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Newspaper
Aiken Standard
Location
Aiken, South Carolina, United States of America
Date
Oct 25, 2005
Page
1
Aiken Standard presents a daily feature to spotlight readers and literature. Barbara McGrath discusses Khaled Hosseini's The Kite Runner as a featured title in this reading discussion space.
Deaths and Funerals list for area communities includes James Edward Atkinson of North Augusta George A. Benson of Graniteville Cecil G. Cole of Graniteville John Leroy Cartwright of White Pond Community and William O. Fulmer Jr. of Warrenville with funeral notices published in the 6A section.
The City of Aiken disclosed a 45 000 settlement with a fired police officer. The award will be paid by the SCMIRFF with 22 500 reimbursed to SCMIRFF and city funds likely from the general fund. City officials had withheld the amount until responses to a FOIA request were provided.
The article highlights funnel cakes with powdered sugar cinnamon and toppings, candy apples and fries. Vendors quote long term fair staff about serving food and the appeal of new offerings including sausage dogs with chili and grilled vegetables and gyros.
Rosa Lee Parks died at 92 from natural causes in Detroit after a life of defiance that sparked the modern civil rights movement. A Montgomery seamstress and NAACP activist, her Dec 1 1955 refusal to yield her seat led to a city bus boycott and landmark legal battles.
The National Weather Service warns of a cold snap in Aiken with morning lows near 40 and a 62 degree daytime high by 3 p.m. Gusty winds persist as a tight pressure gradient grips the region. Fire safety tips urge testing smoke detectors and proper heater use as residents fall back an hour this Sunday.
Avondale Mills shuts its Swint Division yarn manufacturing in Graniteville as part of an estimated 350 employee layoff announced earlier this month. Manager Stephen Felker Jr says the closure is permanent and notes upstream effects from the January 6 Norfolk Southern derailment that released chlorine gas. The chlorine damage to Gregg Division dye and finishing plant forced production curtailments at other divisions.
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