Reward Offered After Vandalism to Aid Fire Response
The New Ellenton City Council offers a $1,000 reward for arrest and conviction of those responsible for three vandalism acts. The writer urges action to support volunteer firefighters rushing to fires and criticizes delays and litter by motorists.
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Reader letters express political reactions and hotline callout
Aiken Standard prints reader comments on Wes Clark flag removal remarks the NAACP boycott in South Carolina Mike Hunts drug cleanup and child support, Bush election views and calls to contact the Talkback hotline or email. Names will not be published and submissions may be edited for space and content.
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IMPACT group corrects errors in Keep Looking UP release
The Aiken Standard notes corrections to a Wednesday IMPACT feature about the CD Keep Looking UP. Michael Dennis explains the aim to fund a Ridge Hill community center and honors late teacher Earnest Coleman. A Thursday correction clarifies the animal associated with the Chinese New Year as the year of the monkey.
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Kidnapped Windsor Girl To Be Returned From Florida
The 8 year old Windsor girl is in Florida custody after her biological mother Angela Michele Carson 26 of Port Saint Lucie was charged with custodial interference. Deputies plan to extradite Carson to Aiken County South Carolina where the child will remain in DHS care during the investigation.
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Senior Citizens Arts Club Plans Black History Play
The Smith-Hazel Senior Citizens Arts and Craft Club outlines this year’s activities including a Black History Month play titled Black Moses about Harriet Tubman. The Feb 26 performance runs 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. at the Smith-Hazel Recreation Center as part of History With Seniors.
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Sign language story workshop teaches kids at library
The Aiken County Public Library hosted a sign language workshop where children learned the sign alphabet, played a matching game, and watched the video Sign Me a Story. Volunteers and librarians praised the program as social and educational, with future sessions planned.
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North Augusta Wins 6 Million for Riverfront and Palmetto Parkway
The 2004 Omnibus Appropriations Bill allocates 4 million for Palmetto Parkway phase two and 2 million for riverfront redevelopment in North Augusta. Extension of Georgia Avenue to Railroad Avenue in Hammond's Ferry is planned with DOT design contracts likely by February. Additional funds include 220000 for Cumbee Center and 150000 for Golden Harvest Food Bank warehouses in the region.
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