Honest person helps to give everyone faith
A reader thanks the person who returned a pocketbook to Food Lion and praises the kindness of Food Lion staff. The letter commends the community for a lovely Aiken event, notes skepticism about a move, and expresses desire for fuller saltwater fishing coverage in the newspaper.
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Food Lion
Aiken
Education system debate and reader comments in Aiken
A collection of reader letters and opinions from the Aiken Standard addressing concerns about leftist rhetoric in classrooms, heat in dress norms for men, praise for a local animal control officer, and guidance on submitting remarks to the Talkback hotline. The pieces reflect local civic discourse and community input.
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al Gore
Aikenstandard
Aiken
Detention Center control faces first vote in council meeting
Aiken County Council plans a special meeting tonight at 7 p.m. to vote on transferring the Doris C. Gravat Detention Center to the Sheriff’s Office with an executive session prior. A public hearing is set for the next regular meeting, and a second vote is anticipated Sept. 21.
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Doris C. Gravat Detention Center
Sheriff’s Office
Aiken
LaVana McKenzie
Referee Jack Tiller Seeks Own Football at Home
Johnston man Jack Tiller 72 has spent 38 years officiating football from high school to college, mostly in the Southern Conference. He plans to receive a football from his last calling school and keep it at home, while continuing to travel weekends for games. Tiller, a retired hospital administrator, leads a seven man crew and reviews tapes with colleagues after each Saturday game. He and his wife Phyllis run Tiller's Antiques since buying an old Johnston home 12 years ago, keeping busy with clock repair and other tasks.
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Tiller
Johnston
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Aiken traffic ordinance nears council approval
A proposed traffic ordinance advances from committee with a plan for developers to pay for required improvements or bonding. The draft sets a 1000 trips per day trigger for studies and outlines five year remediation options, with Council consideration possibly in October.
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Aiken
Roger LeDuc
Richard Smith
LeDuc
Council
Philip Lord
Plord
Aikenstandard.com
Aiken man gets 65 years for home invasion assault
Jimmy S. Wood, 36, was sentenced Monday to 65 years after pleading guilty to first degree burglary assault and battery with intent to kill and strong armed robbery in the attack on 82 year old Belle Cadden Collins. He broke into her Pipeline Road home, choked her and stole valuables, including her late son's rings and a Coach wallet. Collins and family spoke of fear and loss, while Wood's attorney cited low mood and drug use. Judge Reginald Lloyd ordered 15 20 and 30 year terms for burglary assault and robbery respectively.
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Aiken
Jimmy S. Wood
Vintage Vale Road
Belle Cadden Collins
Pipeline Road
Barbara Morgan
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Collins
Wood
Second Circuit
Reginald Lloyd
Troy Cadden
Lloyd
Cadden
Paula
Lane Daniels
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