DOE whistleblower warns of unsafe plutonium shipments
A DOE employee alleges lax security in plutonium shipments from Rocky Flats to Savannah River. The House Intelligence and Armed Services Committees review the claims while six tons of weapons-grade plutonium move from Colorado to South Carolina amid a court challenge.
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DOE
House Intelligence Committee
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Ryan Vaart
Energy Department
Rocky Flats
Denver
Savannah River
Aiken
U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals
South Carolina
First in a series on Aiken dropouts early prevention
About 40 percent of ninth graders fail to finish high school and the piece notes the social and economic costs. It highlights early identification of at risk children and the 4 year kindergarten program as efforts to reduce dropout rates. The Aiken Standard will begin a series starting Sunday examining these challenges in Aiken County.
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Aiken
Aiken County
Shaw Industries Blaze Tied to Overflowing Insulation
Firefighters battled a three alarm industrial blaze at Shaw Industries on Frontage Road near I-20. Center Couchton Eureka volunteer crews responded with two pumper trucks and two rescue trucks, fighting the fire for about three hours after a vat insulation overflow sparked flames.
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Aiken County
Center
Couchton
Eureka
Chuck Jordan
Shaw Industries
Jordan
Foreign student deported for porn
A Bulgarian citizen and former University of South Carolina Aiken student, Shtelyan S. Kalchev, was sentenced to time served and immediate deportation after pleading guilty to receipt of obscene images. He faces no readmission to the United States for at least three years as immigration authorities took him into custody following sentencing.
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University of South Carolina Aiken
U.S
J. Strom Thurmond Jr
Shtelyan S. Kalchev
Cameron McGowan Currie
Kalchev
Immigration and Naturalization Service
DMV reopens in Aiken with mixed reviews and longer lines
The Aiken DMV reopened after installing the Project Phoenix system replacing an Oracle database moved from 110 million records. While some customers left due to lines others waited about two hours but praised faster service and improved computerization as clerks adapt. Officials note statewide rollout began Monday and that wait times have declined since. Citizens are urged to print forms online at wwwscdps.org before visiting.
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Aiken
F. Thomas
Ray
Pat Wooley
Thomas
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Project Phoenix
DMV
Oracle Database
Sherri Iacobelli
South Carolina
Deaths of James T. Green Meredith Lesesne Emma Phillips James Wise
Notices list obituaries for James T. Green of Gloverville Meredith E. Lesesne of Conroe Texas Emma Phillips of North Augusta and James J. Wise of Warrenville. Funeral details not provided in the snippet.
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James T. Green
Gloverville
Meredith E. Lesesne
Conroe
Texas
Emma Phillips
North Augusta
James J. Wise
Warrenville
Garden Contest Seeks Largest Tomato and Yellow Squash
The Aiken Standard invites entries for the biggest tomato and yellow squash grown in Aiken County this summer. Bring produce to 326 Rutland Drive Northwest for weighing by August 16. A photo is requested when you drop off your entry.
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