Worker Killed Loading Heavy Equipment at Savannah River Site
A 30 year old Georgia man died after being injured while loading leased heavy construction equipment at the Savannah River Site in Barnwell County. The incident occurred about 3 30 p m and the victim’s name will be released after autopsy and investigation.
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Georgia
Savannah River
Thomson, Ga
Gunther Grading and Hauling Co
Westinghouse
Will Callicot
Callicot
Barnwell County
Aiken
Barnwell
Allendale
Lloyd Ward
Ward
WSRC
Clinton Opens DNC With Kerry Bid and Bush Critique
Former President Clinton urged support for John Kerry at the Democratic National Convention opening night while blasting President Bush. Hillary Clinton framed Kerry as a Vietnam era hero and called for deficit reduction job creation health care and a steadier foreign policy. Al Gore and others echoed support as Kerry laid out priorities.
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Bill Clinton
Fleet Center
Boston
Clinton
John Kerry
White House
Bush
America
Kerry
George W. Bush
Massachusetts
Sen
Hillary Rodham Clinton
Florida
al Gore
David Alston
Vietnam
Mass Transfer Shifts About 200 Students to Five Receiver Schools
About 200 students will transfer next month under No Child Left Behind rules to five receiver schools in Aiken County. Half head to Aiken Elementary, boosting enrollment to about 876 with potential mobile units and a teacher. Transfers from several area elementary schools also shift students to Byrd Elementary, North Augusta Elementary, Hammond Hill, and Ridge Spring Monetta High School. district coordinates and transportation plans are set to handle the new arrivals.
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Aiken
Aiken County
Aiken Elementary
David Caver
Area 1
Byrd Elementary
Graniteville
Valley Schools
North Augusta
Hammond Hill
Wagener- Valley High School
Ridge Spring-Monetta
Maria McClure
U.S. Department of Educa
Eateries ready to feed crowds for Dixie Junior World Series
As 24 teams converge on Aiken for the Dixie Junior Boys World Series many more visitors arrive with entourage and officials. Local restaurants expect a surge of up to 2000 extra diners over the next week and a half with providers like Aiken Brewing Co ready to handle the crowds across dining areas.
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Aiken
Rob Prusett
Aiken Brewing Co
Lexow Chow
Maddie Calvin Moe
Burnettown petition on name change fails certification
Burnettown mayor announces petition to rename to Midland Valley failed official certification. Over 100 signatures were rejected among 318 submitted, leaving six short of the 205 needed to trigger a referendum in the November election. Confusion over addresses and voter data caused many rejections.
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Burnettown
Midland Valley
Wayne Benson
Aiken County
Voter Registration and Election Commission
Benson
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SRS
Bill Bengtson
Karen Daily
Kdaily
Aikenstandard.com
Caver
Roger L. Bessette
Aike Dando
Abby
Dixie Junior
J.C. Lexow
Wayne New
Lawrence Brown
Robert Workman
James McIntyre
New
Kenneth Ferguson
Brown
Council
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