Hops & Hogs Festival Returns To Aiken After Covid Pause
The sixth annual Hops & Hogs Festival drew thousands to Newberry Street in downtown Aiken with 26 breweries from North and South Carolina and Georgia, plus barbecue and live bands. Organizers say the event required about six months of prep, with attendance near 8,000. changes included shorter hours and diminished turnout from prior years due to pandemic precautions.
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Budget reveals possible SRS pit production challenges
The FY2022 NDAA budget hints that producing 50 plutonium pits annually at the Savannah River Site by 2030 may be unfeasible and costly. Officials warn the project could cost billions, with the SRS facility potentially online by late FY2035 at an $11 billion price tag, prompting criticism from watchdogs and lawmakers.
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Veteran recalls Normandy service and pre Tulane recruitment
A 96 year old Indiana native Hal Peck recalls landing at Normandy on June 17 1944 with the 26th Signal Corps. He describes his quiet gun in action and his wartime journey from Shelbyville to New York to England and Liverpool before heading to Tulane University after the war.
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