North Augusta Planning Commission schedules Dec 5 hearing on zoning wording
North Augusta planners set a December 5 public hearing to consider removing the word may from two sections on permitted and conditional uses in the Heavy Industrial district. Other actions include renaming Plank Road to Way of Peace near Our Lady of Peace Church and final or preliminary plats for Chalet Pines Elizabeth Place and Pretty Run subdivisions.
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North Augusta
Our Lady of Peace Catholic Church
Way of Peace
Chalet Pines
Elizabeth Place
Pretty Run
Wagener Man Arrested On Burglary Charges
Wagener police arrest 19 year old Paul Chandler of Holly Street on second degree burglary after about $4000 was stolen from a Wagener home. Chandler surrendered yesterday and part of the missing money was recovered at his residence after a month long investigation.
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Wagener
Paul Chandler
Holly Street
Frank Weathersby
Weathersby
Aiken businessman recovering in Augusta hospital
J W Bill Burgess owner Burgess Motor Co on York Street is in good condition at University Hospital Augusta after a tire exploded at his shop on Oct 17. He suffered a fractured skull facial lacerations and hand and arm injuries. His wife Rhea says he is improving and has moved to a private room.
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Augusta
J.W
Bill) Burgess
Burgess Motor Co
York Street
University Hospital
Burgess
Rhea
Children’s Place appoints new head teacher
Kathi Manegre is promoted to head teacher at The Children's Place. Valerie Granade becomes special education consultant. A cooperative program including the Denver developmental test links USC Aiken special education with the center. The Ministry To Other program at Aiken’s First Presbyterian Church supports The Children's Place, chaired by Pat Bisscop. The center at 604 Park Ave operates 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. weekdays.
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Kathi Manegre
Children’s Place
Valerie Granade
Denver
USC Aiken
Special Education Department
Aiken
First Presbyterian Church
Pat Bisscop
Park Ave
Fingerprinting Set In Wagener
The Aiken County Sheriff’s Department will operate a child identification program in Wagener on Saturday from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. at the platform on Main Street. A spokesman said the event will include a puppet show Smokey the Bear and clowns accompanying the fingerprinting.
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Aiken
Mandrell Cancels USC Aiken Appearance
Singer Louise Mandrell cancels her April 4 appearance at USC Aiken due to a five week Las Vegas engagement running through April. No replacement date announced.
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Louise Mandrell
USC Aiken
Las Vegas
Age Defies Skill As Father and Son Hunt Buck
Aikenite John Epps took his 8 year old son Jack deer hunting. While the father slept in a blind, Jack fired the rifle and killed a buck. No injuries are reported and the incident highlights youth hunting success.
Ridge Spring Harvest Festival Begins With Poultry Theme
Ridge Spring marks the start of a two day Harvest Festival honoring local poultry farmers. Events include a talent show at 7 30 p m in the Ridge Spring Monetta Elementary gym with admission of 1 for adults and 50 cents for students.
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Ridge
Ridge Spring
Monetta Elementary School
Bob Brabham
Gloria Fulmer
Ridge Spring-Monetta
Aiken Medical Center: Dream Fueled Regional Clinic
A new regional medical center rises from dream and initiative in Aiken. Doctors, moving from Aiken Community Hospital, built a condominium style facility with space for future growth. Most offices are occupied, with only two specialists remaining to relocate.
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Aiken Community Hospital
Jack Strickland
Jack
Fran Chapman
New Aiken Medical Center
Jack Ratliff
Visi
Bush to Relax in Augusta with Golf Ties to Duncannon Planation
Vice President George Bush arrives in Augusta for a weekend of rest and golf near family memories. His grandfather George Walker owned Duncannon Plantation in Barnwell from the 1920s to World War II, and the Walker family stored holiday visits there. Walker founded golf's Walker Cup in the early 1920s. George Shultz, then Secretary of State, is set to join Bush in a round at Augusta National.
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Augusta
George Bush
Bush
George Walker
Duncannon Plan
Tation
Barnwell
Walker
Duncannon
The
International Paper Co
Thomas S. McMillan
Suzanne
Walkers
Aiken
George Shultz
Shultz
Textile Luncheon Promotes U S Made Fabrics At Houndslake
South Carolina textile leaders convened at Houndslake for a luncheon urging government action to curb imports. John G Beasley of the SC Textile Manufacturers Association cited rising imports since 1980 and touted a national Crafted With Pride In The USA campaign. Berks models showcased fabrics manufactured in the United States.
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South Carolina
John G.beasley
South Carolina Textile Manufacturers Association
Houndslake
Beasley
United States
Beasly
American Textil Manufacturers Institute
U.S.A
Berks
Juniper Rediscovered in Hitchcock Woods Aiken
Aiken plant lover Bob McCartney found a rare juniperus communis patch in Hitchcock Woods marking the southernmost known population. The prostrate cedar forms mats up to 10 feet wide, with a habitat shift from rocky slopes to a sandy hill noted alongside local botanist Harry Shealy and Hitchcock Woods Foundation trustees.
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Aiken
Hitchcock Woods
Bob McCartney
Woolanders Inc
McCartney
Greenville
Harry Shealy
The
Hitchcock Woods Foundation
Henry W. Ravenel
Greenland
South Carolina
Paris Mountain
North Carolina
Mt. Satulah
Macon County
Crowder’s Mountain
Gaston County
South
Hitchcock
Shealy
Hary Shealy
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Lynne Katonak
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Louise Thrailkill
76 Station
Roy Holston
Pauline McGee
Florence
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Aiken Medical Center
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