Rodney Alberts Profile: Educator Leader and Civic Figure
Rodney Alberts of Denmark is a former high school teacher and Voorhees College science chair. Hartsville native owns a sanitation supply firm and serves on the state Commission for Judicial Reform. Previously director of Human Resources under ex governor John West and father of three.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rodney Albert
Denmark
Voorhees College
Hartsville
Albert
State Commission For Judicial Reform
John West
McMillan Seeks Third Senate Term From Aiken District
Gilbert E. McMillan 58 Republican seeks a third term in Senate seat one. A DuPont retiree with 33 years service he earned a 1936 B S in chemical engineering from Auburn. He has a history on Aiken City Council chaired the county GOP in 1968 and lives in Aiken with Janet since 1953.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gilbert E. McMillan
Senate
Dupont
Auburn University
Aiken
Aiken County
Republican Party
Williston Leaders Knotts Laughlin Enter South Carolina Scene
William E. Knotts 53 Democrat serves 15 years as Williston mayor and runs Williston Telephone Co Home Cable Television Co and Knotts Realty. Senator Michael L. Laughlin 32 Republican seeks a third term and heads Eagle Enterprises owning Eagle Aviation radio stations WAKN WNEZ and Mill Race Farm.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William E
Bill) Knotts
Williston
Williston Telephone Co
Home Cable Television Co
Bill Knotts Realty
Knotts
Swansea
South Carolina
Michael L. Laughlin
Senate
Eagle Enterprises
Eagle Aviation
WAKN
WNEZ
Mill Race Farm
Lexington attorneys and politicians listed with affiliations
A roster of Lexington and West Columbia political figures profiles Tom Turnipseed Dooley Setzler Nikki Setzler and Addison Wilson. It notes Turnipseed's 1974 South Carolina Attorney General bid and civic ties. Dooley's service in the State Senate and House, church and business roles. Setzler's West Columbia practice and leadership in chambers. Wilson's county attorney post and Guard service.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tom Turnipseed
Lexington
South Carolina
Profile: George A. Williams North Augusta veteran and businessman
George A. Williams 45 native of Aiken County resides in North Augusta. He owns Dixie Fuel Co Augusta with 25 years in business. Williams is a North Augusta High School Augusta College and University of Georgia alumnus with a business administration degree. He taught accounting at Augusta College, is active in First Baptist Church, National Guard American Legion Serto ma Club and Veterans of Foreign Wars. He served in the Air Force during the Korean conflict and has three children with Jane Hemphill.
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George A. Williams
Aiken County
North Augusta
Augusta College
University of Georgia
Williams
Dixie Fuel Co
Augusta
Jane Hemphill
First Baptist Church
National Guard
Aiken Woman Active in Local Civic Work Named Langdon
Shirley Langdon of Barkana Farms Shaws Fork has lived in Aiken 15 years and serves as Crest Travel Agency office manager. She has led and participated in groups including the Aiken Barnwell Mental Health Board the Hospital Auxiliary and the Girl Scouts and is a former president of the Aiken Women’s Club. She and husband Fred Langdon Jr. have three children and attend St Thaddeus Episcopal Church where she taught Sunday school. Langdon graduated Brantford Collegiate Institute in Canada.
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S.C. Lung Association
Mid-Carolina Mental Health Association
S.C. Republican Party
First Presbyterian Church
Lexington
Shirley Langdon
Canada
Aiken
Crest Travel Agency
Aiken-Barnwell County
Langdon
Fred Langdon Jr
Barkana Farms
Shaws Fork
St Thaddeus Episcopal Church
Brantford Collegiate Institute
Clerk of Court Sue H Roe seeks re election in Aiken County
Incumbent clerk Sue H Roe 33 has been in office since 1975 when the clerk and registrar offices split. She is a native of Aiken County, married to Frank E Roe Jr, two daughters, and a Couchton Baptist Church member. Posey 33 is a write in candidate for clerk. He is from Aiken County with a Graniteville High School background and law enforcement courses. He served with the Aiken City Police Owens Corning Fiberglas and the Aiken County Sheriff's Department, is married with one daughter, and has nine years in the South Carolina National Guard.
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The
University of South Carolina
First Baptist Church
Betty Traylor
Senate
Aiken Preparatory School
Hitchcock Foundation
Aiken
University of Virginia
University of South Carolina Law School
Pamela Bontecou
Wilson
University of South Carolina School of Law
Judge Advocate
South Carolina National Guard
South Carolina Development Board
Floyd D. Spence
Strom Thurmond
Sue H. Roe
Roe
Aiken County
Frank E. Roe Jr
U.S. Soil & Conservation District
Aiken High School
J. Martin Posey
Posey
Leavelle-McCampbell High School
Graniteville
Aiken City
Local Clerk of Court Cleo J. Scott Named Graniteville Resident
Cleo J. Scott of Graniteville, a Langley-Bath-Clearwater High School graduate and longtime public official, served nearly two terms as clerk of court and as registrar of mesne conveyance after offices split. She is married to William T. Scott with a daughter Renee and active in Langley Pentecostal Church and local choirs.
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Cleo J. Scott
Aiken County
Langley-Bath-Clearwater High School
Langley Pentecostal Church
Graniteville- Vaucluse-Warrenville
Scott
William T. Scott
Renee
Graniteville
Virginia R. Ergle profile portrait in local notice
Virginia R. Ergle a Memphis native living in Aiken for 11 years has 28 years in bookkeeping accounting and personnel roles. She worked at Elliott's Office Supply 11 years and is retired from the Air Force. She is married to Harvey L. Ergle for 28 years with three sons and serves as teacher and athletic director at Charles Wesley United Methodist Church and sits on boards of the Order of Eastern Star and Rainbow for Girls while belonging to the Republican Womens Club.
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Virginia R. Ergle
Memphis Tenn
Aiken
Elliott's
Mrs. Ergle
Harvey L. Ergle
Ergle
Air Force
Charles Wesley United Methodist Church
Order of Eastern Star
Order of Rainbow For Girls
Republican Womens Club
Notable Aiken Figures Margie Plunkett and William Busch
Margie H. Plunkett, a Hiltonia native living in Aiken 28 years, has served as secretary at the Aiken Department of Social Services and assistant secretary of the Aiken County Democratic Party. She is office manager for the International Union of Operating Engineers in Aiken and attends Memorial Baptist. William C. Busch of Aiken County, 55, a graduate of Aiken High School and the Southern College of Optometry, has 16 years in auto sales and prior optics practice. He teaches Alcohol Safety Action and is married to a housing authority employee. he belongs to Sir Thaddeus Episcopal Church and has held leadership roles in local service organizations.
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Margie H. Plunkett
Hiltonia
Aiken
William C. Busch
Aiken County
Aiken High School
Southern College of Optometry
Memphis, Tenn
University of South Carolina
University of Georgia
Busch
Sir Thaddeus Episcopal Church
Aiken Lions Club
City Board of Health
Aiken County Commission On Alcoholism & Drug Abuse
Alcohol Safety Action
Posey Seeks Unseating Roe In Write In Clerk Contest
Posey argues to return check writing to the county while Roe defends reforms in the clerk of court office. Both candidates oppose clerk authority to write checks but support vouchers for jurors and witnesses noting hardships when jurors are paid late. Roe claims flat filing saves revenue and improves access to records.
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Democrat
Rodney Alberts
Janet
Savannah River
McMillans
St. Thaddeus Episcopal Church
William E. Knotts
University of North Carolina School of Law
Turnipseed
South Carolina Taxpayers’ Association
Boys Club of Columbia
American Legion
South Carolina Bar Association
Richland County Bar Association
Judy
Columbia
First Church of the Nazarene
Albert J
A.J
USC Law School
Lions Club
Woodmen of the World
Masons
Lexington Chamber of Commerce
Dooley’s
St. David's Lutheran Church
Nikki G. Setzler
West Columbia
Law School
Harry M. Lightsey Jr
Berry
Setzler
Cayce
Springdale
Our Saviour Lutheran Church
Greater
West Columbia - Cayce Chamber of Commerce
Cayce-West Columbia Lions Club
Addison G. Wilson
Addison G
Joe) Wilson
Lexington County
Albert J. Dooley
S.C. National Guard
Baptist Church
Sue H
Mesne
Mrs. Plunkett
Hurst Business College
Aiken Technical Education Center
Memorial Baptist Church
Aiken Housing Authority
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