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Newspaper
Aiken Standard
Location
Aiken, South Carolina, United States of America
Date
May 03, 2018
Page
6
Warrenville hosts an hour of prayer at 11 a.m. at Gazebo Park while Aiken holds noon prayers at Laurens Street corner and later 6 45 p.m. at H Odell Weeks Center with bands performing. Various community events follow including a Honduras Agape Foundation cooking contest at First Presbyterian Church and art show at Helena Convent.
Governor Henry McMaster asked the South Carolina Department of Health and Environmental Control to remove hundreds of thousands of tires from Viva Recycling in Moncks Corner. He proposed funding from a state tire fee to cover the cleanup, citing environmental and public health risks. DHEC previously obtained a 1.7 million judgment against Viva Recycling, with estimates of 222,000 tires at year end 2015 and claims the pile could reach 600,000 to 800,000.
IRMO authorities say Renas Daris, 18, faces charges including failure to stop for blue lights causing death and possession of a stolen motor vehicle after a high speed chase ended in a tree crash that killed four teens ages 13 to 18, none wearing seat belts, near Irmo, northwest of Columbia.
The Aiken Standard outlines its presence on Facebook and X and reiterates use of official channels for news, updates, and reader engagement. The note emphasizes verified sources and timely posts to serve the community with accurate local reporting.
Isaiah Pitt Aiken obituary notice for a service on Saturday May 5 2018 at GL Brightharp & Sons Mortuary Chapel. Family and friends may call at the residence of Arain and Brenda Talib 3 Ridgecrest Rd Aiken SC 29801. GL Brightharp & Sons Mortuary 220 Beaufort St Aiken SC 29801.
Funeral services for Levette H. Dunbar will be held at 11:00 AM Saturday May 8 2018 at Zion Hill Missionary Baptist Church 180 Independent Blvd Aiken SC 29808 Viewing from 10:00 to 11:00 AM Burial in church cemetery Friends may call the residence 302 Beach Island Ave and Jackson-Brooks Funeral Home 126 Fairfield St SE Aiken 803 642 6123 from 3 00 PM Friday
Clarence Alfred Grooms Jr 92 of Aiken died May 1 2018 at Harbor Chase Aiken after a career in law enforcement including FBI Special Agent 1980 1977. He served in World War II as Radioman aboard USS Dade in the Pacific. Funeral May 4 2018 at Brice W Herndon Sons Walterboro chapel with viewing prior to service. Memorials to Cornerstone Baptist Church Building Fund. Survived by wife Ettie Ann Grooms daughter Clarissa and granddaughter Michaela. Burial Live Oak Cemetery. He was born January 3 1926 in Charleston and was a Citadel graduate.
Services are scheduled for Friday for MSGT Jackie Gene Smith at 2 p.m. at Hatcher Funeral Home Graniteville, for Kenneth Ferguson at 2 p.m. at Langley First Baptist Church, and for Lois Goodwin at 1 p.m. at Shellhouse Rivers Funeral Home.
Three Republican hopefuls for South Carolina governor joined a Capitol hearing backing a constitutional amendment to cap legislative service at 12 years per chamber and 12 years across both houses. Senator William Timmons said the measure has little chance this session as the legislature nears adjournment, but backers argued term limits would curb entrenchment and corruption.
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