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Newspaper
Aiken Standard
Location
Aiken, South Carolina, United States of America
Date
May 26, 2005
Page
1
Former Silver Bluff High School and University of South Carolina standout Troy Williamson and the Minnesota Vikings have not begun contract talks. The veteran wide receiver is awaiting a decision on his future with the NFL club.
Texas Supreme Court Justice Priscilla Owen won U S Senate confirmation on Wednesday to serve on the federal appeals court after a ferocious four year battle. The report notes the completion of the long confirmation fight and Owen's move to a higher bench.
Aiken Standard presents daily book discussion section highlighting literacy in a fast paced tech world. Olga Pierce from Aiken, Slim Dicks Jr. of Williston, and Earl D. Shealy of Aiken are named in the notice along with Deaths and Funerals 6B.
A federal inspector general report released in April questions SRS demolition decisions. It says 225 facilities identified for deactivation by September 2006, with 67 percent of decommissioned sites posing little risk while 22 high risk buildings remain. Demolishing low risk facilities cost 7.8 million but saves 122 900 yearly. fully removing them could reach 44.8 million with 306 100 annual savings. The study notes destroying 20 of 22 high risk buildings would cost 21.7 million but save 2.2 million annually. Please see SRS page 10A.
Real estate developer Darren Bryant plans multiple upgrades in downtown Aiken. He will turn 312 Richland Ave into an Irish pub on two floors with a 20 foot balcony, renovate 417 Hayne Ave into retail or office space, and adapt 116 Pendleton St into space for up to six businesses. He seeks city water lines for both sites and expects occupancy within weeks for the Hayne Ave project.
Jade Nealious, Silver Bluff High School, will graduate magna cum laude and has been active in Key Club FBLA Beta Club NHS. She suffered severe low platelets from lupus, was hospitalized seven times, and received a blood transfusion before her current celebration.
Grads across several high schools prepare for ceremonies with about 1900 students county wide awaiting final exam results. Early indications praise scholarships and student achievement as districts share plans for ceremonies at Silver Bluff, Aiken, Midland Valley, North Augusta, South Aiken and Wagener Valley campuses.
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