St
Aiken County Recreation Center
U.S. 1
Graniteville
Elias Theodosis
Aiken City Auditorium
James Collins
du Pont
Collins
North Augusta Elementary School
Kate A. Boxx
Nina Britt
Clearwater
Auction set for Aiken County tax sale phase two
Property owners who lost their property in yesterday's sale have 18 months to reclaim by paying back taxes plus penalties and interest to the successful bidder. If not paid, the property goes to the bidder. Phase two of the tax sale is scheduled for Monday, November 5 at 10 a.m. in the courthouse with ads in the Aiken Standard beforehand.
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Aiken
Lack of Rain Harms Crops in Aiken County
Clemson Extension agent Alan Bayles reports weekend rain only 0.2 inch, far from the 14.2 inches needed to aid soybeans fall hay and peanuts. He warns farmers to continue watering lawns and gardens and notes cotton is past help stage.
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Aiken County
Alan Bayles
Bayles
Clemson Extension Service
Reagan rallies Texas students despite cabinet indictment
President Reagan urged self-reliance at a Mexican-American college crowd in Brownsville while distancing himself from indicted labor secretary Donovan. He accepted Donovan's unpaid leave, continued campaign plans through Texas from Brownsville to Corpus Christi and a Houston fundraiser, despite the new legal cloud.
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Ronald Reagan
Gulfport
Miss
Texas
Brownsville
Reagan
Rio Grande Valley
Raymond J. Donovan
Donovan
New York
Corpus Christi
Houston
SCN Auto Option Lets Partial Loan Payoff For Cars
New South Carolina National offers the Auto Option loan feature with 47 month payments half the usual. Borrow $8925 on a $10499 purchase after a 15 percent down payment, then choose final payment, refinance, or return the car with limited mileage and wear protections.
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New South Carolina National
SCN
Deaths in Augusta and Hartford Area Obituaries
Multiple notices report the deaths of Sidney Butler 70 in Augusta and Ella Googe 86 in Hartford. Funeral plans note Jackson-Brooks and Mt Harris Baptist Church services, with survivors listed for Butler Googe Minty Benjamin and others.
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Augusta
Sidney Butler
Butler
Jackson-Brooks Funeral Home
Aiken
Trenton
Mr. Butler
Graniteville
Young Men of Honor
Trenton Society
Bethelem Baptist Church
Viola Whitlock Butler
Bessie Butler
Charlotte
Rosa Lee Toomer
Grant Butler
Nathaniel Butler
Saint Albans
N.Y
Florida Dunbar
Horry St
N.E
Googe
Vineland Terrace
Mt. Harris Baptist Church
Ailens
Minty Benjamin
Friendship Baptist Church
James Williams
Pine Lawn Memorial Gardens
Miss Benjamin
Pendleton St
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David M. Ford
Elijah
Mendelssohn
Linda
Millbrook Baptist
Pine Log RD
W. James Rivers
South Carolina
Ella Googe
Hartford
Conn
Ashley Grove Church
Dorothy Alice
Tommy Googe
Edward Googe
William Googe
Herman Googe
Hampstead
Rubin Googe
Fayetteville
N.C
Joe Priester
Lucille Harrison
Ohio
Edna Moore
Reed Drive
Cheatham-Brighthorp Mortuary
S.C. Highway 19
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