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Help Aiken Cinderella’s Get to the Ball
S.C. Bar Young Lawyers collect formal gowns for Cinderella Project There are only a few Cinderella’s in Aiken. However, the Young Lawyers Decision of the South Carolina Bar believes that you and some friends may be able to help them so Cinderella can get to the ball at the High School Prom. The S.C. Bar Young [...]
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Bank of America consumers victorious vs $5 debit card fee
Posted on 02 November 2011
Bank of America consumers clinched victory over the $5 monthly fee for using debit cards. Bank of America co-chief operating officer David Darnell announced foregoing the monthly debit card fees last November 1 after irate consumer Molly Katchpole of Washington, DC started an online petition calling for the bank to cease its unnecessary monthly charges. America’s largest [...] Continue Reading
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Banking With Citibank in your iPad
Posted on 28 August 2011
Online banking with Citibank is now accessible in your own iPad. The recent launching of Citibank for iPad® has raised the benchmark for online banking with fast, reliable, and secured way of tracking and analyzing your finances. With Citibank for iPad®, gone are the days of the old-fashioned style of ledger banking. In this first-ever app of [...] Continue Reading
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Food Prices Bite Into Aiken Budgets
Posted on 05 April 2011
Droughts and storms are set to cause problems with crops, and fuel prices are playing havoc with anything that has to be transported. World demand is rising. Economists say this will cause a 3-4% increase in food prices, but it seems that food has already increased more than that already. If these were the only problems, it [...] Continue Reading
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Winter Weather Slams South Carolina
Posted on 11 January 2011
South Carolina got an ugly stare from Old Man Winter Tuesday, and he left his calling card - causing numerous power outages, dangerous road conditions and all around headaches. Continue Reading
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FBI Says Violent Crime Still Dropping
Posted on 21 December 2010
According to a report in the postandcourier, The FBI says violent crime in Charleston dropped dramatically in the first half of the year. The preliminary FBI report shows crime continued to decline across the country. Only burglaries did not decline in the first six months of 2010. The 19 percent drop in violent crime [...] Continue Reading
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Aiken County Capital Projects Sales Tax Up For Vote, November 2
Posted on 25 October 2010
Candidates are the only ones needing votes on November 2nd. Round three of the Aiken County Capital Projects Sales Tax needs your attention too. The Capital Projects Sales Tax is a special one-cent option sales tax that applies to the gross proceeds of sales in Aiken County. Thankfully, it doesn't mean an additional tax, just an extension of the existing local option tax approved by voters twice in the past ten years. Continue Reading
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South Carolina Unemployment Rises
Posted on 22 September 2010
The unemployment rate in South Carolina raised from 10.7 percent in July to 11 percent in August, seemingly contradicting reports of an ending recession. The state has as many as 50,000 open jobs, but the problem is finding people with the skills to do the work, such as work with technology. Many of the usual mill and factory jobs have disappeared. Continue Reading
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Multitude of Car Break-Ins in Aiken
Posted on 21 September 2010
Police are asking Aiken residents to store their valuables somewhere other than their cars, as there have been 75 reported car break-ins since the beginning of June. Many of the crimes have been reported as "smash and grabs" where the criminals see something enticing within reach and smash the window to obtain it. Purses, electronics such as GPS systems, cash and other items have been some of the targeted items. Continue Reading
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