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Newspaper
Aiken Standard
Location
Aiken, South Carolina, United States of America
Date
Feb 13, 2002
Page
1
South Carolina Attorney General Charlie Condon says he hopes state leaders of the NAACP will drop their plan to stage border patrol style protests urging visitors not to spend tourism dollars in the state. He threatens to sue if the protests go ahead.
Comcast Corp the nation s third largest cable operator has begun recording the web pages visited by its about 1 million high speed Internet users without notifying them. The practice is part of a network overhaul aimed at saving money and speeding up service, though officials say it was not meant to violate privacy.
Obituaries list John Robert Alford Trenton Glenn Ralph Bagwell Spartanburg Frances Parkman Fallon Belvedere Willie Mac Riley Rouse Aiken among deaths reported in January notices scattered across 4A.
John Rowley was chosen Monday as the new executive director of the Aiken County Detention Center. He is the current warden of Clarion County Corrections and will move with his wife Cindy and their children Jacob and Samantha to Aiken in early June.
The southbound lane of the York Street bridge was closed Tuesday by SCDOT crews to replace worn boards. By 4 p.m. traffic resumed after repairs. Local resident Celeste Dixon criticized the bridge condition, while DOT officials noted annual inspections and ongoing maintenance across downtown Aiken bridges.
Gov. Jim Hodges plans to introduce a bill to shield public school and college budgets from midyear cuts. The proposal, backed by Bobby Harrell, faces likely resistance from Senate Finance Chair Hugh Leatherman. Drafting is incomplete and the issue hinges on the State Budget and Control Board.
The Aiken County Board of Education must redraw nine single member district lines and win US Justice Department approval to avoid delaying November elections for five seats. Retired mapping chief and state demographers shift support to legislative requests, prompting concerns of further delay.
Socks and Tequila, two dogs from Powderhouse Kennels, wed in a mock ceremony organized by Randy Boatwright. Tequila faced jitters but walked down the aisle to Here Comes the Bride as Shadow Oaks residents cheered. They exchanged collars and vows officiated by a staffer, pledging to share toys and endure fleas and mange.
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