Bird Count at SRS Breaks Species Record
More than 30 volunteers braved rain and storms for the 17th annual Christmas Bird Count at the Savannah River Site. The 12 hour survey, co sponsored by the Augusta Audubon Society and SREL, covered a 15 mile circle from Tinker Creek to Creek Plantation and counted at least 105 species, including red cockaded woodpecker and bald eagle, surpassing the 1994 tally.
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Savannah River
Augusta Audubon Society
Savannah River Ecology Laboratory
Tinker Creek
SRS
Creek Plantation
Carol Eldridge
SREL
Larry Eldridge
Audubon Society
CSRA
Augusta
Aiken
Regional plan urges unity to weather budget cuts
Savannah River Regional Diversification Initiative unveils a 67 page blueprint urging Georgia counties Columbia and Richmond and South Carolina counties A len Allendale and Barnwell to pool resources. It aims to reduce regional dependency on the Savannah River Site within ten years and outlines a local calling area a business incubator and a regional revolving loan program plus feasibility study for a regional airport.
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Emic
Savannah River
Georgia
Columbia
Richmond
South Carolina
Alen
Allendale
Barnwell
Robert Alexander
Forest Service furloughs hit Edgefield Greenwood workers
About 50 Edgefield and Greenwood forest staff in the Francis Marion and Sumter national forests were furloughed Tuesday due to a national budget shortfall. The Edgefield Long Cane Ranger District and Parson's Mountain Lake Recreation Center staff are among those out, affecting access to hiking and biking and other services for residents in Edgefield Abbeville McCormick Saluda and Greenwood counties.
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Edgefield
Greenwood
Francis Marion and
Sumter National Forests
Long Cane Ranger District
Lick Fork Lake
S.C. 230
Imcian Tipp
Sumter National Forest
Abbeville
McCormick, Saluda
Young Fencers Shine At Sword In The Stone Tournament
Kit Kavanaugh and John Kandhes, both ninth graders from Aiken, stood out among college age fencers at the University of South Carolina event. Coach Don Sinkola expects further progress, with potential to reach nationals with continued training.
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Kit Kavanaugh
Jonn Kanches
University of South Carolina
Kit
John
Aiken
Don Sinkola
David S
Linda W. Kanches
South Aiken
Susan Jechimick
Michael Kavanaugh
Aiken Preparatory School
Warrenville Woman Featured on The 700 Club
Local Warrenville resident Carol Fallon, whose daughter Adrienne died in a 1978 car crash, is featured on The 700 Club. The segment covers Fallon’s grief journey, her Bible teaching, and her creation of a New Beginning Ministry and bereavement groups in Aiken and Warrenville.
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Warrenville
the Family Channel
Carol Fallon
Adrienne
Augusta
Fallon
Aiken
Whole Life Ministries
Christian Male School of Theology
Columbus
700 Club
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Joey Bridwell
Graniteville
Aiken County
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Fred Cava
Forest Service Workers Home
LWT
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Harvey Kinder
James Mason
Fermata Club
Whiskey Road
Scott Webster
John Kanches
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