Barnes Linked as Aiken County Administrator Hopeful
William Scott Barnes 32 and Pasco County Florida administrator says he will accept if terms are met. He has visited Aiken County twice and discussed a salary near 38000 dollars. Council chair Carroll Warner says negotiations with three candidates ongoing and an announcement could come within five days.
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Aiken County
William Scott Barnes
Pasco County
Barnes
Warner
Council
Columbia
University of South Carolina
Richland County
Six Million Dollar Marijuana Haul Seized at Sea
Three men arrested aboard the 55 foot vessel U S Spectacle after the Coast Guard found 20 000 pounds of marijuana valued at 6 million dollars. Brendan Reilly and two Miami men face federal drug charges with bonds set at 250 000 each.
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Charleston
U.S
Robert Carr
Brendan Reilly
Seacliff
N.Y
Miami
Leopoldo Hernandez-Miranda
Gorge Messa-Rossiau
Drug Enforcement Administration
Coast Guard
Breezy Hill 12-year-old Wins $1000 From Sprite
Homer Duffie a sixth grader at Leavelle McCampbell Middle School found a $1000 prize when he opened a Sprite bottle Thursday. He received the check Friday and plans to save for education.
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Homer Duffie
Breezy Hill
Leavelle McCampbell Middle School
Homer
Fire at Moose Lodge in New Ellenton Damages Building
A fire at the Loyal Order of the Moose Lodge 1186 at 403 Main Street New Ellenton began in the back storage area and reached the attic. Fire Chief Jamie Crawford said the cause is undetermined and the blaze was confined to the rear with smoke and water damage. Two NEFD engines and thirteen firefighters responded, with the incident under control by 2:30 p.m.
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New Ellenton
Elizabeth Harrington
Aiken
Loyal Order of the Moose Lodge
Main Street
Jamie Crawford
Crawford
Two Fires Ravage Main Street in New Ellenton
Fire damage estimates reach 6 000 dollars inside and 15 000 outside at the Moose Lodge after yesterday blaze. Earlier Friday, Ace Hardware upholstery shop and Frazier Smith Furniture Shop were gutted along Main Street. three firefighters were injured on that occasion.
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George C. Lyle
Moose Lodge
Lyle
Ace Hardware
Frazier Smith
Main Street
New Ellenton
Margaret Braswell
Mrs. Braswell
Bill
Main St
S.W
Poor reception for city plan to rebalance county taxes
Aiken County briefing shows a revised redistribution plan based on a Municipal Association formula. Cities like Aiken and North Augusta would see tax cuts while outlying areas face higher millage. Council members criticize shifting costs and debate equity as plans remain tentative.
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Aiken
Eric Thompson
North Augusta
Thompson
Lower Savannah
Meone
Wagener
Jackson
New Ellenton
Fay Hatcher
Hatcher
Windsor
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Carrol H. Warner
Scott Barnes
William Butler Yeats
Hopeland Gardens
Will
Aiken County Today
Dear Abby
Louis Rukeyser
the Butcher
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