Shutdown Averts Crisis Aiken area felt minimal impact
Federal shutdown averted with 11th hour deal. DOE says Savannah River Site employees and contractors must report to work, while Aiken County School District remains on spring break with classes due to resume. DOE spokesperson Jim Giusti notes funding allows operation for a period as a budget remains unresolved.
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Memory Garden opens in honor of crime victims at Eustis Park
The City of Aiken and the South Carolina Department of Juvenile Justice dedicated a Memory Garden near Eustis Park to honor victims of violent crime and support families. Joy Batchelor spoke about preserving her three sons memory after a July 2002 crash caused by a drunken teenage driver.
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NIH funds 2.9 million study on chlorine effects in Graniteville
A $2.9 million NIH grant funds a five year study starting May to assess long term lung health of Graniteville residents and others exposed to chlorine gas from the January 6 2005 derailment and spill that killed nine.
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