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Newspaper
Aiken Standard
Location
Aiken, South Carolina, United States of America
Date
Jan 09, 2007
Page
3
Editor notes the council will discuss the storm water fee at tonight’s meeting. A reader urges action on the unfair charge and questions why weekly convictions are not printed like in Edgefield, calling for public access to judicial decisions.
A TalkBack writer argues men have no place in abortion and should stay out of a woman’s uterus. The piece counters by proposing men should “shut the door to their uterus,” framing the issue as a male exclusion stance in the abortion debate.
A reader argues that taxpayers without children still fund public schools and that everyone shares in civic support. The note urges acceptance of democratic duties and condemns smoking as a costly personal choice, inviting brief comments via talkback line and email.
Tavon Emmanuel Smith, 19, of Hilltop Avenue in Aiken, faces two counts of threatening a public official, possession of a pistol by a person under 21, disorderly conduct, and unlawfully carrying a pistol after a weapons bust at a park. Officers recovered a .38 caliber pistol, ammo, and a red bandana. Bond set at 8432.50.
Aiken Branch of the American Association of University Women distributed scholarships from profits of their Book N Things Fair. Checks went to Aiken Partnership USC Aiken Aiken Technical College Child Advocacy Center Children's Place Cumbee Center Habitat for Humanity Women Build Pickens-Salley Symposium Public Education Partners and USCA Circle K.
The Aiken County Board of Education will discuss an annual review of its five year building program amid recent cost-driven budget overruns. The meeting is at 7 p.m. tonight at 1000 Brookhaven Drive with public participation by Burnettown Police Chief David Paul Smith and a special recognition for current and former board members. Three teachers of the year are honored: Bill McKnight, Heather Shuler, and James Jacks.
The Aiken Standard, established 1867 and published daily by Aiken Communications Inc., lists contact details for Scott B. Hunter and rates for various subscriptions. It notes mail information and EZ Pay options with a schedule of Sunday Plus delivery dates for 2006 through 2007 including many holiday periods.
A city notice explains a computer error produced two valid sets of Pick 3 and Pick 4 Midday numbers for Monday. The results include Pick 3 Midday 3 5 8 and 4 6 7, Pick 4 Midday 5 8 9 4 and 5 1 2 0, plus evening draws and Carolina Millionaire, Palmetto Cash 5, Multiplier and Cash games with listed numbers.
Jonathan Paul Thomas, 28, of Aiken, was jailed Saturday for failing to re register as a sex offender. Convicted of third degree criminal sexual conduct in March 1997, he has not registered with the sheriff since January 2005. Bond set at 10000. Three men arrested on federal drug charges in Bath and North Augusta, facing conspiracy and possession charges for crack cocaine.
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