Rainy week to soak area with weekend cooling
A storm system will bring substantial rain this week with possible flooding from runoff. Rain totals may exceed an inch late Wednesday into Thursday, while December rainfall records in Columbia and Augusta could be surpassed. Temperatures will fall this weekend with mid 30s to 20s lows and weekend highs around 43.
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Columbia
Augusta
Proud
Midlands
Aiken Starts Full-Time E-Waste Recycling Program
The City of Aiken launches a permanent free e waste recycling program beginning Friday after successful past pickups. The Environmental Committee reports over 30 000 pounds cleared and last event yielded more than 8 000 pounds while noting future monthly hazardous materials and recoverable components. Call Public Works at 642 7613 for details or to schedule a pickup.
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Aiken
Public Works
Tim Coakley
Coakley
Public
Local sheet-metal worker gains Recovery Act job at SRS
James Hall, a 43 year old North Augusta resident with a 27 year sheet-metal career, lands new work at the Savannah River Site under the Recovery Act. The project funds about 30 months of work and over 1.6 billion dollars aimed at cleanup, legacy waste, and reducing SRS operations including the decommissioning of P-Reactor.
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North Augusta
Department of Energy
Savannah River
James Hall
United States
Hall
SRS
Environmental Protection Agency
South Carolina Department of Health and Environmental Control
DOE
James Hall Joins SRS To Lead Decommissioning Effort
James Hall, a sheet metal worker, will chart the course for future decommissioning projects at SRS. The Recovery Act is expected to save or create thousands of jobs benefiting South Carolina communities as Hall returns to his South Carolina home and P-Reactor work.
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SRS
South Carolina
Tam
P-Reactor
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