Parsons Technology Center opens in Aiken County
Public and corporate officials gathered for a ribbon cutting at the Parsons owned Regional Technology Center in the Citizens Business Park. The 33000 square foot facility will house about seven million dollars in testing and training activities tied to Savannah River Site projects and could create up to 160 local jobs. It will offer hands on training including a control simulator for the Salt Waste Processing Facility. Senator Lindsey Graham attended and framed nuclear power as the energy solution.
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Aiken County captain earns elite FBI Academy training
Captain Charles Barranco of the Aiken County Sheriff's Office spent 11 weeks at the FBI National Academy in Quantico Virginia. He joined from USC Aiken roots and emphasized elite training as a career pinnacle and personal milestone. He completed three graduate courses two undergrad classes and a grueling 6.2 mile “Yellow Brick Road” obstacle run amid snow. He reflected on meeting officers from around the world and sharpening perspective on local law enforcement.
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Ex POW to address Kiwanis at Aiken luncheon
Former POW and Republican ally John McCain supporter Jack Van Loan will speak at the Aiken Kiwanis Club lunch meeting. Van Loan, a 30 year Air Force veteran and Columbia resident, survived six years in Hanoi Hilton and is expected to reference his POW experience while noting his friend McCain.
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County Council revisits sexual offender ordinance debate
County officials meet at 7 pm in Council chambers to discuss whether the proposed sexual offender ordinance, modeled after a Georgia Supreme Court ruling limiting where offenders may live, will stand. The meeting also covers a public sale of 14.8 acres of the old Seminole Mill Property and a housing project by the Landmark Group pending tax credits, plus a vice chair election and Northside Grocery rezoning.
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