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Newspaper
Aiken Standard
Location
Aiken, South Carolina, United States of America
Date
Aug 17, 2011
Page
1
The City of Aiken works to repair the Iselin Fountains at Hopelands Gardens. The Musculoskeletal Institute adds a new MRI system with advanced tech and a wide opening to ease MRI anxiety.
Pittsburgh dispatchers prep for possible fake gunshots or explosions as filming for The Dark Knight Rises occurs in the city. Allegheny County officials urge residents to call 911 if they hear disturbances to help responders distinguish fiction from reality.
Readers thank workers for road repaving on Banks Mill Road and say driving is a pleasure now. A poll prompt invites online voting at www.aikenstandard.com as of 8 p.m. Tuesday.
Several hundred residents filled the Aiken County Council Administrator Committee chamber to discuss the state mandated five year property tax reassessment. Attendees waited for a second session as chairs filled and some sat on the floor. Community members voiced frustration and questions to Assessor Rick Jantzen and council members amid a tense atmosphere.
Police connected a downtown camera shop break-in last May to Charles Jackson 43 of Colleton Avenue in Aiken. He was served with a burglary warrant in jail Tuesday after authorities tied security footage showing a brick thrown through the front window to the theft of a camera, tripod, and bag.
The Aiken County Board of Education tentatively advances a 1.2 million capital project to install new gym restrooms at Busbee Corbett Elementary Middle in Wagener. Trustees prioritize safety in the district 5 year facilities plan as Dr. John Bass notes current restrooms allow public access to locker areas.
Gov. Nikki Haley defended her vetoes and the budget battles with the General Assembly. She said they clashed over spending, insisting funds be limited and used to reduce debt or return to taxpayers, even as overrides trimmed many vetoes.
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