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Newspaper
Aiken Standard
Location
Aiken, South Carolina, United States of America
Date
May 25, 2005
Page
1
Late night comic Jay Leno was summoned Tuesday to testify in the Michael Jackson case. Gas prices have dipped slightly but viewers may still plan travel accordingly. Aiken awaits final approval for three new tattoo parlors after a voting outcome. A book lover asks what they are reading in today's feature, Looking for Long Leaf.
Obituary notices summarize the deaths of Joseph Benjamin Barsh Nora Mae Lemmons Opal Floy Willis Will illiston Willie Hammer Salley Jr Ward James Peppy Wilber Jr all reported in Aiken area records and memorial notices.
A preliminary class action proposes Norfolk Southern pay a five member family at least $15,000 for the Jan 6 Graniteville chlorine spill evacuation and injuries. The plan includes $2,000 evacuation payment and $200 daily per person, with up to $1,600 for those evacuated outside the one mile zone, plus property damages and lost wages.
After an hour and a half of discussion the Aiken City Council voted to annex 20 acres east of the Hidden Haven subdivision for a 44 home Lamplighter Village. The plan faced opposition from residents who fear traffic damage and safety concerns on Hidden Haven Drive. Provisos require 40 homes built, four lots given to a neighborhood playground, and partial funding for road improvements and a Silver Bluff turn lane, with costs likely surpassing $50,000. Council members Jane Vaughters and Lessie Price opposed the measure.
Bank of America confirms the Hitchcock Plaza branch on Silver Bluff Road will close on August 19. The shuttering follows a wave of closings at the shopping center once home to Goody's, KMart, Kroger, Fazoli's, Nick's House of Pizza, and others, and local shop owners warn the Southside area faces a bleak future.
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