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Newspaper
Aiken Standard
Location
Aiken, South Carolina, United States of America
Date
Jan 02, 1989
Page
11
Southern Railway System donated 1.19 acres of land valued at 5700 dollars to Trenton, clearing a long fight with Norfolk Southern Co. over leasing. The parcel at Church and Bank streets will house a growing municipal complex. no lease money was paid but future expansion was a concern.
The Sunday issue of The Aiken Standard incorrectly stated that school would begin for Aiken County students on Tuesday. The Aiken Standard regrets the error.
South Carolina House committees consider 87 bills as the General Assembly gears up for a two year session starting January 10. Proposals include banning obscene bumper stickers, mandating seat belt use with fines up to 30 dollars, and extending drunken driving penalties to boats.
A pilot program in Lexington Greenville and Anders uses active and passive electronic surveillance to track parolees. The $4 daily mic surveillance watches home arrival, with bands worn on wrist or ankle and communication via a home phone slot. Program runs through January with options to probation or return to prison.
A 14 member task force led by former Chief Justice Julius Ness urges $7.3 million in funding to overhaul indigent defense. It calls for a centralized Public Defender Services office to coordinate effort, set standards, and train lawyers, funded by a $10 court cost assessment on criminal defendants starting July 1.
Lawmakers may seriously consider merit based judicial selection this year as hearings exposed controversy for Peeples and Richter. A public poll shows 39 percent favor electing judges, 35 percent support a lawyer layman panel, with 19 percent backing current methods.
The Associated Press reports eight traffic deaths across South Carolina during the holiday period from 6 am Friday to midnight Monday. Victims include Ronald Fowler and George Wright, both of Gaffney, in Cherokee County, along with six other fatalities across Chesterfield Sumter Dillon Greenville and other counties.
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