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Newspaper
Aiken Standard
Location
Aiken, South Carolina, United States of America
Date
Jul 04, 2000
Page
2
Calendar entry announces a cruise-in today from 4 to 9 p.m. on Ridge Spring Main Street at the Gazebo. Local residents and visitors can view classic cars and socialize in a neighborhood event near Ridge Spring's town center.
A woman left her purse on top of a car on Whiskey Road and drove away. A man pumped gas then drove off without paying, later arrested at Winn-Dixie. Vandalism at Aiken High School vending machine damaged glass, $25 value and theft of $25 in food. Fire near climbing wall at H Odell Weeks Center, $300 damage, no suspects. Two white males fled after screen removal from a Belvedere carport, $100 damage. Antenna torn from vehicle on Hedge Road, $150 damage. Noise from shotgun firing on Coley Road. safety advised. Necklace stolen from package on Cir clewood Drive, value $100. Reports via ADPS 642-7620 or Sheriff's 642-1761. tips 642-1798.
The Georgia lottery results show Monday winning numbers across games: Cash 3 Midday 5 9 5, Cash 3 Evening 7 7 4, Cash 4 6 9 8 7, and Fantasy 5 1 26 27 30 35.
Jared William Ransom, 34, of Brookhaven Drive, was arrested after two 14-year-old girls reported a man in a truck approached them on Brookhaven Drive and asked to feel his genitalia. He faced two felony counts of communicating obscene messages and was released on bond.
WBLR 1430 AM launches Spanish Christian programming as part of the Good News Network expansion serving west of Aiken County and Saluda, Lexington, West Columbia, with live announcer plus Enfoque a la Familia and En Contacto offerings. Network also operates WSAF 1180 AM and WKTM 106.1 FM with broader reach across several states.
Aiken Electric Cooperative will pause power in Ridge Spring and Monetta from 9 to 11 am on July 10 to upgrade the Monetta substation and move customers from the old Moneta substation to a new unit. The upgrade will boost capacity and improve service reliability for affected homes and businesses in Ridge Spring Monetta and surrounding areas south to 120 west to the Edisto River and east to Highway 78.
Local government offices post offices banks and the Aiken County Public Library will be closed Tuesday in observance of the Fourth of July. The closure affects all Aiken and Aiken County services and regional offices.
The city schedule lists Monday through Friday pickups for garbage, recyclables, and trash with specific days. For more information call 642 7613. The Aiken Standard offices close for a holiday but normal hours resume 8 30 a m Wednesday.
Betty Lou Padgett, a 60-year-old of Burris Road, is slated for felony charges after a five hour standoff. Deputies forced entry, found her in a bedroom, then transported her to Aurora Pavilion for evaluation before charges for assault with intent to kill and unlawful pointing a weapon were issued.
The Aiken Standard acknowledges an error in today's page 10 listings and states the correct television listings appear on page 4B. The newspaper regrets the mistake and any inconvenience it caused readers.
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