Cable Problems Should End Soon In Aiken County
Palmetto CableVision marketing director Steve Edelman says issues with Fox 67 arose after a lightning strike hit the Au fists broadcast source antenna, damaging transmitting gear and knocking the station off air Monday and Tuesday. Full weekend Arts and Entertainment programming will air, with The Learning Channel sharing weekdays.
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Aiken County
Steve Edelman
Palmetto CableVision
Fox 67
Aufists
Aiken
Learning Channel
Motorcycle Rider Dies In Accident
NORTH AUGUSTA Aiken County man Kimberly Picou 25 of Breckenridge Drive died at MCG Hospital at 1 30 p m from neck and chest injuries after losing control turning onto the off ramp from S C 125.
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North Augusta
Aiken County
Kimberly Picou
Breckenridge Drive
Medical College of Georgia
Picou
Five Dive Spots Named by Full Sail Scuba Owner
Rick Capps owner of Full Sail Scuba Co on Richland Avenue is a certified scuba diving instructor. His five favorite diving places include Cayman Brac and San Salvador with three more locations listed.
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Rick Capps
Full Sail Scuba Co
Richland Avenue
Cayman Brac
San Salvador
Moths of a Meal Confusion Seen at Formosa Restaurant
Jamie Holder, five, puzzled after his mother orders meals for him, asking who will tell him what he will be eating for dinner. The incident occurred at Formosa Restaurant as the mother placed the order, highlighting how parental meal choices can confuse children.
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Formosa
Jamie
Holder
Birthdays for Jett Howell Kandace Lowe and Others
A notice lists birthday celebrants including Jett Howell Kandace Rachelle Lowe Andy Parnell T C Bob Jenny Boatwright Ann Hooks Sederis Miller Amanda Whaley Sara Cumbee Carol Watson Amy French Rebecca McCreedy Franny Radford celebrate milestones with family and friends.
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Jett Howell
Kandace
Rachelle Lowe
Andy Parnell
T.C. Bob Jenny Boatwright
Ann Hooks
Sederis Miller
Amanda Whaley
Sara Cumbee
Carol Watson
Amy French
Rebecca McCreedy
Franny Radford
Westinghouse Hires 200 More at Savannah River Site
Westinghouse Savannah River Co plans 600 new hires for the summer at SRS. By June 30 total Westinghouse employment reached 12,478, up from 12,300 two months earlier, with about half the hires being professionals and half non professionals.
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Westinghouse
Savannah River Co
Savannah River
Pat Weber
SRS
Westing
Weber
Ms. Weber
US Department of Energy
Whi
DOE
Wees
Savannah River Laboratory
Savannah River Ecology Laboratory
Bechtel Savannah River Inc
Spotting Fires Is Her Job in Aiken County
Sharon Jackson, 27, operates the S C Forestry Commission fire tower in Oakwood Windsor Aiken County. She climbs 100 vertical feet and 200 stairs to monitor for smoke with a large map and compass. Her family history includes tower work in Graniteville Monetta and Monetta. She notes hot summers up to 110 degrees cold winters and tower sways in gusts. She uses an intercom to stay connected to home and watches for dry conditions amid drought and lightning fire risks while a statewide burning ban remains in place with penalties up to 118 dollars and court costs.
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Indsor
Sharon Jackson
Graniteville
Harry
Mrs. Jackson
Monetta
Amy
Aiken
Forestry Service
Scott Webster
Oakwood-Windsor
Aiken County Tops State in 1989 Capital Investment
Economic Development Partnership Executive Director J. David Jameson announced at the group’s annual meeting that Aiken County led the state with 1989 capital investment of 388.891 million, creating 1 118 new manufacturing jobs. Excluding Teledyne Aiken and Albarrie Canada, regional totals exceed 1.746 billion since 1985 with rising inquiry activity and a 25 percent boost in prospects.
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Aiken County
Economic Development Partnership
J. David Jameson
Edgefield County
Jameson
Teledyne Aiken
Verenes
Albarrie Canada
One former Clearwater Finishing Plant worker finds new job
Danny D. Smith, 39, received two job offers after a feature story in the Aiken Standard. He accepted a maintenance mechanic post with Westinghouse Savannah River Co. as the Clearwater Finishing Plant closes and files Chapter 11. About 360 workers are affected. Local churches and ACTS coordinate relief donations and aid.
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Clearwater Finishing Plant
Danny D. Smith
Aiken Standard
Smith
Westinghouse Savannah River Co
Savannah River
Meeting Offers Advice To Workers
A meeting for displaced Clearwater Finishing Plant workers will be held Monday at 2 p.m. at Midland Valley High School. Employment Security officials will direct workers on insurance skill training and unemployment benefits. Sen. Thomas L. Moore says personnel from the Job Training Placement Authority Lower Savannah Council Governments Aiken Technical College and area communities will offer services and answer questions.
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Langley
Clearwater
Midland Valley High School
Thomas L. Moore
D-Clearwater
Lower Savannah
Aiken Technical College
Area Commes
School Board approves principal transfers in Aiken County
Aiken County Board of Education approves transfers of three administrators. Carroll Timmerman moves from Kennedy Middle to A L Corbett Middle in Wagener as assistant principal. Cynthia Niland becomes a guidance counselor at Freedman Alternative School. Paul Knox principal William Ward transfers to Kennedy as assistant principal. Ward credited with improving Paul Knox test scores and facilities.
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Aiken County
Pal Wiliam Ward
Kennedy
Ward
Joseph R. Brooks
Paul Knox
Brooks
Timmerman
A.L. Corbett
Elizabeth White
Deal
South Arkenigh School
Lutherans Vote To Back Trinity Place Project
CSRA Lutherans from Aiken Graniteville North Augusta and Augusta vote to join the 5.6 million Trinity Place retirement complex on Laurens Street. LHSC and Lutheran Homes of South Carolina will coordinate funding and oversight as plans move toward approval.
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Aiken
Graniteville
North Augusta
Augusta
Trinity Place
Presbyterian Church
Laurens Street
Barnwell Avenue
Lutheran Homes of
South Carolina
LHSC
Augusta Lutheran
Southeastern Synod
Evangelical
Lutheran Homes Network
Freeboard
William R. Johnston
First Presbyterian Church of
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Clearwater Finishing Inc
Strom Thurmond
R S.C
Sen. Thurmond
Philip Lord
Traci Shelton
Reilly Hammona
Cornerstone Baptist Church
Aiken Ministerial Association
Steve Roehrs
Hammond
Hayne Ave
Our Lady of Valley Catholic Church
P.O
Gloverville
SRA Lutherans
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