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Newspaper
Aiken Standard
Location
Aiken, South Carolina, United States of America
Date
Jan 14, 2010
Page
3
Bushes on Richland Avenue Block View and Safety
Readers criticize city for not trimming bushes on Richland Avenue causing limited traffic visibility near Park Avenue Train Depot. They question a 3 million dollar project and denounce Senator Jim DeMint for delaying TSA head nomination, claiming political games risk national security.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Richland Avenue
Park Avenue
South Carolina
Jim Demint
Transportation Security Agency
City services vs downtown growth and annexation costs
A reader reflects on city spending changes with downtown tourist growth. They question if higher taxes and annexation to attract visitors justified the added service costs and stretched staff, noting strain on city employees and a perceived bias toward "important people." The piece ends by asserting the president does not belong to Moses Mims and affirming the office holder’s legitimacy.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Woodside
Moses Mims
Aiken Countyot School Debate over Monetta for Saluda Students
A letter asks why taxpayers would fund a new Monetta school for Saluda County pupils when they could bus them to Aiken High or Wagener Salley. It invites readers to comment via TalkBack or email with brief opinions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Aiken County
Monetta
Saluda County
Aiken High
Wagener- Salley
Off duty deputy and driver rescue elderly woman from Bath fire
Two good Samaritans, Stephen Shunn and Tim Lowman, chased down a Bath house fire on Williamson Street and helped Edith Martin escape before firefighters arrived. Fire officials ruled faulty wiring caused the blaze and no one was injured.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Stephen Shunn
Tim Lowman
Bath
Shann
Lowman
Williamson Street
Edith Martin
Aiken County
Martin
Shawn
Shunn
Clay Chipley
Chipley
Karen
Kdaily
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Speaker urges fulfilling King's dream at ATC tribute
Susan L. Taylor urged turning convictions into commitments during a Martin Luther King Jr. tribute at Aiken Technical College. The Essence magazine former editor and founder of the National Cares Mentoring Movement highlighted King’s unfinished goals like ending war, poverty and racism and urged mentoring to improve local education.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Susan L. Taylor
Aiken Technical College
Taylor
Martin Luther King Jr
ATC
Susan Windsor
Essence Magazine
National Cares
Essence
King
Coretta Scott King
April Bailey
District Builds Parent Resource Web Page and Tech Help
The Aiken County School District showcased an evolving parent information page on its site with an alphabetical index by Ashley Logan and Terry Hallman. The board discussed discipline procedures, potential tribunal hires, and a proposed property tax reform measure that could cost up to 300000 annually, while Martha Messick was named assistant principal at South Aiken High School.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Board of Education
Ashley Logan
Terry Hallman
Logan
Aiken
S.C. General Assembly
Aiken County
Hallman
Levi Green
Coun
Cils
Wesley Hightower
Martha Messick
South Aikicn
Warren Wintrode
Wintrode
Jet Beckum
Rob Novit
Rnovit
Aikenstandard
Central Riders Relay dinner fundraiser at Central Baptist
The Central Riders Relay For Life Team sponsors a steak or chicken dinner on February 20 at Central Baptist Church Fellowship Hall in Aiken. Tickets are $12 and include baked potato or fries salad dessert and drink. Order by February 12 by calling Tiffany Nix or Michelle Anderson.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Central Riders Relay For Life
Central Baptist Church Fellowship Hall
Wire Road
Aiken
Tiffany Nix
Michelle Anderson
Contact details for Aiken Standard submission and subscriptions
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Aikenstandard
Aiken
Newsroom
Michael Gibbons
Aiken Aiken Standard
Independen
Tatereneue
Tim O’briant
News Nom
Tobriant
Aikenstandard.com
Michael G
Aebrions
An Am
Wednesday Lottery Draws and Missing Powerball Update
Wednesday’s draws report Pick 3 Midday 1 8 2, Pick 4 Midday 0 3 8 0, Pick 3 Evening 0 0 3, Pick 4 Evening 2 3 4 0. Palmetto Cash 5 numbers 1 9 18 19 33, Power Up 4. Cash 3 Midday 9 0 3, Cash 4 Midday 9 6 0 2, Cash 3 Evening 2 6 3, Cash 4 Evening 0 0 4, Fantasy 5 34 20 9 25 28. Wednesday Powerball Win For Life Mega Ball unavailable. await Friday edition.
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Cash
Fantasy
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