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Newspaper
Aiken Standard
Location
Aiken, South Carolina, United States of America
Date
Feb 04, 2014
Page
3
The Aiken Standard notes calls to raise school taxes yearly. A claimed sighting of the ivory billed woodpecker, stated as not extinct, is reported from an undisclosed Arkansas swamp location.
Readers comment on school delays and late openings during snow events. They question penny sales tax versus one percent, discuss the potato farm settlement with Walther Farms and Edisto River impacts, and call for a four lane highway to Charleston. Editorial notes invite input via TalkBack.
The Aiken Standard issues a correction for misidentified victim Geraldine Johnson in a fatal shooting and mis spelled Owen Clary in a Monday 1A story. The paper pledges accuracy in reporting Aiken County South Carolina and the world and invites readers to report factual errors via Melissa Hanna.
Skylar Kernaghan of Leavelle McCampbell Middle School won the Aiken County Spelling Bee at URS Center edging Michael Havasy of North Augusta Middle School. Twelve contestants competed with top two receiving awards and prizes including a Books-A-Million gift certificate and an iPad for the winner. Skylar advances to a regional bee in Augusta en route to nationals in Washington, D.C.
The two community banks complete a cash and stock deal worth about 33.6 million, described as a natural combination by President Michael Crapps. The merger adds services and capacity for clients while preserving local market focus and creating expanded career options for associates.
Richard Allen launched Citizens Park Office & Conference Center at 640 Old Airport Road in Aiken. The new facility opened February 1 and plans a ribbon cutting in early March. Services include rented offices with supplies, conference rooms for events or client meetings, and a virtual office offering an Aiken address for mail and temporary office use for travelers and remote residents.
Richard K. Allen announces the Citizens Park Office & Conference Center at 640 Old Airport Road offering physical and virtual office options. Startup fee is 75 with 85 monthly service, virtual option 150. Contact 803-226-0504 for details. Derrek Asberry reports.
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