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Newspaper
Aiken Standard
Location
Aiken, South Carolina, United States of America
Date
Dec 18, 2002
Page
2
A caller defends Reverend Jesse Jackson, claiming he is as real as any reverend and recalling a service with over 1,200 attendees in a church that seats 800. The caller notes plans for his March return and emphasizes biblically grounded preaching.
Aiken County Council ordered Rainbow Terrace Motel in Clearwater closed until building code violations are fixed. Six improved units may stay open, including the manager’s, to provide income, while the remaining 16 rooms require extensive work and remain shut.
Readers discuss Roger Leauc's raise and city salary surveys, praising his work and noting budget cuts should start at the top to fund classrooms. Letters also praise LD Lever School in Aiken County for caring staff and student happiness, while a theft of a nativity scene is reported with contact info for tips.
Firefighters responded to a smoke incident at 118 1/2 Laurens Street near Moon Beans and Laissez Faire Properties. Officials said a chimney like fire produced soot and ash with no damage to either business. Traffic was rerouted and later reopened.
Aiken County faces a 3 percent state funding cut costing about 199 434 dollars from the general fund. County Administrator Clay Killian says the county can weather the storm, while noting statewide Aid to Subdivisions funding was reduced by 6.7 million dollars and future cuts loom after retroactive across the board reductions.
Police report two nighttime robberies in Aiken County. In North Augusta at the S C Welcome Center a 33 year old man was robbed by three Black men. a blue 1984 Chevrolet Lumina with Ohio plates fled. In Aiken at Golden Pantry a purse and cigarettes were taken after a knife threat by a Black man in his 30s wearing a green work jacket and a red scarf.
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