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Newspaper
Aiken Standard
Location
Aiken, South Carolina, United States of America
Date
Oct 13, 2008
Page
3
Aiken Pest Control is hailed as the best pest service in Aiken County. Technician Blane is praised for his care and attentiveness, going the extra mile for customers.
Customers in convenience stores complain about being pressured to buy Snickers bars as clerks push sales. Shoppers say they would buy only if they want one and note staff feel threatened by quotas.
Local planners propose a new grocery store location just beyond the I 20 overpass on Highway N. The note mentions ethanol as filler in gasoline and discusses concerns about spent fuel imports from other regions. The author argues against sending such materials to Aiken.
Residents voice concern over missing street name signs in New Ellenton hindering emergency services and navigation. They urge council action while noting Route 1 rights of way and traffic control, amid questions on local gas prices in Aiken. A caller recalls a young boy found on the highway and dialing 911.
Aiken Standard invites reader feedback on a study claiming minimal damage from secondhand smoke. Call the TalkBack line or email editorial at aikenstandard.com with brief comments. Names need not be published and submissions may be edited for space.
Aiken residents Christine Hang and Lawrence Moore won spring auditions and played Mozart Concerto in D minor with the Augusta Symphony Orchestra Youth Concert at the Etherredge Center. Hang, 17, and Moore, 13, led four performances for more than 2,000 fifth graders in a program by the Aiken Symphony Guild.
The Aiken County Registration and Elections Commission meets at 6 30 p m at 916 Vaucluse Road to review a legal opinion on absentee voting sites. The event precedes a public forum for School Board candidates in Districts 1 and 4 at 7 p m today.
New store on Laurens Street brings attitude and art to downtown Aiken. Owner Tara Amick and husband Buddy Stevens moved top dealers from Market Place Antique to 150 B Laurens St setting a lively shop with gift lines gourmet foods and original artwork. Contact 644-7523.
The Aiken City Council meets Monday Oct 13 at 7 p.m. at 214 Park Ave S.W. Items include annexation of SPCA property, zoning changes for Type 1 group homes, sale of Toole Hill lots, edgewood subdivision purchase, and deeds for Triple Tree and other subdivisions. Planning Commission meets Tuesday Oct 14 at 6 p.m. with USC Aiken street name approval and HPG LLC annexation request at 1012 Gregg Highway.
The Aiken Standard announces newsroom contacts and management, delivery options, and EZ Pay rates. It lists staff emails and phone numbers for Tim O Briant Michael Gibbons Cam Huffman and Scott Hunter. The notice includes subscription rates for Mon-Sun Fri-Sun and Internet and notes dates for Sunday Plus delivery in 2008.
Weekend lottery results list Pick 3 Evening 6 5 9 and Pick 4 Evening 3 5 8 8. Cash 3 Evening 6 8 9 Cash 4 Evening 5 0 9 4 Fantasy 5 33 20 19 13 39. Saturday Cash 4 Evening 9 5 8 8 Fantasy 5 11 20 29 33 38.
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