Flim Flam Scheme In Hahan Village Shortchanges Man
Aiken public safety reports describe Willie Trowell being swindled out of 35 dollars by two Black men at a service station and housing project. The con involved a bankerchief with money and a switched paper containing only a cut sheet. The scam ended with the suspects leaving with the money and Trowell’s papers. Arbor Engineering to prepare 20 year master plan for Aiken recreation needs. Arbor to conduct survey and analyze data. North Augusta earns Government Finance Officers Association Financial Reporting Achievement for third straight year. City Administrator credits staff and auditor Baird Co. for the award.
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Hahan
Aiken Department of Public Safety
Willie Trowell
Trowell
Greenville Engineering
City of Aiken
Arbor
Aiken
Arbor Engineering Inc
North Augusta
Government Finance Officers Association
John P. Potter Jr
Charles B. Martin
Martin
Baird and Co
Textile Week Starts Tomorrow in Aiken County
Textile Week begins tomorrow with activities across Aiken and Augusta highlighting the Made In U.S.A. label. Seven billboards display Crafted With Pride In U.S.A. coordinator Jeanne Utroske announces. Aiken Chamber offers a video about textile mill closures and its domino effect on local businesses.
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Aiken County
U.S.A
Aiken
Augusta
Textile Week
Jeanne Utroske
Owens-Corning Fiberglas
William Gregg
Graniteville Co
Gregg
S.C. Business Hall of Fame
USC Aiken
Clemson Extension Service
OCF
Houndslake Country Club
Jerry Beasley
S.C. Textile Manufacturers Association
Belk
Churches DSO Waiver Attacked At Aiken Planning Meet
Frank Smith urged the Aiken County Planning Commission to oppose eliminating churches from Development Standards Ordinance requirements. He argued churches schools and libraries are public places needing code compliance and questioned a church under construction without a permit.
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Frank Smith
Aiken County Planning Commission
Aiken County Council
Smith
Planning Commission
Planning and Development Department
Williams Home Furnishings Sale At Grace Estate
Crowds of about six hundred toured the historic Aiken property once owned by the W C Grace family and later linked to singer Andy Williams as estate items go on the block. Pat Koelker and Kiki Murphy arrange the sale with pieces including an 1815 English Perc y Webster table priced around 1500. Some items belonged to Williams while others came from the Grace family in readiness for new owners from Canada.
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Aiken
W.C. Grace
Andy Williams
Canada
Pat Koelker
Kiki Murphy
Koelker
Williams
Grace
Jeson
December 31 Set As Date For SRP Suit
About 150 Du Pont Savannah River Plant employees and spouses met to discuss a pension suit against Du Pont over an early retirement policy that adds five years of service and age. Bell said the firm expects about 250 sign contracts. The group must notify the EEOC by November 8. Initial analysis costs 23,500 dollars with total costs between 50,000 and 60,000 dollars.
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SRP
Remington Arms
Missouri
Bell
Trucks Collide in Graniteville Hospitalizes Driver
A Graniteville crash between two dump trucks left one truck totaled and driver Christopher Aaron Brown 22 of Hephzibah hospitalized with a severely broken leg. He was moved from Aiken Community Hospital to St. Joseph Hospital in Augusta, according to SC Highway Patrol Trooper Roger Edmonds.
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Graniteville
South Carolina Highway Patrol
Christopher Aaron Brown
Hephzibah
Aiken Community Hospital
St. Joseph Hospital
Augusta
Roger Edmonds
Aiken City Council Candidates Cite Traffic Growth and Work
In a public forum five candidates addressed key issues in the upcoming Aiken election. Durban Wyman and Hightower currently hold seats, while Frampton Durban Fred Cavanaugh Hastings Wyman Willar Hightower Webster Cason are vying for three open spots. They highlighted growth management traffic planning and maintaining Aiken’s quality of life along with prudent tax and public works initiatives.
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Aiken
Frampton Durban
Fred Cavanaugh
Hastings Wyman
Willar Hightower
Webster Cason
Durban
Wyman
Hightower
Aiken County
South Carolina
Cason
Cavanaugh
SRP Receives 240.7 Million in 1986 Energy Bill
The Energy and Water Development Appropriation Bill for fiscal year 1986 funds Savannah River Plant projects at 240.7 million plus 5.6 million for Clarks Hill Lake and 309 thousand for SRP below Augusta maintenance. It includes 165 million to continue defense fuel processing facility work, with total project cost around 910 million. Additional funds cover reactor electrical distribution, fuel production, tritium furnace, effluent treatment, hydrofluorination, plutonium recovery, safeguards, security, and a new waste transfer facility in H-area plus naval reactor materials facility construction.
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Washington
Energy and Water Development
Savannah River
Clarks Hill Lake
Augusta
Defense
Anu
Department of Energy
H-area
SRP
Naval
Three Injured In Two Car Mishap In Aiken
A two car crash on the 118 bypass and Camellia in Aiken left Leroy Priester 33 Ruby Dedmon 61 and Tony Priester 23 injured. All were taken to Aiken Community Hospital in stable condition. The pickup flipped after colliding at the intersection and both vehicles did not stop. The incident remains under investigation with no charges yet filed.
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Aiken Department of Public Safety
Leroy Allen Priester
Tony Priester
Smokes
Ruby Dedmon
Aiken
Aiken Community Hospital
Gerald Taylor
ACH Public Af
Anna DeLoach
Leroy Priester
118
Ms. Dedmon
Taylor
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Flim
Greenville Company
DSO Waiver
George Burgess
Baggott
George Sanders
Sanders
Residential License Bureau
Lawana McKenzie
County Council
Woodring
W. Scott Barnes
Karen Papadiadou
The
DSO
Libertarian Party
Baggett
Interere
County
Ralph Cullinan
Cullinan
Whiskey Road
Washington Road
Peach Orchard Road
L. R. Sisk
Joye Cottage
Andy Willams
Lynne Katonak
Welcome Short
Sisk
Kathy Petty
Department of Public Safety
Department of Public Works
H. Odell Weeks
Verenes
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