Peggy and Kay Shine Amid Welfare Struggles in Wagener
In Wagener, Peggy Johnson faces loss of Medicaid and SSI for her son Price, amid rising medical bills. Kay Tyler and local friends support them, illustrating quiet generosity as Peggy struggles to cover essential needs with limited income.
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Department of Social Services
Peggy
Wagener
Kay ‘Tyler
Kay
Tyler Brothers
Wagoner
Oth
Aiken City Council Aims to curb Blue Laws
Aiken City Council plans a resolution to suspend longstanding blue laws that restrict Sunday business hours. Amid holiday shopping concerns and prior inaction by the county, the measure seeks to move Sunday openings earlier and allow limited banners within the city. The council meets Monday at 1 00 p.m. at the Aiken Municipal Building.
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Aiken City
Aiken
General Assembly
William Shepherd
Shepherd
Aiken Municipal Building
Aiken County Looks Ahead With Debt Plan And Landfill Push
In a State of the County address Ronnie Young notes the county’s AAA bond rating, $62 000 annual debt interest, and black revenue. He warns solid waste costs could rise without local landfills via the Three Rivers Authority at Savannah River Site and highlights the Aiken County Research Park near New Ellenton to attract high tech industry.
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Ple
Three Rivers Authority
Aiken
Savannah River Site
Council
Aiken County Research
Carrol H. Warner
New Ellenton
Aiken City State of the City highlights 1995 progress
The 1995 year saw strong citizen participation and awards for Aiken. The city’s Strategic Long Range Plan, Channel 4 communications, and a city computer network aimed at local access and education backed economic development efforts.
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Aiken
Aiken 20/20 Corporation
S.C. Municipal Association
Hopeland Gardens
S.C. Tree City
Authentiprint May Finger System Proposed for Fraud Fight
Ms. Locklair and Detective Larry Stewart advocate Authentiprint as a safer, cheaper check protection method. Stewart notes most investigation time goes to forgers and urges banks and merchants to adopt the system. Del Rossi says future users will be banks and business owners who actively protect customers, while signs inform customers that transactions go through Authentiprint.
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Locklair
Larry Stewart
Aiken
Department of Public Safety
Stewart
del Rossi
Ms. del Rossi
The Aiken Camellia Club Meeting Night Details
The Aiken Camellia Club invites camellia enthusiasts to join. The club meets October through March on the second Thursday each month at 7 30 p.m. in the room across from the council chambers on the corner of Richland Avenue and Morgan Street. Mrs. Gerald Copley is a contact at 649 2581.
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Thebana International
Gerald Copley
The
Aiken Camellia Club
Council Chambers
Richland Avenue
Morgan Street
Choral Auditions Set Next Week at USC Aiken
The Aiken Choral Society will hold auditions for new singers Monday and Tuesday from 7 to 8 p.m. in Room 24 of the Etherredge Center at USC Aiken. Music reading skills are required and auditioners should bring two familiar pieces. Rehearsals begin Tuesday, Jan 16, in the same venue, lasting 90 minutes. For more information call 642 M67.
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Aiken Choral Society
Etherredge Center
USC Aiken
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