AGY to close South Hill plant as output shifts to Aiken
Glassfiber Yarns unit AGY plans to shut its South Hill Virginia facility by Aug 31 2004 as part of a Chapter 11 restructuring. About 20 workers will lose or transfer, with production gradually moved to AGY's Aiken and Huntington plants to maintain uninterrupted supply. The Aiken headquarters employs roughly 400 people.
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Aiken
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Huntington
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AGV
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Ing
Technologies from SRTC showcased at national event
Two Savannah River Technology Center innovations, MicroBlower and In Situ Generation of Oxygen Releasing Metal Peroxides, were selected for the World's Best Technology 2004 showcase. Inventors include SRTC staff Joseph Rossabi, W Keith Hyde, Brian Riha, Dennis Jackson, Frank Sappington, Miles Denham, and Brian Looney. The MicroBlower aids soil vapor extraction and subsurface gas work, while the metal peroxide system aids acid mine drainage remediation.
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Savannah River Technology Center
Mike Milnes
SRTC
Joseph Rossabi
W. Keith Hyde
Brian
Milnes
U.S. Bureau of Mines
United States
WBT
Federal Laboratory Consortium For Technology Transfer
National Association of Seed and Venture Funds
Philip Lord
Plord
Aikenstandard.com
Brian Riha
Dennis Jackson
Frank Sappington
Lynx players surprise students at Millbrook Elementary
Augusta Lynx players Peter Reynolds and Sean O Connor visited Millbrook Elementary School for a pizza party after Nikki Burkhart won a Lynx promotion. Nikki and her classmates received autographs and hugs, while Reynolds and O Connor, sidelined by injuries, met young fans and praised the community support.
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Augusta Lynx
Nikki Burkhart
Millbrook
Nikki
Lynx
Sandy
Peter Reynolds
Sean O'Connor
Reynolds
O’connor
Cer
Tainly
Augusta
O'Connor
Katie Dimmick
Rob Novit
Millbrook Elementary
Elections elimination bill faces uphill battle
South Carolina lawmakers face a tough fight over a bill to move five statewide offices from elected to gubernatorial appointment. Agriculture Commissioner Charles Sharpe warns the change reduces accountability and keeps voters out of oversight. He notes the office has long been elected and emphasizes his hands on contact with the public. He serves in a state poised for a strong harvest season and eyes Cuba deals for SC agricultural products, including a pending shipment of 10 million pounds of chicken leg quarters.
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S.C. General Assembly
Charles Sharpe
S.C. House
Wagener
Sharpe
Senate
Palmetto
South Carolina
Cuba
Tobacco talk forum aims to raise South Carolina cigarette tax
The S C Tobacco Collaborative will hold a regional forum at the Aiken Technical College auditorium Thursday from 6 p.m. to 7 p.m. It urges the General Assembly to raise the cigarette tax to curb youth smoking, noting one in three high school students smoke and 10,600 new young smokers each year. President Dr. Oscar Lovelace cites preventable disease and a red state budget as reasons for major change with business and community leaders.
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S.C. Tobacco Collaborative
Aiken Technical College
S.C. General Assembly
Collaborative
Oscar Lovelace
Beasley campaign adds area organizers for Senate bid
Former Gov David Beasley expands campaign staff with Carroll Campbell III as statewide chair joined by Aiken Mayor Fred Cavanaugh and Kathryn Kling Wade in Aiken County Edgefield County led by John Pettigrew Barnwell County by Jason Stapleton Campbell, 39, praised the leadership choice AAA Carolinas reports many bridges in South Carolina are substandard with Dorchester Marion Berkeley Colleton Charleston among highest percentages. Aiken County shows 46 substandard bridges and 126 non substandard with 26 percent substandard. Davis notes bridges are not dangerous but require maintenance or replacement to prevent future issues.
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David Beasley
U.S. Senate
Carroll A. Campbell III
Aiken
Fred Cavanaugh
Kathryn Kling Wade
Beasley
Aiken County
Edgefield County
John Pettigrew
Barnwell County
Jason Stapleton
Campbell
Carroll Campbell
AAA
Carolinas
South Carolina
Dorchester
Marion
Berkeley
Colleton
Charleston
Calhoun
Hampton
Clarendon
Lee
Allendale
Davis
Burglar Strikes Whiskey Road Salon. Jewelry Stolen
Police blotter reports a break in at a Whiskey Road establishment. A concrete block shattered the door of a nail salon and jewelry and salon equipment were reported missing.
Passion of Christ movie preps in local area
The Aiken Standard reports director Mel Gibson gears up for The Passion of Christ release. The piece notes a Battle of Aiken reenactment event set for Saturday, with about 3,000 students expected to attend and mentions February’s featured character trait Wisdom in the community column.
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Mel Gibson
Sites&Sounds
Aiken
Lottery numbers and results update card
Monday draws list Pick 3 Midday 0 7 5 Pick 4 Midday 6 5 8 6 Pick 3 Evening 0 2 7 Pick 4 Evening 6 2 3 4 Powerball 4 24 36 44 50 Powerball 2 Powerplay 4
Georgia Lottery numbers reported for daily draws
Georgia Lottery results list recent draw outcomes for Cash 3 Cash 4 and other games. Midday and Evening results include sequences such as 0 2 1 and 6 6 5 4 for Cash 3 and Cash 4, plus Fantasy 5 26 33 3 4 31 and Lotto South 1 16 20 25 26 39.
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Fantasy
Lotto South
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