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Newspaper
Aiken Standard
Location
Aiken, South Carolina, United States of America
Date
Jan 05, 2005
Page
2
A reader urges caution over red flashing lights used by volunteers near New Ellenton and reports near misses on US 278 and Grey Mare Hollow Road. The letter questions drivers' judgment and correct use of EMS funding.
A letter from a local reader vents frustration with complaints about the sheriffs office and EMS while urging action on drugs on Bells Drive and other concerns in Aiken County. The writer defends county officials and calls for accountability from Sheriff Hunt amid layoffs and community woes.
The Monetta School Association donated 800 dollars to the Ridge Spring Monetta High School library, correcting an earlier misreport in the January 4 issue. The newspaper regrets the error.
Two Aiken County law officers began new terms after taking oathes Tuesday. Solicitor Barbara Morgan, serving since 1990, and Sheriff Michael Hunt, starting his first full term, were sworn in by U. S. Attorney J. Strom Thurmond Jr. at the Aiken County Judicial Center. Morgan vows improved agency communication and juror expectations while Hunt aims for accreditation updates and polygraph staffing to streamline investigations.
Eighth grader Rashad Roland and 37 students in grades eight through 10 begin Junior Leadership Aiken with a ropes course at South Aiken High School. The program, modeled after the adult Leadership Aiken, explores community history government education business and industry.
John Wayne Thornhill, 20, of Brooks Avenue, was arrested on assault and battery with intent to kill after witnesses said he stabbed an 18 year old man multiple times with a pocket knife. The victim was reported in good condition at the Medical College of Georgia.
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