Bush budget would close Savannah River Ecology Laboratory
The Bush administration budget seeks to eliminate federal funding for the Savannah River Ecology Laboratory SREL ending its 52 year run. SREL director Dr. Paul Bertsch reports the 7.75 million annual federal support is struck from the proposal forcing competition for ERSD funds and effectively ending guaranteed support.
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Bush Administration
Savannah
SREL
Paul Bertsch
Environmental Remediation Sciences
Pedestrian dies after Langley crash with vehicle
Aiken County officials investigate the death of 72 year old Geraldine Strang of Cushman Road Langley after she was struck while crossing Cushman Street on Tuesday morning. She died from a head injury at the Medical College of Georgia Shock Trauma Unit.
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Geraldine Strang
Cushman Road
Medical College of Georgia
Aiken County
Tim Carlton
Carlton
Strang
Cushman Street
Georgia
South Carolina Highway Patrol
Aiken
Karen
Kdaily
Aikenstandard
Ash Wednesday marks the start of Lent at Bethlehem Lutheran
The Ash Wednesday service at Bethlehem Lutheran Church marked foreheads with ashes in a cross as a reminder of Christ's sacrifice. Pastor Rev. Gerald Reiter described Ash Wednesday as a time to acknowledge sin and seek a savior, noting Lutherans have long observed the rite. The observance begins the Lenten season leading to crucifixion and resurrection.
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John Moore
Gerald Reiter
Lorraine Dix
Bethlehem Lutheran Church
Jesus Christ
Adam
Christ
Reiter
Aiken firm wins contract to upgrade Bradley vehicles
United Defense of Aiken received a contract worth at least 1.35 million dollars to convert M3A2 Bradley Fighting Vehicles into M3A3 variants. The upgrade aims to provide modern equipment for troops in Iraq and Afghanistan, reflecting Army experience from the Gulf War.
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Afghanistan
Aiken
United Defense
Jim DeMint
R-S.c
Death of Belvedere man in 2001 assault reopens homicide case
The 2001 beating of Thomas Wigfall, who died in 2001 after a vegetative period and a head injury, prompts reactivation of a homicide investigation. Wigfall died from a blood clot linked to the head injury at University Hospital in Augusta. Queeres Evans faced charges after the 2001 assault, but the case was dismissed in 2004 with leave to restore if the victim recovered to testify.
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Thomas Wigfall
Johnson Road
University Hospital
Augusta
Aiken County
Tim Carlton
Wigfall
North Augusta
Queeres Evans
Victoria Drive
Clairmont Drive
Evans
Burke trial set for March 14 in Dunstan murder case
Ronald Francis Burke, 26, of Augusta, is scheduled for trial March 14 at the Richmond County Courthouse on charges including kidnapping and malice murder in the death of 29 year old Tamara Dunstan and her unborn child. Dunstan was abducted April 15 and found buried in Sumter National Forest.
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Augusta
Richmond County
Ronald Francis Burke
Tamara Dunstan
Dunstan
Aiken
David Cundey
Burke
Edgefield County
Quail Run Road
Sumter National Forest
Ashley Wright
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