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Newspaper
Aiken Standard
Location
Aiken, South Carolina, United States of America
Date
Jan 01, 2004
Page
2
Reader argues officers must intervene against erratic driving seen as a danger while blaming underage drivers for the tragedy. He defends police actions and criticizes coverage of NAACP boycott, Mad Cow poll front pages, Kroger, Dillard’s space, gasoline fuel mix, and Red Cross treatment.
The Hopelands Recreation Department organized a festive Christmas program praised by attendees. Participants thank the team for their effort and wish everyone a happy new year.
Aiken Standard readers report that a group of unlicensed teens borrowed a car, sped, and drove erratically, prompting a brief police chase that was abandoned. they died while breaking the law, and readers are invited to comment via hotline or email, with names optional.
North Augusta man Joey Hicks and Augusta woman Lillian Jones were arrested around noon Wednesday on armed robbery charges for the Four Seasons Food and Fuel hold up on Ascauga Lake Road. A deputy stopped the suspects’ black Dodge Intrepid after the store call at 11:21 a.m. and the pair were taken to the Aiken County Detention Center.
The Aiken Community Playhouse hosted its first Black and White Masked Ball as a fundraiser turning the theater into a ballroom. About 130 patrons wore masks from peacocks to Phantom of the Opera, with Terry Lee and the G T's providing live music and volunteers delivering colorfully lit decor.
Mary Ellen Krippner the ball's coordinator says the event drew strong turnout and compliments the house's quality. She hopes the success helps cement the venue's reputation and predicts growing attendance next year. Contact Jeremy Schoolfield at
Mary Musick joins St. John’s United Methodist Church in Aiken for Watch Night as she looks to start the new year renewed in faith. Her family faces a leukemia battle in the northern Carolina hospital while she awaits a grandson’s arrival.
The Aiken County School District will re advertise bids for the Oakwood Windsor Elementary construction after bids exceeded the budget. Deputy Superintendent Bill Gallman cites cost inflation and contractual issues as factors while promising changes to the entrance and material choices to better fit the $11 million project. The Mossy Creek Elementary project remains funded by freed money from Byrd Elementary, and site work has begun to address overcrowding at several nearby schools.
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