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Newspaper
Aiken Standard
Location
Aiken, South Carolina, United States of America
Date
Feb 27, 2008
Page
1
Frankie Beverly and Keith Sweat headline a joint show titled Workin Together this Saturday at the University of South Carolina Aiken Convocation Center. The event promises a blend of classic soul and R&B as fans anticipate a lively evening.
Jim my Bedford, master distiller at Jack Daniel’s, announces retirement effective March 31 after four decades of sour mash whiskey making. Weekend hit and run investigation narrows down leads as North Augusta Public Safety works to identify a fatal crash’s culprits. Names listed include Robert Lewis Brahm, Frank J. Byrne, and others across Aiken and Graniteville.
The Aiken County Board of Education reappoints Dr. Angela Burkhalter at North Augusta Elementary and promotes two assistant principals to fill vacancies. Denise Huff will become Millbrook Elementary principal, succeeding retiring Dr. Karen Blanset. Joye Crafts also retires. Jim Hooper will become Ridge Spring Monetta Elementary Middle School principal. Huff is a North Augusta High School graduate with USC degrees and prior posts at Johnston, JET, Jackson, and North Augusta Middle.
Christ Central plans a downtown office in the former Red Cross building on Laurens Street under a one year lease approved by Aiken City Council. The new headquarters will serve the mission division and train regional station directors in Aiken Allendale New Ellenton Lexington Columbia Winnsboro Ridgeland and Joanna. Franklin urged volunteers with administrative and professional skills to support the nonprofit founded in Aiken in 1999.
A local campground rents FEMA trailers once used for Gulf Coast hurricane victims. After formaldehyde concerns, owner Robert Pierson installed testing, with lab results this week showing all 23 trailers along US Highway 1 in Aiken were safe, though one neared the limit. FEMA previously examined the shelters amid ongoing controversy.
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