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Aiken Standard

Location

Aiken, South Carolina, United States of America

Date

Apr 02, 2003

Page

2

Sheriff Misuse of Public Funds Sparks Local Concern

A reader accuses the Aiken County Sheriff’s Office of misusing public funds by replacing a two year old radio system with a new paid monthly system. The letter questions oversight and calls for accountability.

Sheriff's Office Aiken County Sheriff's Department

Road repair question and IB program budget debate in Aiken

A reader asks when Graymare Hollow road will be fixed, urging action on detours to work and school. The letter criticizes state school budget cuts and calls for trimming the IB program at Aiken High, arguing funds are wasted on few candidates. comments may be submitted via Talkback or email.

Graymare Hollow Aiken High Aikenstandard Aiken

Local woman joins Aiken MS Walk for awareness and hope

Aiken MS Walk begins at the Aiken County Library at 9 a.m. Saturday with Jeanette Holley attending in spirit. Holley, confined to a wheelchair for over eight years, shares her battle with multiple sclerosis, the drug Avonex aiding her stabilization, and calls for broader stem cell research while urging registration contacts for the event.

Aiken Aiken County Jeanette Holley Holley Republican Party Harriet Shallo Kathy Verenes MS Society

Seniors weave Blue Ribbon Sunday drive for child safety

In 1995 Ivy Miller retired after 30 years with The Graniteville Company then joined Smith Hazel Recreation Center. Senior volunteers at Smith Hazel prepare ribbons for Blue Ribbon Sunday in April to promote awareness of child abuse across 36 Aiken County churches. Organizers aim to distribute about 10 000 ribbons through the month, tying local churches into Prevent Child Abuse South Carolina efforts.

Ivy Miller Graniteville Company Smith-Hazel Miller Aiken County Peggy Ford Children’s Place Prevent South Carolina Ford Betty Giles Smith- Hazel Anna L. Lee

County Council opposes hog bill harming Home Rule act

Aiken County Council unanimously condemned a D C House measure called the hog bill saying it violates South Carolina Home Rule by blocking local zoning controls for hog farms. The panel also approved hiring Wilmore and Associates to rewrite the county zoning ordinance, aiming for a tighter, more complex framework.

D.C House of Representatives Aiken Mes Scott Singer Kathy Rawls North Carolina South Carolina Wilmore & Associates Don Wilmore

Franklin County coroner seeks relatives of man found dead

Franklin County coroner's office in Columbus seeks family and friends of Nathaniel Winter a 52 year old black male who died on March 19 information to contact (614) 462 5280. Also local New Ellenton drug crackdown leads to arrests and a Palmetto Parkway expansion hearing with public input at North Augusta Community Center.

Franklin County Columbus Ohio Aiken Nathaniel Winter Winter Coroner's Office New Ellenton van McMillan James Rowland I Joyce Lane McMullan McMillan North Augusta Palmetto Parkway South Carolina Department of ‘Transportation

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