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Newspaper
Aiken Standard
Location
Aiken, South Carolina, United States of America
Date
Sep 21, 2011
Page
1
The city will display pink around town as the second Pink Ribbon Tea opens the local October events. The tea acts as the start of a nationwide breast cancer awareness campaign, with SEE LOCAL NEWS, 24 for details.
Repaving of a Pine Log Road section lagged last week but by lunchtime Tuesday the outside eastbound lane from Silver Bluff Road to Whiskey Road was completed. Work remains to finish remaining lanes and surface treatment.
Aiken Standard announces a ticket giveaway for South Carolina or Clemson football games. Register at the site with a valid phone number. Contestants may enter up to 20 times daily for chosen games. Winners are drawn at random the Wednesday before each home game. Sponsored by Security Federal Bank.
An online poll from Aiken Standard shows 69 percent call the statement a simple mistake and urge accuracy, 23 percent don't care, and 8 percent oppose. Voters were invited to vote by 8 p.m. Tuesday at www.aikenstandard.com.
Former South Carolina governor Mark Sanford Criticizes legislators for ignoring his pension reform warnings saying the retirement system has long been unsustainably funded and a 17 billion shortfall now looms. He cites denial by lawmakers and contrasts seven years of spending battles with cited inaction.
Denise Holley of Aiken Middle School recalls youth as a band geek and says music education drew her back to the field. More than 36 teachers of the year will be recognized at Newberry Hall Thursday night in a ceremony sponsored by Public Education Partners and Savannah River Nuclear Solutions. A district teacher of the year will be announced from six finalists on an Honor Council.
The county honors teachers from Hammond Hill Elementary Mossy Creek Elementary North Augusta Middle North Augusta High Busbee Corbett Elementary and Aiken Middle. Among honorees are Ayen Griffis Janet Wright Suzanne Gunn Chris Emerling Sarah Emerling with remarks by PEP executive director Natalie Fox. Holley at Aiken Middle calls the program awesome in year four.
Bridgestone Americas plans a major economic announcement today at its Aiken County manufacturing site with Gov. Nikki Haley and CEO Gary Garfield expected to attend. Officials say details remain confidential and the company may be linked to earlier expansion news and Project Hercules.
The extension runs to November 30 or until tax bills are mailed, whichever is later. Council approved the extension and measures to clarify the reassessment and appeal process including inserts in tax bills and updates from Rick Jantzen over six months. The package costs 3000 dollars and aims to ease taxpayer confusion amid rising assessed values.
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