North Augusta previews MOX plans at community meeting
About 50 residents attended a North Augusta gathering to hear the MOX facility plan for the Savannah River Site. The proposal by DCS a Duke Engineering COGEMA and Stone & Webster consortium aims to convert surplus weapons plutonium into reactor fuel. Regulators at NRC asked 239 questions about the $1 billion project with DCS to answer within 60 days. Construction may not start before 2002 with operation hoped for 2005 if approved.
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North Augusta
Savannah River
Duke
Ing & Services
Cogema, Inc
Stone & Webster
DCS
Nuclear Regulatory Commission
NRC
Kent Sullivan
WSRS
Department of Energy
Victims Get More Help from Local Crime Services
Sunrise Rotary heard Ann Laver of the Aiken Public Safety discuss two decades of victim support in Aiken. She traced the Victim's Bill of Rights and constitutional incorporation, noting funding shifts and new duties for agencies to notify victims of arrests or bond outcomes. Examples included shelter, housing, car repair, and counseling for a woman assaulted by her estranged husband.
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Sunrise Rotary Club
Ann Laver
Aiken
Laver
Watermelon Classic draws remote racing fans to ORA site
More than 300 racers from across the country and CSRA will converge on the ORA site at 373 Boyd Pond Road near Aiken for the sixth annual Watermelon Classic. Gas and electric one tenth and one eighth scale remote control cars race through jumps and speed courses over the weekend. The Atomic Racers Club hosts the event with profits funding site improvements and CSRA NA A chapter concessions supporting astronaut visits for students. Sunday features the Watermelon Queen, trophy handouts, a watermelon urging contest, and watermelon themed car bodies. Spectators enter free and stands are provided.
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Westinghouse Savannah River Company
Operations Recreation Association
ORA
Jackson
URA
Atomic Racers Club
CSRA
National Management Association
South Carolina Watermelon Association
Aiken
Boyd Pond Road
Silver Bluff Road
Storm Branch Road
Aikens Hobson Fulcher Meets President Bush On TV
South Aiken High School graduate Hobson Fulcher, vice president of the South Carolina Future Farmers of America, met President George W. Bush on a nationally televised C-SPAN program. Fulcher participated in the National Agricultural Leadership Conference in Washington, D.C., with national FFA officers. Joe Wilson noted the event as a key opportunity for the FFA district.
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Aiken
Hobson Fulcher
President Bush
George W. Bush
South Aiken High School
South Aiken
Fulcher
South Carolina Future Farmers of America Association
Washington, D.C
Joe Wilson
Aiken High
Bush
Hobson
Wilson
FFA
Trent McKnight
Aiken Sets Dates for City Road Repaving Project
The City of Aiken and the South Carolina DOT plan repaving on several roads using the local option sales tax funds. Public Works Director Larry Morris said work will start from the tax list and proceed until funds run out with Greenwood based Satterfield Construction Co. handling the paving after the contract award. State officials expect bids to be awarded within 90 to 45 days and will announce the final road list once the contract is set.
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Aiken
South Carolina Department of Transportation
Larry Morris
Nce
Morris
Greenwood
Satterfield Construction Co
O Palm Drive
Englewood Road
Spyass Drive
Glenco Lane
Northwood Drive
Hitchcock Parkway
Coral Drive
Oakmont Lane
Summerwood Way
Parker
Spring Drive
Summit Drive
Meadow Drive
Kalmia Hill Road
Richland ‘Avenue
Burgundy Road
Union
Park Avenue
Union Street
Abtevile Avenue
Hampton ‘Avenue
Toole
Engeield Avenue
Abbeville ‘Avenue
Terry Drive
Sumter Street
Abbeville Avenue
Rollingwood Road
Rolingwood Road
Ridge Avenue
Laurens Stret
Marion ‘Street
Park Avenue T
Laurel Road
Rollings
Wood Road
Laurel Drive
Kershaw ‘Street
Staubes Avenue
Col Wot Avenue
Hampton Avenue
Mart ‘Oro
Beaufort Street
Charleston Street
Colleton Avene
Chesterford Street
Columbia Avenue
Brentwood Place
Sno-Cap hosts summer cruise-in in Sno-Cap parking lot
North Augusta Cap Drive-in presents a Saturday cruise-in from 6 to 9 p.m. Classic car owners and fans are invited for show and tell with oldies music a trivia contest and prizes. For details call 279-4004.
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North Augi Cap
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Aken
Starview
Marvin York
Beautor
Aker
Ersity
Hay al Olden Pantry
East Pane Log Rd
Texaco Liver
BusiPineton
Aken _ BP
C-Span
Jeff Parker
Transportation Department
Snocap
Lladro
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