Langley man fatally shot during domestic dispute
A 46 year old Langley man James Harold Smith was shot at a Herndon Dairy Road home and Barbara Turner was arrested for murder. Smith died from chest and right side wounds and the body was sent to Newberry for autopsy. A domestic altercation is cited by deputies. Aiken man fends off attempted robbery at Golden Pantry after stopping for air at S C 19 and S C 118.
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Langley
James Harold Smith
Herndon
Barbara Turner
Smith
Newberry
North Aiken
Golden Pantry
S.C. 19
S.C. 118
Aiken County Administrative Committee Sets Meeting
The Administrative Committee of Aiken County Council is scheduled to meet tomorrow night at 7. The panel convenes in the County Council Building located at 736 Richland Ave W in Aiken.
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Aiken County Council
County Council
Richland Ave
Aiken
Burglary Reports From Local Areas Include Stolen Radio
A woman on Augusta Road found her car broken into after leaving Western Sizzlin late Sunday night and a radio plus equalizer worth 850 dollars taken. In Aiken a burglary attempt on a home was foiled Saturday when a resident heard tampering with a front window and saw a man run down McCormick Street.
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Western Sizzlin
Augusta Road
Aiken
McCormick Street
North Augusta Council Study Session Tonight
North Augusta city officials meet in the Municipal Building council conference room at 7 PM for a study session. The building is located at 400 East Buena Vista Avenue.
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North Augusta
East Buena Vista Ave
Three cases set for opening in Aiken County term
The October term opens with three cases on the calendar. Nicki Cribb seeks over 2 million in damages from Patricia Smith over the traffic death of 14 year old Anthony Cribb. Kenneth Rinehart seeks 750 thousand for injuries at a Stewart Builders site in Bath. Floyd and Virginia Gunter appeal a condemnation of 93 acres on S C 302. they received 5450.
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Aiken County
S.C. 302
Augusta Chamber Breakfast Meeting Address
The Augusta Chamber of Commerce will hold a monthly breakfast on Wednesday at 7 30 a m at the North Augusta Community Center on Brookside Drive. Darlene Calcutt director of the Small Business Development Center will address members.
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North Augusta
Clearwater district to hold town meeting on capacity buy in
The Clearwater Water and Sewer District convenes at 7 tonight in Clearwater Elementary School to discuss a possible capacity buy in by United Merchants. Local water commission members will review funding and service implications for the district.
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Clearwater
Clearwater Water and Sewer District
The
Water Commission
United Merchants
Case Against County Heard Over Garbage Bid Dispute
Aiken County faces a temporary injunction hearing at 9 10 am over a bid dispute for garbage collection between Frank B. Sires of Ashland Industries and Cushman Inc. of Aiken. Sires challenges Cushman winning the bid of 2.34 million versus Ashland’s 2.33 million.
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Frank B. Sires
Ashland Industries
Aiken County
Sires
Aiken
Cushman
Carrol H. Warner
Frampton Toole
Toole
Warner
Ashland
Success Attributed To Midway Company
The Reithoffer Family packed up the Gravitron and Ferris Wheels after this year’s fair at the Jaycee Fairgrounds in Aiken. Organizers say a expanded midway boosted attendance estimated between 32 000 and 35 000 and plan to return next year for more thrills and proceeds benefiting Camp Hope and Jaycee Christmas shopping.
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Reithoffer
Spartanburg
Aiken
Becky Dyer
Aiken Jaycees
Aiken Dentist Seeks City Council Seat To Diversify Economy
Aiken native Dr. Frank Loudermilk III announces a run for city council aiming to diversify the local economy, support small downtown business, curb traffic on busy streets, and ensure neighborhood character. He favors studying election methods and continues to press for development and senior citizen concerns. This is the fourth profile in the series.
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Aiken
Frank Loudermilk III
Loudermilk
Savannah River
Aiken High School
USC Aiken
The
Medical University
Charleston
Medical College of Georgia
Breakfast Sertoma Club
Usca Alumni Association
Lisa
Smoke and Alcohol Fatalities At Saluda Migrant Camp
Two men died in separate incidents at a migrant labor camp in Saluda County early Sunday. One died from smoke inhalation after a fire tore through a concrete block building owned by Jerrold Watson. a second man, revived after being rescued unconscious from another area, died with alcohol-related factors. Authorities withheld the deceased’s identity pending kin notification.
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Monetta
Saluda
Jerrold Watson
Cording
Ridge Spring
Robert Steadman
Steadman
S.C. 23
Watson
Government May Still Allow Teen Bus Drivers
In Columbia the door remains open for the federal government to permit South Carolina to employ 17 year olds as school bus drivers until spring. A labor official said the state has not provided adequate information showing teen accident rates compare favorably with adults.
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Columbia
South Carolina
U.S
Linda Tavlin
U.S. Department of Labor
School Facilities On Agenda At Board Meeting
Midland Valley High School hosts a 7 pm board meeting to discuss the district five year facility improvement plan and a work session. The board may approve Virgo Gambill Rhoades for a $25000 design of the north end of the old Aiken Elementary as district office.
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Board of Education
Midland Valley High School
Virgo Gambill Rhoades
Aiken
Byrd
Leavelle McCampbell
CAN Engineering Co
Aiken High School
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N. Augusta
Georgia-Carolin
Medwell Hill
District 3
LaVana McKenzie
District 4
Mim Woodring
Eugene A. Duckett
Rosemary English
Willar Hightower Jr
Hill
Ray Garvin
District
Ralph F. Cullinan
Garvin
English
Ginny Southworth
T.J. Barr
Midway
Ms. Dyer
Priscilla Boatwright
J. Barr
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