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Newspaper
Aiken Standard
Location
Aiken, South Carolina, United States of America
Date
Feb 09, 2007
Page
3
A reader asks why Aiken uses tax dollars for downtown beautification while neglecting the Northside. They suggest sprucing up Northside to attract better looking businesses and improve incentives for the area.
A writer argues the solicitor alone should decide prosecutions and criticizes the sheriff's lack of say. The piece questions mistrials as wasted taxpayer money and notes Aiken residents ignoring South Carolina vehicle tag laws. It claims the Aiken County website reports rulebreakers but the county takes no action on reports.
Readers argue workers should have a private area to smoke during breaks, within legal and company policy limits. Call the Talkback hotline or email with brief comments. names are not required.
The Aiken Standard corrects the dates for the Sunny Corner Art Show and Sale at 208 South Boundary Ave. Open today 10 a.m. to 7 p.m. and Saturday 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Public notice and contact details provided for reporting errors.
More than 300 local lives may be saved after the turnout at the Shepeard Community Blood Center Show Your Heart drive at Millbrook Baptist Church. Linda Taylor noted steady donors aiming for 150, explained February drives and community events including Love is Blind and Black History Month activities. The center serves 13 hospitals in the area, with donations accepted daily at 1019 Pine Log Road and a contact number of (803) 643-7996.
Law enforcement investigates a string of related break ins in Aiken County. Thieves smashed front doors with rocks and stole cigarette-filled bags at Airport Shell in Aiken and Kent's Korner on Wagoner Road. Similar incidents at Dale's Convenience Graniteville and 3 Way Food Mart Warrenville are being reviewed for links.
Investigators describe break ins through glass doors with thousands of dollars in cigarettes stolen. Suspects load trash bags and may resell tobacco at flea markets or in exchange for drugs. Call 911 for suspicious activity and report vehicle details. Anonymous tips to 800 922 9709 642 7620 or 888 559 TIPS.
Sanford aide Tom Davis told the Aiken County Republican Party that Gov. Sanford will push for constitutional restructuring to fix the 1895 framework, agency consolidation to curb spending, and K-12 scholarships giving parents more school choices. He said real change comes from South Carolina voters.
The Aiken Standard is published each morning by Aiken Communications Inc. Scott B. Hunter is the publisher contactable at 644-2345 or email shunter at aikenstandard.com. The paper’s address and subscription rates with future Sunday Plus delivery dates are listed.
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