Wagener Receives 0.5 Million Grant for New Services Building
District 1 councilmember Kathy Rawls announces a $500000 state grant to fund a 6000 square foot Wagener services building on Roy Street. The site will host a meal program for up to 75 seniors five days a week and house health, social, and food assistance offices.
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District 1
Kathy Rawls
Wagener
Council On Aging
Department of Health and Environmental Control
Department of Social Services
Golden Harvest Food Bank
Wagener/Perry/Salley
J.C. Lexow
Aiken County
Gener
Ronnie Young
Rick Osbon
Precaution urged as winter cold triggers heater safety tips
Residents are urged to use space heaters safely as temperatures dip from the 60s and 70s to the 20s and 40s. Local meteorologists warn of light rain and possible snow north of Columbia, with warming expected by next Tuesday. Fire safety tips include keeping space heaters three feet away from fabrics, using fireplace screens, annual chimney inspections, candles attended, stove supervision, having a fire extinguisher, and an emergency escape plan with working smoke detectors.
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Chuck Hunter
SRS Weather Center
Hunter
Chuck Little
National Weather Service
South Carolina
Aiken
Columbia
Little
Home Fire Safety Reminders for Families
Check smoke detectors work properly and test monthly. Plan a family escape route and meeting point. Keep a fire extinguisher accessible and know how to use it. Service heaters before cold weather. Don’t leave candles or pots unattended on the stove. Follow heater manufacturer directions for space and kerosene units. Use a fireplace screen and have the chimney inspected every couple of years.
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Tle
Hunter
David Turno
Aiken Department of Public Safety
Turno
SRS adds diverse lunch vendors at Savannah River Site
Savannah River Site employees enjoy new lunch options as seven new vendors took over since Monday after Sodexho’s contract ended. Vendors include K’s Buffalo Wings Blimpie Cafe 209 Speedway Subs Baby Grand Southern Bells and Gomm Cafe & Grill.
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Savannah River
Susie Grant
Sodexho
Grant
K’s
Buffalo Wings
Speedway
Baby Grand
Southern Bells
Gomm Cafe & Grill
Mark Harrison
Jamie Harrison
SRS
Harrisons
Aiken
Westinghhouse
Savannah River Company
Philip Lord
Plord
Aikenstandard
Intensive occupational health nursing course announced in Augusta
WSRC and Annette B Haag & Associates offer a three day intensive overview course on occupational health nursing for COHN and COHNS exams March 24 26 at The Partridge Inn Augusta. Fee 595 includes manuals materials breakfast and refreshments. Contact Jean David or Douglas Lemaster or register online at DVDandHaag.com. Beech Island Fire Department receives 60588 federal grant aiding operations safety. WAJY Joy 102.7 FM reports transmitter outage with expected return by week end.
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Westinghouse Savannah River Company
WSRC
Annette B. Haag & Associates
Partridge Inn
Augusta
Annette B. Haag
Fireman Headed to Iraq Receives Merriwether Sendoff
Merriwether Volunteer Fire Department honored US Army specialist Logan Wes Brown before his deployment to Kuwait and southern Iraq. Brown, with C Company 67th Battalion, spoke of joining a two week Kuwait stay before Iraq and recalled recent six months in Colombia training with U.S. special forces. He and his wife Cara, and daughter, share a close family bond as he prepares for duty amid rocket propelled grenades and roadside threats.
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Logan Wes Brown
Camp Cedar
Kuwait
Iraq
Brown
Sharon Williams
Cara
South America
U.S
Colombia
Atlanta
Paris
C Company
67Th Battalion
Long Beach
Calif
South Carolina
Merriwether Middle
Strom Thurmond High
North Augusta High
Belvedere
Bill Bengtson
Sharon
Merriwether Fire Department
Panthers at Rams in divisional playoffs headlines Aiken edition
The Aiken Standard previews the NFL divisional playoff between the Carolina Panthers and the St. Louis Rams in the upcoming weekend. Also previewing 2004 legislative issues and entertainment trends for readers.
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Carolina Panthers
St. Louis Rams
Wednesday Lottery Winning Numbers Snapshot
Wednesday results list multiple games including Pick 3 Midday 3 7 8 and Evening 4 8 7. Pick 4 Midday 4 1 2 5 and Evening 8 7 9 4. Cash 3 and Cash 4 show several winning triples and quads. Fantasy 5 numbers are 37 10 18 9 11. Lotto South draws 4 10 15 38 40 41.
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Cash
Fantasy
Lotto South
Aiken Standard Local Delivery and Subscription Details
Information on publication schedule, contact numbers, publisher, and delivery procedures. Includes address, post office box, ISSN, and subscription rates for daily and weekend editions with EzPay options and out of county pricing. Delivery problem hotline and hours provided.
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Aiken Standard
Aiken Communications Inc
P.O. Box
Rutland Drive
Aiken
S.C
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Sistine Gunter Courtney
John Moore
Imoore
Aikenstandard.com
WSRS
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Beech Island
Joy 102
Wajy Joy 102.7 FM
Angie Goff
Wade Barnes
Merriwether
Georgia Lottery
Aitken Standard
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Shunter
EzPay
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