Aiken traffic concerns prompt reader notes on signals and sidewalks
Aiken readers call for improved enforcement of speed laws and traffic signals on Whiskey Road and Dougherty Road. They suggest a left turn signal into Wal Mart and lament drivers ignoring stop signs and mirrors on bicycles. A missing elderly man case is also reported with sheriff help sought.
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ADPS
Aiken
Wal-Mart
Whiskey Road
Sherifs
Ronald E. Jones
Aiken RV Park
AAUW Book Fair Preparations At Heritage Square
AAUW members and volunteers sort and stage thousands of books for the 2008 Books N Things Fair set for February 28 and March 1 in the old Dillard’s Building at Heritage Square. Chair Bea Pevsner praises the venue and notes donated items go to the scholarship fund.
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American Association of University
Dillard's
Heritage Square
Bea Pevsner
Dillard’s
Pine Log Road
Ken
Pevsner
Danielle Steele
Nora Roberts
Stephen King
Deysner
Aiken Mall
South side traffic blamed on East Gate Drive entrance
Call today about the Sage brush lot traffic issue on the South side. The problem is identified as Woodside's East Gate Drive entrance. Share your comment via Talkback at (008) 648-2506 or email editorial waikenstandard. com. Names not required. Comments should be brief.
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East Gate Drive
Southside
Woodside
Editorial Waikenstandard. Com
Elderly Man Killed in Frontend Loader Accident
Horace Richardson aged 78 of 134 Freedom Lane was crushed when a frontend loader tipped onto him while leveling property at 221 Independent River. EMS pronounced him dead at 12:32 p.m. Coroner Tim Carlton cited multiple crushing injuries. Cheatham Funeral Home handling arrangements.
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Horace Richardson
Freedom Lane
Tim Carlton
Richardson
Riva
Carlton
Cheatham Funeral Home
New Ellenton
Pets Stolen in Aiken County raise fears of canine thefts
Local owners report missing purebred dogs including Rascal the German shepherd and Thorn the Rottweiler amid warnings of possible dog thievery. Cases span Schobel, Webb, Swancey, and Ellis with missing poodles and spaniels and rewards issued for recovered dogs.
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Aiken County
Elly Schobel
Williston
Rascal
Schobel
Germany
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Jody and
Tammy Webb
Thorn
Nancy Swancey
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