Small South Carolina banks thrive after big merger
In Columbia and across the state, small banks win customers with personal service as giants fail to satisfy hometown needs. Lowcountry Savings Bank founder Wayne Pearson notes the pull of teller familiarity while prospects like First Community Bank raise capital from Midlands investors, signaling local ownership appeal amid a landscape where over 80 percent of SC commercial banking assets sit with a few out-of-state giants.
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Columbia
South Carolina
Mega Bank
Wayne Pearson
Lowcountry Savings Bank
Mount Pleasant
Sheshun
Off Information Services
Jim Leventis
First Community Bank
First Community
Lexington
Forest Acres
Leventis
Midlands
First
Honeybees Wiped Out By Mites in South Carolina
Disease-carrying varroa mites have devastated most honeybee hives in Greenville Oconee and Pickens counties and threaten national food supply. Beekeepers report losses of about 90 percent in 1994 with broader nationwide declines. Experts warn feral bees and pollination programs are at risk and fruit vegetable and flower crops may suffer without bees.
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Greenville
South Carolina
America
Oconee
Pickens
Mike ‘Hood
Clemson University Extension Service
Deaths And Funerals In Aiken Area June 25 1995
Obituaries list Kevin Scott Barrett 11 of 617 Cardinal Drive Aiken and Virginia Mowles Colvard of 441 Church St Aiken with services at St Thaddeus Episcopal New Hope Gospel Church and George Funeral Home. Also notes Helen Summey Moody and Melton W Webb deaths with holdings from Hatcher Funeral announcements and memorials to local hospitals.
Colvard and Barrett Obituaries From Georgia Funeral News
Obituary notices and funeral details for MRS. COLVARD VIRGINIA MOWLES COLVARD age 60 of 441 Church Street Aiken SC died June 25 1995. Services June 26 2 PM at New Hope Gospel Church Rev Bob Still officiating. Burial Sunset Memory Gardens. Also notices for KEVIN SCOTT BARRETT age 31 of 619 Candia Road and relatives from Mount Airy NC Harden area with services conducted June 27 1999 at O A M. Memorials directed to George Funeral Homes. Additional obituaries include MELTON W WEBB and HELEN SUMMEY with funeral arrangements pending. George Funeral Homes Inc Downtown Aiken SC.
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Virginia Mowles Colvard
Colvard
Church St
Aiken
New Hope Gospel Church
Bob
Sunset Memory Gardens
Walters
Ohio
Richard Mowles
Vivian Reece Mowles McMasters
Langley
Melton W. Webb
Webb
Augusta Road
Kana Redd Webb
John R. Webb Jr
Johnnie Colvad
Church Se
New Hope’ Gospel Church
Wit
Kevin Scot Barrett
Kevin
Helen Ball Bae
Candia Bale
Sanday
Jae
Toei
Mount Ary
Baron
Augusta
Allen
George Funeral Homes, Inc
Downtown
Park Ave
S.W. Aiken
June Artist of the Month at Hitchcock Center Ginny Southworth
The Hitchcock Rehabilitation Center names Ginny Southworth, chief photographer for The Aiken Standard, as June Artist of the Month. Her black and white photography from her professional period is showcased, aiming to display the strength of monochrome imagery.
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Hitchcock Rehabilitation Center
Ginny Southworth
Aiken Standard
New Ellenton Fire Department to Hold Public Meeting
A public input meeting on upgrading the New Ellenton Fire Department facilities is scheduled for Thursday at 7 p.m. in the New Ellenton Civic Center. Volunteer members and Gloria Busch-Johnson will be on hand to answer questions.
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New Ellenton
Ellenton
Blood Drive Set Tuesday In Midland Valley Area
Midland Va ley Area Community Blood Drive will run 2 to 7 p.m. Tuesday in the Air Products conference room at 403 Carline Road Langley. The goal is 25 pints. On Wednesday 6:30 to 7:30 p.m. Rev Esa Clark will present a musical program at Mattie Hall Health Care Center 830 Laurens St N Aiken with Barbara Bellido assisting. St John United Methodist Church music director Marshall Jones and Lois Hansen violin soloist will perform.
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Aiken County
Al-Anon
Linden St
Alanon
Aurora Pavilion
Ambucs
Ryan's Family
Whiskey Road
American Legion Post
Old Airport Road
Boy Scouts
New Eilenton
Risher ‘Avenue
St. Paul United Methodist Church
Ellenton
SRA Alliance For
Aiken First Baptist Church
Chesterford St
Second Baptist Church
Hampton Ave
Fifty Plus Club
Houndslake Country Club
Langley-Bath-Clearwater
American Legion
Post Home
Group of Narcotics Anonymous
Second Baptist Church of Aiken
North Augusta
Overeaters Anonymous
Charles Wesley Methodist Church
Smith-Hazel
Smith-Hazel Recreation Center
Kershaw Street
Kirsch
HMO
Csra-Ami
First Baptist Church
Chesterfield St
Vivian Milner
AMI
Friends of
Aiken
AMT
Midland Valley
Langley
Midland Valey
Air Products
Carline Road
Esa Clark Wil
Mattie Hall
Laurens St. N
Barbara Bellido
Marsha Jones
St. John United Methodist Church
Graniteville
Lois Hansen
Hitchcock Hospice Announces Volunteer Training Sessions
The Hitchcock Hospice will run volunteer training classes through out the year from 5 30 to 9 30 pm with sessions on June 27 29 September 26 28 and November 28 30. Presentations will be delivered by Hitchcock Hospice staff members.
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Hitchcock Hospice
McCartney to Present Lecture on Plant Life in Columbia
Robert McCartney co owner of Woodlanders Inc in Aiken delivers Native vs. exotic Plants lecture at the historic Robert Mills House in downtown Columbia. The talk is scheduled Wednesday at 7 pm as part of a seven lecture series.
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Robert McCartney
Woodlanders Inc
Aiken
Robert Mills
Columbia
McCartney
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S.C
Sapaiee
Little Slugger
H. Shimanuki
Usda Honey Bee Lab
Beltsville, Md
Shimanuki
Genter, Edge
Aiken Regional Medical Centers
Kevin Scott Barrett II
Kevin Scott Barrett
Cardinal Drive
St. ‘Thaddeus Episcopal Church
Ann E. Heinemann
Mount Airy
Helen Ball Barrett
Elliot B
Loretta A. Barrett
Burton
Helen M. Henderson
Southern Pines
N.C
Hastings W. Henderson
Charles Eugene Barrett
Elliot Brooks Barrett III
Hastings Wyman Henderson Jr
Robert Carl Helfer
Medical College of Georgia Children's Medical Center
Kim Allen
George Funeral Home
Park Avenue
Johnnie Colvard
du Pont
Westinghouse
Savannah River Company
Johnetta George
Montmorenci
C.R
Buddy) Mowles
Euless
Texas
Diana Petty
Stockbridge
Hitchcock
P.O. Box F
Keeper Lane
Helen Summey Moody
Moody
Citadel Drive
Carl A. Moody Jr
Linda Perry
Sharon Severynse
Wilma Bungardner
Gastonia
C.B. Summey
Hatcher Funeral Home
Hatcher
Langley $C
Edna Redd Webb
Helen Summey
Cal A
Linda Peery
Sharon Sever Tase
D.C
Suey
Iter
U.S
Hwy. NO. 1
Tangley, S-c
Southworth
Whiskey Road Fox Hounds
Edgefield
Mount Vintage Plantation
Mount Vintage Stables
Freddie Gilligan
Re Csra Alliance For
Darrell Kirch
Medical College of Georgia
Family-Parent Action Group
Tri-Development Center
Terry Schilling
SPCA
N.E. Fire Department
Clark
Mattie C. Hall Center
Buzz Hankinson
Couns Ine
Ate and Business Consultants, Inc
Greene St
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