Lake time capsule
As part of the 50th anniversary celebration of the Strom Thurmond project, Clarks Hill Lake, a time capsule sealing ceremony is scheduled for noon, Dec. 3 in the park in South Carolina near the Power Plant. Tours of the plant will be conducted from 8 a.m. until 4:30 p.m. that day, said a park spokesman. Everyone is invited to attend.
Hotels miss tax payments
Two local hotels have neglected to pay their taxes to McDuffie County over the past few months. According to Jimmy Whitaker, the county finance officer, Days Inn missed paying its monthly hotel/motel tax since July, and Holiday Inn Express has missed its payments since September.
"It just showed up in the last couple to three months," Mr. Whitaker said. "That's the amazing thing because prior to this everybody had done very well in paying these things and filing these tax returns. So we haven't had a problem until recently."
Currently, Mr. Whitaker is attempting to locate the hotel owners to inform them of the outstanding bills. If the money still isn't paid after the owners are notified, the county attorney will get involved by sending a letter.
Augusta man killed in accident
An Augusta man was killed early Saturday in a single-car wreck on Cobbham Road.
Georgia Highway Patrol Trooper Chris Wright said Malcolm Prince, 27, was killed about 1 a.m. Saturday when his 1996 Cadillac DeVille hit a utility pole near the intersection of Cobbham Road and Stagecoach Road.
