Readers urge bigger movie listings and more local features
Readers complain about small movie theater ads and seek larger print and more frequent listings. Tim O Briant explains size and pricing are theater driven, and a new daily movie listings feature appears on page 8A. A reader also urges expanding the Aiken Community of Character feature and public feedback avenues remain open via TalkBack.
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Tim O'Briant
Newspaer
Aiken Standard
Aiken County
Waikenstandard. Com
Lloyd Kennedy Charter School wins final board approval
The Aiken County Board of Education approves the Lloyd Kennedy Charter School and Midland Valley Preparatory School. Keisha Lloyd Kennedy and Lillian Thomas express relief as funding, site work, and modular classrooms proceed for the two new charter campuses.
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Keisha Lloyd-Kennedy
Brenda Lloyd
Aiken County
Aiken-Augusta
Thomas
Aiken
Board of Education
Bill Burkhalter
S.C. General Assembly
Hunter
Lloyd-Kennedy
Frank Roberson
Burkhalter
Aiken man arrested in Santee Cooper burglary case
Elton James Hardy, 18, of 403 Wagoner Road, arrested Tuesday evening and held on simple larceny charges in connection with a break-in at the state owned Santee Cooper utility. Police recovered stolen items valued at 75 000 dollars near Nautilus Drive, with Hardy identified on surveillance. Authorities say he is a suspect in two prior Santee Cooper burglaries.
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Aiken
Elton James Hardy
Wagoner Road
Aiken County Detention Center
Aiken County
Eagerton
Hardy
Nautilus Drive
Power outage hits 1400 SCE&G customers after tree limb hits line
SCE&G reports about 1,400 customers lost power when a tree limb struck a power line during tree trimming. Most regained within 30 minutes, while ~200 remained off until about 2 pm after further repairs.
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South
Carolina Electric and Gas
Sce&g
Robin Montgomery
Montgomery
17th Augusta Southern Nationals Drag Boat Races
Drag boat races between Georgia and South Carolina headline the 17th Augusta Southern Nationals on the Savannah River. More than 100 teams from 25 states compete for 140000 dollars with top speeds aiming at 235 miles per hour. Tickets and details are available online and by phone.
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Georgia
South Carolina
Augusta
Savannah River
Wwwtixonline.com
Prosecutor says case about sex and lies in harass lawsuit
The perjury and false statements trial pivots on Henry Harris and Shirley Smith. Prosecutor Eric Ruschky frames the case as about sex and lies while defense lawyer Levy Johnson questions Harris’s credibility and asserts a cover up. Harris testifies to years of sexual activity with Smith. Smith faces seven counts of perjury and false statements with possible ten year term.
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Levy Johnson
Cameron Currie
Smith
Department of Energy
Harris
DOE
Johnson
Energy Department
Eric Ruschky
Ruschky
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