Parsons lays off 123 at Savannah River Site facility
Parsons announced on Wednesday that it laid off 123 workers in January at the SRS Salt Waste Processing Facility SWPF as it nears completion. The project is about 95 percent complete and will shift from construction to startup and commissioning with operation expected in 2018 to boost tank farm waste processing.
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Area Deaths: Cynthia Barker Cobb and Others
Cynthia Barker Cobb David E Wood Janie Lewis and Joyce Adams O Conner listed among area deaths with funeral notices in 6A section for Aiken Dumfries and Virginia death records.
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Cynthia Barker Cobb
Aiken
Janie Lewis
Joyce Adams O’conner
Dumfries, Virginia
Weather outlook for five days in cloudy 67/34 pattern
Cloudy conditions with a high near 67 and a low around 34. Five day forecast outlines continued overcast skies with mild temperatures and limited precipitation chances. General offices indicate standard newsroom operations.
Langley Dam repairs advance amid 13.5 million price tag
Aiken County officials heard Schnabel Engineering detail Langley Dam’s 125-year-old structure and a 70-year-old concrete spillway. The plan calls for full spillway replacement, siphon work, a pedestrian bridge, and slope reinforcement over about three years at a cost of 13.5 million dollars.
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Aiken County
Clay Killian
Officials expect to break park ground by year's end
Aiken's Parks Recreation and Tourism Department aims to move from the drawing board to construction of the 113 acre Northside recreation park. Director Jessica Campbell says shovel turning could occur before 2016 ends with preliminary work and land clearing in the fall. CHA Sports plans a formal master plan presentation in May based on collected data.
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East Aiken honors Black History Month with MLK performance
Fourth grader Jashon Jenkins stage as Martin Luther King Jr. before a packed East Aiken School of the Arts audience during a Black History Month program. Students presented drama, dance and song highlighting King and other African-Americans who shaped American history.
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East Aiken School
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Shaniah Jeffrey
Davion Hart
East Aiken School of the Arts
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