Florida man must pay back support to win release from jail
Columbia AP reports Florida resident Robert P. Busbee owes 49831 in back child support for his 12 year old son and must post more than 19000 to secure release from Lexington County jail. He failed to pay 110 weekly for about ten years. A judge ordered immediate payment of over 19000 plus current support and 250 monthly in back pay.
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Columbia
Florida
Lexington County
Robert P. Busbee
Busbee
Thomas Comerford
Richard Chewning
Medicaid fraud case ends in first conviction for a corporation
Columbia AP reports Henderson Management Group Inc, operator of Marion County Convalescent Center, pleaded guilty to 13count indictment. The Medicaid Fraud Unit shows the firm improperly received 49973 dollars over a two year span for a patient who had already been discharged.
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Columbia
Henderson Management Group Inc
Marion County Convalescent Center
Woman strangled near dirt road in Batesburg Leesville
Authorities say Debra Ann Smith, 30, was murdered by strangulation. The autopsy confirmed the suspicion. Sheriff James Metts and Coroner Harry Harman noted the body was found Monday night by a 17-year-old near the victim’s home area two miles away.
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Batesburg-Leesville
Lexington
James Metts
Debra Ann Smith
Harry Harman
Obituary notices listed for several individuals
Obituary notices on Page 2B honor Edith Mama Cobb of Orangeburg John C Gleason of Aiken Alvin Tat Hay of Springfield Joseph A Jerry of Wagoner Mattie Lenart of Aiken N F Manly Jr of North Augusta Wardell Mathis of Aiken Laura Mae Big Dot Sanders of Williston and Vincent C Walton of Graniteville with death notices and basic identifiers across multiple South Carolina towns.
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Edith
Mama) Cobb
Orangeburg
John C. Gleason
Aiken
Alvin
Tat) Hay
Springfield
Joseph A. Jerry
Wagoner
Mattie Lenart
N.F. Manly Jr
North Augusta
Wardell Mathis
Laura Mae
Big Dot
Sanders
Williston
Vincent C. Walton
Graniteville
Inflation Eases as Rates Ease Further Progress to Greenspan Vote
Local experts see 1995 inflation at 2.5 percent the year’s lowest in years, boosting Fed leeway after a rate cut to 5.25 percent. December prices rose 0.2 percent amid energy spikes, with economists predicting further cuts to spur growth. Analysts credit the Fed and expect Greenspan to be reappointed. prime-rate-linked loans may feel the impact later.
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Washington
Federal Reserve
Labor Department
Clinton
Fed
Alan Greenspan
Anxiety Lifts as Aiken Opens Heart Unit
Melvin Flippin, transporting a patient from Barnwell to Columbia, felt chest pains and chose to head back to Aiken for care. He credits Dr. David W. Cundey of Aiken Regional Medical Centers for prior angioplasty and notes the new heart unit opening today aids ongoing recovery and reassurance for local heart patients at USC Aiken Wellness Center.
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Ginny Southworth
Beth Barranco
Joe Gunnells
USDA
Melvin Flippin
Barnwell County
Columbia
Flippin
Aiken
David W. Cundey
Aiken Regional Medical Centers
Cundey
Usc Aiken Wellness Center
ARMC Completes Four Year Battle with Open Heart Start
After years of legal and bureaucratic delays Aiken Regional Medical Centers opens its Heart Center. Surgeons from Augusta to operate on local patients as the facility begins its first open heart procedures. DHEC issues and court actions marked the long road to licensing.
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Aiken Regional
Heart Center
ARMC
Augusta
Welfare Cycle In South Carolina Aims For Self Sufficiency
Welfare reform official says able recipients can exit welfare in two years under the 1995 Family Independence Act. Dean Patrick of the Department of Social Services speaks to about 120 Aiken County recipients, noting kinks remain as training and technical education are emphasized to enable employment within two years. Federal waivers may expand changes locally.
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South Carolina
Dean Patrick
S.C
Department of Social Services
Aiken County
Patrick
Addition planned for Odell Weeks Center in Aiken
Frank Alexander of Alexander and Associates bid $1.46 million for a 19 000 square foot addition to the H Odell Weeks Center with council approval pending. The project would add a double gym indoor handball court and a multi purpose room, with construction expected to take a year. A Feb 12 workshop at the Municipal Building will discuss the issue.
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H. Odell Weeks Center
Frank Alexander
Alexander and Associates
Terry Rhinehart
Parks and Recreation
City of
Aiken
Rhinehart
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