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Newspaper
Aiken Standard
Location
Aiken, South Carolina, United States of America
Date
Dec 28, 2014
Page
3
An editorial note commends the Aiken Christmas tree in downtown with greens added to a metal tree, calling the improvement much needed and thanking public officials for the work. The writer also defends gas prices and comments on local transport and rural education funding.
Aiken Standard invites readers to share holiday generosity stories. A couple thanks Cracker Barrel and Applebee s diners who paid for their meals on Dec 24 and Dec 19, 80 year old mom seeks to pay it forward. Leave a message via TalkBack at 803-644-2384 or editorial aikenstandard.com.
The Civil War Roundtable of Augusta meets January 19 at Edgar's Grille, 165 Washington Road, with dinner at 6 p.m. Guest speaker Tom Elmore, author of A Carnival of Destruction Sherman's Invasion of South Carolina, discusses The Battle of Columbia. Membership costs 25 per person or 40 per couple. dinner 12 per person. For details, contact Gwen Fulcher Young at 706-736-290 or visit civilwarroundtableaugustaga.com.
Augusta resident Jessica Dreaden was found alive after a Friday kidnapping near Edgefield Road. She called from Gregg's Gas Plus in North Augusta around 7:45 p.m. Saturday. a friend dropped her off. The vehicle involved, a silver 2004 Ford Escape, was found abandoned at the Medical College of Georgia with tires gone. Investigators continue working the case and seek tips at CrimeStoppers.
Cammie Hayes will replace retiring John Potter as North Augusta Director of Finance. Hayes, ex Aiken city employee, learns from Potter as budget balancing and Project Jackson loom. She will be the citys first female finance director and faces budget and potential tax considerations. Hayes holds degrees from USC Aiken and USC Columbia and is married to Sgt. Kevin Hayes.
Reports cite break in at a Jefferson Davis Highway building with no ownership records found, a Wagoner Road store burglary with 30 to 35 cartons of cigarettes missing, and a Beckner Triangle Road home invasion with several items stolen. Additional incidents include a Shawnee Road home entry attempt, a cigarette burn observed on a child while the mother was in custody, juvenile investigations to follow, and a Graniteville witness to an ex boyfriend clothes arson attempt.
Overeaters Anonymous meets Thursdays at St John’s United Methodist Church in room 121 at 7 p.m. Open to anyone seeking to stop compulsive eating. Aiken State Park will host a Polar Plunge at noon Thursday at the swimming area, free with park admission. price is 2 dollars for adults 16 and up, free for 15 and younger. Bring a towel and warm clothes. For more, call 803-649-2857 or email aiken scort.com.
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