Aiken County pushes legal action to keep Yucca Mountain open
The Aiken County Council calls on its attorneys to seek all legal avenues to keep the Yucca Mountain nuclear waste site open and accept waste already in South Carolina. They criticize the DOE and NRC plan to terminate the repository as capricious and unlawful and warn the closing could harm county citizens.
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Deaths and Funerals Listings
Obituary notices list Robert Jerome Johnson of Aiken Peggy Joyce Ledford of North Augusta and Thomas A. Turner of Graniteville with death announcements and funeral details from Aiken Standard. Visit www aikenstandard.com for full notices and service information.
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Peggy Joyce Ledford
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Graniteville
Aiken County OKs 1 Million Loan For MTV Detroit Diesel
Aiken County Council unanimously approved the third reading of an ordinance to internally finance MTV Detroit Diesel with a 1 million loan. The council's action is reported amid state news discussions on Yucca Mountain and federal nuclear policy.
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New Ellenton Man Sues City and Officials
Aiken County resident Jim Bouknight sues the City of New Ellenton Mayor Vernon Dunbar Police Chief Alicia Parks and other officers plus the late former chief’s estate. He alleges intimidation harassment to silence his opposition and seeks damages for false arrest false imprisonment slander and related claims.
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Local concert fundraiser to send missing girl Paula Davis remains home
Aiken resident Diane Blume teams with the band Night Watch for a February fundraiser at VFW Post 5877 to raise money for sending Paula Beverly Davis remains to Missouri for a proper burial. Davis vanished in August 1987 from her Missouri home leaving family hopeful then dejected as search continued.
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Zoning Change Proposed For Horse Manure Storage
Equine Committee unanimously recommends to City Council a zoning amendment setting manure containers at 15 feet from rights of way and 25 feet from property lines. The current rule requires 50 feet from dwellings and 25 feet from property lines with biweekly removal and weekly emptying.
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