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Newspaper
Aiken Standard
Location
Aiken, South Carolina, United States of America
Date
Aug 02, 2014
Page
3
Editor calls out SRS retirees for complaints and questions city spending on the Railroad Depot. Argues funds should not be used unless the deck attracts tourists and potential rail passengers from Charleston.
A reader laments wasted effort over a salvage yard and urges focus on city issues such as drugs and crime while noting Aiken Technical College expansion in radiological training. The letter ends with a call to comment via the TalkBack hotline or email.
The Aiken Standard corrects previous religion briefs stating Rev James E Reynolds is Zion Hill Missionary Baptist Church pastor in Salley and clarifies the Aug 9 free clothing give away runs from 9 a.m. to 1 30 p.m. The paper invites readers to report factual errors to Melissa Hanna at 803 644 2364 or editorial email.
The Audubon Center in Jackson hosts Storks and Corks on Aug 9 from 6 to 9 p.m. Proceeds aid operations while visitors view wood storks, now listed as threatened after a recent rise from endangered status. Koehler notes about 9 000 breeding pairs and explains habitat changes shifted populations from Florida to the Carolinas and Georgia. Guests travel from the visitors' center to nearby ponds for viewing.
Storks and Corks, a Silver Bluff Audubon Center wood stork fundraiser, will run August 9 from 6 to 9 p.m. at Audubon Center, 4542 Silver Bluff Road, Jackson. Tickets cost 50 dollars. reservations required. Call 803-471-0291 for details and note benches, canopies, and chair setup. The event highlights the wood stork’s seasonal presence and conservation news from Sally Jewell remarks.
The City of Aiken invites children ages 5 to 12 for flag football and 4 to 18 for fall youth soccer. Games run August through October. fees are 52 dollars city residents and 87 dollars non residents for flag football, 50 dollars city residents and 85 dollars non residents for soccer. For details call 803-642-7761 or visit the city website.
City program invites children ages five to twelve to join cheer. Registration runs August to October with fees 50 dollars for city residents and 85 dollars for non residents. Call 803-642-7761 or visit cityofaikensc.gov for details or to register.
Martha Chadwick is named Aiken County animal shelter director to oversee Wire Road facilities, reduce the shelter’s enforcement role, and shift focus toward advocacy and better care. She brings management and volunteer experience, with some shelter pets already in her "big heart" profile. Chadwick starts within two weeks.
The Aiken Department of Public Safety investigates an armed robbery in a Whiskey Road Wal-Mart parking lot around noon Friday. A Black male in his 20s, wearing a gray long sleeve shirt, jeans, brown boots and a baseball hat, brandished a handgun and fled in a white vehicle after taking cash and a cellphone. CrimeStoppers solicits tips at 888-CRIME-SC with anonymity and possible $1000 reward.
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