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Newspaper
Aiken Standard
Location
Aiken, South Carolina, United States of America
Date
Nov 20, 2013
Page
3
The piece argues that building a stadium for the Braves in North Augusta would attract crowds, suggesting the city should pursue the project despite doubts about demand and feasibility.
Aiken residents critique rising food costs, packaging changes, social security wait times, and the metal Christmas tree at Laurens Street Fountain. They urge real trees, better traffic flow on Whiskey Road, and a Christmas service at cemeteries, calling for reader comments via TalkBack.
A correction note from the Aiken Standard states the Festival of Trees dates remain Nov 27 to 30 and the venue is Fermata Club, not Rose Hill. The paper invites readers to report factual errors by phone or email.
Aiken County School District faces ongoing unfunded state mandates in nurses services gifted programs and 4 year old kindergarten as the General Assembly delays funding for 2014 15. Traxler notes about 2 million in mandates shift costs to the district while 4 K funding was cut years ago and the district funds more than half the cost of programs.
The Aiken County Emergency Medical Services will buy four ambulances from Custom Truck & Body Works for 588,104 dollars, funded by Capital Projects Sales Tax. The move, approved by the council on a consent agenda, will replace high mileage units, some with up to 400,000 miles, and target a spring delivery. The meeting also discussed relocating the Wagener EMS substation to the Courtney Senior Center with space and quick transition, while holiday pay for county employees was approved, totaling about 400,000 dollars.
South Aiken High School held its annual Veterans Day arts contest with Corey Pemberton taking first in essay writing for A Son Misses His Father about his deployed father. Winners included Daree Longfellow in poetry and Kaitlyn Gentry Alyssa Neiling in digital media, with other placements named by Ginger Dunker.
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