Beavers Named Small Business Person of the Year
Dan Beavers of Aiken Brewing Company was named Small Business Person of the Year by the Aiken Chamber of Commerce at USC Aiken. He was praised for community efforts including coaching youth sports and supporting local groups such as Aiken Tri Development Center, Aiken Center for the Arts, Young Life, United Way and Aiken’s Junior Women’s Club. The business opened on Laurens Street in March 1997.
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Beavers
Dan Beavers
Aiken Brewing Company
Aiken Chamber of Com
Morn Beavers
John
Aiken Tri Development Center
Aiken Center For the Arts
Young Life
United Way
Aiken
Tri Development
Laurens Street
Heat relief as triple digits ease with mid 90s forecast
Weather summary from Bob Kurzeja of the SRS notes a tropical low over Cuba brings clouds that keep temperatures down into the low to mid 90s for several days. Scattered afternoon storms reduce drought, with Monday rains totaling up to two inches in western Aiken County. Weekend heat returns with upper 90s and a drop in rain chances to about 10 percent.
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Bob Kurzeja
SRS. Weather Center
Cuba
Kurzela
Savannah River
Whiskey Road
Aiken County
Aiken
North Augusta mother to plead guilty in Munchausen case
Tara Dorfman, 37, is expected to plead guilty in Richmond County Superior Court to child abuse charges. Indicted in March 2001 after hospital reports triggered an investigation, she allegedly brought her daughter to physicians 183 times over four years. Medical College of Georgia doctors cited Munchausen by proxy as the suspected motive. Dorfman remains free on a $20,000 bond.
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North Augusta
Augusta
Richmond County
Medical College of Georgia
Dorfman
Dortman
Campbell discusses second book at Aiken Rotary club
Campbell founder of Dogwood Stable and author of Rascals and Racehorses outlines his life as a Sporting Man's Life with colorful tales from New Orleans and Aiken. He plans a July Saratoga release with details on dogwoodstable.com, as Rotary honors Paul Harris Fellows Ruth Alexander and Barbara Strack.
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Campbell
Rotary
Dot Campbell
Aiken
Ple Publications
New Orleans
Saratoga
Ruth Alexander
Barbara Strack
Paul Harris
Rotary International Foundation
Aiken Municipal Conference Center
Fred Andrea
Public reprimand for former Aiken County magistrate
The State Supreme Court issued a public reprimand to former Graniteville magistrate Joey Addie who served nearly 12 years and was suspended in February 2001 for embezzling about $1,000 in fine and bond money. After resigning, he pled guilty in Aiken County court and received five years with 30 months probation. the court noted the admitted violation of public money handling procedures.
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State Supreme Court
Aiken County
Joey Addie
Graniteville
Addie
North Augusta backs railroad study and six lane bridge plan
North Augusta City Council passed a resolution to back a study relocating Norfolk Southern tracks near the I 520 Savannah River Crossing. The panel urged GDOT to design a six lane bridge with a bike path linking Bobby Jones Expressway to Palmetto Parkway and noted cost, funding, and right of way concerns amid varying state positions.
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Augusta
North Augusta
Norfolk Southern Railroad
Savannah River
Augusta Commission
Georgia Department of Transportation
Aiken County
Palmetto Parkway
Georgia Dot
GDOT
Skip Grkovic
Department of Economic and Community Development
S.C. Dot
Lark Jones
Grkovic
Georgia
South Carolina
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USC Aike
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Dayquan Morrison
Smith-Hazel Recreation Center
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Dolan-Bullock
Dolan & Bullock
Floyd @Greene
Centre South
FloydandGreene.com
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