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Newspaper
Aiken Standard
Location
Aiken, South Carolina, United States of America
Date
Mar 16, 2006
Page
3
Resident asks if a local attorney would accept residents’ class action against the City over nuisance dog enforcement. Complaint notes unclear codes and poor response, plus a March 9 black history program at LBC Middle School criticized as unprepared and disrespectful for Black History Month.
Aiken Standard readers urged easing morning drop offs and afternoon pickups to help working families. The note asks for community input via Talkback hotline 803 644 2384 or editorial at aikenstandard com, with brief messages edited for space.
The Aiken Standard issues corrections for misidentifications in a Midland Valley High School baseball line score and in a Wednesday story about a possible sale of the American Red Cross chapter property. Readers are urged to report errors to editors Mike Gibbons or Jeff Wallace.
Aiken County educators face TERI decision as principals Warren Whitson and Bill Ward weigh retirement versus extended service. New rules allow rehiring retired staff on an as needed basis to fill critical roles. District officials decline cost and outline flexibility for Eldridge and the board.
The fourth annual Pickens Salley Symposium on Southern Women featured civic leaders Lessie Price Sharon Landy and Mattie Tolliver discussing segregation era schooling and modern progress. Keynote Dori Sanders spoke on education writing and farming, then Price received the 2006 Southern Woman of Distinction Award amid a book signing and reception.
Two of three suspects charged in a February 2005 drug raid in Aiken County go to trial in general sessions court next week. James D. Prather and Trevis E. Johnson face multiple drug counts from the raid that yielded marijuana four ounces cocaine crack cocaine and more than $6 000 in cash.
The notice lists office hours 8:30 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. Monday through Friday and outlines newsroom contacts for Local News Features and Sports. It notes ISSN 0893-2557, publishers Aiken Communications Inc, and a mailing address in Aiken South Carolina. It also covers subscription rates and delivery dates for Sunday Plus customers for 2006.
City of Character for March marks Tolerance as the month’s trait. Lottery numbers released include Pick 3 Midday 2 6 0 and Pick 4 Midday 5 8 1 6. Evening draws list Pick 3 0 3 3 and Pick 4 7 7 1 7, plus Cash 5 and Powerball results with multis and a Power Play of 5.
Elbert W. Blocker, 23, of 72 Joanne Drive, faces trial next week at the Aiken County Judicial Center on criminal sexual conduct with a minor in the second degree. He was arrested March 26, 2004, after an 11 year old girl was hospitalized from injuries from the alleged attack near Nicholson Drive. Blocker is jailed at the Aiken County Detention Center. Deputy Public Defender Kelley Brown represents him, with Deputy Solicitor Grant Gibbons prosecuting.
The article previews the upcoming Aiken Trials set to begin Saturday with full coverage planned in Sundays edition of the Aiken Standard. Readers are invited to see the paper for event details and schedule.
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