Aiken TalkBack voices on traffic access and gun rights
Readers discuss access points along Whiskey Road and Taylor Street near four lanes and a Home Depot, noting hazards from turning and merging traffic. The letter also defends gun ownership and condemns insults toward Northerners, urging readers to share via hotline or email.
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Correction: Gun store robbery weapon type clarified
The Aiken Standard corrects a Friday headline stating the owner used an automatic weapon. The owner actually used a semi automatic weapon. The paper invites readers to report factual errors to set the record straight.
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Five arrested in North Augusta narcotics raid at Ridgeview Manor
North Augusta Public Safety SWAT officers arrested five occupants of Ridgeview Manor apartment K 414 following a month long narcotics investigation. Officers seized cocaine ecstasy marijuana and drug money while detaining Matthew Whittaker Jasimine Burley Tavaris Burley Antonio Goodwin and Ladevarian Veal on various charges. The probe began in July after complaints the apartment was a drug house.
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Law Enforcement Hub opens at hospital ER
ADPS Chief Charles Barranco ARMC CEO Carlos Milanes and Sheriff Michael Hunt with ARMC COO Scott Ansede opened the Law Enforcement Officer Hub in the hospital emergency room Friday.
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Aiken Regional opens Law Enforcement Officer Hub in ER
Aiken Regional Medical Centers unveiled a new Law Enforcement Officer Hub in the emergency room providing desk and office space for Aiken and Aiken County Sheriff's Office personnel as well as state agencies and hospital security staff. Sheriff Hunt ADPS Chief Barranco ARMC leaders attended.
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Book Bag Drive Keeps Family Legacy Alive in Aiken
Boxes of colorful bags and school supplies line the Jack Rogers Tire lobby signaling the Helping Hands initiative's start for the new school year. The drive bears the name of Sandy Rogers and continues through her sister Jenny Johnson, honoring their mother Dr. Maryanne Rogers who founded the program.
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Braves Rockies day trip offered by Aiken parks department
The City of Aiken Parks Recreation and Tourism Department schedules a Sept 6 day trip to watch the Atlanta Braves versus the Colorado Rockies. The 8 am to 7 pm event costs 95 dollars, includes transport, parking, ballpark admission, and all you can eat lunch. Ages 21 and over. registration ends Aug 19. call 642-7631 for details. The Adidas Phenom Basketball Camp invites boys grades 5-8 to register online for Sept 15 and 16, 199 dollars per camper, with exposure and instruction leading to potential national camp invitation in San Diego.
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