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Newspaper
Aiken Standard
Location
Aiken, South Carolina, United States of America
Date
Feb 20, 2003
Page
2
Readers urge trimming fat from school and state operations, blaming high paid management and urging layoffs to fix budget woes. Comments attack SRS rightsizing, tax hikes, road concerns, skateboard noise, trash, and bakery access while calling for taxpayer belt tightening and responsible stewardship.
Aiken County resident Weldon Wyatt earned South Carolina’s highest civilian honor, the Order of the Palmetto, in a private ceremony. Governor Jim Hodges awarded the prize before leaving office, acknowledging Wyatt’s decades of support for education, Dollars for Scholars, and local development.
Kennedy Middle School students join a six week program featuring Army Humvee demonstrations by recruiter Bryan Brown, bass fishing, line dancing, art from Thom Abbott and Ann Lattimore, hair styling tips, and boxing lessons. Nicole Bernard and Whitney Duches join the event alongside sixth graders.
The Aiken Republican Club invites Sheriff candidates Jody Rowland and Michael Hunt to speak at Newberry Hall on Monday February 24 at noon. Rowland is interim sheriff after Sheriff Howard Sellers resignation. Hunt is a lieutenant with the Aiken Department of Public Safety. A club member says both will speak then take questions. reservations are requested by Friday. The club marks its first anniversary and aims to host social functions and debates for local Republicans.
Aiken County Councilman Willar Hightower is recovering well after a February 12 kidney transplant. His daughter Willa, a donor from Westchester, Pa, gave the kidney and is in good spirits. Hightower, resting at home in Aiken, plans to focus on council duties and his role at Friendship Baptist Church while he recuperates.
The United States Air Force Heritage of America Band will perform at the USCA Etherredge Center on Thursday February 27. The program, sponsored by the Etherredge Center and the Aiken Standard, begins at 7:30 p.m. and is free and open to the public. Tickets can be picked up at the Etherredge Center Monday through Friday from 8:30 a.m. to 5:30 p.m.
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