NAACP Should Pack Up and Move Out of State
A reader calls for the NAACP to relocate from South Carolina and accuses the group of caring only about money while urging the poor of their race to wake up. The letter page also covers a birthday thief shame, a Y105 radio format change angering listeners, EMS staffing concerns in Aiken, and council budget practices for unfilled positions.
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NAACP
South Carolina
CSRA
Aiken
Y105
Council
EMS
Missing Jack Russell prompts plea to return dog
Aiken County readers are asked to help reunite a missing Jack Russell Terrier taken from Woodfield Road on Monday. The note asks the finder to bring the dog back to make a young boy happy. The rest includes letters about EMS pay and front page coverage.
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Woodfield Road
Correction: Silent auction donor contact numbers listed
A correction notes the phone numbers for donations to Haley Baer’s silent auction. Correct lines are 648 6086 and 232 1920. The Aiken Standard regrets the error.
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Haley Baer
Aiken
Expo showcases local businesses at 2004 Small Business Expo
More than 20 local firms displayed at John son Motor Company showroom for the Greater Aiken Chamber of Commerce event. Participants used a visitor checklist to tour booths and entered a drawing for a $100 Chamber gift card. Attendees praised networking and exposure for startups and longtime firms alike.
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Johnson Motor Company
Greater Aiken
Gassman
Michael Chastain
TowerCharge Corporation
Chastain
Rick Garcia
Advantage Resources Executive Advisors
Garcia
Aiken County
Chuck Foster
Southern Delights
Aiken Chamber of Commerce
Chamber
Foster
Joseph Faulkner
J&g Coffee Roasters
Faulkner
Joyce Hardy
Wachovia Bank
Aiken
Hardy
Project Vision volunteers repair homes in Aiken County
Ed Miano and Larry Powers, retired from the Savannah River Site, help load materials at Lowe’s for repairs on 100 Aiken County homes and service agencies through Project Vision. More than 1,000 volunteers repair residences across Aiken, North Augusta, Jackson, Warrenville, Graniteville and nearby communities.
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Savannah River
Ed Miano
Larry Powers
Project Vision
Aiken County
Miano
Powers
Lowe’s
United Way
Aiken
North Augusta
Jackson
Warrenville
Graniteville
SAS
Angie Anderson
Anderson
Karen Perry
Lowe
Rob Novit Love
Savannah River Site
Lowe's
United Way Home
Community events in Aiken and Wagener October weekend
The Aiken Horsepower Association hosts Cruise-in Downtown Aiken on Laurens Street Sunday October 17 from 2 to 6 p.m. The Double Ds perform in front of Sweet Cow Creamery. Beech Island Historical Society meets October 19 at 7 30 p.m. Don Rhodes discusses his book. Dr Susan A Graham of Aiken Technical College speaks to the Senior Men's Club October 20 at Houndslake Country Club. Wagener hosts Petrifying Park Halloween program October 22 from 7 to 9 p.m. Three dollar admission. adults supervise children. Alzheimer’s Association Memory Walk October 23 at 10 a.m. at Aiken Regional Medical Center with registration via palmettomemorywalk.org or 800 636 3346.
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Aiken Horsepower Association
Aiken
Laurens Street
Double Ds
Sweet Cow Creamery
Park Avenue
Lawrens
Aiken Horsepower
Barbara Gunter
Bellsouth.net
Susan A. Graham
Aiken Technical College
Houndslake
L.S. McCormick
Alzheimer’s Association
The
Aiken Regional Medical Center
Palmettomemorywalk
Kintera.org
Aiken man arrested after meth lab discovery
Randall W. Robertson, 47, of 354 Dragstrip Road, Aiken, is charged with manufacturing methamphetamine after deputies found a small homemade lab at his residence during a search tied to a domestic violence suspect. About two grams of meth and lab equipment were seized. Robertson is detained at the county jail.
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Aiken
Randall W. Robertson
Dragstrip Road
Michael Frank
Aiken County
Aiken County Sheriff’s Office
Jackson Police Department
Robertson
Michael Hunt
Frank
Hunt
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