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Newspaper
Aiken Standard
Location
Aiken, South Carolina, United States of America
Date
Sep 30, 2003
Page
2
Readers call for a dedicated skateboarding park in Aiken County citing idle Odell Weeks courts and criticizing school finances. The letter blames the legislative delegation for granting the school board tax authority and labels education funding a fiasco.
A letter to the Aiken Standard questions SC politics behind failing schools in Aiken County and argues for accountability at the school board and county administration. The writer critiques tax increases, salary comparisons, and calls for a humane society cause and civic involvement. Readers are invited to comment via Talkback.
The Daughters of the American Revolution members Ester Cope and Ola Hitt were misidentified in a Sunday photo with Aiken Mayor Fred Cavanaugh. They belong to the Trenton Chapter. The Aiken Standard apologizes for the error.
University of Georgia graduate student Kimberly Andrews and Peri Mason study road kill snakes at the Savannah River Site to assess how vehicular traffic affects mortality and local ecosystems. They set 27 specimens across three road types and revisit every four hours to log condition and position.
A former Navy nuclear materials producer at the Savannah River Site in F Area is being demolished under Project 247 as part of SAS cleanup. The 97,600 square foot facility, used 1985 to 1989, entered safe shutdown 1997 to 2002 and is to be completed by November 2006 with glovebox removal already completed.
Aiken sheriff’s investigators arrested Steven W. Conder 36 for three counts of grand larceny and multiple burglary charges after thefts from model homes at local mobile home dealerships. Lewis M. Wigfall 25 is charged with receiving stolen goods traded for crack cocaine. Items including washers dryers TVs furniture and vehicles were recovered at Wigfall’s residence from Aug 30 to Sept 25.
Virginia Aldrick, president emerita of the Governor's School for the Arts and Humanities, asked the local delegation to protect funding. She noted annual cost of educating a student at 18 000 to 20 000 dollars and cited 15 16 percent past cuts. A nine member delegation heard the plea at Wagener Municipal Center as the school highlights SAT prowess and high scholarship offers.
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