New Owner Acquires Aiken Post Office for Studio Move
Todd Lista, owner of Lista's Studio of Photography, bought the historic Post Office at Laurens Street and Park Avenue to relocate his business from Richland Avenue and Waterloo Street. He plans minimal renovations with a September move and envisions an art gallery and basement office rentals.
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Todd Lista
Aiken
Lista
Laurens Street
Park Avenue
Richland Avenue
Waterloo Street
Ryberg
City of
Obituary notices list local deaths on Page 2B
Death notices for Robert Ray Able Saluda Fran Hayes Aiken Larry J Patterson Banning Calif Joseph A Townsend Aiken Jacqueline K Weeks Scotts dal Lazzie Wilnams Augusta appear in the page 2B obituary column with brief biographical details and dates.
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Robert Ray Able
Saluda
Fran Hayes
Aiken
Larry J. Patterson
Banning, Calif
Joseph A. Townsend
Jacqueline K. Weeks
Scottsdal
Lazzie Wilnams
Augusta
Stoplights at Wal Mart entrance left unused in Aiken
DOT installed a traffic signal at Whiskey Road and Corporate Parkway after a Wal Mart request but city officials say they have not been asked to take ownership. The light is outside city limits and remains under DOT control while ownership disputes unfold tied to Wal Mart annexation and access road plans.
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Whiskey Road
Wal-Mart
S.C
Aiken
Steven T. Thompson
Thompson
Corporate Parkway
Cribb
Wal- Mart
DOT
Westinghouse WSRC Earns $11.8 Million At Savannah River Site
Westinghouse Savannah River Co earned 11.8 million or 57.5 percent of the 20.3 million it could have received for eight months at the Savannah River Site. DOE says performance as M and O contractor rated satisfactory with 83 of 100 points. WSRC also earned 5.8 million more for special incentives. total award fee nearly 18 million for this evaluation period.
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Westinghouse
Savannah River Co
Savannah RiverSite
Department of Energy
WSRC
Jack Herrmann
SRS
WSRC Recognized for Staff Expertise by DOE Manager
Dr. Mario P. Fiori DOE manager at SRS commended WSRC for notable achievements across facilities and programs. He cited startup issues at the Defense Waste Processing Facility, readiness reviews at In Tank Precipitation, and transfer of operations from Mound Plant, noting high incentive performance in 15 areas including high level waste and environmental restoration.
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Mario P. Fiori
DOE
SRS
WSRC
Defense
Mound
Ohio
Fiori
Chief Suspected Health Incident Triggers Probe
In Ellenton Mayor Art Hanna placed Police Chief Harvey Hap Pitcher on administrative leave as an inquiry begins into an incident at a local convenience store. Pitcher reportedly suffered an apparent diabetic seizure and wandered the store, allegedly grabbing a clerk. The investigation will be conducted by Solicitor Barbara Morgan with the South Carolina Law Enforcement Division. The mayor criticized delays in summoning aid and hospital transport.
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New Ellenton
Art Hanna
Harvey
Hap) Pitcher
Pitcher
Hanna
Barbara Morgan
S.C. Law Enforcement Division
Cork Berry
James Bradham
Officials review videotape after town official’s illness incident
Police Chief Tom Grant and council members viewed a videotape showing an apparently disoriented man at a sewer plant who then went to a convenience store for a soft drink. The mayor says a preliminary probe found low blood sugar after Pitcher felt ill, wandered nearby, and was the subject of jokes before being located near the store.
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Council
Police Commission
Tom Grant
Hann
Pitcher
Barbara
Hanna
Pitener
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Bradley
Riviera
Philip Lori
Abby
City
Mario Fiori
Ambrose L. Schwalle
Ima
Ginny
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