Power struggle: Aberdeen mayor, aldermen at odds over who leads electric department
An ongoing series of developments, including conflicting board votes and accusations of an illegal meeting, is pitting Aberdeen’s city government against itself in a struggle over who is the city electric department head.
West Point hires new electric dept. head
WEST POINT — West Point selectmen are remaining silent on the reasons surrounding former interim Electric Department Superintendent Shasta Plunkett’s firing. But business rolls on at the electric department.
Aberdeen chief turns over keys to electric department
Things look to be calming down for the Aberdeen Board of Aldermen.
Aberdeen bribery case against mayor weak without witnesses
Aberdeen Mayor Jim Ballard is free on $5,000 bond after being arrested Thursday on charges of felony bribery. But a lack of eyewitnesses to the alleged bribery may derail those charges.
Citizens protest handling of Aberdeen scandal
An agitated crowd packed Aberdeen’s Board of Aldermen meeting Tuesday at city hall, filling every seat and spilling out into the hallway in anticipation of airing a grievance or simply hearing what Mayor Jim Ballard and the board had to say.
Seventh person arrested in Aberdeen Electric Dept. investigation
ABERDEEN — According to Aberdeen Police Chief Henry Randle, a seventh person has been arrested since an investigation was launched into the Aberdeen Electric Department approximately two months ago.