Many friends left us in 2008. Doctors, athletes, builders and shakers, and doers and givers. Before the year ends, let's take a moment to look back at a few of the people whose lives made our community a better place.

...the First Baptist Church of Gloverville and the Scottish Rite. He served on the board of directors of the Midland Valley Chamber of Commerce and the Heritage Corridor board. The funeral will be held at 2 p.m. Sunday at First Baptist Church of...

...business contacts and networking opportunities. - Leadership Aiken County: In conjunction with the Aiken and Midland Valley chambers of commerce, a comprehensive program has been designed to identify, develop and motivate new leadership for Aiken...

...first-served basis. Bring a copy of your previous year's tax return. Chamber officials plan meeting today The Midland Valley Chamber of Commerce will meet at noon today at Bobby's Barbecue Buffett, 1897 Jefferson Davis Highway in Warrenville. Richard...

...Aiken County sheriff answered questions at a packed restaurant Tuesday night. The forum, sponsored by the Midland Valley Chamber of Commerce and held at Bobby's Bar-B-Q, was the first gathering of the four candidates who will appear on the...

...taught me that." She exhibits that lesson daily by donating her time as the executive director of the Midland Valley Chamber of Commerce. The organization, led entirely by volunteers, has worked for 10 years to place Midland Valley in the...

...production facility near Aiken - the flagship of the company's U.S. operations. She spoke to members of the Midland Valley Chamber of Commerce on Wednesday to give them an update on plant activity. She said although the plant will lose more than...

...Hazel has the financial backing of the other members of his engineering firm and moral support from the Midland Valley Chamber of Commerce. "It's going to be a real asset to our community," said chamber Executive Director Gloria Busch Johnson...

...sweep events. Dr. Fry, director of the National Science Center in Augusta, was guest speaker at the Midland Valley Chamber of Commerce on Wednesday. If all goes according to plans, changes will be made on the pond that will improve the pond's...

BURNETTOWN -- The 1950s came back to life Friday night as the Midland Valley Chamber of Commerce re-created a bygone era when Elvis was king and bebop was the thing. At Midland Valley High School, nearly 200 chamber members...