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Newspaper
Aiken Standard
Location
Aiken, South Carolina, United States of America
Date
Aug 02, 2007
Page
3
A July 20 letter cites the Depot project as a money drain and urges stopping the plan for a total review or a public vote. The writer warns the project has shifted from a "pretty building without purpose" to a costly undertaking and questions accountability.
Readers urge Aiken planning commission to grant variances, question why zoning appeals proceed only to elected officials, and propose buying the Legare Morgan house for a Park Avenue plaque and a depot museum. They call GVW funding a drop in the bucket and criticize meetings as wasteful while pressing for action on child and sex offender issues.
Fragmentary OCR shows the Aiken Standard publication details and postal box addresses for the newspaper and postmaster changes. It mentions Rutland Drive Rutand address and P O Box numbers, indicating publishing logistics rather than news events.
A garbled OCR listing Georgia Lottery draws for Pick 3 Midday and Evening and Palmetto Cash 5. Entries show numbers like 3 3 9 and 4 8 4 3 and 9 2 4 4 8 5, with references to Multiplier 2 and dates unclear. No coherent event or outcome clear beyond lottery result fragments.
The City of Aiken temporarily installs a large green eight-compartment newspaper box near Aiken Drug Co on Laurens Street to assess its fit with downtown streetscape. If approved, city owned machines could be placed at 8 to 10 locations, with publishers renting compartments. public rights of way rules and merchant concerns shape the plan.
The 11th annual Fried Green Tomato Festival at Langley Ponds Pleasure Island in Gloverville invites all on Saturday starting at 2 pm. Organizers led by Yvonne Baughman offer T shirts, raffles, food by Joey's BBQ, hot dogs from the church, a bike and car show, bands, fireworks at 9 pm, and proceeds benefit Adopt A Family with free admission and parking. Deb bie at the Whistle Stop (803) 593 5200 provides more details.
A gag order in the York County murder case of 83 year old Dale Baldwin prevents the Aiken County Coroner from releasing the death cause. Dale Baldwin was found outside her home on June 23 wrapped in a blanket and identified by dental records. The death is ruled homicide. her son Craig Baldwin is charged with her murder and a preliminary trial is set for the week of November 12.
Southeastern Bank Financial Corp parent Georgia Bank & Trust Augusta and Southern Bank & Trust Aiken announced a 3.0 million quarterly net income for the quarter ended June 30 2007 up from 2.9 million a year earlier Diluted earnings per share were 0.54 down from 0.55 Total assets reached 1.1 billion up 20.8 percent year over year Loans stood at 8.096 billion and deposits at 898.1 million as of June 30 2007 Interest income rose to 9.5 million while noninterest income was 3.8 million and noninterest expense was 7.6 million reflecting growth costs from Southern Bank & Trust.
The United Way of Aiken County plans a new distribution approach for about 3,900 eligible children in 2006. Representatives from all public schools will visit Aiken Electric Cooperative to pick up and sort basic supplies, replacing the old system of site by site pickups and prepacked bags.
Frnenasmovaptist hosts a Saturday August 11 back to school festival from 9 am to 10 am designed for teens ages 12 to 19 and parents. Activities include study skills boot camp and life preparation sessions. Rev Dallas Frazier discusses a new book. Free event with group reservations.
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