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Newspaper
Aiken Standard
Location
Aiken, South Carolina, United States of America
Date
Aug 29, 2003
Page
2
Local residents urge the Aiken theater to offer matinees year round to avoid traffic and late nights. They advocate political change in Council District 3 supporting Ed Giobbe to preserve Aiken's character. The letter blends civic critique with notes on community initiatives and local business concerns.
A reader questions why Schofield uses police officers instead of crossing guards for student safety. The letter argues knowledge gaps and notes construction and business growth near the bypass while clarifying that buildings lie in the county, not the city.
A letter argues Ed Giobbe cannot judge Greenwich city issues after brief residence in the district and cites he lived in Aiken only eight months. Readers are invited to comment via Talkback hotline or email, with names not required or published.
The Aiken Standard apologizes for an error in the August 28 edition. The final paragraph should state that Heather and her friends enjoyed champagne flutes filled with a little bubbly Sprite inside the limo.
South Carolina and Georgia highway patrols team up for the Hands Across the Border campaign marking the 12th year. About 50 officers from Anderson in SC and Jefferson County in GA gathered at the North Augusta Welcome Center to deter drunk driving and reduce fatalities during the holiday weekend.
Bechtel Savannah River Construction workers reached 12 million safe work hours on August 25, a milestone equating to 6,000 employees over one year without a lost-time injury. WSRC President Bob Pedde and director Bill Elkins praised the achievement and safety culture.
Augusta, the trial of confessed serial killer Reinaldo Rivera could start Nov 10 on charges in the deaths of four women from Georgia and South Carolina. Rivera, 39, has confessed and seeks the death penalty, waives appeals, and faces a gag order as mental evaluations and guilt phase proceed.
Crews working on the S C 118 bypass may finish by Oct 31 as dry spells ease earthwork delays. Cherokee Construction must meet the 6.8 million contract deadline or face penalties. The project links Rutland Drive near York Street to U S 78 and S C 302 at Pine Log Road.
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