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Newspaper
Aiken Standard
Location
Aiken, South Carolina, United States of America
Date
Jun 24, 1999
Page
2
Aiken County Council shelved a video poker setback ordinance and lawsuits against the zoning change were dismissed. Judge Gary Clary signed dismissal orders on June 17, ending suits that sought to block enforcement of a 150 foot setback. Councilman Joel Randall drafted the amendment to curb video poker growth.
An Aiken woman threw a hashlight at a Honda rear window on Williston Road and tried to break the windshield. A Toyota truck was damaged by an unknown subject on Monday. a two way radio and $20 were stolen from a parked vehicle on Recreation Drive. A Winchester rifle was stolen from a Whiskey Road home while occupants were away. A rock damaged a car in a Jefferson Davis Highway motel lot after a moving vehicle caused it. A Legacy Lane home suffered about 1500 in damages from a vandal attack on Friday. A person was charged with loud music in a car on Andover Drive. An Aiken man was scratched during a fight on Columbia Highway North. A Dodge van was egged on Hollandville Road. A Belvedere man had mail stolen from a mailbox. mail found torn nearby. A glovebox stolen Awaten and camera were taken from a Clearwater car. A car reported stolen from Richmond County was recovered by sheriff’s deputies. A maupox post valued at 50 was broken on a Sarahsetter Trace mailbox in an Aiken home Tuesday.
The Aiken Standard correction regrets an error in yesterday's report where Robert Christie was misidentified in a deputy crime briefing photo. Casie Smith's image ran instead.
Federal Judge Charles E. Simons Jr, hospitalized since June 4 with a serious head injury after a fall, has been moved to a private room at Aiken Regional Medical Centers. His oldest son said the family is elated by the encouraging turn and that prayers have been answered as doctors note improved condition yet take it day by day.
The Aiken Center for the Arts funds a three month interior renovation yielding a main gallery, children's gallery, gift shop and pottery studio with a New York loft look. Costs exceed 65 000 dollars, aided by a 15 000 dollar grant from Gregg Graniteville Foundation and 20 20 grant leftovers. Volunteers are needed. interim director Susan Victor invites clubs to help.
Crest Travel, a longtime Aiken travel agency established in 1958 by Fred Cooper, is sold to Joe Bouknight of Forest Lake Travel in Columbia. The firm will be renamed Crest Travel/American Express, with Faye Grantham remaining manager at 210 York Street as services continue.
The Aiken County Recreation Center on the Aiken-Augusta Highway hosts a Saturday 10 a.m. to noon workshop for parents and grandparents. Attendees learn kid friendly foods crafts play dough games and prize ideas plus parenting tips. For information call Helen at 663-6142.
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