New postal rules take effect to protect air travel
Aiken officials announce new federal postal rules requiring all domestic stamped mail and international items weighing 6 ounces or more to be presented to a retail clerk and not dropped in street boxes. The change aims to heighten security for mail that could be flown, with exceptions for local mail tracked within the area.
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James Sizemore
Aiken
Federal Aviation Administration
Columbia
Augusta
Larry Thomas
Stolen Murray riding lawn mower reported on Bettis Academy Road
Police blotter notes a Murray riding lawn mower valued at 1025 stolen from a residence on Bettis Academy Road. A separate break in at River Bluff Apartments occurred Sunday with entries through a sliding door, items removed and others damaged with black marker, theft and damages totaling 2.78.
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Murray
Bettis Academy Road
River Bluff Apartments
Dogwood Stable seeks name for new yearling colt
Dogwood Stable announces a naming contest for a bay yearling with Trempolino and Green Boundary as sire and dam. Lila Campbell says the public is invited to submit names by Aug 26 via phone or fax. winner gets a Larry Wheeler painting valued at 150 dollars.
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Dogwood Stable
Lila C. Campbell
Saratoga
Whiskey Road
Aiken
Ms. Campbell
Sharon
Dogwood
Larry Wheeler
School to Work helps students plan careers
Mary Ann Eck, the School to Work specialist for Aiken County, spoke to the South Aiken Rotary Club about a career planning program that guides students to educational paths via technical schools universities or apprenticeships. She described training options in welding turf care child care and food service and noted co op education mentoring and internships for grades 11 12.
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Aiken County
Mary Ann Eck
South Aikian Rotary Club
Technical School
University
Rotary club hears on School to Work program
The talk covered risk free student exploration of career areas with public and private support locally. Discussion cited changing U S workplace demands since the 1950s and projections for 2000 with shifts to more skilled and professional work. The club invited office and workplace openings for students and welcomed Lynn Shephard as a new member. The Rev Mike Bruce leads weekly Thursday meetings at the Willcox Inn at 12:30 PM.
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Eans
Rotarians
Lynn Shephard
Palmetto Federal
Mike Bruce
Willcox Inn
Coxs daughter lands modeling break in New York trip
Allison Cox an 11 year old from Chukker Creek earned a modeling break after a December model search in Augusta and subsequent invite to New York. She accompanied by her mother and brother Matthew joined go-sees with Toys R Us Candlesticks a Korean clothing firm and other clients. Allison was photographed for Mercantile fall catalog with White's branding possible.
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Allison Cox
New York
Allison
Dan Cox
Augusta
Chukker Creek
Cindy Crawford
Raddison Hotel
Atlanta
Southeast
Cox
Toys R Us
Candlesticks
Aiken
Hosang Named USCA Assistant Chancellor for Development
J Michael Hosang appointed assistant chancellor for development and alumni affairs at the University of South Carolina Aiken effective September 1. He will oversee campus fundraising including the bicentennial campaign, with Chancellor Robert E Alexander praising his commitment and financial background. Hosang's background spans financial services and leading multiple Aiken fundraising initiatives, including the Aiken Partnership and the Aiken County Public Library campaign, with extensive community involvement.
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J. Michael Hosang
University of South Carolina-Aiken
USCA
Robert E. Alexander
Hosang
University of South Carolina
Aiken
Alexander
Aiken Partnership
Wen
USC Educational Foundation
Aiken County
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Hitchcock Rehabilitation Center
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IBM
Kimberly Clark
McDonalds
Ara v8
NationsBank
Owens
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Nye Scana
Wachovia
Westinghouse
Greg Paschal
Edward Jones
Scott Webster
Deidre Isley
Lynn Isbell
Patsy Cavanzati
Alabama
Citizens Park
Ison Cox
New York City
St. Angela Academy of
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Athens
Ohio
U.S. Army Infantry
Vietnam
Lisa Chesser
Y Hosang
Security Federal Bank
Merrill Lynch
Eulalie Salley &Company
Palmetto Service Corporaion
Security Federal
Rotary Club of
Greater Aiken Chamber of Commerce
Aiken Sesquicentennial Corporation
Friends of Hopelands and Rye Patch
Aiken Spca Board of
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Aiken County Pubic Library
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