Merger Could Decide Aiken Hospital’s Future
Aiken Regional Medical Centers faces potential ownership change if the Hospital Corporation of America merger is approved. Hospital administrator Mickey Smith travels to Washington to testify as FTC reviews whether combining HCA properties in the same metro area would create a monopoly, impacting local patients and staff.
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Aiken’s Hospital
Hospital Corporation of America
Aiken Regional Medical Centers
Aiken
Augusta Regional Medical Center
Mickey Smith
Aiken Regional
Ership
Smith
Washington, D.C
Federal Trade Commission
HCA Aiken Regional
Augusta
FTC
Nashville Based
Columbia
Aiken VA Veterans Affairs Officer Resigns
Veterans affairs officer Steven Lott of Aiken County resigns effective January 13 to move to Hilton Head for private work. He cites an inability to work with county officials and publicly questions Christmas mailings by the county information services staff, criticizing County Administrator Bill Sheppard and IS Director Johnny Walton.
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Aiken County
Veterans Affairs
Steven Lott
Lott
Hilton Head
Bill Shepherd
Shepherd
Johnny Walton
Walton
Information Services Department
Ofce
Death Penalty Sought in Hagan Slaying in Aiken County
Solicitor Barbara R. Morgan moves to seek the death penalty in the Andrew C. Hagan murder case, the fourth such capital effort in her tenure. Three suspects Darrell Epps Willie Simkins and Willie Hicks face charges. case hinges on forensic evidence. Other Aiken County killings cited include Morris Jr Adkinson and Nelson investigations with no death penalty sought yet.
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Second Judicial Circuit
Barbara R. Morgan
Andrew C. Hagan
Aiken County
Hagan
Morgan
Aiken Department of Public Safety
J. Carrol Busbee
Haan
Busbee
South Boundary Ave
Darrell Bernard Epps
Senate
Willie Samuel Simkins
First St
Willie Thomas Hicks
Bradley Lane
Aiken
Jack Steven Morris Jr
Belvedere
Barbara Ann Adkinson
Gloverville
Dorothy Irene Nelson
Morris and Adkinson
Ms. Nelson
Telephone filing offered to 330000 South Carolinians
South Carolina joins six other states in offering toll free telephone filing for federal returns. Eligible filers who used Form 1040 EZ can call in, answer recorded questions, and file in five to seven minutes. Refunds arrive in two to three weeks, with Touch Tone phones required.
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Columbia
South Carolina
Donald L. Breihan
Internal Revenue Service
VPSA to Write Off $80 Water Bill for Burned House
VPSA spokesman announced an $80 charge tied to Daniel Washington’s home, burned Nov. 2, will be written off. Beech Island Rural Water District had supplied water before VPSA took over in December, amid a faulty valve and a meter reading that kept water flowing into a wooded area near Pine Street in Groverville.
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Gloverville
Valley Public Service Authority
Don Groves
Daniel Washington
Beech Island Rural Water District
WPSA
Groves
Washington
News tip line number for reader ideas
A local newspaper invites readers to call 648 2311 with news tips and story ideas for coverage.
Details Released On Aiken Slaying Case
The Aiken Department of Public Safety provided new information about the murder of 73 year old Andrew C. Hagan. The investigation led by Maj. Bob Hardt and Lt. Paul Grant spans from the Dec 29 incident when Hagan was found beaten stabbed and restrained at his South Boundary Avenue home. Suspects Darrell Bernard Epps and Willie Samuel Simpkins are named in connection with the case.
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Aiken
Hagan
South Boundary Ave
Darrell Bernard Epps
Senate Drive
Willie Samuel Simpkins
Clinton’s Mother Dies of Cancer at 70
Ark Virginia Kelley mother of President Clinton died at 70 from breast cancer complications. A retired nurse anesthetist, she faced adversity with confidence and helped guide her son through personal and political storms. She survived three husbands and battled cancer since 1990, returning to public life after surgeries and chemotherapy.
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Virginia Kelley
Clinton
Kelley
Clay Farrar
Clintons
Washington
Las Vegas
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