First Citizens Bank to Consolidate Richland Ave Branch
First Citizens Bank will consolidate its 3515 Richland Ave branch with the Laurens Street main office by September. Doug Henderson, vice president and city executive, said all loans deposits and safe deposit boxes will transfer to the Aiken main office after 11 years of operations.
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First Citizens Bank
Richland Ave
Laurens Street
Doug Henderson
Richland Avenue
Aiken
Henderson
Aiken High Academics Place 11th in Quiz Bowl
Aiken High Academics Team placed 11th in a national Quiz Bowl competition at Marymount University Arlington VA last weekend. Members Mitch Boatwright captain 7 C Ford Martin Sheehan David Fallon and Adam Davidson competed. Coach Mac Hanna praised their performance as one of four South Carolina teams in the championship round. Sixty four teams competed in the event.
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Ae Aiken Rag
Natal
Mitch Boatwright
7.C. Ford
Martin Sheehan
David Fallon
Adam Davidson
Mac Hanna
South Carolina
Marymount University
Arlington
Libertarians Cancel Waco Movie Showing in Aiken County
The Aiken County Libertarian Party canceled tonight’s showing of Waco I at the H. Odell Weeks Center. A rescheduled date will be announced. The film explores the Waco disaster in Texas.
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Waco
Aiken County
Libertarian Party
Waco I
H. Odell Weeks Center
Texas
Correction: Hopeland Gardens concert date rescheduled
A brief in Monday's Hopeland Gardens Summer Concert Series notice corrects the USC Aiken vocal students performance scheduling. The event is moved to Thursday, June 22, per recreation program supervisor Lisa J. Hall. The Aiken Standard apologizes for the error.
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Hopeland Gardens
USC Aiken
Lisa J. Hall
Aiken
Holly Accepts State Post as Deputy Treasurer Chief of Staff
Aiken City Attorney James M. Holly resigned Monday night to become deputy state treasurer and chief of staff for State Treasurer Richard Eckstrom. Holly, who served as city attorney for a decade, will leave full time June 30 and begin in Columbia after working in the Attorney General's Office earlier in his career. He plans to commute from Aiken and will remain a resident as he moves to state service. Council members praised his contributions and said he will be an asset to the state.
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Board of Education
South Aiken High School
Don Rupert
Aiken County
Rupert
Aiken
James M. Holly
Richard Eckstrom
Holly
Braithwaite, McCants, Holly and Smith
State Treasurer's
Columbia
Attorney General's Office
Lessie B. Price
S.C
Summer activities offer low cost county programs
County agencies offer summer programs with meals transportation and field trips. Highlights include City of Aiken Parks and Recreation Summer Adventures Day Camp often filling quickly. Aiken Center for the Arts hosts weekly Summer Arts Camp July 10 to Aug 4 with tiered ages and $95 to $105 weekly fees.
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Merous
City of Aiken
Aiken Center For the Arts
Beasley Grants Funds for Aiken Law Enforcement and Education
Aiken Department of Public Safety and Aiken County Sheriff's Office will share 208,688 in grants from Governor Beasley to boost policing and drug education. ADPS gets 139,414 for community policing and 94,828 for School Resource Officer programs. ADSO receives 28,120 for DARE and 46,326 to upgrade criminal justice records systems. The awards are part of 6.526 million allocated to South Carolina from federal Drug Control and System Improvement funds.
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Aiken Department of Public Safety
Aiken County
ADSO
DARE
South Carolina
Governor’s Office
ADPS
J Carrol Busbee
Aiken
Hopelands Plant Identification Project In Aiken
The Friends of Hopelands and Rye Patch join the city to install species nameplates throughout Hopelands Gardens. Woodlanders Inc. co owner Robert McCartney will identify over 50 tree varieties and guide shrub labeling. Markers set this summer with lighting later planned for the flagpole.
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Hopeland Gardens
Aiken
Friends of Hopelands
Rye Patch
Hopelands
Beth Newburn
Roger LeDue
Eng
Neering
Public Works
Robert McCartney
McCartney
Woodlanders Inc
Lindsey Graham
City of
C. Oliver Iselin
Friends of
Retirees May Get Bigger Tax Break
Rep. Charles R. Sharpe says the Fiscal 1996 budget would preserve a $20,000 homestead exemption for those 65 and older and add a $100,000 exemption for all homeowners. The changes would reduce taxes on local assessments including schools, potentially leading to many retirees paying little to no tax on a $120,000 home.
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Charles R. Sharpe
R-Wagener
Aiken
Sharpe
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Aiken High
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Stanton Center
Ted Roberts
Younas
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Art Center
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Brian Neill
Langley
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