Debating the Savannah River Site Buffer Land Use
Aiken County and investors discuss reuniting 4300 acres of SRS buffer near Highway 278 for recreation or development. The forested parcel, largely pine, sits within a 310 square mile DOE landholding and has seen little prior development in five decades.
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Savannah River
Department of Energy
Hitchcock Woods
Aiken
Scott Singer
DOE
South Carolina Institute of Archaeology and Anthropology
SRS
Three Runs
Aiken Lum
United States Department of Agriculture Forest Service
World Series fans descend on Aiken for Dixie Youth event
Area hotels prep for more than 4,000 visitors and 384 players and coaches in Aiken for the Dixie Youth World Series July 29 to August 5. Recreation chief Kim Coleman estimates crowds from the Southeast and plans a hotel and spending survey to gauge economic impact.
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Southeast
Aiken
Kim Coleman
South
Augusta
Coleman
Guilty Plea Ends Carolina Investors Trial in Greenville
Former Carolina Investors President Larry Owen pleaded guilty in Greenville to securities fraud, admitting to 22 counts and yielding immediate jail time. The plea ends a four day trial, with Owen likely to be used as a witness in later prosecutions. More than 8,000 investors lost about 278 million when Carolina Investors collapsed.
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Carolina Investors
Greenville
Larry Owen
Aiken
Aready
Owen
Johnson
Carolina
HomeGold
WYFF
Kerry trails Bush as Democrats open convention in Boston
Kerry trails Bush in the race to 270 electoral votes as the Democratic National Convention begins in Boston. Analysts cite reapportionment shifting votes, with Kerry needing about 10 electoral votes from Bush to close the gap. Tossup targets include Ohio Florida Nevada New Hampshire and West Virginia.
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Boston
John Kerry
Bush
White House
Tad Devine
al Gore
Kerry
District of Columbia
Gore
Toral
Ohio
Florida
Nevada
New Hampshire
West Virginia
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International Paper Co
J.C. Lexow
John Moore
Henry Patel
Days Inn
Downtown
South Carolina
Associated Press
Victor E. Beasley
Monetta
Roger L. Bessette
Magena Dicks
Glenn W. Franklin
Vaucluse
Paul B. Huffman
Alice G. Katttler
Floyd Savage
Catawba, N.C
Susie C.sims
Tampa, Fla
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