Brides to Be Rush Bridal Salon as Store Closes
Several hundred brides to be crowded a Brookfield bridal salon to ensure gowns arrive on time as Margies Bridal Salon faces 97000 in back rent. Police restrained the crowd after the store closed and customers were told gowns would be picked up at Illinois locations or shipped.
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Brookfield
Wis
Lois Fink
Mequon
Margies Bridal Salon
Illinois
Marie Cramer
Ms. Cramer
Obituary Notices Reported for Greenwood and Nearby Cities
Obituary notices list Edna H Edwards Greenwood John Earl Wingard North Augusta Edward G Brooker Blackville Billie A Skidmore Aiken Darlene V Sumner Graniteville Carrie T Lybrand Aiken Lilly M C Reese Aiken page 2B.
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Edna H. Edwards
Greenwood
John Earl Wingard
North Augusta
Edward Garfield Brooker
Blackville
Billie A. Skidmore
Aiken
Darlene Vivian Sumner
Graniteville
Carrie T. Lybrand
Lilly Mae Clayton Reese
Aiken and North Augusta Consider Local Option Sales Tax Referendum
Local option sales tax may appear on November ballots as Aiken and North Augusta lead the effort. City and county officials discussed revenue projections, rollbacks, and exemptions while weighing broader use for transportation or capital projects.
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Aiken
North Augusta
Te Aiken
Aiken County
Lark Jones
Lessie Price
Steve Thompson
Teens Buy Tobacco In Local Underage Sweep
Fourteen year old Brandon Simpkins struggled with a vending machine before a helpful woman dropped his cigarettes through the opening. A local sweep by the Aiken Center for Alcohol and Other Drug Services found 24 youths ages 14 to 17 purchased tobacco from area retailers, yielding over 60 packs sold to minors. Brenda Bentley notes merchant sales to minors have declined but remain unacceptable.
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Brandon Simpkins
Simpkins
Aiken Center For Alcohol and Other Drug Services
Brenda Bentley
Aiken Center
South Carolina Finds Welfare Surplus Growing Fast
South Carolina’s welfare surplus grows by about 3 million monthly as caseloads drop and costs fall. DSS reports 30 000 families on aid in June down from 50 000 in January 1995, with total reserves likely reaching 65 million next year if trends continue.
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Department of Social Services
DSS
Jim Clark
Clinton
National Governors’ Association
Steven Sawner
Center For Law and Social Policy
Washington
Hitchcock plans 24000 square foot Health Solution Center in Aiken
Hitchcock Rehabilitation Center announces a new 24 000 square foot Health Solution Fitness and Wellness Facility to be built on the south side of Aiken near Whiskey Road. The $1.9 million project already has $1.4 million secured including five acres donated, with the rest from community gifts. The center will replace capacity if the Aiken Athletic Club and will fund scholarships for about 5 percent of members and more than 100 people in need.
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Hitchcock Rehabilitation Center
Aiken
Hitchcock
Aiken Athletic Club
Whiskey Road
Jane Boston
Ms. Boston
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Keyser
Mineral County
Donnetta King
Ms. King
Keith Hayward
Bridge
Abby
Galottery
Cash
Fantasy
By Thomas Smith
Ginny Southworth
Paul Bush
Sharon Perea
S.C
Columbia
South Carolina
Lisa Eskew
David Beasley
Clark
Gilda Kennedy
Richland County
Greg Ryberg
Senate
By Michael W. Gibbons
Ginny Southwort
Dan Hillman
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