Holiday Display Highlights Victorian Angels Across Augusta
The Augusta houses show festive rooms with angels from Victorian times, antique entry halls, and herb filled parlor decor. Edgefield Floral Shop uses natural woodland motifs, while townsfolk showcase edible herb wreaths, potted rosemary legends, and a tearoom kitchen with gourmet sweets. Florists and shops from Aiken to Augusta present varied themes from herbs to fishing tied Victorian vignettes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Scott Furnishings
Edgefield
Mt. Carmel Herb Farm
Walterboro
Bethleham
Edgefield Floral Shop
Dorie
Flowers of Aiken
Clarys
Happiness
Aiken
Suzanne
Augusta
Margaret Brown Flowers
Bosnian Serb forces threaten Bihac as UN calls cease fire
UN spokesman Lt Col Jan-Dirk von Merveldt says Bosnian Serb army can enter Bihac anytime as hellish fighting rages on outskirts and center endures artillery. Mayor Hamdija Kabiljagh reports heavy clashes by ham radio. Paris talks urge immediate cease-fire for the Bihac pocket amid six UN safe areas including Sarajevo.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jan-Dirk von Merveldt
Hamdija Kabiljagh
Bihac
Ham
Paris
Bosnia
U.N
Sarajevo
U N Units Prepared For Pullout
Fighting around northwest Bosnia heats up as Serbs attack near the U N safe haven at Bihac. General Rose warns peacekeepers may withdraw if conditions worsen while Bosnian Serbs press for a nationwide cease-fire as UN planners seek a de militarization and withdrawal plan.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sarajevo
Bosnia-Herzegovina
U.N
Bosnia
U.S
NATO
Michael Rose
Croatia
Bihac
Associated Press
Sale of ARMC Nears Completion in Columbia/HCA Merger
The ARMC sale is a final step in the Columbia/HCA merger. Universal Health Services pledges to continue ARMC open heart surgery and FTC-required divestiture proceeds in Aiken after a February agreement. Bids were due Sept 23 from a list of five finalists after an initial field of about 15 bidders.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pital
Universal
ARMC
Columbia/HCA
FTC
Aiken
Columbia
HCA
Hitchcock Rehabilitation Center of
Paracelsus Healthcare
Universal Health Services Inc
Healthcat Associates
Dynamic Health
Tornadoes and Storm Toll Across Several States
A Sunday storm left two dead in Magee Mississippi as a Germantown tornado wrecked 13 homes and damaged 25 buildings. Arkansas saw minor injuries as storms hit, cows were hurled into trees, and a mobile home was tossed. West Memphis suffered damage to an apartment complex and 20 to 30 houses. Georgia fog and a fatal plane crash near Atlanta added to the weather chaos. Minnesota logged heavy snow and multiple car crashes including a fatality in Rochester. Power outages affected Alabama, Iowa, Indiana, and other states.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Magee
Miss
Germantown
Arkansas
West Memphis
Ark
Georgia
Atlanta
Minnesota
Rochester
Marie Ruden
Ovens
Towa
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Clark
Ers
Johnston
Tay
Rainsford
Punkin Hollow
Cedar Grove Plantation
Star View Farm
Jones and Murph
J. Lewis Wise
JE. Stewart Builders Inc
Lewis E. Brown
Lucien and
Karen Papouchado
Mattie C. Hail Health Center
John Hunte
Mullins Pathology and Cytology Laboratory
Nichola J. Sanito
D.D
Paul G. Gootowsk
Preston Conger
Ramada Ltd
Richard and
Margaret Ford
Robert E. Lofgrenon
RE. Photon Company Inc
Strom Thurmond
S. Taylor Garett
D.d.wesley
Carole Smith
Ivan
Katherine Lewis
W.A Bragg and Company Inc. Yards of Aiken Inc
Roper
Wii
Rev. Day
Day Johnston
Sandra Bell
The
Michael Williams
Yasushi Akashi
Former
Yugoslavia
Monique Tuffelli
Isinac
United Nations
Aiken County
Richland Avenue
Swan Rrancess
Jason
Lion Fung
Atara
Alabama
Indiana
Pendleton St., SW
Julian Dunbar Agency
Edic
CSEA
Usc-Aiken
Etherredge Center
COPE
Engineering
Apogee
PMBA
Karen Morris
Eejay
Ures
Santa Fe
Aiken Center For the Arts
Laurens St
Old Heliy Meyers
McDonald's & Kroger
Aiken Center For the Arts & Downtown
Aiken Development Corporation
Aiken Standard
Palmetto Federal
Aiken Downtown Development Corporation
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