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Newspaper
Aiken Standard
Location
Aiken, South Carolina, United States of America
Date
Oct 06, 2005
Page
1
Scientists claim to have created the 1918 influenza virus from scratch stirring ethical and safety concerns. Local authorities report a string of break-ins overnight and warn residents to remain vigilant. Community previews Friday night high school football festivities and debates rise over Tax Increment Financing as a hot local issue.
In today's fast-paced world the Aiken Standard highlights readers and literature. The page lists life lessons plus a deaths and funerals notice featuring Charles Kenneth Butler Anna Mae Nickie and Charles Perry Powell in North Augusta Aiken.
Nearly two years after a Wagener operation at the Carolina Club, 84 people were convicted on cockfighting charges. Each received a $257.50 fine after a four month probe sparked by citizen complaints and 147 citations issued in November 2003. Sixty cases were dismissed and three remain pending.
CNTA Executive Director Mal McKibben criticizes Aiken County Council for suing the DOE over the MOX program. He says the action undermines 50 years of support for the Savannah River Site and risks delaying new missions. The council plans an executive session before its Oct. 18 meeting.
Avondale Mills reports 350 workers sidelined due to the January Norfolk Southern train wreck and Graniteville chlorine leak. Management says all equipment across four plants and related structures is damaged, forcing widespread layoffs and extensive remediation across the cotton to cloth operation.
The Aiken Standard newsroom operates from early morning to late evening with reporters covering meetings and community voices. Staff produce 400 to 500 local stories weekly including big stories briefs photos and sports.
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