Two suspects in local shoplifting and peeping case
Police blotter reports an Alken man jailed after a 1 a.m. shoplifting by placing four Marlboro packs and a blue cover into a purchased mail envelope totaling about $16. In Aiken, a 48-year-old man faces peeping Tom charges after a 23-year-old woman in a department store dressing room shouted. a second man was identified later in another nearby store.
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Aiken
Federation signs pac to boost wild turkey habitat and recreation
NWTF and USFWS signed a Memorandum of Agreement pledging enhanced cooperation to improve wild turkey populations and outdoor opportunities on refuges. Rob Keck and John Rogers signed at the Outdoor Writers Association of America conference in Sioux Falls. The deal may unlock funds from the NWTF Wild Turkey Super Fund for USFWS projects, building on nearly $100 million spent on 10,000 projects over the past decade.
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National Wild Turkey Federation
Fish and Wildlife Service
NWTF
Rob Keck
USFWS
John Rogers
Outdoor Writers Association of America
Sioux Falls
S. C
Keck
Local banks brace for Y2K with careful planning
Local banks report solid Y2K readiness as Security Federal and People’s Community Bank complete testing. Executives note 00 date fears, guarantee Social Security transfers, and expect no disruption after January 2000 while Congress moves to shield businesses from potential lawsuits.
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Security Federal
Harley Henkes
Henkes
People’s Community Bank
Tommy Wessinger
People’ Community Bank
Congress
House
Senate
New SERTOMA Club Formed for Women in Aiken
The Palmetto SERTOMA Club hosted state officers and visitors at its charter banquet at Aiken Brewing Company as the new women’s SERTOMA group forms from growing local interest. Tommy Brush presented the charter and gave a keynote on community service like tending a garden, urging “plant P’s” and “plant squash, lettuce, turnips.”
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Palmetto Sertoma Club
Sertoma
Aiken Brewing Company
Tommy Brush
North Augusta
Sertoma Club
Aiken Group
Venus Morris
Mike Wood
Sandhills
Kathy Boyette
Angela Johnson
Jennifer Gibbons
Susan Gibbons
Darby Wallace
Brush
River’ Edge
Aiken Sertoma Club
North Augusta Sertoma Club
Aiken teen model discovered at Food Lion checkout in 18 year old boost
Jamie Coomes an 18 year old Aiken Food Lion bag boy caught a stranger's modeling offer at the checkout. Robert Scott Enterprises arranged online modeling for Victor's Secret for men and a New York agency contract looms. Coomes plans Marine boot camp this fall before pursuing modeling and business goals.
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Food Lion
Jamie Coomes
South Aikien
New York
Robert Scott
Robert Scott Enterprises Inc
Coomes
Scott
Armani
New York Agency
U.S. Marine Corps
G.I. Joe
Aspiring model recalls suspicious encounter at checkout
Jamie Coomes recounts a man who asked about modeling, handed a contact number, and suggested a scheme. She believed the offer was not legitimate and doubted the man's credibility.
Federal drought relief loans for SC counties
SBA disaster loans available for small nonfarm agricultural dependent businesses in Aiken and neighboring counties including Abbeville Allendale Anderson Barnwell Edgefield Hampton Jasper McCormick and Oconee due to Feb 15 to Aug 15 1996 drought and ongoing dry spell. Eligible nurs eries may receive EIDLs to cover operating costs. Loans up to 1.5 million at 4 percent for up to 30 years. Call 1-800-859-2227 or write Area 2 Disaster Assistance Office Atlanta 30308 for details.
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U.S. Small Business Administration
SBA
Aiken
Abbeville
Allendale
Anderson
Barnwell
Edgefield
Hampton
Jasper
McCormick
Oconee
South Carolina
Elliott Cooper
Micheal
Allen
Georgia
Secretary of Agriculture
Small Business Administration
Baltimore Place
Atlanta
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