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Newspaper
Aiken Standard
Location
Aiken, South Carolina, United States of America
Date
Oct 07, 2003
Page
2
Letter writer assaults medical record fees as 65 cents a page, blasts public schools, criticizes a Tennessee fan, and praises Sheriff Mike Hunt for child support help. Calls out Aiken County safety patrols near schools and asks for better protection of children.
Residents express concerns about high chlorine levels in drinking water and coffee smell. They seek ways to lower chlorine without inviting bacterial risk and ask for safe, practical options to improve water quality. Readers can comment via Talkback hotline or email.
Members of Aiken's Jewish community rededicated the Sons of Israel Cemetery gate and plaque on Yom Kippur marking the return of the arched sign destroyed months earlier. The effort, aided by volunteers, followed past vandalism and reflects ongoing concerns over protecting private cemetery grounds.
South Aiken High School communications students assist Jefferson Elementary School with filming a new opening for the daily broadcast. Ten high schoolers mentor 30 elementary students under Craig and Sherry Kessler guiding the project and editing the final opening for future use.
Serena McDaniel, 33, solicitor for Family Court in the 2nd Judicial Circuit including Aiken, received the Ernest F. Hollings prize for excellence in state prosecution. U.S. Attorney Strom Thurmond Jr. praised her work increasing community respect for juvenile justice and the institutions of justice.
Ridge Spring Fire Department will receive 54,900 from a 500,000 federal grant program for volunteer departments. Bath and Montmorenci also won 22,008 and 44,988 respectively, with matching funds increasing 10 percent. Chief Robert Steadman says the money will fund a new fire-fighting vehicle and improve response to timber and woods fires. The department has a year to spend the funds and aims to have specs and bids ready within six months.
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