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Newspaper
Aiken Standard
Location
Aiken, South Carolina, United States of America
Date
Aug 06, 2015
Page
3
The editorial commends not raising hotel height while urging a new, attractive library. It laments money constraints but calls for long term planning, warns of job losses at SRS and mall closure, and notes a lost racing stable as signs of a struggling city.
Readers react to proposed shifts in church, politics, and animal welfare in Aiken. The letter cites religious change, air pressure in sports, and stricter animal cruelty penalties while urging owners to leave town and calling for public input via the TalkBack line.
South Carolina Pick 3 midday 5 2 7 Pick 4 2 4 1 4 Pick 3 evening 9 7 2 Pick 4 evening 2 1 5 3 Palmetto Cash 5 2 4 6 15 37 Power Up 2 Georgia Cash 3 midday 2 1 9 Cash 4 midday 2 9 6 4 FIVE midday 3 8 0 9 2 Cash 3 evening 8 1 4 FIVE evening 7 5 0 3 4 Cash 4 evening and Fantasy Five unavailable at press time.
Aiken County Animal Shelter and FOTAS launch August promotions to move overflow animals. Puppy Love 2 for 1 lets buyers adopt one puppy at 70 dollars and get a second free, with vaccines, worming, neutering and micro-chipping included. Cats promoted at 9 dollars through month end, including same services. Resources available for discounted spay or neuter vouchers. Shelter hours and contact provided.
The Aiken Department of Public Safety will hold a nine week Citizens Public Safety Academy starting Sept 10 every Thursday from 6 30 to 9 30 p m The program covers patrol firefighting use of force community policing traffic safety and investigations Applicants must attend eight classes pass a background check and are not training to become officers Applications are at 251 Laurens St NW or on the city of Aiken site.
The Citizen's Public Safety Academy runs nine weeks beginning September 10 with weekly Thursday sessions from 6 30 to 9 30 p m. Interested applicants may visit Aiken Public Safety at 251 Laurens Street N W or cityofaikensc gov for details and enrollment.
The Storks and Corks fundraiser runs 6 to 9 p.m. Saturday at the Silver Bluff Audubon Center in Jackson with stork viewing wines buffet and silent auction. Tickets are $50 and reservations are required. call 803-471-0291 for details.
A lightning strike hit a sub station serving the Aiken area causing a nightlong outage. About 1 500 customers lost power with downtown Aiken Rutland Drive Richland Avenue and Whiskey Road affected. By 10 p m 677 homes remained without electricity and restoration was expected by 12 30 a m though some areas were back online by 10 15 p m.
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