Langley Pond project moves toward safer swimming area
Langley Pond work advances with pond drainage planned for December end and grading to create a supervised swimming and boat access site. Aiken County PRT and taxpayers fund the project with DHEC and Army Corps permits required for completion by mid May. Locals cite prior dangers with unsupervised children and no lifeguards as the goal is a safer, supervised space at the popular rowing site.
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Aiken County
S.C. Department of Health and Environmental Control
Emory Langston
PRT Department
DHEC
Army Corps of Engineers
Aiken Public Safety Adopts Lidar Speed Detectors
Public Safety Officer Brian Key explains two new Lidar speed detectors purchased by Aiken Department of Public Safety. The devices target specific cars with a red laser dot, aid accident reconstruction, and require officer training. Officers warn drivers to pull safely over and stay in the vehicle with hands on the wheel.
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Aiken
Aiken Department of Public Safety
Brian Key
Key
Aiken Public Safety
Aiken County Help Line Seeks Volunteers Amid Peak Demand
Aiken County Help Line appeals for volunteers as January marks its busiest period. Executive director Cam Warner notes a severe volunteer shortage while February training offers 18 hours over three weeks with no obligation to commit. The United Way crisis line seeks a volunteer coordinator to manage 24/7 calls.
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Aiken County
Cam Warner
Help Line
Varner
Warner
United Way Agency
Teller memoirs recount life as father of the hydrogen bomb
Edward Teller recalls a career in nuclear science marked by controversy and influence. He defends his role in weapons research, discusses Oppenheimer opposition, and reflects on the ethics of war and peace while promoting his memoir Memoirs A Twentieth Century Journey in Science and Politics.
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Robert Oppenheimer
Aiken
Teller
Citizens For
Edward ‘Teller
Associated Press
Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory
Oppenheimer
Lent
Hiroshima
Nagasaki
Atomic Energy Commission
Haakon Chevalier
Openheimer
United States
Hungary
Germany
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