Wagener man named 1997 Outstanding SCDOT Employee
John C. Hooker of Wagener was named 1997 Outstanding Employee of the Year for Aiken County by the South Carolina Department of Transportation. He is among 64 SCDOT employees statewide honored for exceptional work in 1997. Hooker, a Trades Specialist III at the Aiken County Maintenance office, has five years with SCDOT.
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Wagener
SCDOT
Columbia
John C. Hooker
Aiken County
South Carolina Department of Transportation
Hooker
Police blotter notes multiple incidents in Aiken
Aiken Public Safety investigates a Christmas week string of events including a scam claim about a supplemental fund next to the Aiken Post Office, a purse theft at Save-A-Lot with cash and cards, a burglary on Horry Street with TV and an iron stolen, four telephones stolen from Radio Shack at Aiken Mall, and a mailbox cache with cleaners and tools. Also reported are a Christmas Day truck theft on South Boundary, a Capella Drive break in, a domestic call with injuries to a one year old, and five additional domestic incidents noted. Updated 12/27/97.
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Aiken Department of Public Safety
York Street
Horry Street
Radio Shack
Aiken Mall
Abbeville Avenue
South Boundary
Capella
Aiken
Bailey the Bear Lets Customers In At Seed Co
Bailey the Bear joins COWARD CORLEY SEED CO as the new friendly greeter. The store previously had Shane the Sheltie who passed away in March, leaving the entrance momentarily empty.
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Coward Corley Seed CO
Bailey the Bear
Shane the Sheltie
March
A year of change and growth in Aiken 1997 review
Highlights include Gov Beasley urging federal storage for spent nuclear fuel and SRS shipment battles, New Ellenton sewer bond delay, Thurmond oath for 7th term, Storm Long Eclipse win, and multiple local milestones from All-America city to new developments.
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David Beasley
Aiken Mile Track
Maine
Bruce McGhee
Aiken County
Rosamond McDuffie
HA. McClearen
Natalie Miller
Aiken Chamber of Commerce
Costa Pleicones
South Carolina
Srs
Tenneco Corp
Beech Island
SLED
New Ellenton
Paul Parker
North Augusta
Lark Jones
Pat Carpenter
Don Smith
Phil Mottel
Kathy Rawls
Bob Goldman
Aiken
Clearwater
Strom Thurmond
Senate
Carl Hayden
Court of Claims
Kenneth Harkins
Westinghouse
First Social Security check brings memories of a working life
The writer reflects on forty years in the writing trade and anticipates receiving his first Social Security check within a fortnight. He recalls family support, early teachers, friends from youth, and military service, noting how these bonds shaped his life and career. He names mentors, classmates, and figures from his past, including Doris Johnson, Hazel Tomlinson, Edgar Whitehead, Ozell Speights, and James Harter. The piece also touches on his time in the National Guard and a nod to his English professors.
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Franklin Roosevelt
Oes
Grandpaw Harrell
Lynches
Doris Johnson
Hazel Tomlinson
Edgar Whitehead
Doris
Hazel
Whitehead
Andrew Gaddy
Stanley Baldwin
National Guard
Ft. Riley
George Armstrong Custer
Charles Sweeney
Korea
Army Times
Milledge Broaduse
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Manua
S.C
Triple Crown Wvents
Shor' Deputies
IRS
DHEC
David Mark Hill
DSS
Jim Riddle
Josie Curry
Michael Gregory
RCS Corp
Entrepreneuer
S Magazine
America
Golf Magazine
Cedar Creek
Rod Grandy
Doug Kingsmore
Southern Weaving of
Greenville
Palfed
Mid-Atlantic
John Hancock Insurance Co
Kansas City
Carlton Ennis
Charlotte
Owens-Corning Fiberglas
Curtis Kess
Southside
North Carolina
S.C. 118
Department of Social Services
Stone Tire Co
Wall Street Journal
Shan White
Ferguson Industries
Verenes
Bridgestone Tire
Avondale Mills
Graniteville
C.L. Wetherington
R.E. Phelan
Hastings Wise
Belvedere
Cavanaugh
Sity
Mario Fiori
Department of Energy
Savannah River
Chamber of Commerce
Richland Avenue
Chesterfield Street
Art Lader
Mill
Ing
Washington
Savannnah River
Diane L. Hadden
James Gallman
NAACP
Linear Accelerator
Aiken Veterans Memorial Park
Rudy Mason
Charles Sharpe
James Roland Smith
Bill Clyburn
Charles Stowell
Rebekah Sutherland
Orvieto
Italy
Fritz Hollings
Siemens
Central Baptist Church
Janice Wessinger
Armed Services Committee
Aiken County Board of Education
Paul Knox
Shaws Creek Properties
Fields Real Estate Securities
Summit Business Center
Rutland Drive
Energy
Federco Pena
Robert E. Penland
Houndslake
Donnell Ramsey
Lenwood Ramsey
Wilmont Pat Davis
Miami
State Education Department
Aiken Standard
Phelon
Joe Turner
Bugs Tarte
James Harter
Ozell Speights
Ernest Allen
James Allen
Bugs
Joe
Snag Richardson
Snag
Ozell
Ernest
James
Atlanta
Langley
Carl Langley
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