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Newspaper
Aiken Standard
Location
Aiken, South Carolina, United States of America
Date
Apr 25, 2003
Page
2
A letter questions inmate wages and the use of prisoners, asks whether All-America City qualifications favor jailed workers, and criticizes local policies on taxes, car tags, school buses, and city employment of inmates in Aiken. The writer defends veterans yet critiques funding choices and enforcement gaps.
A reader letter criticizes the notion that POWs who surrender are heroes. The writer reflects on a tractor ride with a grandfather and expresses disbelief at a disaster’s scale. Readers can call the Talkback hotline or email to comment, with names optional.
North Augusta High School choral director Kevin Creel is on administrative leave for a month amid allegations of inappropriate online contact with a student. District officials say an investigation is ongoing with pay continued. a board hearing may be required for final action. Creel says scrutiny has harmed his students, and the spring production of Guys and Dolls was canceled after rehearsals were disrupted.
At the Two Notch and Boardman intersection in Aiken SCDOT workers installed 48 inch stop signs to combat speeding after a traffic study. Public Safety Director Frommer notes a 30 day grace period for tickets while residents pushed for added visibility and safety measures.
Sunday a veteran’s administration grave marker dedication will honor 24 Confederate soldiers buried in Vaucluse Cemetery. The Berry Benson Chapter United Daughters of the Confederacy Brigadier General Barnard E Bee Camp and Sons of Confederate Veterans sponsor the event at 3 p.m. Descendants of the soldiers are urged to attend. the markers list name rank birth and death with a Southern Cross on top.
JERE Staff reports a South Carolina Department of Commerce representative will address state of small business with emphasis on minority women. Keynote Robin R. Chisolm of Rural Crossroads Institute, a SCDOC program, outlines new initiatives and opportunities for entrepreneurs. Chisolm, with over two decades in economic development, previously led BRED. Attendees will hear about potential contracts and how to do business with agencies including the US Department of Commerce Minority Business Development Agency and others in downtown Aiken.
A 13 year old from Aiken, Clint Jackson of Dawn Jackson and Pure Heart, sang live with Bill Gaither at Greenville’s Bi Lo Center after Jeff Easter helped arrange the appearance. He returned the next night in Birmingham and joins Pure Heart on tracks from Fortune Is, with concerts planned for a big break.
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