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Newspaper
Aiken Standard
Location
Aiken, South Carolina, United States of America
Date
Feb 12, 2014
Page
1
A Tuesday crash claimed the life of a local teen in a lone-vehicle accident. Police say the incident occurred on a roadway section near the town and remain investigating factors surrounding the fatality.
Aiken County public schools are closed today. Edgefield County schools are closed today. Fox Creek High School is closed today. Barnwell County schools are closed today and Thursday. Williston School District 29 is closed. Piedmont Technical College campuses cancel after 1 p.m. Day and evening classes canceled. USC Aiken and Aiken Technical College close. Episcopal Day School Westminster Schools of Augusta Mead Hall Episcopal School Our Lady of Peace School North Augusta closed. Victory Christian School North Augusta closed.
Aiken Regional Medical Center has shut several departments today including Women’s LifeCare Diagnostic Services, Cancer Care Institute of Carolina, Palmetto Pediatrics, Wound Healing Institute, Southside Imaging Center, and Diabetes & Nutrition. See CLOSINGS on Page 16A.
Obituary notice lists the deceased Bessie M. Emeneker Dorothy E. Johnson June E. Green Duffie Juretha M. Merritt Sid Yelton and Tammy Hendrix from Aiken Warrenville Batesburg Williston and North Augusta with funeral details provided by the 6A General Offices Newsroom.
Aiken County faces a crippling winter storm with an anticipated nine tenths of an inch of ice. National Weather Service meteorologists warned of freezing rain through today with winds 10 to 15 mph and gusts to 20 mph. Governor Haley declared a state of emergency as power lines and trees are at risk.
Practical guidance for storms including keeping essential items ready such as flashlights and a radio, keeping the car tank half full, unplugging appliances, layering clothing, ventilating gas heaters, using generators outdoors, and ways to prevent frozen pipes by letting water drip.
Gov. Nikki Haley declared a state of emergency as South Carolina faced rain sleet and snow. The National Weather Service issued a winter storm warning statewide into Thursday with up to eight inches of snow in the northwest and up to one inch of ice possible in the Midlands.
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