Downtown Aiken shop owner closes long running store
Margaret Holley of Aiken Office Supply and Book Shop announces the downtown location will close. She opened The Book Shop in 1960s and expanded to a 15,000 square foot Whiskey Road store in 1994. The Whiskey Road site is more profitable, with phased closure of downtown planned by mid February and a sale or lease of the building sought.
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Scott Webster
Margaret Holley
Aiken
Betty Sharp
LeRoy Breland
Aiken Office Supply
Whiskey Road
Aiken Mall
Graham criticizes Clinton welfare veto and budget stance
U.S. Rep. Lindsey Graham accuses President Clinton of blocking welfare reform and preventing a balanced federal budget. He says the veto forces reliance on government and contradicts promises to end welfare as we know it.
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U.S
Lindsey Graham
R- 5.D
Clinton
Graham
Graham office hours set in North Augusta
U.S. Rep Lindsey Graham will hold constituent hours at the North Augusta Community Center in Room B on January 31 and February 28 from 9 to 11 a.m. The sessions aim to discuss welfare reform and budget balance with residents.
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North Augusta
U.S
Lindsey Graham
North Augusta Community Center
SRS Bill On Agenda Promotes Tax Credits Near Savannah River Site
Rep. James Roland Smith markets a bill to aid counties within 50 miles of the Savannah River Site. The measure would grant tax credits for job sustaining firms and incentivize investment in Aiken Edgefield Barnwell Allendale and Hampton. Smith expects quick House approval by end of next week.
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Savannah River
House
James Roland Smith
Langley
Smith
Aiken
Edgefield
Barnwell
Allendale
Hampton
Schools grapple with test changes and deregulation impact
The district reports slower gains after switching from Stanford 8 to Metropolitan Achievement Test 7, complicating comparisons of progress. Jackson Middle School principal Angela Burkhalter says deregulation loss will raise concerns but will not harm core instructional programs or offerings.
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State Department
Huff resignation triggers special election for District 83
Beck, Penn State graduate and father of two, works for Westinghouse at the Savannah River Site. Huff’s exit will force a special election to fill the District 83 seat, with the winner possibly unable to attend any 1996 meetings. The process could push past the June adjournment, leaving the seat open in fall elections. Huff, elected 18 years ago as a Democrat and switching to Republican in 1988, chaired the House Rules Committee.
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Penn State University
Westinghouse
Savannah River
Huff
Aiken natives honored for lifelong service and leadership
Sumter native Mrs. Scott led Shaws Fork Baptist Church choir for over 40 years without pay and held multiple local music and civic roles. Baltimore native Will Cole helped found the Aiken Community Playhouse and led theater efforts, Open Heart surgery drive, and youth programs. Naina Khera, Midland Valley Junior Miss, chairs parade committees and aids homeless, while Rich of Spartanburg built a local law practice and civic service record.
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Sumter
Scott
Aiken
Coker College
University of South Carolina
New York
Shaws Fork Baptist Church
Aiken Music Teachers Association
Will Cole
Baltimore
Washington
Louisiana
du Pont
Savannah River
Cole
Naina Khera
America
Miss Khera
Ken County
North Augusta
Honors College
USC
Harvard
Preet Khera
Col
D.S. Khera
Clearwater
Khera
Spartanburg
Rich
Wofford College
NFIB chief Keynotes Aiken Chamber Banquet
Jack Faris president and CEO of the National Federation of Independent Business spoke at the Greater Aiken Chamber of Commerce FARIS banquet in USC Aiken Student Activities Center. He urged small business owners to engage in politics to protect their interests and explained NFIB’s battle priority system based on member input.
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Greater Aiken Chamber of Commerce
Jack Faris
National Federation of Independent Business
Faris
USC Aiken
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N.A
Beck
O Vocrat
Rrepublican Party
House Rules Committee
Cs Ety Deena
USC Law School
Kiwanis Club
United Way
Croft House
Citizens For Nuclear Technology Awareness
Aiken Corporation
Ninaj
Viffer
United States
Potomac
NFIB
Hee
Ceres
Kirstis
Vies
Tom
Mock
Whiskey Rd
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