Angelic 20/20 Tops South Carolina Angels List
Aiken 20/20 Corp. leads Secretary of State Jim Miles’ Angels List as the top charity in South Carolina for exceptional groups. The agency notes 20/20 spent all donated funds on community projects including developing the Aiken Industrial Park and aims to redistribute as a five year program ends.
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Columbia
Aiken
Jim Miles
Angels
South Carolina
Aiken 20/20 Corp
John Oakland
Aiken 20/20
Scrooge
Miles
Ten Angels
Sharpe Denies Tax Write Off Motive in Senior Program
Rep Charles Sharpe asserts he joined the county tax write-off program for seniors to perform public service, not to reduce his own property taxes. The program, started in 1991-92, enlists seniors to work and trim about 15000 in tax bills, overseen by former county employee Yvonne Baughman after being modeled on Boulder Colorado.
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Charles Sharpe
R-Wagener
Sharpe
Dover
William Shepherd
Boulder
Colo
Yvonne Baughman
Silver Spirit band heads to Macy's parade in New York
Silver Bluff High School marching band The Silver Spirit is one of 13 bands invited to Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade after 300 applications. 158 performers and 153 chaperones prepare to ride buses to New York with a NBC airing between 10 and 11 AM.
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Scott Webster
Silver Bluff High School
Chuck Deen
New York
Aiken County
Silver Spirit
Reamer
Ms. Kaplenski
NBC
Juanita Scott
Aiken approves zoning revisions amid horse district dispute
The Aiken City Council adopted changes to the zoning ordinance including beds and breakfasts and provisions for horses in a RSS zone. Residents complain of odors and flies tied to Sandhurst B and B amid alleged violations.
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Aiken
City of Aiken
Food bank seeks help after DSS warehouse rodent trouble
Golden Harvest Food Bank in Aiken urges donations during Thanksgiving as a DSS move from Columbia disrupts supplies. Owen Clary says thousands of cases were picked up and may be returned, halting distributions. Citizens can donate nonperishable foods, dried items, frozen turkeys or money. bank address and phone are provided.
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Golden Harvest Food Bank
Columbia
S.C. Department of Social Services
DSS
Owen Clary
Aiken
Banks Mill
Clary
Enterprise Drive
Banks Mill Road
Gas prices rise as Thanksgiving approaches
South Carolina drivers face higher fuel costs as Thanksgiving nears with state averages up 21 cents to 1.14 a gallon for regular. Aiken stations report 1.16 for regular and 1.25 for plus, while national average sits around 1.28. Oil fears loom as Iraq cuts exports and OPEC production debates persist, signaling possible further spikes into 2000.
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South Carolina
Aiken
AAA
Carolinas Motor Club
Iraq
Billy Howard
Wind
Sor General Store
Price
Texaco
Huntsman Shell
OPEC
Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries
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Kristin McCraw
Kristin Reamer
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Hornsby & Co
Sharief
Hitchcock
Compassion
Abby
Ronnie Finley Sizemore
North Augusta
Hatcher
William John Buchner
Batesburg
Milton-Shealey
Gerald
Mickey) Langford
Trenton
G. L. Brighthorp and Sons
Itu
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