Ryberg to take transportation chairmanship in Senate
In Columbia, U.S. Rep. Joe Wilson's resignation from the Senate prompts a committee reshuffle. Greg Ryberg, RAiken, becomes Transportation Committee chair while giving up Corrections to Mike Fair. The shift follows Republicans controlling the Senate since January.
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Ryberg
Transportation
Columbia
U.S
Joe Wilson
South Carolina Senate
Wilson
U.S. House
Washington
Senate Transportation Committee
Senate
Senate Corrections Committee
Greg Ryberg
Aiken
Jeff Gossett
Mike Fair
Greenville
GOP
Corrections
Transportation Committee
Fair
Kay Patterson
D-Columbia
Corrections Committee
Patterson
Attila the Hun
SRS whistleblower suit advances in federal court
A federal judge denied Westinghouse Savannah River Companys bid to dismiss the whistleblower case brought by Edwin P. Harrison. The ruling sends the matter toward a February trial with mediation possible under federal law. Harrison alleges false statements and conflicts of interest in a training contract tied to a nuclear waste dissipation project.
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SRS
Westinghouse
Savannah River Company
Cameron Currie
Edwin P
Skip) Harrison
Fourth Circuit Court of Appeals
Harrison
General Physics
Aiken County
Westing
House
DOE
Richard Mile
Eral
Jim Gray
Gray
FBI
Post Office eyes timely Christmas deliveries amid rising costs
Aiken officials report strong stamp sales and widening delivery windows for local mail within 150 miles while packages sent farther rely on Priority or Express services. Express mail recommended after Thursday for Christmas, with Saturday delivery options and additional fees. UPS and FedEx do not deliver Christmas Day. Saturday options available.
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United Parcel Services
Federal Express
Post Office
Aiken
James Sizemore
Sizemore
Phil Rosbach
Aiken’s
PostNet
Barbara Hegler
Fifteen Computers Stolen From School Lab in North Augusta
Fifteen CPUs were taken from a 30-station computer lab at Paul Knox Middle School between Tuesday 3:30 p.m. and Wednesday 8:30 a.m. The loss is about $10,000 and monitors were not taken. Police plan interviews to identify access to the area with no forced entry.
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North Augusta
Paul Knox Middle School
Gene Robbins
Tim Thornton
Thornton
Public Safety Office
Graniteville Bridgestone/Firestone promotes plant manager
Bridgestone/Firestone names Steve W. Brooks to vice president of quality assurance for Americas Holding and North American Tire. He succeeds retirement of Robert J. Wyant and will relocate from Graniteville SC. Michael R. Rose moves to general manager of the Graniteville plant.
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Bridgestone
Firestone SC
Graniteville
Stephen W. Brooks
Firestone Americans Holding
Firestone North American Tire
John Lampe
Brooks
Robert J. Wyant
Michael R. Rose
Bridgestone/ Firestone
Warren County, Tenn
Aiken County
Steve
Lampe
Rose
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FedEx
Ginny Southworth
Ingrid Sykes
Robbins
Graniteville Bridgestone
Firestone Plant
Floyd
Ggreene Atren
Centre South
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