12 Jul 2002
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Newspaper
Aiken Standard
Location
Aiken, South Carolina, United States of America
Date
Jul 12, 2002
Page
1
The Aiken Standard invites entries for its garden contest in Aiken County this summer. Bring produce to 326 Rutland Drive NW for weighing. top three prizes are 100, 50, and 25 dollars. Deadline is August 16 with photos possible for top winners.
Obituary notices list several individuals including Deacon Albert Green Sr and Lassie B Rodgers with dates and locations across Granitevile and Wagener. The page item titled 5A presents multiple notices under the Deaths column with brief biographical detail and family references.
A 15 year old teen driver Ashton Raymond Groomes died when his 1995 Nissan truck slammed into another vehicle on Belvedere Clearwater Road near Cherry Avenue at 6 50 pm. Groomes was not wearing a seat belt and five other children traveled in the truck including four in the bed. A 34 year old passenger Michael Batchelor of Warrenville was in the cab and listed in fair condition at the Medical College of Georgia Hospital. Charges are pending against Batchelor and blood alcohol tests will be run on both drivers.
A 19 year old Graniteville woman was taken into custody after officers found an 11 month old asleep in an unlocked car while she shopped at Rose's on Richland Avenue. Officer Wilson Dandy retrieved the child and placed her in an air conditioned patrol vehicle.
The Greenville News reports more than 8 100 safety and security violations at the Savannah River Site over a decade. Incidents include contaminated workers and missing classified documents with 550 cases involving contamination of workers or clothing. The site plans to receive 34 metric tons of surplus plutonium over 18 months.
The Savannah River Site faces scrutiny as Ralph DiSibio of Aiken insists all incidents are taken seriously. A Greenville News report alleged thousands of safety and security violations over the past decade, noting hundreds of millions of man hours logged at the facility.
Scattered outages were reported around Aiken and North Augusta Thursday evening after afternoon thunderstorms. SCE&G logged 150 outages, crews restoring lines overnight in North Augusta until 1 a.m. and Aiken until about 4 a.m. Power was back on by morning. Lightning strikes and downed power lines caused the failures. An Aiken Electric Cooperative spokesperson was not available for comment. Unseasonably cool, with scattered showers expected today and Saturday.
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