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Newspaper
Aiken Standard
Location
Aiken, South Carolina, United States of America
Date
May 09, 2009
Page
3
A shopping cart rolled into a parked car Sunday afternoon prompting a brief incident report. No injuries reported and a bystander assisted in moving the cart away from traffic. The owner of the vehicle inspected the damage and lined up details for possible follow up.
A resident complains that turning around downtown squares causes uncertainty with red light signals. Poor sightlines due to parked cars hinder visibility of oncoming traffic, leaving visitors unsure whether to proceed. The letter urges better signage and safer navigation.
A reader reports seeing people use food stamp cards to buy drugs and to resell benefits. They question why DSS has not intervened earlier and express disappointment over the involvement of individuals with children.
City planners discuss creating an overlay district on the Southside of Aiken to manage development and address zoning concerns. The proposal aims to guide land use, preserve neighborhoods, and streamline future projects under a unified regulatory framework.
Readers are urged to say the Hephzibah name with an f like phone. Call TalkBack at 803 644 2384 or email editorial aikenstandard.com with brief comments. Names need not be included and may be edited for space and content.
The Aiken Standard corrects a fire cause on Wire Road and a fundraising figure for Tony's Troops. The house fire was due to wiring under a stairway, not arson, and Tony's Troops has raised over $52,000. Contact editors to report factual errors.
Tim McNeill and John Redmond share a fighting spirit after cancer diagnoses, detailing brain tumor and colon cancer battles. They describe treatment, changing life perspectives, and participation in the Relay For Life events in North Augusta and Aiken, urging community support and ACS research advances.
Belk will combine its main 60 000 to 70 000 square foot store with the smaller 8 000 to 10 000 square foot Belk home store at the Aiken Mall. The lease on both spaces ends in October and will be renewed for five years on the larger site. The merged store will carry the same merchandise.
The Aiken Standard provides office hours and contact details for staff led by Tim O Briant Michael Gibbons and Cam Huffman. It lists newsroom numbers and the publisher's responsibility with rates for EZ Pay and delivery schedules including Sunday Plus delivery dates for 2008.
Regional authors will meet readers at The Book Stall Author Festival on Saturday May 16 from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. on Hayne Avenue. Six writers Liz Stewart Ed Heffelfinger James Nestor Debi Toporoff Regina Ridgell and Ashley Putnam Evans will sign sell and discuss their works and publishing insights.
The May character trait for Aiken is Virtue. Friday lottery results show Midday Pick 3 6 7 9, Pick 4 8 2 2 2, Evening Pick 3 6 1 2, Evening Pick 4 7 5 4 5, Palmetto Cash 5 21 7 16 10 15 with Multiplier 3. Mega Match numbers are 23 13 31 24 2 8, Cash 3 Midday 5 3 7, Cash 4 Midday 7 1 7 2, Cash 3 Evening 3 4 8, Cash 4 Evening 0 3 2 7, Fantasy 5 22 33 2 12 28, Mega Millions 12 27 29 32 34 and Mega Ball 34.
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