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Newspaper
Aiken Standard
Location
Aiken, South Carolina, United States of America
Date
Jan 21, 2012
Page
3
A reader praises the anonymous person who returned a lost checkbook to the bank calling them an angel. The writer urges civic action against litter urging volunteers to clean up, stressing public money limits and the value of outdoors volunteering to curb taxes.
A letter to the editor argues against linking God with basketball and patriotic displays. It notes the secular constitution and cautions against “Tebowing” intruding into public life. Readers are invited to comment via TalkBack line or email.
The Aiken Camellia Society hosts its 61st Camellia Show today 2 pm to 8 pm and Sunday 1 pm to 5 pm at the Aiken Mall. For details call Lee Poe 648 8249 or Jim Dickson 279 945.
The notice lists delivery office hours 8:30 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. Monday through Friday and a phone contact 648 2311 with a fax 648 6052. It mentions newsroom lines and staff names tied to the Aiken Standard along with delivery rate information.
North Augusta Public Safety officers arrested three Windsor residents after a controlled buy with an undercover informant. John Andrew Finch age 34 and Julie Isaac DeFore 35 face multiple counts of distribution near a park, while Mark Steven Reed 53 is charged with distribution near a park and gun possession. Street value seized estimated at 1000 dollars.
Barbara Sue Brodie Needleworks in South Carolina contributes the lace edged linen tea towel pattern for Beth Moriarty's Deep South Knitting. Release set for February 14 with previews and trunk show through May 9. Books cost 26.95 and orders handled by the shop.
Police stopped a vehicle after a caller saw a person forced into a car. Three suspects faced drugs and weapons charges. A Kenyan man reported a $400 FedEx phone stolen from his porch. An 80 year old man was taken for protective services due to a moldy, infested home. A copper statue worth $1,000 was stolen from Houndslake Drive. A Locke Lane resident is investigated for possible cable theft with signs of feed through a splitter. Children watched ESPN at the scene.
Aiken County presented the U.S. 1 U.S. 78 Corridor Study at a public input session with CDM Smith and the Lawrence Group. The plan targets reducing fatalities noted from 2007 to 2010 and includes traffic signals coordination, dedicated turn lanes, road realignments, and roundabouts at Burnettown. Projections for 2035 anticipate 150000 new residents and growth around Graniteville Warrenville Burnettown and Schultz Hill with Langley Pond and Aiken Technical College as focal points.
Principal planner Jerr Carroll outlines CDM Smith led work on a high growth corridor plan featuring turning Fifth Street bridge into a one way route with pedestrian and bike space. It proposes non motorized paths and a greenway with estimated 15.5 million dollar short term and 25 million long term costs. Funding ideas include federal grants county road improvements sales tax safety funds and maintenance. The plan aims to outline improvements and will go to County Council for review on February 21.
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