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Newspaper
Aiken Standard
Location
Aiken, South Carolina, United States of America
Date
Sep 23, 2003
Page
2
A reader voices alarm over drug dealing near Schofield school and urges action. They argue deadbeat dads should pay child support and demand tougher steps to safeguard youths, noting dealers hide in nearby streets and police responses feel ineffective.
The post claims a category 5 hurricane forming off the west coast a week after the Ten Commandments were removed caused damage to the national Capitol and destroyed all 50 state flags. It asserts a deliberate coincidence rather than chance.
A local writer blasts critics of the New Ellenton City Council and urges residents to run for the spring election. The letter supports free speech with responsibility and opposes school closures during Masters week while noting personal housing moves to Aiken for decades of Easter break.
Aiken Standard readers are invited to share brief comments on a notably quiet news day. Call the Talkback hotline at (803) 648-2508 or email editorial aikenstandard com to submit opinions, with names not required and edits possible for space and content.
BRIEFS note a Birds of Prey seminar at 7 p.m. September 25 at 117 Laurens St NW to identify hawks owls and falcons found in South Carolina. Circle K Kiwanis host a K-Family picnic 6 to 8 p.m. September 25 at Odell Weeks Recreation Center Picnic Shelter. Aiken County Democratic Party meets 7 p.m. September 25 at County Council Building 736 Richland W preparations are under way for the February Presidential Preference Primary. Scottish country dance classes begin September 27 at the Aiken Center for the Arts information line 642 9094.
Aiken youths program moves from Allendale location to Camp Long 4-H Leadership Center near Aiken due to a Clemson National Guard partnership. Nandrea McPherson, 17, speaks of personal growth as the program shifts to a new site and continues its 22 week residential plan aiding dropouts and at risk teens.
Aiken City Council approved a seven month extension for New Ellenton Public Works to service water for a 100 room hotel and 12000 square foot conference center on Whiskey Road. The extension runs to July 31, 2004 amid construction delays and resident opposition.
A nine member EPA advisory task force interviewed residents and officials in Aiken to assess how to include disenfranchised communities in talks on Savannah River Site operations. Chair Dr Mildred McClain noted outreach gaps for African American residents and cited hearings at multiple sites as part of the effort.
Proceedings begin in the murder case of Christopher Moore charged with killing roommate Richard Williams in September 2001. Moore, held in custody for over 750 days, faces a General Sessions Court trial as Assistant Solicitor Anthony Odom expects either a plea or a trial to proceed. Neighbors recall Williams as a longtime friend, with no motive evident for the shooting.
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