Puppy thief steals Casey and valuables in Salley break-in
A golden retriever puppy named Casey is reported missing after a Tuesday break-in at a home off S C 39 about a mile north of Salley. Police say the thief also took a Sharpe videotape recorder a portable RCA color television a Kodak 35 millimeter camera a pair of diamond earrings a diamond cluster ring and a small gold bar valued around 100 dollars.
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Casey
S.C. 39
Salley
Sharpe
Write-in bid filed for Aiken District 8 board seat
Mike Roberts of Aiken announced his candidacy as a write-in for the District 8 seat in the Sept. 15 special single member district Aiken County Board of Education election. He is a former basketball coach at South Aiken High with seven years teaching and coaching in the Aiken School District and is a U S Marine Corps veteran holding a BS in Education. He works as general manager for Gingrey Development.
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Mike Roberts
Aiken
Aiken County
Horse Arrested for Trespassing in Aiken County
A horse was arrested Tuesday by the Aiken County Sheriff's Department after straying onto a landowner on Desoto Drive. The owner did not shelter it due to health risks to his horses, and the animal was turned over to the Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals for removal.
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Aiken
Aiken Man Indicted in 23 Tons Scrap Paper Theft
A Richmond County grand jury indicted Alex Mays 42 on theft of a truckload of scrap paper from a Prep Phillips Drive warehouse tied to Federal Paper Board Co. The Feb 15 1986 heist led to a sale for 2093 dollars to Paper Stock Dealers Inc. Ned Ivey Jr 31 was also indicted for criminal attempt and two counts of robbery.
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Aiken
Phillips Drive
Richmond County
Alex Mays
Federal Paper Board Co
Paper Stock Dealers Inc
Government Road
Beech Island
Ned Ivey Jr
Regional library donors honored at Nancy Carson Library event
Regional library director Carol Bowling and donors Alexander Haskell and his wife were recognized at a Nancy Carson Library Board dinner. Engraved granite blocks were presented for use in the new library’s construction. The dinner occurred at Jean Anderson’s home, Library Board president.
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Carol Bowling
Alexander Haskell
Nancy Carson
Nancy Carson Library Board of Directors
Friends of
Jean Anderson
Library Board
Edgefield Seals Reappointments Face Ethics Claims
Edgefield County Council faced criticism over the August 4 reappointment of two Water and Sewer Authority members. William R. Wilcox alleged Dorn violated the State Ethics Act by aiding a Briggs Road water line linked to his property. The council will study the issues until the October meeting.
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Edgefield
Edgefield County Council
County Water and Sewer Authority
William R. Wilcox
Merriwether
James E. Kennamer
Tom Dorn
Water and Sewer Authority
Wilcox
Dorn
Willie Bright
Council
Briggs Road
Martintown Road
Lovick Mims
Water Commission
Ken Kaltz
North Augusta Residents Push to Keep Hampton Terrace Zoning
About a dozen Hampton Terrace residents urged the North Augusta Planning Commission to keep their area single family or low density as planned. A public hearing attracted roughly 25 residents at the Municipal Building. Warren Powell presented a petition signed by a majority of owners of 62 nearby lots requesting the area remain as is, and the commission agreed to label it low density on the map presented to the city council.
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North Augusta
Hampton Terrace
Martintown Road
Bryan C. Shuler
Commission
Ed Melean
William L. Gray
Planning Commission
Shuler
Fourth Hearing Planned On North Augusta Land Use Plan
North Augusta Planning Commission will hold a fourth public hearing at 7 PM in the Municipal Building Council Chambers on East Buena Vista Avenue. The plan outlines zoning, annexation and flood plain rules and could lead to a council adoption after possible changes.
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North Augusta
North Augusta Planning Commission
Buena Vista Ave
Department of Planning and Community Development
Nancy Carson
Georgia Ave
Sewer Expansion Plan Debated by Aiken County Council
Aiken County weighs funding for a multi phase sewer expansion in the Horse Creek Drainage Basin. Consultant William Day outlines phases costing 25.4 million first phase 21.6 million after grants. Homeowners face 23.30 monthly average plus 300 line to house and possible impact fees.
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Aiken County
William Day
Davis and
Floyd
Greenwood
Horse Creek
Day
Age Basin
Aiken
Savannah River
Edgefield County
Beech Island
W. Scott Barnes
Education Candidates Square Off in North Augusta Forum
Four candidates for Area 2 Aiken County Board of Education debated at a chamber forum. Incumbent Sally Bigger William Price Sheran Proctor and John Shaw discussed decentralization, funding options and priorities like academics facilities and communication. They opposed deconsolidation and supported bilingual and vocational programs.
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North Augusta
Area 2
Aiken County
Bigger
Price
Proctor
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Aiken County Sheriff's Department
Aiken Department of Public Safety
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