Aiken City Council Votes 5-2 on Zoning Change at Food Max Site
Debate over rezoning land bordered by Aiken Standard Rutland Drive and S C 19 from single family to mixed use drew council members into a clash between property rights and development. Planning Commission favored one third retail and two thirds industrial. The motion to deny passed 5-2, with council confirming meeting details for the Municipal Building in Park Avenue.
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Karen Papouchado
Aiken Standard
Rutland Drive
S.C. 19
City of Aiken
Planning Commission
Skipper Perry
Beverly Clyburn
Aiken City
Aiken County School Board to Meet This Evening
The Aiken County Board of Education plans a 7 p.m. regular meeting at district headquarters 1000 Brookhaven Drive. Agenda items include home school requests expulsions Girl Scout programs substance abuse and dropout prevention efforts grants and construction An executive session is also planned.
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Aiken County
Brookhaven Drive
Ex-social worker sentenced on sex charges
William Ayers 60, a former program assistant for an aid group, received a total 15 year prison sentence after pleading guilty to multiple sex offenses involving minors. Judge Charles Whetstone ordered two concurrent 15 year terms and two concurrent 10 year terms.
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William
Bill) Ayers
Charles Whetstone
Ayers
Wreck survivor sues over deadly Aiken crash
Carla D. Brown, a survivor riding with James D. Anderson, files a $500000 suit in Aiken County Court claiming Anderson was at fault in the January two car crash that killed Sharon Bush of 1016 Adams Ave. Bush died January 29 from injuries on SC 19 south of Aiken. Brown has incurred about 65000 in medical bills and lost wages.
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Carla D. Brown
James D. Anderson
Sharon Bush
Adams Ave
S.C. 19
Beattie
Ruling Targets Special Districts Taxation Without Representation
A court ruled that creating special purpose districts without voter input amounts to taxation without representation. The Richland County Recreation District, a public non profit in Graniteville, faces revenue from taxes levied by seven commissioners appointed by legislators. The ruling delays effect to December 31, 1999 and could impact about 500 districts statewide, including districts funding soccer fields and baseball diamonds.
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Breezy Hill Water and Sewer Co
Graniteville
US. 1
Interstate 20
Richland County
South Carolina Association of Taxpayers
Richland County Government
Robber Johnson Sentenced in Concurrency Case
Johnson, who had cashed checks at the store before losing his job, received 20 years for assault with intent to kill and another 20 years for using a weapon in the crime. The sentences run concurrently, with at least 18 years before parole eligibility, and Jordan was shot in the back of the head but survived.
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Mayes
Ayers
Harte
Whetstone
Johnson
Ms. Corey
Sai Jordan
Corey
Jordan
Pet therapy brings joy to nursing center residents
Seniors with pets benefit as visiting animals soothe residents at Beverly and nearby homes in Aiken County. Dogs cats rabbits and a bird have brightened days while volunteers secure certification vaccines and temperament evaluations. Contact Sander or Gregory for program details.
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Erin Merchant
Beverly
Aiken
Holly Waltz
Susan Sander
SPCA
Ms. Sander
Aurora
Mattie C. Hall
Pepper Hill
New Ellenton Nursing Home
Summit Place
Aiken Adult Care
Trinity Lutheran Homes
Xolmar
Veteran's Administration
Augusta
Abby
Lhasa
Tillie TaToot
Sasha Bell
Aiken County
Barbara Gregory
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Michael Anaclerio
Tere
Papouchado
Perry
Clyburn
By Carl Langley
Robert Harte
Suzanne Mayes
Aiken/Barnwell Community Action Commission
Wreck Survivor Files
Sromsa
Marge Wood
Eddie
Pennsylvania
Willie Mae Pope
Peaches
John Kolmar
Kolmar
Peach
Amerisource Mortgage Corporation
South Carolina
Kim Rogers
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