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Newspaper
Aiken Standard
Location
Aiken, South Carolina, United States of America
Date
May 06, 2005
Page
2
Readers share frustrations with nonstop automated phone prompts and seek solutions. They also express support for new candidates in city and county council races and urge experienced officials to step down for fresh leadership. The postal note explains routing between Augusta and Aiken offices, and concerns are raised about humane trapping of animals like squirrels.
A letter section item complains that while Aiken operates a horse patrol downtown, cleanup after horses is not performed. It also questions animal welfare policies, perfume and scent sensitivities, and compares spay neuter efforts with lobster race objections, inviting reader feedback.
Barnwell County authorities arrested 18 year old Antonio Dement Abney in Williston early Thursday after bloodhounds traced him for miles. Abney, sought in a March shooting death, is jailed on murder and weapon charges as four others face accessory after the fact counts. The two month two county manhunt ended near the Williston police station, easing local concerns.
ESPN The Truck was set up at the 21st Annual Lobster Races in Aiken with interactive game kiosks, ESPN programming footage, and SportsCenter memorabilia. Visitors could record their own SportsCenter intros and win ESPN merchandise via ESPN 360 scans.
The federal government runs a roundup program and relocates surplus wild horses and burros nationwide. In South Congaree a Saturday May 14 auction follows a Friday May 13 viewing at the South Congaree Arena with adoptions Sunday May 15. $125 adoption fee and required applications.
Dawndy Mercer of WIS TV spoke at the Mayor's Prayer Luncheon, the region's National Day of Prayer event, sharing her private trials from the 1996 marriage and how faith, journaling, and church fellowship sustained her. In Aiken a separate service at St John's United Methodist welcomed a diverse crowd with multiple groups invited to pray or perform.
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