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Newspaper
Aiken Standard
Location
Aiken, South Carolina, United States of America
Date
May 01, 2007
Page
3
A letter proposes a public penalty for littering requiring the offender to spend one week picking up trash along the highway. The suggestion frames cleaning duty as a concrete reform to deter further littering.
Editor notes the juvenile suspect's image was blurred before release by the North Augusta Department of Public Safety. The case with a masked face raises questions about balancing media access and juvenile privacy.
Editorial urges readers to stop whining about minor annoyances and recognize soldiers in Iraq fighting for freedom enabling home comforts, calling for perspective on daily grievances.
SC DHEC appears to be inspecting sites and seeking compliance as it conducts inquiries. Officials decline further comment while outlining potential follow up actions based on findings.
A reader in their 50s from Aiken protests proposed city legislation requiring permission to remove a tree while developers clear acres along Silver Bluff Road. The commenter contrasts private property rules with developer activity and urges broader public response through the Aiken Standard Talkback channel.
Rodney L. Bettis, 21, of Carolina Springs Road, was arrested after a Richland Avenue payday lending holdup. Investigators say he also faces armed robbery and kidnapping charges related to an Edgefield Road incident, with a 9mm pistol found in his Ford Explorer. Police link him to a March Insta Cash robbery and a string of similar holdups. Bettis remains jailed as detectives probe further connections.
The United Way of Aiken County allocates 55 000 to Margaret J Weston Community Health Centers to fund primary care for the uninsured. In Jackson the center will operate five days a week with a 5 000 local match from Mayor Todd Etheredge, expanding access for an aging, rural population underserved for years.
Monday draws report numbers across Pick 3 4 3 4 and 3 6 6 results, Pick 4 6 2 7 8 and 9 3 3 9, Palmetto Cash 5 2 18 30 36 38 with multiplier 3, Cash 3 3 6 6 midday, Cash 4 8 9 2 0 midday, Cash 3 4 9 4 evening, Cash 4 1 0 0 1 evening, Fantasy 5 27 7 37 14 10.
Rusty is an 8-year-old blind Jack Russell terrier mix needing a home. Abandoned and later rescued from Aiken County Animal Control, he is fostered by Molly's Militia volunteer Melissa Kipphut. He is housebroken, energetic, good with kids, and has no other medical issues. An Adopt-A-Thon at PetSmart in Aiken and Augusta runs three days with Molly's Militia volunteers present Saturday 10 am to 3 pm. For more, visit mollysmilitia.org or call (803) 279-7003.
10 am to 3 pm call 803 279 7003 or visit www matysrriliia org for information on Rusty and other pets available for adoption.
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