Alexander wife touts candidate in Aiken rally
Mrs. Lamar Alexander told a Georgia crowd and later spoke in Aiken that her husband represents values that made America great. She urged support as he trails in polls, saying he would beat Bill Clinton with his focus on education, taxes, and smaller government. She cited his record and stance against Washington to appeal to supporters.
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Honey
America
Tennessee
U.S
Alexander
Iowa
Texas
Washington
Bill Clinton
Halls of Power
ARMC ends four year fight to offer open heart surgery
Community pressure and legislative action changed South Carolina health policy. Senators Moore and Ryberg pushed a plan to modify the State Health Plan, enabling ARMC to start open heart surgery after an executive order extended the program. The change lowered travel time rules and ignored out of state programs, leading to ARMC securing a license and expanding services.
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Aiken County
Tommy Moore
Augusta
Charlotte
General Assembly
DHEC
Aiken
Carroll A. Campbell Jr
Mickey Smith
Heart Center opens as anxiety eases for heart attack victims
In Aiken County the ARMC Heart Center opens marking a new era in local heart care. Residents like Aiken native Jimmy Stewart and SRS retiree A.D. Jones praise the expanded services and the reduction of travel to Augusta or Savannah for angioplasty and open heart procedures.
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Aiken
Hilton Head
Aiken County
Flippin
Savannah River Site
ARMC
Heart Center
Cundey
A.D. Jones
Jones
University Hospital
Augusta
SRS
Jimmy Stewart
Hilton Head Island
Stewart
Savannah
Welfare reform forum outlines new powers for DSS workers
Aiken County heard details of the FIA at a forum titled Breaking the Cycle Regaining Control of Your Family Life. Welfare recipients, mainly young mothers, face stricter enforcement, driver’s license revocation for delinquents, and joint welfare and child treatment oversight under a pilot program unique to the county.
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Women’s Services Advisory Board
Aiken Center For Alcohol and Other Drug Services
Aiken Technical College
Aiken
FIA
Patrick
Aiken County
Patrick and
Margaret Key
Jury Awards Student 7500 For Bus Injuries
The Mason family was awarded 7125 from the South Carolina Education Department and 375 from Adams after Erica Mason, 10, suffered a broken arm in a 1994 school bus crash that injured 9 classmates. The driver and other motorist were at issue. Adams was acquitted of DUI.
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Erica Mason
Debeasha Montee Phillips
James David Adams
Erica
South Carolina
North Augusta Rotary Hears Plans To Preserve History
Lynn Thompson of the Olde Towne Preservation Society spoke to the North Augusta Rotary Club at the North Augusta Country Club. She outlined goals to educate youth about local history and highlighted the Living History Park at Spring Grove and Lake Avenue, a site for Revolutionary War encampments for four years. The club announced a Valentine’s Social on Feb 14 and a next meeting on Feb 6 at 7:15 a.m.
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North Augusta
Olde Towne Preservation Society
Lynn Thompson
Spring Grove
Lake Avenue
North Augusta Country Club
Dr Gardner To Speak At Writers Meeting
The Aiken Center for the Arts presents Dr Stephen Gardner in the First Thursday Writers Series at 7 30 p m at the Art Center 122 Laurens St SW He will read works and lead a discussion Gardner a Columbia native and USC Aiken professor teaches poetry and creative writing The series is free and open to the public For more information call 641 9094 The S C National Association for the Advancement of Colored People is organizing a 100000 person march on Columbia on March 2.
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Aiken Center For the Arts
Stephen Gardner
Art Center
Laurens St. SW
S.C. National Association For the Advancement of Colored People
Columbia
Libertarians Plan Convention Agenda Discussion in Aiken
The Aiken County Libertarian Party will meet Thursday February 1 at 6 30 p m at the Buffet Restaurant University Parkway Aiken from 6 30 to 8 p m open to the public Topics include county state and national convention agendas and schedules filing deadlines and referendum legislation plus the party's World Wide Web home page.
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Aiken County
Libertarian Party
University Parkway
Aiken
S.C. Libertarian Party World Wide Web
Awod.com
Security Federal Opens 7 Day Bank at Wal-Mart Center
Security Federal will open a new office on Friday in the Wal-Mart SuperCenter on Whiskey Road. Hours run seven days a week 10 a.m. to 8 p.m. Monday through Saturday and Sunday 1 30 p.m. to 6 p.m. Richard C. Garcia says the expanded hours will serve customers and meet banking needs. The grand opening is March 1 with a ribbon cutting ceremony.
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Security Federal
Wal-Mart SuperCenter
Whiskey Road
Richard C. Garcia
Garcia
NAACP Branch to Host Meeting on Aiken March Plans
Representatives from the Coalition for Local Organizing Committees will attend the Aiken Branch NAACP meeting Thursday night to plan Aiken County participation in the march. The NAACP meeting will be held at the Smith-Hazel Recreation Center at 7 p.m.
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Coalition For Local Organizing Committees
Aiken
NAACP
Aiken County
Smith-Hazel Recreation Center
Bank prime rate cut eyed to lift loans and consumer confidence
Henderson said equity lines of credit would improve first, followed by auto loans and credit cards, while home loans rise with treasury rates. Richard Garcia of Security Federal Savings Bank predicts quick effects, noting consumer psychology and timing.
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Henderson
Treasury
Richard Garcia
Security Federal Savings Bank of South Carolina
Aiken
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Writers’ Meeting
Clarence Williams, JR
Wagener
Main Stalley High School
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