Talkback: reader blasts traffic and sex offender views
A TalkBack reader criticizes traffic concerns over Whiskey Road and urges support for local dining. The letter asserts anger at discussions about sex offenders and argues for harsher penalties and stricter parole conditions.
Aiken Standard Readers Urged To Share Local Voices
Letter from a reader thanks the South Carolina Department of Transportation for guard rails on Richland Avenue and Kalmia Hills and commends city improvements in Aiken. Calls for stronger local politics coverage and investigative reporting with a Talkback hotline and email contact.
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Man charged in attack on stepchildren in Aiken
Calvin Parrott 39 of Kerr Drive was charged with two counts of unlawful conduct by a legal custodian after allegedly grabbing a 12 year old by the arms and throat and pushing her sister to the floor during a dispute at their home. The 15 year old intervened and a knife was brandished in the tense scene. Police report inconsistencies in Parrotts account.
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Calvin Robert Parrott
Kerr Drive
Parrott
Aiken Department of Public Safety
Car inspection tips for Memorial Day weekend travel
Wayne's Automotive Center owner Jeff Corbett urges a pretrip courtesy check including pressure, belts, hoses, oil, cooling, brakes, lights, wipers, and air conditioning. AAA's Sarah Davis stresses tire inflation and tread, spare tire readiness, and carrying tools, Fix-a-Flat, flashlight, phone, water, and snacks for delays.
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Jeff Corbett
Wayne’s Automotive Center
Corbett
Sarah Davis
AAA Carolinas
Davis
John Moore Wayne Corbett
Wayne's Automotive Center
Workshop shares tips to boost 900 percent business growth
The USC Aiken Small Business Development Center hosted a Practical Marketing Workshop for local business owners. Speakers covered pricing, promotion, sales, media, customer relations, demographics via DISCUS, and practical steps to reach target markets.
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USC Aiken
USCA
Reka Mosteller
SBDC
Kenneth Wright
U.S. Census Bureau
Wright
Melody Badger
Jim
Jackson
Woman charged for forging prescription to obtain drugs
Amy Hallman, 27, of Aiken, was arrested at a downtown pharmacy for obtaining drugs by fraud with a forged prescription and fake ID. She admitted falsifying documents and left her child with a woman who drank beer in a car. the child was placed with DSS. Aiken police also charged Hallman for license violations and neglect. Sheena Tobin, 47, faced separate charges for no license and open container. FourHydrocodione bottles and other medications were found on Hallman.
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Amy Hallman
Conifer Drive
Aiken
Department of Social Services
Sheene M. Tobin
Barret Street
Hallman
About Your Newspaper Office and Rates
This notice provides contact details for the Aiken Standard and outlines multiple subscription options. It lists office hours, newsroom phones, mailing address, and various pricing plans including Daily & Sunday and EzPay options with monthly, quarterly, and yearly rates.
City of Character May honor month noted
May is named character trait honor for Aiken with the city sharing Wednesday’s lottery results across multiple games. Midday and evening draws produce numbers for Pick 3, Pick 4, Palmetto Cash 5, Powerball, Cash 3 and Cash 4, plus Lotto South and Fantasy 5 totals.
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Aiken Standard Corrections Policy Notice
The Aiken Standard announces a daily space for corrections and clarifications to promptly rectify factually wrong or misleading published information. Readers are invited to point out errors in coverage of Aiken County South Carolina and global events to help set the record straight.
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Aiken County
South Carolina
Correction issued for skateboarder photo credit
The Aiken Standard acknowledges an error in crediting an action photo of skateboarder Benji Galloway. The image should have been credited to Harris Publishing. The Standard regrets the error.
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Aiken
Benji Galloway
Harris Publishing
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