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Newspaper
Aiken Standard
Location
Aiken, South Carolina, United States of America
Date
Oct 07, 2011
Page
3
Editorial note emphasizes interest in NFL and college football scores while dismissing MLB hockey and local football as less relevant. Encourages readers to check results online or attend games for the latest outcomes.
For your information the rear entrance is for handicapped access, the front stairs are not an option, and the heavy doors are difficult to use.
A writer reports a trend toward lower crime in Aiken fueled by bungled acts. Examples include criminals staring into cameras while disabling systems and using stolen cards to buy items delivered home. The narrator notes a sense of moral uplift for local residents.
A reader reports ongoing leaks on Pine Log Road affecting both even and odd days and urges officials to inspect the site promptly to prevent damage and hazards.
A reader asks if a law exists restricting dogs in the bed of pickup trucks and whether such a regulation is needed. The question reflects concerns about animal welfare and transport safety and might prompt local or state consideration.
Residents allege city spending favors Northside and downtown while Southside remains neglected, with critics dubbing the area a junkyard and demanding equal investment.
Hank Williams Jr. voices blunt take on current protests and political rhetoric drawing attention from fans and commentators. He asserts a plain view of national tensions and urges listeners to consider consequences beyond headlines.
Readers are told both detention and retention ponds exist. Detention ponds hold water temporarily during heavy rain and release it later. retention ponds hold water permanently. Listeners are invited to comment via TalkBack line or email, with comments not requiring names and subject to space editing.
EnergySolutions officially opened a larger Aiken office at 2361 South Centennial Ave with a ribbon cutting. The facility will house about 25 full time staff and support roughly 50 more through Parsons for projects at the Savannah River Site. The event included remarks by Bob Giroir and local leaders expressing support for the expansion.
Frep Cavanaugh, the mayor of Aiken, returns to EnergySolutions for a second tour. He notes being recruited back by managers in May 2010 after MOX, praising the company and noting continued activity.
Police blotter records a purse stolen from a vehicle on Augusta Road Warrenville with forced entry. An unnamed woman alleges sexual assault by four men near Seymour Drive North Augusta after a man left. Tools and a generator taken from work trucks on Edgefield Highway. An Aiken woman misplaced her purse after a conference at Aiken High School. A burglary at Winged Foot Way is under investigation with no forced entry and stolen jewelry and silver. A man from Whiskey Road later found unconscious with head injury after leaving a restaurant. A lime green 2006 Kawasaki ZX1000 bike reported stolen from Fairway Ridge early Thursday.
Stoney Oswald will introduce gigong and yoga at Just Breathe Studio 116 Pendleton St. S.W. on Wednesdays through Nov. 9 at 6 30 a.m. The cost is 66 dollars and registration is required at the studio. For more information call 648 8048. Howl in the Woods and Wolves talk are also scheduled for Wednesday at Hitchcock Woods South Boundary entrance.
Aiken resident and author T C McCarthy promotes Germline the first book in his Orbit Books sci fi trilogy. He will sign copies Saturday at Books A Million Aiken Mall from 1 to 4 pm and plans events for Exogene and Chimera releases in 2012.
Aiken resident T C McCarthy will sign copies of Germline on Saturday from 1 to 4 p m at Books A Million located at 2441 Whiskey. For more information call 642 0135.
The listing shows hours from 6 30 a m to 5 30 p m Monday through Friday for the location at 326 Rut and Drive. It provides the phone number 648 2311 and fax 648 6052 for contact.
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