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Newspaper
Aiken Standard
Location
Aiken, South Carolina, United States of America
Date
Sep 20, 2000
Page
1
A spill from a panel truck prompted a partial closure of West Avenue in North Augusta. Lt Tim Pearson said at 6 40 pm city employee Marty Creech spotted liquid leaking from the truck as Mark Dillinger of Augusta was away at Alpha Plasma Center to donate blood.
An Edgefield County deputy died when his cruiser collided with a Ford van traveling the wrong way on S C 23 near Monetta. The deputy was transporting a 13 year old boy to a juvenile prison in Columbia. Both the van driver and the juvenile were taken to Richland Memorial Hospital in Columbia.
The Margaret J. Weston Center will close its Hahn Village site and reopen in a larger building at 127 Trafalgar Street just off Richland Avenue. The new center will have four exam rooms and 1,525 square feet, central heating and air, and full family health care including prenatal and pediatric services. A courier will deliver prescriptions from the Clearwater pharmacy.
Kevin Geddings spoke for the South Carolina Educational Lottery Coalition at Millbrook Elementary PTA, outlining a state lottery proposal to fund K 12 technology with 45 million annually. He touted Georgia as a model and praised recurring new money from a SC lottery.
Congressional investigators released documents showing 1996 testing by Bridgestone Firestone found speed tests of 200 mph for 90 minutes at 50 degrees damaged tires. Tests included seven tires from the Decatur Illinois plant. The recall covers 6.5 million ATX ATX II and Wilderness AT tires amid 103 deaths and 400+ injuries, with many rollovers involving Ford Explorers.
A 13 year old at Paul Knox Middle School was arrested for possession of a weapon after a student allegedly showed a knife in a bookbag at the bus stop. Officials say the real story is peers reporting concerns promptly, with administration acting on tips amid last week’s bomb scare at Paul Knox.
The Aiken County Council approved a general obligation bond of 2.5 million for capital projects split as 1 million for vehicle purchases and 1.5 million for fixed asset improvements. Funds include 400,000 for library roof replacement and 150,000 for judicial center roof work plus generic facility expansions and new radios.
A list shows obituaries for Gaynell Clark Langley Hatcher Funeral Home Ethel Mae Jones Pardue Columbia Napier Funeral Home Ronnie McKie Aiken Jackson Brooks Funeral Home Janice Jenkins Savage Columbia A A Dicks Funeral Home with multiple entries across South Carolina funeral homes.
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