Aiken opens plant with over a thousand workers
The Aiken facility begins operations under OCF, employing about 1,050 workers. It produces phase yarn for use in products fabricated elsewhere, marking a sizable addition to local industry.
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17 Apr 1998
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Aiken Standard
Location
Aiken, South Carolina, United States of America
Date
Apr 17, 1998
Page
1
Weston Center directors begin sweeping changes
Weston Center board approves immediate search for an executive director and finance director after a federal program review alleging mismanagement. Interim administrator Michelle Marrs will lead the hiring as the rural facility seeks to halt a financial slide and protect federal grants. The center serves hundreds of underprivileged patients in Horse Creek Valley and faced decisions to move cash from savings to an operations account.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Clearwater
Margaret J. Weston Medical Center
Michelle Marrs
Horse Creek Valley
Health Resources and Services Administration
Atlanta
Center
Marrs
Arthur Griffin
OCF to Sell Yarn Division Impacts Aiken Plant
Owens-Corning Fiberglas says it will sell its fiberglass yarn division including the Aiken plant while retaining the wet mat manufacturing line. The move affects 1050 workers at the Aiken facility and includes ongoing employee meetings and union briefings.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
OCF
Owens-Corning —_Fiberglas
Aiken
Huntingdon
Jerry Hawkins
OCE
Todd Cunningham
Hawkins
Tornado Watch Expands After Deadly Southern Storms
Storms roared across the South killing at least 10 people in three states and prompting tornado watches in Aiken as the latest system moved east. The deadly weather chain since February has claimed over 100 lives in nine states, with New England and the South facing severe conditions today.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Aiken
New England
Obituary notices published for local residents
Obituary notices appear on page 2B listing Nicholas Sarafin Martinez Willie C LaBoard Tommie E Lybrand Nathan Butterworth Bethany Baggott and Thomas A Luckett residents of Georgia and South Carolina in memorial entries.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nicholas Sarafin
Martinez
Willie C. LaBoard
N. Augusta
Tommie E. Lybrand
Aiken
Nathan Butterworth
Bethany ’ Baggott
Warrenville
Thomas A. Luckett
Graniteville
Georgia Lottery Results Reported for Thursday
Georgia lottery results show Cash 3 Midday 24 9, Cash 3 Evening 6 4, Cash 4 55 68, Pantasy 6 10 17 27 20 39 with prize breakdowns. Local players note winning numbers and where to claim prizes.
Memorial service honors families after stillbirths at ARMC
Phyllis Verace of Women's Life Care Center leads a memorial at Aiken Memorial Gardens for families who lost infants in the past year. ARMC staff, Gorham Bronze, and bereavement services supported grieving parents with memory boxes and a lasting bronze marker. The service offered comfort, closure, and hope for new beginnings this spring.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Phyllis Verace
Women's Life Care Center
Aiken Regional Medical Centers
Aiken Memorial Gardens
Gorham Bronze
ARMC
Cathy Cole
Cole
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Owens Corning
Star
Scott Webster
Owens Corning Fiberglas
Weston Center
Weston
By Thomas Smith
Index Bridge
Abby
Aiken Memorial
Tiona
Aiken's
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