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Newspaper
Aiken Standard
Location
Aiken, South Carolina, United States of America
Date
May 05, 2015
Page
3
A reader criticizes federal gun policy while denouncing concealed carry permits, taxes and annexation in Aiken. They condemn council spending, hospitality tax effects on servers, costly rescues, and excessive road policing as dangers to public safety and finances.
A reader thanks the person who painted the mailbox on Whitemarsh and praises a Huddle House employee who found and returned a lost ring. The waitress who notified the owner is thanked, and the caller invites further comments via the TalkBack hotline or email. Readers are encouraged to keep comments brief and editing is reserved.
Two gatherings are planned in Aiken for the National Day of Prayer on Thursday. From noon to 1 p.m. participants meet in front of the City of Aiken Administration and Finance Building at 135 Laurens Street Southwest. From 6:45 to 8:15 p.m. the group assembles at the H Odell Weeks Activities Center at 1700 Whiskey Road. The event unites millions at over 42 000 locations coast to coast under the theme Lord Hear Our Cry based on I Kings 8 28.
National Day of Prayer events planned in Aiken with two meetings on Thursday. The midday gathering runs from noon to 1 p.m. in front of the City Administration and Finance Building at 135 Laurens St. S.W. The evening service occurs from 6:45 to 8:15 p.m. at the H Odell Weeks Activities Center, 1700 Whiskey Road. The events are free and more information is available at nationaldayofprayer.org.
The Aiken County Coroner's Office will hold a public pauper burial service at 10 a.m. Friday at Graniteville Cemetery on Gregg Highway for six unclaimed residents. Coroner Tim Carlton notes the annual event, sponsored about 20 years, helps grieving families and may reconnect distant relatives. The six interred are George Gibson born May 11, 1940. Tony J. Lacarter born April 9, 1947. Robert Cowan born April 22, 1948. Barbara J. Acord born April 5, 1949. Henry Reese born April 18, 195?. Cynthia Ann Sullivan born January 7, 1961.
A community pauper burial service was planned for 10 a.m. Friday at Graniteville Cemetery on Gregg Highway Graniteville. The Coroner’s Office attempted to contact families but some could not be located. Rev. Tad Marshall of Lakeside Baptist Church Clearwater will preside. Local businesses donated floral spray Napier Funeral Home Graniteville provided urns tent and chairs Hatcher Funeral Home Langley and Shellhouse Rivers offered cremation services New Future Granite II prepared headstones. Aiken County Sheriff’s Office bagpipe band will perform.
South Carolina Senate Bill 687 would regulate shelters and limit nonprofit services to low income pet owners, sparking concern from SPCA Albrecht Center head Barbara Nelson who warns it could reduce care options and drive up costs. SCAV supports quality care while opposing limits on nonprofit clinics and competition with private veterinarians. The bill's subcommittee will hear testimony and decide on amendments. Dustin Turner, Aiken Standard.
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