Vision for new airport facility coming together
Aiken City Council approved H. G. Reynolds base bid of 873500 to build a 2600 square foot terminal beside the existing 2900 square foot structure. The bid includes a covered drop off portico, a brick serpentine wall, and repainting, totaling 940600 under a 1.2 million budget. The new terminal will feature a tiled lobby with 12 to 14 foot ceilings and is described as part of a broader airport upgrade.
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Aiken Municipal Airport
Aiken
H. G. Reynolds
Bill Huggins
More Bus for the Buck In State Education Bidding
State Education Department will hold hearings in September to open bus bidding. Rep James Roland Smith Langley on a special study committee says the aim is more buses for the money while preserving safety. He criticizes regulations that limit bids to one supplier and notes they were not written by the current department.
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State Department of Education
James Roland Smith
Langley
Education Department
Smith
McCain cancer surgery at Mayo Clinic successful
Senator John McCain underwent over five hours of skin cancer surgery at Mayo Clinic Hospital Phoenix to remove melanoma from his temple and upper arm. Preliminary lymph node results were clear though full tissue evaluation will take days.
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Phoenix
John McCain
Eckstein
McCain
Mayo Clinic Hospital
John Glaspy
Ucla
Jonsson Cancer Center
Who will survive Survivor on CBS this season
New York declares the fate of the CBS reality show as Rudy Richard Kelly and Susan vie for the title and a million dollars. Host Jeff Probst leads the multi round eliminations on the island near Borneo where viewers have followed the annual endurance test all summer.
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New York
Rudy
Richard
Kelly
Susan
CBS
Jeff Probst
Probst
Borneo
Russian officials weigh survival odds on Kursk disaster
Russian navy officials said there is virtually no hope of finding Kursk submarine survivors. They confirmed 118 crew were aboard the 13900 ton sub when it sank in the Barents Sea and that tapping SOS signals had stopped, signaling likely loss of life.
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Moscow
Kursk
Russia
Mikhail Motsak
Barents Sea
Motsak
Murmansk
Nina Khivuk
Viktor Khivuk
Deaths and Funerals Notices Summary from Area Funeral Homes
Obituary notices list the Rev. Charles S. Chavis of Aiken at Rivers Funeral Home, Ernest Mackie Jr. of North Augusta at G L Brighthorp and Sons Mortuary, Inez W. Mortis of Evans at Stephen D Posey Funeral Home, Edd B. Riley of Lexington at Caughman Harman Funeral Homes and Crematorium, and Anne Morgan Zeigler of North Augusta at Stephen D Posey Funeral Home. Obituary notices appear on page 6A.
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Anne Morgan Zeigler
North Augusta
Stephen D. Posey
Youths Head Overseas on Monday Good Life Trips
Local students set off for France on Monday as part of a cultural exchange. The week features tips on health, a pantry guide, and a look inside an antique mall with Memories on Main.
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France
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Carl Langley
Ginny Southworth
Steve Kerr
Matt Chapman
Associated Press
USA
Charles S. Chavis
Abby
Em SA
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