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Newspaper
Aiken Standard
Location
Aiken, South Carolina, United States of America
Date
Sep 16, 1998
Page
13
The Wayside Project and the city of Aiken sponsor a Bag A Job job fair this Saturday from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. at the Aiken Department of Public Safety courtroom. Dr. Gene Redd says attendees should leave with a job or job contact and learn about skill development GED access and transportation to worksites. Call 649-7524 for details.
A white stolen van from Horry County was seen at a Speedway on York Street. Officers pursued but halted when the chase left their area. The van sped away onto Wrights Mill Road and the pursuit was called off per policy. Investigation ongoing. A 16 year old was arrested for simple assault with an iron pipe. The juvenile was placed in maternal custody. Shots were heard near Charleston Street and Colleton Avenue after a man with a knife chased another man into nearby woods.
Aiken Corp Ration uses a tactic of nominating members who do not attend meetings to fill committee positions. One member stated this approach as the best method, saying it ensures suitable nominees by absence.
The Aiken Standard corrects a Sunday story about the Margaret J Weston Medical Center. The center will hold its open house this coming Saturday from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. The correction notes the event date and times.
The Aiken Parks and Recreation Dept seeks citizen input before spending 3.8 million on Citizens Park Phase II 3 million, Odell Weeks Tennis Center 600000, and a gateway park at Crosland Park 200000. Three public meetings are scheduled September 22 7 pm at Odell Weeks Center gym September 23 530 pm at Crosland Park and 790 pm at Odell Weeks Center.
Investigators probe a Monday night attack at Sunset Memory Gardens on Old Ludlow Lake Road and Aiken Augusta Highway. Statues and urns damaged, air vents ripped from mausoleum, Masonic symbol defaced. Local sheriff notes emotional toll on families as clues and fingerprints are sought. Tammie Phelps, cemetery employee, distraught at scene.
Cedar Creek properties may join New Ellenton sewer service. Cedar Creek executive vice president William Kolarek Jr told New Ellenton City Council attendees that buyers in Cedar Creek want city sewage rather than septic tanks. He outlined 32 potential lots and aims to have access roads ready by November, noting an engineering study supported feasibility.
The City of Aiken Planning Commission approved a 71.54 acre rezoning for Palmetto Services near the Aiken Mall with conditions. The plan alters zoning from Planned Urban Development to expanded Professional, with a sit down restaurant to replace drive-through, and requires construction to begin within 12 months or revert to Professional. Annexation of six private residences was approved, with 60 days to finalize an annexation deal for 615 Silver Bluff Rd. meeting details set for the Municipal Building Council Chambers.
Three Aiken County children died in a weekend house fire, raising the year’s fire toll to four in Aiken County. Daniell Gadson, 5, Donald Gadson, 6, and Tyrell Dobbs perished from smoke inhalation in a Blackberry Lane mobile home near Aiken. Coroner Sue Townsend cites cigarette ashes as the likely ignition, with uncle Jay Adams waking up on fire. A separate fire on June 12 claimed Susan Smith of New Ellenton in a mobile home fire begun by a stove candle or candle wax spill.
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