Suspect Arrested in Graniteville Armory Burglary Case
A suspect, Worden Deaver of Sparta Georgia, faces charges after a New Year’s Day burglary at the Graniteville Armory. He was stopped in Richland County with a stolen National Guard computer and uniforms, plus about $20 000 in goods. Additional charges await in Aiken County.
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Graniteville National Guard Army
Mark W. Deaver
Sparta
Richland County
South Carolina Highway Patrol
S.C. Highway Patrol
Deaver
National Guard
Bettis Academy Road
Aiken County
Trunken
Graniteville Armory
22Nd Engineering Battalion
Songwriter from Nashville visits Aiken between busy tours
Mike Stewart, a former Aiken resident now a Nashville songwriter and co owner of a leading single house, spends 95 percent of his time working. He returns to Aiken annually and lists five joys: family hunting fishing golf and visiting friends.
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Mike Stewart
Aiken
Nashville
Windham Shares Weather Wisdom at Aiken Kiwanis Club
Aiken City Manager Roland Windham comments on outlooks during a rainy spell. He contrasts pessimist, optimist, and realist mindsets with examples like stock in an umbrella firm and buying Cliff Notes.
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Aiken
Roland
Windham
Aiken Kiwanis Club
Clearwater Finishing Plant workers may receive back pay
Bankruptcy plan for Clearwater Finishing Plant aims to liquidate equipment and assets to raise about 3.7 million dollars owed to NCNB with United Merchants & Manufacturers settling about 2.1 million. Former employees could be paid after UM&M’s claim is reduced, with a tentative court acceptance set for January 24.
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Columbia
Clearwater
Officals
Akruptcy
NCNB
David R. Duncan
Clearwater Finishin
United Merchants & Manufacturers
Jm&m
Um&m
Delaware
Duncan
U.S
Joe Buzhardt
Pawnshops bridging gap in tough economy across region
In a slow economy pawnshops act as a bridge between paychecks and deals. Local lenders report steady or rising business as people borrow small sums banks won't grant, with chains like J D s Pawn Shop and Gordon Pawn Shop noting continued activity amid construction and downtown revival concerns.
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Johnny Finley
Jewelers
Loupe Inc
Aiken
Aiken County
Finley
Savannah River
SRS
Transien
Fen
Georgia Pawnbrokers Association
South Carolina
Department of Consumer Affairs
Maurice Kortick
Gordon
Kortick
Construc Mn
Credit Card Scam Warns Aiken Shoppers
Det. Wendell Hall of the Aiken Department of Public Safety reports multiple customers at C S Bank in Aiken were called by a scammer seeking MasterCard and Visa numbers. The callers used two ruses including threats of card replacement and verification of a protection plan. Bank officials caution customers that banks would never request credit card numbers by phone and urge skepticism toward such calls.
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Aiken
Wendell Hall
Det
Hall
Allen George
C&s Bank
Thurmond Starts Seventh Term in Senate Swearing-In
Senior Senator Strom Thurmond of South Carolina, aged 88, was sworn in for his seventh term in a simple ceremony led by Vice President Dan Quayle. He sits as the second longest serving member amid war warnings and calls for united support for President Bush as Iraq deadline nears.
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Washington
Strom Thurmond
Rl.c
Congress
Dan Quayle
Sen. Thurmond
Ernest Hollings
D-S.c
Senate
Minnesota
Paul Wellstone
Wellstone
Walter Mondale
Thurmond
House
Middle East
Bush
Iraq
Kuwait
Sen. Hollings
America
U.S
Len Hollings
Tom Harkin
Iowa
Brock Adams
South Carolina
North Augusta Rotary shifts to breakfast meetings
The North Augusta Rotary Club votes to end Tuesday midday meetings and start 7:15 am sessions, effective January 15. President Fred Humes says the change fits members’ schedules and may attract new participants from North Augusta Belvedere and Augusta. The final noon meeting is January 8, with morning meetings to begin the next week at the North Augusta Community Center.
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North Augusta
Rotary Club
International Service Organization
Fred Humes
Humes
Lly
Belvedere
Augusta
North Augusta Community Center
Owner Hopes To Restore Swamp Fox Roller Coaster
Myrtle Beach resident Neil Ammons bought the 25 year old Swamp Fox roller coaster at Grand Strand Amusement Park and hires experts to study salvage feasibility. Consultant Bill Kelly says they aim to determine if a piece of Myrtle Beach history can be saved. The ride and park did not open this summer, reflecting economic hopes for revitalization.
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Myrtle Beach
Neil Ammons
Bill Kelly
Grand’ Strand
Bill Parker
Ammons
Amuseme Park
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Mike Borders
Nelda McCreery
Donald
Moody
Maggie Rankin
Bath Mill
Roddie Burris
Anne Hammond
Richmond County
Fi United Loan and Firearms Inc
Ginny Southwort
Thomas Powell
Jewelers Loupe
Richland Avenue
Carol Wardwai
Thurmure
Hollings
NA Rotary
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