Aiken Man Is Employee of the Year for Probation Service
William Dyer of Aiken has been named Employee of the Year by the South Carolina Department of Probation Parole and Pardon Services. Aiken High School grad and proba tion/parole investigator for Charleston County, Dyer has held the post two and a half years and is active in community groups and mentoring. He and his wife Rachel Deese-Dyer have two children. The award was presented in a ceremony addressed by Gov. Beasley.
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Aiken
S.C. Department of Probation, Parole and Pardon Services
William Dyer
Charleston
Dyer
Department
State Employees Association
S.C. Law Enforcement Association
Charleston County
Rachel Deese-Dyer
Aiken High School
University of Mississippi
JoAnne Dyer
John L. Dyer
Pennsylvania
David Beasley
Cinderella wedding proposal at Stop Light Deli shocks lunch crowd
Tony Jackson rose during the Christmas Eve rush at the Stop Light Deli and declared this is the story of Cinderella. Teddy Milner dressed as the Footman presented the glass slipper and Diane Ruth er Ford wore the Fairy Godmother costume and bore the ring as Judy Adams said yes.
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Tony Jackson
Teddy Milner
Diane Ruther
Ford
Jackson
Judy Adams
Wagener doctor may return to Wagener early next year
A Wagener based doctor Dr Syed Aziz who left Wagener to marry in Pakistan faces visa red tape delaying his return. Clifton Allsbrooks of Carolina Rural Practices Associates says Aziz could be back in a few months though exact dates depend on immigration paperwork. The Wagener Medical Center remains open with four staff while Aziz’s future remains uncertain.
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Wagener
Pakistan
Medical Services
Clifton Allsbrooks
Carolina Rural Practices Associates
Syed Aziz
Aziz
Allsbrooks
Prac
Virginia
Chicago
Re-enactment Eyes Bigger Battle of Aiken Event
Harry Woodward said the 1998 Confederate victory commemoration at the Woodward farm is likely larger than prior years. Registrations from Pennsylvania and Kentucky align with reenactors numbers, promising a more authentic event February 20 to 22 with crowds over 10 000 last year and a 351 turnout from 12 states in a 15 percent survey sample.
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Battle of Aiken
Harry Woodward
Woodward
Barnard E. Bee
Sons of Confederate Veterans
Pennsylvania
Kentucky
Wood
Blood donation dips during holidays and winter
The Sheppard Community Blood Center warns donations fall during summer and the holiday period while the Red Cross notes similar trends. Officials say only about 5 percent of the public donates and blood for local hospitals is affected by the seasonal drop.
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Phyllis Burk
Sheppard Community Blood Center
Shepeard
Aiken Regional
University Hospital
St. Joseph's Hospital
Columbia-Augusta Medical Center
Augusta
American Red Cross
Frank C. Roundtree Jr
Red Cross
Roundtree
The
Minister answered call to serve as prison chaplain
The Rev. Vernon Massingale has served as a volunteer prison chaplain at the Lower Savannah Work Release Center since 1980. He is 77, visually impaired, and continues to guide inmates with aid from his wife Ruth and from Couchton Baptist Church as he reflects on his calling and years of service.
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Hopelands
Historic Hopeland Gardens
City of
City of Aiken Parks and Recreation Department
Vernon Massingale
Lower Savannah
Savannah River
John McCall
LSWRC
Massingale
Central Correctional Institution
Columbia
Ruth
Essie
Couchton Bap
Bill Bengtson
Lower
Savannah
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