Midland Valley leads Lower State band finals build up
After weeks of practice the Aiken area bands move to the real tests as Lower State events begin. Midland Valley hosts Class A and AAA contests with Mustangs at 5:30 pm and Wagoner Valley at 2:30 pm. The AAA awards are due around 9:15 pm, while Silver Bluff North Augusta travel to Sum merville for other divisions. The top bands advance to state contests on Oct 27 at Newberry and Batesburg Leesville.
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Aiken Area
Midland Valley
Mustangs
Wagoner Valley
Silver Bluff
North Augusta
Ft. Dorchester High
Summerville
Silver Spirit
Newberry
Batesburg
Leesville
David Hastings
Irmo
Barnwell
Hastings
Blake Allen
Travelers
Bana
Danny Ferland
Aaron Copeland
Michael Jackson
Hitchcock marks 50th year with praise from staff and clients
Hitchcock Rehabilitation Center marks its 50th anniversary with praise from staff and clients. The center began in 1951 as an Easter Seals facility for special needs children and now runs therapy programs including water aerobics, with volunteers and a wide community support network.
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Hitchcock
Marie McCoggin
Hitchcock Rehabilitation Center
McCoggin
Pat Samuel
Medical Park Drive
Barnwell Henderson Johnson
James and
Lorraine McNair
Samuel
Cannon
Witness Testimony Opens In Anita Martinez Murder Trial
The trial of Julio Echevarria, a construction worker accused of killing Anita Martinez, opened with witness accounts from a friend of the victim, a pathologist, and a police officer. Martinez died Oct 18 2000 from a single .25 caliber shot to the head. Echevarria faces murder and related charges and may face life in prison if convicted.
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Jackson
Julio Echevarria
Anita Martinez
Echevarria
Ben Moore
James B. Jones
North Augusta
Jones
Martinez
Mike Chesser
Janice Ross
Andrew Keller
Moore
Fire destroys home and storage building on Breezy Hill Road
GVW Volunteer Fire Department battled a structure fire at 110 Breezy Hill Road shortly after 8 30 pm Thursday. Firefighters remained on scene until about 1 am with a later rekindle, causing a total loss to the home and storage building. No injuries were reported. the cause is under investigation by the Aiken County Sheriff's Office.
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Graniteville
GVW
Breezy Hill Road
Phil Napier
Noa
Napier
Aiken County
Solicitor to speak at domestic violence forum in Aiken
Barbara Morgan the Solicitor from the Fifth Circuit will headline a community forum titled Just So You Know held by the Aiken Center for Alcohol and Other Drug Services. The event features agencies from DSS to Juvenile Justice and runs 9 am to noon with a Q&A session.
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Barbara Morgan
Second Circuit
Morgan
Aiken Center For Alcohol and Other Drug Services
Judy W. Williams
Aiken Center
William
Department of Social Services
Department of Health and Environmental Control
Aiken County School District
Aiken Housing Authority Tri-Development
Aiken Department of Public Safety
Department of ‘Juvenile Justice
Williams
Aiken Center For
Aiken Chamber Leadership Walk names unveiled
Steve Sucher chairs sandblasting of names on the Leadership Walk at the Aiken Chamber of Commerce. The walk lists every chamber chairman since Julian B. Salley Sr. who led in 1921. Pictured are June Murff Bates Landreth and Sucher at Bridge Stone Firestone.
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Aiken Chamber of Commerce
Chaiman
Steve Sucher
Chamber
Julian B. Salley Sr
Aiken
Julian B. Salley Jr
Sucher
Bridgestone
Firestone
South Carolina
June Murff
Bates Landreth
Landreth Monument Company
People's Community Capital Corp Reports Nine Month Earnings Rise
People's Community Capital Corp posted $441 392 in nine month earnings ending September 30 up 9 percent from the prior year. Net income per share rose to 0.45 from 0.39. Total assets increased 30 percent to 79.1 million with loans at 47.6 million and deposits at 67.6 million. The bank holding company is headquartered in Aiken with offices at 1715 Whiskey Road 125 Park Ave in Aiken and 518 Georgia Ave in North Augusta.
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People’s Community Capital Corporation
Aiken
Whiskey Road
Park Ave
Georgia Ave
North Augusta
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United Way
Hitchcock Center
Rotek
Noy Nesmith
E ‘Loyd Greene
Fine South
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