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Newspaper
Aiken Standard
Location
Aiken, South Carolina, United States of America
Date
Feb 21, 2014
Page
3
Aiken editorial Talkback responds to potholes trash on sidewalks and social issues. Readers praise repair crews SCDOT and National Guard for ice storm relief and comment on school rankings and local support dynamics. One writer mentions a concert delay over a bus arrival.
A reader critiques Obamacare coverage and state dinners, arguing media bias favors the president. The note contrasts a Atlanta surgeon’s storm rescue with a same-sex basketball player and partner as dinner guests, questioning guest criteria and gun permit rules.
Call the TalkBack hotline at 803 644 2384 or email editorial aikenstandard com to leave a message. Readers need not give names and comments may be edited for space and content before publication.
A 22-year-old man reports being jumped by a group at Smith-Hazel Recreation Center on Kershaw Street around 4:30 p.m. He said he carried a knife for protection and used it after being pushed, injuring his hand. A juvenile suspect was arrested for third degree assault and battery and flight.
The Aiken County Planning Commission unanimously approved a 300-foot AT&T cellphone tower on Festival Trail Road in Salley to improve phone and broadband coverage in the eastern county. AT&T plans up to six towers in the area, with one more anticipated. Verizon added a tower in North Augusta in January. The panel also approved a road name change to Levels Church Road West to avoid EMS confusion, after consensus with residents and officials.
Nearly a dozen Aiken residents lost power again after a delivery truck hit a low hanging utility line on Pipeline Road. Crews repaired the downed pole and lines for hours while deputies directed traffic and the Highway Patrol investigates. Power was expected to be restored by 6 p.m. after several days without service from last week's winter ice storm.
Aiken Peace hosts a free Syrian Refugee Relief Benefit featuring Columbia photographer Thomas Hammond. He will present a slideshow of images from Syria, Turkey, and Lebanon, taken last fall with David Axe. The event at the Aiken Unitarian Universalist Church begins with a 6:30 p.m. reception and 7 p.m. talk.
A Syrian refugee relief benefit is planned for Tuesday at 6 30 p m at the Aiken Unitarian Universalist Church 115 Gregg Ave The event invites community support to aid refugee families through donations and fundraising activities.
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