Bank to be opened in Aiken County by local businessmen
Two former NationsBank officers plan a locally owned community bank for Aiken County. Tommy Wessinger will chair and CEO Alan George will be president and COO. Stock offered to local investors after regulatory approval. Bank aims to provide mortgages credit cards and services for small and medium firms. The bank will emphasize personal service prioritizing people and business needs.
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Aiken County
Tommy B. Wessinger
Alan J. George
Aiken
Wessinger
George
NationsBank
Deaths: J B Coleman Clearwater Smith Gideon Matthews
Obituary brief notes the passing of J B Coleman Clearwater Smith Gideon Matthews, Carl E. Riedel Jr and Dorothy Wade in Corona New York and Blackville South Carolina with notices of death in regional briefs.
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J.B. Coleman
Clearwater Smith
Gideon Matthews
Blackville
Carl E. Riedel Jr
Aiken
Dorothy Wade
Corona, N.Y
Obituary notes on Georgia lottery winner Wednesday
Obituaries from Georgia reflect on a resident who won a Wednesday lottery drawing, with details on the deceased’s life and the local impact of the win. The item notes community reactions and confirms the lottery win occurred on the midweek drawing.
North Augusta investor buys delinquent New Ellenton sewer plant
North Augusta investor E K Wingate Jr paid 8520 in overdue taxes on the New Ellenton treatment facility, securing potential title after a tax sale last November. County Administrator William Shepherd said Banks Mill Properties holds the property until Wingate is paid, with ownership transfer if not reclaimed within a year. Wingate, unsure, says his first tax sale purchase raises questions for the troubled town and its agreement to use the plant.
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North Augusta
Ellenton
William Shepherd
E.K. Wingate Jr
Banks Mill Properties
Wingate
Shepherd
Ellenton Cmc
Doctors clash with Blue Cross over South Carolina market
Local doctors and Aiken Regional Medical Center confront a standoff with Blue Cross Blue Shield of South Carolina over contract terms and reimbursements. The dispute centers on Blue Cross policies favoring Augusta providers and alleged tactics to attract customers, affecting about 8,000 policyholders in Aiken Edgefield and Barnwell. Hospital and PHO leaders deny access barriers and say costs will not be passed to patients.
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Aiken Hospital
Blue Cross Blue Shield
S.C
James V. Kasin
Aiken
South Carolina
Georgia
Blue Cross
Kasin
Augusta
Aiken Pho
Edgefield
Barnwell
Aiken Regional
Access
Ricky Satcher
Satcher
Beasley pushes Bobby Jones Expressway extension in Aiken County
Gov Beasley proposes a 70 million funding request to extend the Bobby Jones Expressway in Aiken County as part of five initial bank funded road projects. The plan, tied to a transportation infrastructure bank, aims to relieve aging bridges and roads while linking areas between Shultz Hill and Interstate 20. Local officials voice cautious optimism about regional benefits and bridge requirements.
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Aiken County
David Beasley
South Carolina
Beasley
Aikens County
Beaufort County
Greenville County
Upstate
North Augusta
Thomas W. Greene
Shultz Hill
Interstate 20
Aiken
Fred Cavanaugh
Augusta Regional Transit Authority
Cavanaugh
Woman who threatened DSS workers found guilty
Nicole Venable, 25, was convicted by a criminal court jury of unlawful use of a telephone after threatening social workers in a custody dispute over her son. She was ordered jailed for a pre sentence investigation by Judge Costa Pleiones, with a background check set by the Aiken pardons and paroles office.
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Nicole Venable
Costa Pleiones
Miss Venable
Department of Social Service
Plebones
Department of Social Services
Aiken Pardons and Paroles Office
Aiken Dss
Margaret
Key
Vieicones
Mrs. Key
DSS
Josie Curry
James Riddle
Michael Gregory
David Mark Hill
Belvedere
Pat Corey
Aiken
Hill
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