Atlantic.Net acquires Duesouth SCescape ISP in Aiken area
Atlantic.Net announces it will assume control of Duesouth SCescape's internet customers in Aiken Columbia and Augusta. The Florida based provider operates across 70 plus Southeastern cities and this marks its first outside Florida and fourth acquisition in a year. Doug McClure founder of Duesouth/SCescape offers enthusiastic remarks in a separate statement.
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Atlantic.Net
Aiken
Duesouth
Scescape
Columbia
Augusta
United States
Florida
Doug McClure
Richardson to Visit Site Today
US Secretary of Energy Bill Richardson will attend the ground breaking ceremony for SRS’s new 400 million Tritium Extraction Facility at the Savannah River Site. He will be joined by Gen John Gordon Dr Carolyn Huntoon and Madelyn Creedon. The visit runs 12:50 p.m. to 1:30 p.m. then a 2:35 p.m. 3:35 p.m. anniversary event at Fort Discovery in Augusta where he will speak and present Hands on Science certificates to local elementary students.
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Savannah River
Fort Discovery
CSRA
Bill Richardson
SRS
Richardson
John Gordon
National Nuclear Security Administration
Carolyn Huntoon
Madelyn Creedon
Defense
Augusta
Renovations Underway at Aiken County Schools Budgeted $3.7 Million
Thousands of Aiken County students will attend newly renovated schools this summer as $3.7 million is allotted for cyclic updates across all public schools. Projects include repainting, flooring, roofing and HVAC upgrades, with repainting on a seven year cycle and other works scheduled by a five year facility plan.
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Aiken County
Bill Gallman
Aiken County Public Schools
Galiman
Busbee
Clearwater
Gloverville
Hammond Hill
Ridge Spring-Monetta
Freedman School
Silver Bluff
Aiken
Byrd
Summer renovations budgeted across Aiken district
The district plans 3.7 million for summer renovations including North Augusta Elementary Midland Valley High School and multiple high schools. A 720000 flooring budget accompanies roof work at South Aiken High and HVAC upgrades at Wagener Valley High. Aiken High Annex work totals about 1150000 for painting new flooring re roofing HVAC and restrooms accessibility. Major renovations continue at Paul Knox Middle and Jefferson Elementary.
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North Augusta
Midland Valley High School
South Aikicn High School
Wagener-Valley High School
Aiken High School
North Aiken
Gallman
Paul Knox Middle School
Jefferson Ele
Move to repeal S.S. tax increase by House Republicans
The House Republican bid to roll back the 1998 Social Security tax hike aims to cut benefits taxes for seniors with incomes above 34 000 for individuals and 44 000 for couples, lowering from 85 to 50 percent of benefits at risk of costing about 100 billion over ten years.
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Washington
House
Clinton
GOP
Bill Archer
Ways and Means Committee
Archer
ReTexas
Treasury
Lawrence Summers
Mayor pushes for Nov 7 election date
North Augusta Mayor Lark Jones argues for a special city council general election on November 7 to fill the vacancy left by Don Smith. He notes the Oct 3 date is less sensible and will push the November vote at a town hall meeting. Republican candidates Larry Weigle and Arthur Shealy face a primary August 15.
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North Augusta
Lark Jones
Jones
Don Smith
Wednesday closures shaped downtown commerce long ago
In Aiken and North Augusta decades past, most stores closed by 1 pm on Wednesdays, leaving parking lots empty. Osbon Laundry founder Nathan Osbon recalls the era while his father ran a downtown tire shop. Some merchants, like Lionel Smith, defied the custom, keeping shops open into the evening to attract customers.
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Aiken
North Augusta
Laurens Street
Nathan Osbon
Osbon Laundry and Cleaners
Firestone Tire
Wachovia Bank
Five and Dime
Woolworth’s
Osbon
Lionel Smith
Lionel Smith Ltd
Belk’s
True Value Hardware
J.B. White
Obituary notices listed for multiple individuals
Death notices for Johnny Duke Campbell Emma Alice Coleman Zoe Audrey Jones Hatcher William Wesley Willie Seeley Charles Henry Weaver Laverne Staley Williams appear in page 5A obituary notices. Funeral homes: Folk Monetta Davis Napier George Rowland JH. Robinson.
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Johnny Duke Campbell
Denmark
Folk Funeral
Emma Alice Coleman
Monetta
Davis Funeral
Zoe Audrey Jones Hatcher
Graniteville
Napier
William Wesley
Willie) Seeley
Aiken
George
Charles Henry Weaver
Belvedere
Rowland
Laverne Staley Williams
Salley
JH. Robinson Funeral
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Adam Burton
Aureen J. Bernard
Iernard
Aiken Elementary
Soul Webster
S.S
Schneider
Ginny Southworth
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