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Newspaper
Aiken Standard
Location
Aiken, South Carolina, United States of America
Date
Aug 26, 2016
Page
3
A reader questions the effectiveness of emergency alerts and sirens in Aiken. They urge action on York Street bridge repairs and criticize DOT timelines while noting ongoing street damage from water work and developer costs.
Readers weigh in on dogs taking front page in the Aiken Standard and propose traffic fixes for the Dougherty and Whiskey Road intersection. One suggestion calls for a dual turn lane extending 200 yards, painted for about $200 to resolve the issue.
Readers urge automatic timed green turn from Dougherty to Whiskey to ease busy traffic and avoid widening the bowling alley area. They warn red light right turns still merge into heavy Whiskey traffic and suggest a longer green phase based on turn demand. Comments via TalkBack or editorial email are welcome. Lottery numbers follow.
The Savannah River Site restarts the First Cycle unit in H Canyon on Aug 5, resuming processing of uranium from spent nuclear fuel. The move initiates the sequence to move about 1,000 bundles and up to 200 HFIR cores toward low enriched uranium, with LEU blend down expected within two years and shipments to TVA for reactor fuel.
The Community Medical Clinic of Aiken County unveils a new front ramp built by Savannah River Site engineers led by Robert Abshire. Aug. 20 volunteers finished the project with Mothkovich and Katrina Kulik, improving patient access and freeing parking space.
The Aiken County Gamecock Club hosts its 22nd annual Kickoff Party at the Shrine Club on Highway 1 from 6 to 9 p.m. featuring free entry, barbecue and hot dogs for sale, free Coca-Cola, Cocky the mascot, a magic show, and raffles for Gamecock prizes.
The Aiken County Gamecock Club hosts a kickoff gathering from 6 to 9 p.m. Monday at the Aiken County Shrine Club off U.S. Highway 1. For more details, visit the group's Facebook page.
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