Pool may stay open in Graniteville this season
Aiken County officials consider extending hours at the Graniteville pool after a record season. Executive director Brian Sanders says plans to keep it open later hinge on lifeguard schedules and staffing, with a decision expected next week and possible extension past Labor Day if weather cooperates.
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Aiken County
Brian Sanders
Department of Parks, Recreation and Tourism
Sanders
USC Aiken
Urquhart Station Reopens as State of the Art Plant
South Carolina Electric & Gas unveils Urquhart Station as a modern natural gas powered facility replacing its coal units. The repowering adds 340 megawatts from two General Electric turbines, boosting emissions controls and plant life.
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South Carolina Electric & Gas Co
Urquhart Station
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Fossil Hydro
Jim Landreth
Landreth
SCANA
General Electric
Graham appointed to conference group on plutonium safeguards
U S Representative Lindsey Graham joins a conference committee to resolve differences in the Defense Authorization bill. The Senate version imposes fines up to 100 million yearly if Energy Department fails to meet plutonium processing deadlines at Savannah River Site near Aiken. Graham aims to secure House agreement to the penalties and removal timelines.
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Savannah River
Aiken
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Senate
Energy Department
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Publix recalls ground beef linked to American Food Groups
Publix Super Markets recalls ground beef bought in South Carolina Georgia and Alabama with sell by dates May 28 to July 1 and July 6 to 20. Spokesperson Brenda Reid says products may contain beef trimming tied to a ConAgra recall though no E coli 0157:H7 positives in six months. Customers are asked to check freezers and return affected items for refund or replacement.
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Publix Super Markets Inc
South Carolina
Georgia
Alabama
Brenda Reid
Publix
Reid
Miners Trapped as Rescue Effort Stalls in Somerset Shaft
Nine miners are trapped 240 feet underground in a flooded Somerset shaft near Pittsburgh. A rescue drill bit broke during attempts to bore through rock, delaying efforts to reach a small chamber and pull survivors to safety. Authorities expected a new bit by helicopter and a second shaft to be started, but preparations would take hours.
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Joseph Schaffoni
State Bureau of Deep Mine Safety
Pennsylvania
Mark Schweiker
NBC
Schweiker
Onds
Pittsburgh
Quecreek
Sommerset
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