Aiken residents discuss traffic and local issues in reader messages
Letters cover sheriff patrols and road safety at Baynham's restaurant on Beaverdam Road, calls for street patrols, and concerns about immigration and bilingual education. Other notes praise coroner crosses, Sunday alcohol sales, and Staples teacher support with thanks to teachers and readers offering contact for Talkback comments.
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Baynham
Beaverdam Road
North Meadows Drive
Aiken County
Aiken
Georgia
Aikenstandard
Burnettown Chief Prefers Local SRO Staffing for Midland Valley High
Burnettown Police Chief Greg Norris says the SRO at Midland Valley High should be staffed by his department within town limits. He notes six officers total and one qualified for the post, with potential to hire another. The Aiken County Sheriff’s Office has funded SROs for years, and officials debate funding fairness as the town reduces non core services.
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Midland Valley High School
Burnettown
Greg Norris
Aiken County
Area 3
Nobles
Midland Valley
S.C. General Assembly
Wayne Benson
Norris
Midland Valley High
Benson
Sheriff’s Department
SRO
Leavelle McCampbell
Registration kicks off school year at Byrd Elementary
Thousands of Aiken County students register for the new term with Byrd Elementary hosting a smooth process. Cory White starts fourth grade, Kellie begins 4K, and parents meet teachers and PTO officers. After-school programs from the Salvation Army Boys and Girls Club and YMCA Prime Time also presented to assist working families.
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Graniteville
Cory White
Byrd Elementary School
Julie
Kellie
White
Aiken County
Byrd
Rosie Berry
PTO
DARE
Tammy White
Lisa Floyd
Floyd
Normand Roy
Salvation Army
Boys and Girls Club
Area 3
Roy
Conita Sims
YMCA
Sims
Five youths linked to car theft case in Aiken
Aiken Department of Public Safety reports a burgundy 1987 Nissan Stanza stolen with a broken window. Five suspects, four juveniles and Ruben Shacobie Simpkins, 17, face charges including possession of a stolen vehicle and traffic offenses after the pursuit near Beaufort Street and South Boundary Avenue. Simpkins was detained behind a Locke Lane residence after the stolen car and plate were recovered.
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Aiken Department of Public Safety
Ruben Shacobie Simpkins
Pendleton Street
Beaufort Street
South Boundary Avenue
Colleton Avenue
South Boundary
Simpkins
Locke Lane
Charles Jones
Attempted armed robbery targets The American Heart Inn
Two teenage suspects attempted to rob The American Heart Inn on Richland Avenue Tuesday night. They entered the motel lobby, demanded money, but fled after the clerk knocked the gun away. No injuries or arrests reported. Police, bloodhound units searched the area. Call tips to the sheriff or Crime Stoppers for rewards.
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American Heart Inn
Richland Avenue
Aiken County
Dana
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Staple’s
Staples
Chief
Byrd Elementary
Rob Novit
Julie White
Floyd Ggreene
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St Floyd & Greene
Aiken and
Steven E. Floyd
Tom Williams
FloydandGreene.com
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