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Newspaper
Aiken Standard
Location
Aiken, South Carolina, United States of America
Date
Nov 07, 2011
Page
3
A reader explains responding to county property appraisals by supplying evidence and notes hiring a private appraiser for 300 dollars to estimate fair market value. The editorial recalls appealing twice before a significant reduction occurred and mentions receiving an appeal response notice with the December 6 2011 property tax bill.
Community voices question the damage to the Carolina Bay as plans proceed amid debate. Residents argue the wetland’s destruction harms wildlife and local aesthetics, while officials defend development and remediation efforts.
A reader urges that South Carolina is not part of the United States and says they make their own rules. The note invites calls to the TalkBack hot line or email and states readers' names will not be published and comments may be edited for space.
Readable polling sites include City Auditorium Aiken American Legion Post 212 Aiken High School Annex Smith Hazel Recreation Center Msgr Smith Hall Park Ave Odell Weeks Activities Center Whiskey Road South Aiken Church of God 2700 Whiskey Road Kalmia Mall Pinecrest School Odell Weeks Activities Kennedy Middle School 174 E Pine Log Road St Paul Lutheran Church 961 Trail Ridge Road Harbor Chase 2456 Levels Church Road Public Safety Station 523 Citadel Drive and other noted venues urban and rural in Aiken South Aiken Montmorenci Six Points Hollow Creek Anderson Pond Hitchcock plus multiple street addresses and district names for voter access.
A Woodside Plantation Country Club committee will host a benefit dinner to support the Warrior Transition Battalion at Fort Gordon. Five injured soldiers will be recognized, including Nicholas Rushworth, Gregory’s nephew, who has undergone nine surgeries since a 2010 Afghanistan injury. The sold out event seeks donations to cover costs and aid the battalion, with proceeds fully benefiting the unit.
Nick Rushworth, a medic with the 1221st Engineering Company, was wounded in Afghanistan after aiding a comrade. He endured multiple surgeries at Eisenhower Army Medical Center and Charlie Norwood VA Medical Center, with nerves and tendons repaired. Rushworth hopes to return to duty. a benefit event at Woodside Plantation supports his unit.
Ashley Marie Williams, 26, of North Augusta, was found hanging from a sheet in her Edgefield County Detention Center cell around 3:30 pm. She was pronounced dead at Edgefield County Hospital at 3:55 pm. Autopsy cites asphyxiation due to hanging. toxicology pending. charge listed as possession of marijuana. Investigation ongoing.
James Powe of Savannah River Nuclear Solutions and Sarah Diaz Martinez of the Savannah River Site Office are honored for exemplary work. Powe contributed to B61 design cost reviews projecting 10 to 15 years ahead. Diaz Martinez helped negotiate a memorandum of agreement between SRSO and the Office of Secure Transportation amid shipping changes.
Police logs show an Aiken man reporting entry to a Burger King truck with a brown corduroy jacket containing a silver watch stolen. Other incidents include a black bag with a pistol taken from a Powderhouse Road vehicle, a Regal Aiken Mall cinema 8 vehicle break in with a cell phone cash and cards stolen, a Beech Island property break in with electronics, a Wagener man reporting a go cart two engines and a 1985 Porsche stolen, and a North Augusta resident losing a computer and charger from a Concord Street home.
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