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Newspaper
Aiken Standard
Location
Aiken, South Carolina, United States of America
Date
Jul 03, 2014
Page
3
A reader scolds South Carolina as the dirtiest state and urges residents to curb littering. The letter condemns a gated community for blocking east west access and questions postal service delivery times citing late mail arrivals.
Reader letter criticizes a $12000 legislative pay raise and high taxes in Aiken County. It questions conscience and transparency, urges publishing lawmakers votes, notes metal theft in New Ellenton, and thanks Bill Taylor for backing the raise while the Senate passed it and the House rejected it.
Readers may call the TalkBack line at 803 644 2384 or email editorial aikenstandard com to leave a message. Names are not required and will not be published. Comments should be brief and may be edited for space and content.
Aiken Public Safety investigates a shooting at 826 Brandt Court that left two men wounded. Witness accounts vary on suspects and getaway, with damage to a vehicle and an apartment building. Victims were taken to Georgia Regents University. Tips welcome via CrimeStoppers for up to $1,000 reward.
Tony Thompson Jr., 41, was charged with third degree arson for a Dec 24 2013 fire at his Poplar Street home in Salley. No one was home. Thompson was in Perry with his three children when the blaze started. He was arrested without incident Tuesday and detained in Aiken County.
The Aiken County Public Library invites children from kindergarten to fifth grade to a Fear Factor style challenge on Wednesday at 2 and 3 pm with spook-free feats. A Spy Science program on July 16 at 2 and 3 pm will test fingerprints code cracking and secret messages. The Jackson Branch Library hosts a Splash Down on Wednesday and July 16 at 2 pm for kids of all ages to enjoy a refreshing fire hose spray. For details call 803-642-7572.
Aiken County Public Library hosts YouTube Science on July 17 at 4 p.m. Teens can witness and join experiments popular online. New Ellenton Branch Library offers The Three Little Pigs Science Adventures on July 15 at 2 30 p.m. For more information, contact.
Richard Terlizzi, former North Augusta High School principal, was jailed June 27 in Aiken on a shoplifting charge under $2,000 at Kroger on Whiskey Road. He previously faced embezzlement accusations in 1998 during an audit of public funds.
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