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Newspaper
Aiken Standard
Location
Aiken, South Carolina, United States of America
Date
Dec 20, 2014
Page
3
Readers react to religion, politics, dogs, guns, and community issues in a March TalkBack column. Concerns arise over secular mockery, dog waste, firearms, store hours on Christmas Eve, mall navigation, bike safety, and a missing cane. Officials invite comments via TalkBack hotline and email.
The Friday edition on page 3B carried an incorrect date for the GoDaddy Bowl. The game will be played on Jan 4. The Aiken Standard apologizes for the error and urges readers to report factual mistakes to Melissa Hanna at 803-644-2364 or editorial email.
South Aiken High School teachers and students launched FeedATBred to aid hungry students. The NJROTC program and staff partnered with Golden Harvest and a school grant from Sam's Club and the Walmart Foundation to fund replenishments. Catherine Jackson secured a $1,000 grant to support the school food bank.
Aiken Planning Commission reviewed the County Comprehensive Plan this week and will present it to County Council next year for approval. The plan covers 2024 and moves forward every decade with updated census and growth figures. The panel also noted Health Plus Planning Initiative grants for healthier lifestyles and approved a planned unit development expansion off Sage Creek and a Powderhouse Road rezoning to more residential use opposite the training and polo tracks.
The Aiken County Public School District reports more influenza cases week before break but says no disruptions to classes. Nursing supervisor Germaine Purcell says few students were sent home and most schools had none or one flu case. Some cases confirmed by lab tests, others by clinical diagnosis. Health officials urge vaccination for all children six months and up and provide flu symptom guidance. Nearby, a McDuffie County Georgia elementary school closed after 100 plus students fell ill with flu plus strep and stomach bugs, leading to a district-wide closure.
The guidance urges frequent hand washing with soap for at least 20 seconds and using alcohol hand rub if unavailable. It advises keeping children home while ill and returning to school 24 hours after fever ends without meds. It recommends coughing into a tissue or elbow and avoiding close contact with sick people.
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