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Newspaper
Aiken Standard
Location
Aiken, South Carolina, United States of America
Date
Oct 19, 1993
Page
1
N E Citizens press city leaders over the town sewer project amid ongoing criminal and civil probes. Funds show slow progress with 35 percent completion and a $5 025 000 construction fund barely touched. Council members face sharp questions about governance and transparency as private citizen investigators push for accountability.
A six hour man hunt in wooded areas near Wrights Mill Road and Nicholson Village led to the arrest of two burglary suspects, Jonathan Busch 17 and a 15 year old girl, both from Aiken County. Bloodhounds aircraft and foot searchers were deployed. Busch faces three counts of burglary and one larceny. charges for the juvenile girl were not confirmed. The pursuit began after a man was seen leaving a house under argument Saturday afternoon.
South Carolina will shift most child support payments to payroll deductions next year under federal law. The move aims at regular, reliable payments, though parents who flee to avoid support will still be pursued. About one in three South Carolinians are affected by child support, says Larry McKeon. Wage withholding already handles welfare and certain cases, now expanding to all new or modified orders unless an alternative method is court-approved. For FY 1991, SC collected $126 million, up from $41 million eight years earlier.
Readers are invited to share ideas for news with the desk by calling the provided tip line 48 2311. The notice emphasizes community input and local happenings.
The Aiken Planning Commission considers rezoning four acres at Gregg and Richland Avenues from R1 to R2 to allow Summit Place a 48 unit congregate care living complex. Ronald Bolton says it is residential space for active individuals not a nursing home. Developer Norman Pulliam would build three buildings with a 50 foot greenbelt buffer and seek a parking variance to save trees and vegetation.
The 25th annual Aiken Jaycee County Fair opens at 6 p.m. at the Fair Grounds on U.S. 1. Students from grade school through high school admitted free. ride all night for 7.99. General admission 2. Parking listed. Thursday merchant night offers one price rides. 7.99 for any rider. Saturday Ride-a-thon features 5.00 one price rides during 6 p.m. to 11 p.m. hours. The fair includes Noah's Ark Petting Zoo with 62 animals, four poultry shows, pi races, and other exhibits and entertainment through Sunday.
South Carolina Attorney General Travis Medlock issued an official opinion urging removal of the Confederate battle flag from the Statehouse dome. He said the flag symbolizes slavery and the Civil War, and he advised the Legislature to act, noting no binding authority keeps it there.
Local debate over the Confederate battle flag at the state Capitol draws mixed views from historians residents and officials. Bill Bushall a former Sons of Confederate Veterans leader says it honors Confederate soldiers while Beverly Clyburn an Aiken City Councilwoman notes historical accounts of Confederacy soldiers.
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