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Newspaper
Aiken Standard
Location
Aiken, South Carolina, United States of America
Date
May 30, 2012
Page
3
Editorial blasts school traffic problems near Paul Knox, criticizing handling by local authorities. Calls for improved traffic control measures as school year nears end.
Resident near Ludlow Lake Road in Palmetto Place reports a 20 mph zone entry sign and a loud fast car that wakes them 2 to 3 times nightly. They’ve called the highway patrol many times and offered to pay for an off duty officer, but nothing has been done after four months.
Taxpayer funds covered security and transport for Michelle Obama and her two daughters during their Saturday attendance at the Beyoncé concert at Revels Ovation Hall. Officials say security details and shuttle arrangements were arranged by local agencies with no additional public events disclosed.
A reader asks if an air conditioning unit full of copper left in a field counts as a baited field. The inquiry invites comments via a TalkBack line or email to Aiken Standard with readers’ names optional.
The Aiken Standard corrects an omission listing Jane Vaughters among candidates removed from the May primary ballot for South Carolina House District 81. The editors note additional omitted information from Monday's edition and remind readers of contact details to report factual errors.
The notice lists business hours 8 30 a m to 5 30 p m Monday to Friday at 326 Rutland Drive with phone 648 2311 and fax 648 6052 and identifies editorial staff including Executive Editor Michael Gibbons 644 2381 and Sports Editor Cam Huftrar.
USC Aiken's basketball star Meredith Legg filmed for Say Yes to the Dress Atlanta season four in Bridals by Lori with her mother and Monte Durham. The engagement came after a grocery store surprise and her fiancé Christopher Stapleton proposed on Mother's Day. Legg battles ocular melanoma diagnosed in 2009 and plans a October wedding in Aiken while cherishing the TV moment.
Storyline Media’s documentary Horse Creek Valley: A Tale Worth the Telling wins a Silver Telly Award for local history storytelling. Funded in part by the Aiken County Historical Museum, the film traces Horse Creek Valley from its indigenous origins to industrial rise and decline, with archival footage and a Woodside narrator.
Aiken residents report break-ins on New Field Street and Columbia Avenue over the weekend. Feasters Foods on Marlboro Street was burglarized with no items stolen, but a suspect was identified and blood evidence collected. A Greenville Street home reported electronics stolen during the holiday period. Two large screen televisions were taken from a Columbia Avenue residence.
AARP Driver Safety offers a class on Friday June 8 on the sixth floor of Aiken Regional Medical Centers. Sessions run from 8 30 a.m. to mid afternoon with lunch options at the cafeteria. Fee 12 for members 14 for non members. To register call 800 882-7445. Insurance discount eligibility may follow completion. For more info call 443 8899. The Adult Education Summer School runs June 4 to July 10 Monday through Thursday 8 30 a.m. to 12 30 p.m. Registration is Monday and Tuesday at 8 30 a.m. Call 663-4204 for details.
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