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Newspaper
Aiken Standard
Location
Aiken, South Carolina, United States of America
Date
Jun 24, 2006
Page
3
A reader warns that rising prices and wages hurt Americans, fearing foreign nations will own production and leave the U S with no jobs or pay. The message urges the country to wake up before economic decline and loss of sovereignty.
A caller complains Crosland Park is becoming a car dumping area with multiple junked vehicles between houses. The observer notes lack of tires and tags and urges city inspection.
A letter targets a caller for saying you cannot pick and choose Bible verses. The writer argues white Christians have long denied women voting rights and civil rights for Native Americans and African Americans. Readers are invited to comment via hotline or email, with names not required and comments subject to editorial edit.
The Friday edition of the Aiken Standard issued an error stating funding for new patrol cars would not come from 340000 dollars allocated by the state for Graniteville relief. Funding will come from another account earmarked for patrol car purchases, and blighted industrial area funds from another source. Call reporters to report corrections.
Charles Martin city administrator of North Augusta for 26 years earned the Palmetto Award for Excellence in Public Management. The statewide honor was announced at the SC City County Management Association convention in Myrtle Beach. Mayor Lark Jones and former colleagues praised his long service and leadership.
Heather Staniszewski leads Smith Hazel pool activities at Smith Hazel Recreation Center with lifeguards Kim Harrigal and Stephanie Osteen as seniors enjoy water exercise and a pizza party following a Friday session. Several seniors speak on the benefit and enjoyment of swimming.
An unreadable OCR fragment shows prices such as 35.25 69.00 2325 800 25.05 300 725 2280 410 499 alongside references to Sears. The lines resemble a classified or promotional snippet with multiple monetary figures and vendor names but lack coherent context or complete sentences.
City of Aiken theme Endurance for June. Friday winning numbers listed: Pick 3 Midday 7 1 8. Pick 4 Midday 4 5 8 1. Pick 3 Evening 5 5 0. Pick 4 Evening 3 8 1. Georgia and Mega Millions results included with multiple figures.
Augusta Stake organizes a Parson's Mountain trek in Abbeville County where youths ages 14 to 18 from Aiken wear period clothing and pull single axle carts. Leaders say the journey teaches leadership, family teamwork, faith, and historical understanding with scripture readings, square dancing, pony express letters, and a gun range improvement service project.
Bona was set for a 44 year old Georgia man who traveled to Aiken to meet a person he believed was a 14 year old girl but was intercepted by law enforcement. Arthur Clifton Highers of Waycross was arrested Thursday with bond set at 425000. He remains in the Aiken County jail facing one count of criminal solicitation of a minor and one count of attempted criminal sexual conduct with a minor.
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