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Newspaper
Aiken Standard
Location
Aiken, South Carolina, United States of America
Date
Aug 08, 2006
Page
3
A local resident urges action on a rodent infestation around Kalmia Plaza and its reconstruction. Rodents from the infested building are entering nearby homes, prompting calls for immediate city intervention and cleanup.
A reader urges a city program to sell city owned blighted dwellings at reasonable prices with renovation plans for approval. The note criticizes state education grading standards and Augusta news prompting Aiken parents concerns. It also cautions residents about road safety near schools and warns about local government finances. Readers may leave comments.
North Augusta Elementary principal Dr. Angela Burkhalter seeks five more minutes of formal physical education weekly as SC General Assembly requires 60 minutes per week with a certified teacher plus 90 minutes of non-structured activity. Districts discuss allocations, ratios, and funding, with half-time instructors at five Area 3 schools and total funding rising from 4.1 to 21 million over next two years.
The Fort Gordon Band presented a Dixieland jazz concert moved indoors to the H C Weeks Activities Center due to weather. The Crooked River Dixieland Band, part of the 434th Signal Corps Amy Band, performed pieces like Hello Dolly Basin Street Blues Down by the Riverside and Bill Bailey attracting dancing attendees despite earlier winds and rain.
Firefighters from Jackson and mutual aid departments responded to a Green Street mobile home fire that engulfed the structure and a vehicle. An adult and a child were evacuated by the homeowner, no injuries reported, cause not yet determined but not believed suspicious. A second report notes an armed robbery at a Richland Avenue NW store under investigation with surveillance footage reviewed. Additional local arrests include an alleged pursuit crash attempt and a repeat sex offender case involving a 10 year old victim. The week’s incidents reflect active public safety operations across the area.
Deputies issued arrest warrants for Bruce Dwayne Hall, 38, of Huckleberry Finn Road, after reports that he held a woman against her will and forced sex at knifepoint over the weekend. The victim was transported to a local hospital for treatment and interview by authorities.
City lottery update lists Monday and daily draws with Pick 3 and Pick 4 midday and evening results. It includes Palmetto Cash Five numbers 7 3 27 15 11 with multiplier 2 and Cash 3 and Cash 4 results for both sessions along with Fantasy 5 numbers 39 28 37 19 38.
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