Judge Bars Report On Jury Probe In Aiken County Case
Judge Paul M. Moore barred any public jury report on the Aiken County Council probe. He warned of contempt and six months in jail for leaks as Attorney General Daniel McLeod and staff answered questions without cross examination. The grand jury had requested an investigation into council conduct and county officials.
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Aiken County
Paul M. Moore
Attorney General’s Office
Moore
Grand Jury
Aiken
General Sessions Court
Daniel R. McLeod
Peared
McLeod
Buford Mabrey
Wayne Mitchell
Mabrey
Mitchell
C.L
Chip) Townsend
Townsend
Corbin Inc
Council
County Council
L.C. Bell Jr
Water rates anger Aiken residents over sprinkler usage
City considers meter separation as sprinkler water still billed as sewer. Hospital and USC Aiken seek separate meters for sprinkler water while officials defer action until spring as lawn season ends.
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Aiken
Roland H. Windham
Windham
Aiken Community Hospital
USC Aiken
Aiken Standard Begins Drug Education Series
The Aiken Standard will publish a drug series starting tomorrow. It examines illegal drugs in Aiken County, why users take them, sources and access, and the experiences of those on drugs.
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Aiken Standard
Aiken
Aiken County
Fishy tale tied to USC Aiken professors robbery rumor
The report claims USC Aiken professors Jerry Hawkins and Duke Barnes were at Edisto Beach when they allegedly found store cash receipts in their bag after a trip for bait. The women involved say the robbery was accidental, and a neighbor notes Good and Plenty candy sold at McCrory’s in Aiken.
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Jerry Hawkins
Duke Barnes
USC Aiken
FBI
Edisto Beach
Aiken
Skipper Perry
McCrory’s
Riegel Breaks Ground For New Aiken Plant
Riegel Textiles began construction on a 2.5 million disposable diaper plant on a 10 acre site on U S 78 near Levels Baptist Church in Aiken. Ground breaking honored by Lillian Baggot and Gussie Walker, first Zero Defects award recipients.
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U.S. 78
Riegel Textile
D. L. Stanton
Leonard Redd
Lillian Baggot
Gussie Walker
Roger Chastain
Convenience Products
William Thurlow
Elizabeth Harrington
Riegel
Aiken
Levels Baptist Church
Powderhouse Road
Eighth DUI Offense Yields Prison Term in Aiken Court
In General Session Court James Dent Jr facing an eighth DUI conviction was sentenced by Judge Paul M. Moore to four years in prison and a $3000 fine, later reduced to three years. Dent claimed a mix up as a friend drove the vehicle while blood evidence cited. Also noted were concurrent sentences for a 25th DUI offense and guilty pleas for unlawful drugs and a separate DUI count.
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Aiken
James Dent Jr
Dent
Conell
James D. Canape
Aiken Department of Public Safety
Paul M. Moore
Seventh Circuit
Moore
South Carolina
David Anthony Girolamo
James Norwood Corbett
Surasky Enters Aiken City Council Race
Stephen K. Surasky an Aiken attorney and Democratic Party president filed as a last minute candidate against incumbents Lloyd Olsen Robert Perry and Howard Hickey for one of three council seats. Mayor H Odell Weeks runs unopposed.
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Aiken
Stephen K. Surasky
Democratic Party
Democrats
Lloyd T. Olsen
Robert S
Skipper
University of South Carolina Law School
South Carolina National Bank
Bell and Surasky
Langley
Surasky
Council
Olsen
Savannah River
Perry
Houndslake Corp
Hickey
H. Odell Weeks
Discovery Days Bring Arts and Fun to Langley Shopping Center
Discovery Days in Langley spans three days with arts and crafts exhibits and entertainment. Sponsored by Midland Valley Merchants and Professional Association, events include a Gospel Sing at Langley High School auditorium, a poster contest with a $25 savings bond prize, and tricycle races for 4 through 6 year olds with registrations at Bankers Trust.
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Langley
The
Midland Valley Merchants and Professional Association
Lynn Kirkland
S.C
Kirkland
Langley-Bath-Clearwater High School
Gloryland Singers of Clearwater
Bankers Trust
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Old Wagener Road
S. C
U. S
East Aiken Elem
Owens Corning
E. Riegel
Canape
Steve Surasky
Democrat
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