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Newspaper
Aiken Standard
Location
Aiken, South Carolina, United States of America
Date
Mar 02, 2006
Page
3
A reader vents about water service reconnect charges and asks if fees could be prorated to offset high bills. They compare reconnect revenue to city salaries and question mayoral and city manager pay, urging consideration of staffing costs and charges.
Readers question the length of a dedicated race history month and why history of a race is celebrated for a full month. They criticize February as excessive and invite responses via Talkback and email.
The Aiken Standard announces corrections across recent items. It fixes Pitter Patter as a children's boutique, corrects a Wal Mart scam front page box wording, adjusts workshop dates and names for a photography preservation program, and clarifies a high school baseball line score misidentification. It invites readers to report errors by phone or email.
Infectious disease specialist Dr. Gerald Gordon warns against waiting when flu symptoms appear. He notes fever progression over days, risks of pneumonia, and the benefit of early antiviral treatment like Tamiflu. Vaccination remains the best prevention, with CDC guidance for high risk groups and substantial annual hospitalizations and deaths.
Aiken County Council advances funding from the 2004 one cent local option sales tax for paving resurfacing drainage and parks and recreation projects. The Parks Recreation and Tourism Department plans Langley Pond work and seeks 748800 in grants. New EMS substations and refurbishments are planned with emphasis on staffing and safety amid road resurfacing needs.
Elodie Huguet and about 50 French teens visit Aiken High School St. Mary Help of Christians School for a Mardi Gras festival. Ten exchange students stay with local host families from St. Mary and Loches school near Paris. Gabriela Blanco hosts a French student and plans a France trip in June.
The Aiken Standard announces newsroom contacts and office hours 8:30 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. Monday through Friday. It lists departments, phone numbers, and email addresses for news, features, and sports, plus subscription rates and delivery dates for Sunday Plus subscribers.
Aiken proclaims March as a month of Tolerance with citywide observance notes. Lottery numbers listed include Pick 3 and Pick 4 results for Midday and Evening draws, Palmetto Cash 5, Powerball, Cash 3 and Cash 4, Fantasy 5, and Win For Life figures with a free ball option.
Aiken County authorities report 48 year old Howard Lenard Brown, once sentenced in 1978 for criminal sexual conduct second degree, will face a probable cause hearing to determine predator labeling. The hearing, managed by the Attorney General's Office, could require treatment or therapy if Brown is deemed a predator. Brown is housed at the Aiken County Detention Center awaiting the proceeding.
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