Weather Trial Set For June 3 in New Ellenton Bond Suit
Circuit Judge Henry Floyd set a June 3 trial date for Nations Bank to recover about 5 million dollars in bond money released for the New Ellenton sewer project. Defendants include New Ellenton and its City Council with damages sought against former Mayor Randy Shaw and sewer project engineer G E Cantelou Jr. The case follows the sewer project failure and related criminal charges against the former mayor.
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N.E. Sewer Action
Henry Floyd
Nations Bank
New Ellenton
Randy Shaw
G.E
Pete) Cantelou Jr
Whistle Blower Trial Date Set At SRS Litigation
Westinghouse Savannah River Company and executives face a whistle blower case in Aiken County. Robin Braithwaite and Richard Miley noted a March 11 tentative hearing date before Judge Henry Floyd. Plaintiffs Ruud and Simpkin,former Hanford auditors, allege unlawful pressure leading to their Bi-Tech dismissal and seek actual damages, costs, and punitive damages.
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Savannah River
Ai:en County
Robin Braithwaite
Westinghouse Savannah River Company
Richard Miley
Casey 0. Ruud
James W. Simpkin
Henry Floyd
Floyd
Westinghouse
Ruud
Simpkin
Braithwaite
Hanford
Wash
SRS
Sured Bi-Tech
Department of Energy
Ruud and
Aiken County to Gain Incentives Under Cluster Act
Rep James Roland Smith says a House subcommittee approved economic development bill clusters aims to lure firms to Aiken County. The Cluster Act would place Aiken in an impact zone with up to 5 percent investment tax credits and a 20 percent stock tax deduction up to 10,000 dollars. The bill advances to the Ways and Means Committee meeting next Tuesday.
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James Roland Smith
Langley
House
Aiken County
David Beasley
Ways and Means
Aiken
Smith
Beasley
General Assembly
Ways and Means Committee
Camellia Show Schedules Fifth Aiken Event
The fifth annual Aiken Camellia Show will be held at the South Aiken Presbyterian Church Family Life Center. About 1,000 blooms from Southeast growers will be judged by 27 accredited judges with prizes awarded for top varieties. Public viewing is Saturday 3 to 8 PM and Sunday 1 to 5 PM with demonstrations of Thebana arranging.
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Aiken
South Aiken Presbyterian Church Family Life Center
Paul Dahlen
Dahlen
Guard Arrested On Drug Charges
Thomas Fitzgerald Islar a 29 year old guard at Trenton Correctional Institute was arrested at 1 30 p m for possession with intent to distribute and other charges in a reverse sting. An undercover officer posed as a drug dealer and offered cash to bring an ounce of marijuana into the prison. Islar held at Aiken County Detention Center with bond set at 11000.
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Brown
Trenton Correctional Institute
Thomas Fitzgerald Islar
Buena Vista Ave
North Augusta
Islar
State Law Enforcement Division
Hugh Munn
Tslar
Munn
Department of Corrections Internal Affairs Division
SLED
Aiken County
Aiken County Detention Center
DOE Says SRS Not Likely To Get Commercial Waste
Associated Press reports DOE and Westinghouse disagree on SRS handling of civilian spent nuclear fuel. DOE says SRS will not receive commercial waste. Westinghouse argues large scale storage and stabilization at SRS could relieve nationwide spent fuel buildup. Critics warn reprocessing risks and added radioactive waste at SRS.
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DOE
Columbia
Savannah River
Energy Department
SRS
Jayne Brady
Washington
Westinghouse
Savannah River Co
Jim Giusti
Aiken
South Carolina
Brian Costner
Columbia-based
Energy Research Foundation
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N.C. Agricultural and Technical State University
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CSRA
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Shoney's
Whiskey Road
S.C
Gary’ ‘Bunker
Low
Mitey
Carl Langley
Roy Miller
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Seymour Danridge
Smith- Hazel Recreation Center
Michael W. Gibbins
Associated Press
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