No severance for Savannah River Site layoffs
The 300 SRS workers to be laid off will not receive separation packages. They will be paid for time in their personal time bank and may keep medical coverage for a year at current cost. Limited educational assistance will be offered along with 60-day notices the week of March 22 per DOE approval.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Savannah River
Sonal Time Bank
Will Callicott
Westinghouse
Savannah River Company
Callicott
Medical
WSRC
Bob Pedde
U.S
Department of Energy
Charter school chair ousted in fractious session
In a tense Midland Valley Preparatory School meeting in Graniteville teachers and parents voted 78 to 11 to remove charter chair Chuck Blystone who immediately stepped down. They objected to by laws Blystone proposed to expand board hiring and firing power, arguing bylaws aren’t permitted in the charter.
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Graniteville
Midland Valley Preparatory School
Chuck Blystone
Jennifer Greer
Lisa Bishop
Blystone
Greer
Lilian Thomas
South Carolina considers firewall against out-of-state gay marriages
In response to a Massachusetts ruling, SC lawmakers push bills to refuse recognition of same sex marriages from elsewhere and deny partner insurance benefits. Reps Gloria Haskins and Marty Coates sponsor the move aiming to shield SC from other states’ marriage laws.
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Columbia
Massachusetts
South Carolina
Palmetto
Gloria Haskins
Greenville
Marty Coates
Florence
Haskins
Ohio
Beech Island girl dies after SUV crash with mother’s car
A 14 year old girl died hours after a single vehicle crash on Atomic Road near Beech Island. The unlicensed driver lost control of a Honda Passport and was ejected from the SUV. Two other teens in the vehicle were restrained and unharmed.
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Bill Bengts
Richie Caudill
Scott Weymouth
Freddie Wilhite
Bubba Craven
Beech Island Fire Department
Pine Log Roads
Leslie Crowley
Zenith Drive
Beech Island
Medical College of Georgia
Aiken County
Tim Carlton
Carlton
Atomic Road
Crowley
S.C. Highway Patrol
Tony Bell
Bell
South Carolina Highway Patrol
Jackson Middle School
Beasley campaigns in Aiken as Senate bid opens
Former governor David Beasley visited Aiken as he kicked off his U S Senate campaign. He highlighted economic development wins including attracting SKF and Bridgestone Firestone to South Carolina and cited his support for the Savannah River Site. Mayor Fred Cavanaugh introduced him at the Aiken Municipal Conference Center.
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David Beasley
Savannah River
U.S. Senate
SKF
Bridgestone
Firestone
South Carolina
Aiken County
Beasley
Aiken Municipal Conference Center
Fred Cavanaugh
Cavanaugh
Fritz Hollings
D-S.c
J.C. Lexow
Aiken Municipal Center
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Philip Lord Senior
Pedde
S.C. Employment Security Commission Area
Ernestine Johnson
SRS
S.C
Karen
Kdaily
Aikenstandard.com
Aiken
Abby
Hiah
Willie Mae Craig
Ruth Morris Fuller
Johnston Arthur Eugene Jackson
Louise Cato Payne
Langley
Herbert F. Simpkins
Joyce W. Taylor
Thomas K. Waitzfelder
Williston
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