Aiken Standard readers comment on past portraits and local issues
Letters discuss nostalgia for old Aiken County photos and praise for the paper's archival portraits. A reader recalls being a batboy and urges continued posting while noting Hispanic language needs on local cable. A citizen questions public outrage over trash can rules and invites reader feedback via Talkback.
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Aiken County
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Crosland Park
Monay
Tim O'Briant
Man arrested for forging passports and fraudulent documents
Police credited a joint local and state probe for arresting 38 year old Robert Allen Tribble Jr in Tennessee on passport fraud conspiracy and social security fraud charges. Investigators said Tribble ran a fake ID business from Latino International and helped two buyers obtain passports with his guidance.
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Aiken County
Tribble
Latino International
O'Bannon
Trilble
Aiken
New Ellenton Funds Pave Recreation Courts With Local, Corporate Help
Annie Mae Ford and Eartha Rogers watched paving start on the basketball courts funded by a $1,000 donation from Wackenhut Services and about $3,000 in APAC materials and labor. Police Chief Van McMillan and Dr Larry Brede aided the effort, with area sponsors including Green's Christian Book Store and Walmart joining in to cover the project costs and future goal of $1,000 for basketball goals.
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New Ellenton
Annie Mae Ford
Eartha Rogers
Ford
Wackenhut Services
Apac Construction Co
Leon Pate
APAC
New
Brede
Aiken
Savannah River
McMillan
Wackenhut
Green's Christian Bookstore
WalMart
Rivers Funeral Home
Duke's Bar-B-Que
Patterson Signs & Art
Custom Sports
Coca-Cola
Byants Fish & More
Jackson Auto Sales
Taylor Toyota
Cheatham Funeral Home
George Funeral Home
Foxie 108
Witz S79
Sal Pane Uy Rams
van McMillan
Larry Brede
Aiken to Host Second National KidsDay Event
More than ten agencies gather Sunday for the second annual National KidsDay in Aiken. From 2 to 5 p m at the H Odell Weeks Activities Center youth service groups will offer booths activities games a karate demonstration a dance demonstration and a ball pit for area children.
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Boys & Girls Clubs of America
KidsPeace
H. Odell Weeks
Aiken Area
KidsDay
Aiken County Department of Social Services
Aiken County Mental Health Association
Aiken County Help Line
Aiken County Parenting Centers
Aiken Center
Safe Team of
Aiken
Aiken Community Playhouse
S.C. Dept. of Juvenile Justice
Childcare By Choice
ABMHC
Salvation Army
Salvation Army Boys & Girls Club
Illness delays murder trial in Aiken County case
Prosecution witness Charles Barton murder trial delayed after witness Martin Redda fell ill and was hospitalized. Tests to determine cause. meningitis speculated but not confirmed. Trial likely rescheduled for next term. Barton and Matthew Strang charged with murder for Oct 7 2001 shooting of Jonathan Kitchings.
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Charles Richard Barton
Barton
Jonathan Kitchings
Aiken County
Sheriff's Office
Martin ‘Reda
Aiken
Ben ‘Moore
Redd
Aiken County Judicial Center
Moore
Matthew C. Strang
H.B. Eagerton
Kitchngs
Kitchings
Patrick Nelson Webber
Nautilus
Regulations established for downtown center in Aiken
The Newberry Street Festival Center in Aiken is officially open for business with a guiding policy and application packets available through the City of Aiken Parks and Recreation Department and the Aiken Downtown Development Association. Janet Morris cites guidance from other cities and notes the festival area can host a stage or tent and has hosted events like the Memorial Day Festival drawing large crowds.
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Newberry Street Festival Center
Newberry Street
Morris
Parks & Recreation
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