Aiken Standard TalkBack excerpts on local issues and opinions
Readers discuss gun safety and security, city projects like the Northside, aging infrastructure such as Joye Cottage and Rose Hill, the privately funded Railroad Depot, retail vacancies, zoning for Town Creek Road parcels, and questions about new mall stores. Also mentions SRS fuel storage and welcomes Roger LeDuc. Comments invite voicemail or email submissions.
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Northside
Aiken
Joye Cottage
Rose Hill
Zap Cane stuns with 1 million volt built in device
Barbara Rock, 70, buys a Zap Cane from P.S. Products in Little Rock, a 32 to 36 inch non lethal stun cane rated at 1 million volts. Officials say it aims to defend and deter without killing, and it costs 80 to 100 dollars though restrictions may apply by location. Rock plans to use pepper spray instead due to kill concerns.
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Little Rock
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Hannah Dunlap
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Aiken District Launches Its Own Virtual School Option
Aiken County plans a new virtual school program aligned with the South Carolina Virtual School. Teachers from South Aiken High, plus district staff, will guide students in a lab setting with proctors and online courses starting September 8 after August registration. Students may take one course first semester.
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S.C
Jason Rodgers
South Aiken High
State Department of Education
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Deirdre Edwards
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Ginger Dunker
Dunker
Alex Lowe
Kathy Privett
Midland Valley High School
Driver dies in early morning I-20 wreck near Aiken County
Al Miller, 34, of North and South Carolina, died in a 6 a.m. Saturday crash on Interstate 20 near the 28 mile marker after losing control of a 2001 Chevrolet Tahoe and being ejected. Tara Chase, 34, of Columbia, was seat-belted and treated for non-life threatening injuries. Investigators say excessive speed and possible drugs or alcohol may have been factors. toxicology results pending.
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al Miller
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South Carolina
Aiken County
Miller
Columbia
Tara Chase
Georgia Regional Medical Center
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Atlanta
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Murder Mystery Dinner Theater at Newberry Hall
The Aiken Downtown Development Association hosts its ninth annual Murder Mystery Dinner Theater on August 15 and 16 at Newberry Hall 117 Newberry St. S.W. starting 6 30 p.m. The show is Murder in the Barracuda Business Bowl with tickets at 50 dollars per person. Call 803 649 2221 for tickets and information.
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