Race for At-Large Seat 6 on Aiken School Board
Six candidates vie for Seat 6 on the Aiken County School Board in a countywide nonpartisan contest. From North Augusta to Graniteville, the among-County slate includes E W Clamp Dr Marvin Buncher H Perry Holcomb Roscoe Hall J P Kneece and Abelle P Xivens with incumbent Lynn T Hilley leaving to seek Area 2. All registered voters in Aiken County can vote in the race.
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Board of Education
Aiken
Aiken County
E.W. Clamp
Marvin Buncher
North Augusta
H. Perry Holcomb
Roscoe Hall
Jackson
J.P. Kneece
Monetta
Abelle P. Xivens
Graniteville
Have You Heard The Laurens Street Philosopher Comment
Nancy Hartley quips her husband will diet on return from business trip as he eats like about to face the electric chair. Laurens Street Philosopher grouses about taxes before April, calling the taxpayer the only permanently pressed. Jim Smith of Allied General Nuclear Services defines success as putting your knows to the grindstone.
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Nancy Hartley
Laurens Street
LSP
Jim Smith
Allied General Nuclear Services
North Augusta Unwraps 1979 City Budget
City manager Carey F. Smith unveiled the North Augusta 1979 budget of 2.93 million dollars. He noted uncontrollable expenses, raises for qualified staff, expanded public utilities and parks duties, and a proposed 30 cent monthly garbage fee hike raising the average bill to 3.55 dollars. Inflation pushes costs beyond revenue growth as the city plans purchases of nine autos, a large garbage packer, and a tractor.
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North Augusta
Carey F. Smith
Smith
Governor backs Cain at rally for House seat 85
A large crowd heard Palmetto State Governor James B Edwards endorse Marshall Cain for House seat 85 in Columbia. Edwards praised Cain as a capable leader with prior House experience and a key figure in criminal justice and juvenile delinquency efforts, while Cain urged supporters to play an active political role.
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Palmetto
C. Marshall Cain
James B. Edwards
Marshall Cain
Columbia
Cain
Edwards
State House
Irene K. Rudnick
House
Senate
Criminal Justice and
Marshall
South Carolina
Randy D. Huff
Anthony Panuccio
Butler C. Derrick
David Lilly
Inflation Hikes Hit September Prices Across Goods
Consumer prices rose 0.8 percent in September with gasoline, housing and tuition costs climbing. Food costs gained 0.5 percent while purchasing power fell 0.3 percent, marking the fifth decline this year.
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Washington
Labor Department
Carter
Kitty Speed Creates History as Officer of the Year
Aiken Youth Correction Center corrections officer Kitty Speed is named AYCC officer of the year and also wins the Midlands Region officer of the year. She becomes the first woman to win both titles in the same year and the first to achieve top honors across 13 Midlands facilities. Selection cited initiative and performance.
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Wenner Kitty
Edward) Speed
Aiken Youth Correction Center
G. S. Gaskin
Speed
L.M. Mims
Thurmond Whatley
Aiken
Kitty
AYCC
Midlands
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Lynn T. Hilley
E. W. Clamp
Abelle
P. Nivens
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