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Newspaper
Aiken Standard
Location
Aiken, South Carolina, United States of America
Date
Sep 27, 2012
Page
3
Readers are told TalkBack will no longer publish items supporting or opposing named candidates. The note invites signed letters to the editor. A stray lines discusses Pee Wee football entry fees and early morning TV ads.
Readers urge action on a connector road to Whiskey Road to alleviate traffic. Criticism focuses on cost efficiency and delays, with comments about fairgrounds seating, school book weights, and Bible scripture. The message also notes the sheriff's department returning a wallet and invites public feedback via TalkBack.
City crews began demolishing nets and fencing at Odell Weeks Activities Center to replace four aging hard surface courts. The $85 000 project, funded in the 2012 13 budget, should take about 45 days with paving slated for next week and temporary public court options at nearby parks.
Two Columbia men detained by Aiken Public Safety after trying to cash counterfeit checks at Reid's on York Street. Valentino Hammonds 27 charged with forgery. Anthony Pugh 37 charged with check forgery and possession of crack cocaine. Investigators tied third person Dassy waiting to the case, no location found.
Joseph Quinton, 51, pleaded guilty in Columbia federal court to stealing $31,732 from a per diem scheme at the Savannah River Site. He claimed Florida residency with false lease and rent receipts, later exposed by his mother-in-law. Max sentence 10 years and fines up to $250,000.
The Aiken Women’s Heart Board honors founder Eleanor Bookstaver who died in May. The musical Remember Then featuring Sixties and Seventies music runs February 20 to 24. Donations in Bookstaver’s name may be mailed to Aiken Women’s Heart Board P.O. Box 5211 Ken, S.C. 29804. all gifts support the South Carolina American Heart Association chapter.
Byrd Elementary in Graniteville launched its 2012 13 Friday backpack program on Sept 19 volunteers Sara and Maxie Rutland delivered food from Aiken Golden Harvest Food Bank to the school and joined Byrd staffers including Kate Mitchum Rebecca Johnson Tory Thalley George Hightower Teia Green and Dr Samantha Nobles to supply weekend meals for students in need.
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