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Newspaper
Aiken Standard
Location
Aiken, South Carolina, United States of America
Date
May 18, 2003
Page
2
A rush of letters critiques Moore s sales tax cancellation in Se region and laments jail overcrowding while suggesting at home options. Residents congratulate Sheriff Mike Hunt, protest sign theft and rail against blue laws. Comments urge Sunday stores and question religion mandates, with Talkback contact details and editorial notes.
City officials react after a Sumterville style opinion suggests grocery and convenience stores could sell beer and wine on Sundays. Mayor Fred Cavanaugh says people voted for the referendum and public safety must back any changes, while vendors cheer expanded options though impact remains unclear.
The Riverfront Marine Corps League 1132 was officially chartered Saturday afternoon at PLUS BRITT North Augusta, with 51 charter members taking the oath under SC State Commandant Ed Hammons. John Hopkins urged members to wear the hat as a symbol of 228 years of Marine Corps tradition, while Ted Hornback became commandant. The charter makes Riverfront one of 12 detachments in South Carolina.
Project Graduation enters its eighth year in Aiken with a midnight lock-in at Odell Weeks Recreation Center on May 30. Seniors from Aiken and South Aiken High will attend alcohol and drug free festivities from 11 30 p m to late night, with food prizes and activities. Admission is 10 and scholarship money plus large prizes like tires and a microwave are awarded. Contributions and volunteers are sought from local businesses and residents.
Fort Gordon Signal Corps Band played a patriotic concert at Jackson Mayfest in Thornton Park to honor military veterans. Mayor Etheredge noted the town gathers yearly to recognize servicemen and women, with Lynn Sullivan praising the band as residents enjoyed the anthem, Stars and Stripes Forever, and family activities.
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