Community voices on seniors, taxes and local issues
Readers urge neighbors to check on seniors and question tax relief. Editorials and letters touch on Aiken County governance, Masters Week pricing, mall survival, and local upgrades. A call for civic action and unity contrasts with praise for military resolve against ISIS and concerns about reverse 911 and weather alerts.
WIPP shipments uncertain face reopen timing
Officials discussed when Savannah River Site and other DOE sites can resume shipments of transuranic waste to Carlsbad New Mexico. WIPP remains on hold after a February 2014 radiation exposure incident, with reopening projected for next year but no timetable. Decisions depend on transport capacity storage safety and site readiness.
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Lionfish Invasion Discussed As Students Try Dish In Charleston
Aiken High seniors dine on lionfish at Fleet Landing in Charleston after a field trip with science teacher Edna Mills. The venomous fish, native to the Indian Ocean, has spread along the Atlantic, Caribbean, and to Venezuela and Colombia. The group aims to reduce the invasive population while Mills retires after 37 years.
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Holly Roach
Emylee Sarka
Tessa Burgess
Rob Novit
Reward offered in N A murder at North Augusta complex
Federal investigators announce a 5000 dollar reward for information leading to the arrest and conviction of Donnie Lee Brooks Jr. 23, killed January 11 at Ridgeview Manor Apartments. A juvenile was hurt. a suspect previously sought is no longer considered a suspect. The ATF leads the multi-agency probe with local police and sheriffs offices. Information hotline provided.
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Aiken County
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Volunteers Needed for Run United Half Marathon
Volunteers should meet inside the URS Center for the Performing Arts at 126 Newberry St. SW at 5 30 a m Saturday. Breakfast will be provided and a shuttle will transport them to positions along the course.
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Center For the Performing Arts
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Newberry St. S.W
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