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Newspaper
Aiken Standard
Location
Aiken, South Carolina, United States of America
Date
Jan 24, 2012
Page
3
Editorial argues government projects waste taxpayer money while private firms push ahead at night to finish jobs. It notes comfort with single-lane driving, critiques lane etiquette, and warns tailgaters of potential liability if crashes occur. It also questions speed and urges slower driving or earlier departures.
The Aiken County Public Library plans to upgrade its public computers to the latest Microsoft Explorer and Adobe Flash Player due to frequent crashes on older releases. Patrons report 45 minute sessions are too short to reload pages and complete tasks.
Readers are asked to leave brief comments about their dining experience and tips, using the TalkBack line at (803) 644-2384 or emailing editorial at aikenstandard.com. Names are not required and will not be published, and the newspaper may edit for space and content.
Wagener police hunted an armed robber who held up a Main Street pharmacy taking narcotics including OxyContin Percocet and morphine. The white male suspect, 20 to 25, about 5 7 and 150 pounds wore a blue hoodie and jeans. A CO2 BB gun was found. a vehicle likely carried the getaway. Police urged tips to 803 564 5411 or 800 922 9709 with Crime Stoppers rewards.
Aiken Evening Lions Club presented a grant to the Community Medical Clinic. Pictured are treasurer Mike DeStefano, executive director Mallory Holley, and club president Charles Goodman.
Forecasters warn of warm January days and unpredictable winter patterns in South Carolina. Tim Hawks of the National Weather Service notes alternating warm spells and cool pockets with highs near 60s and lows near 40s. Rain chances rise from 30 percent Thursday to 60 percent Friday, with a possible cool down Saturday and upper 60s to low 50s temperatures through the period.
Police reports show multiple DUI arrests on Richland Avenue and Hampton Avenue. A driver on Hitchcock Parkway faced headlight violations and marijuana paraphernalia possession. A Ford F 250 theft is being investigated on Laurens Street. A Camellia Street resident reports a December break in through a window air conditioner. A Silver Bluff Road store notes customers passing bad checks from closed accounts and surveillance is reviewed.
The Aiken Standard corrects a Monday story about an all accessible playground at Library as a City of Aiken park. It apologizes for the error and invites readers to report factual mistakes by contacting Mike Gibbons or emailing editorial at aikenstandard.com.
The notice lists business hours 8:30 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. Monday through Friday and provides a street address 326 Butland Drive with phone 648-2311 and fax 648-6052. Editorial contacts include Tim O’Brian and Michael Gibbons with phone 644-2381 for merit related inquiries.
Robert Wayne Anderson of Wagener was named to the fall 2011 president's list at Winthrop University. Anderson, a mathematics major, is a sophomore at Winthrop. The Jefferson Elementary Bucket Fillers for December include Carter Grey Autumn Gigar Nathan Walker Jaylen Black Kyndal Chipley Chassidy Manor Gisel Guerrero Riley Wisham Kaylie Batchelor Reilly Howell Sidney Goodin Gabriel Estep Reaghan White Christa Williams.
Vanessa Irie of North Augusta earned Reinhardt University dean's list honors for fall 2011. Converse College named Mary Therese Jackson, Charlotte Fus sell, and Alexandria Michelle Brown to the fall 2011 dean's list. East Aiken School of the Arts named numerous students to the all A and all A/B honor rolls, including Shane Carraway and Hannah Jordan on the A list and Desmond Brown and Kristen Carroll on the A/B list, among many others.
The Aiken Standard lists contact options for delivery and rates via (803) 648-2311. It provides publishing details, ISSN, and address for Aiken Communications Inc. including P.O. Box 456 and Rutland Drive in Aiken South Carolina 29802.
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