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Newspaper
Aiken Standard
Location
Aiken, South Carolina, United States of America
Date
Jan 12, 2003
Page
2
Letters discuss dense traffic on Whiskey Road and doubt that current proposals ease north south flow in Aiken. Comment argues widening Whiskey Road will be needed despite plans and references a June rehabilitation stay at Hitchcock Center.
A reader complains that tax money fails to fix potholes and trenches on highways and interstates. They condemn city leaders for endorsing alcohol sales and call for action via Talkback, urging accountability and safer roads.
Fire chiefs association president Mark Key says six months of Sheriff Office dispatch data show improvements after December requests following a December 4 incident in North Augusta where a McCormick woman died after a 15 minute delay. Sheriff Sellers cites human error and notes dispatcher overload as underlying issues.
Heather Nicole Hanna, a North Augusta resident and USC Aiken student, was chosen Miss Aiken County after performing an operatic song. She succeeds Sydney Jones and will represent the county at Miss South Carolina in Spartanburg. Her platform focuses on arts education in public schools.
Aiken City Council plans to extend utility services to the USCAiken athletic complex and a future convention center. The agenda includes $200000 from Aiken Electric Cooperative and $150000 from SCANA grants for a speculative park building and Willow Run Business Park infrastructure.
The Aiken County Board of Education will recognize 17 teachers who earned National Board Certification at a 7 pm meeting at the district office 1000 Brookhaven Drive. These educators gain a 7500 dollar annual bonus for 10 years from the South Carolina General Assembly.
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