North Augusta and VPSA to hold talks on territorial dispute
North Augusta and the Valley Public Service Authority plan simultaneous 7 p.m. meetings at the North Augusta Municipal Building to ratify an agreement over service-area boundaries. If ratified, a joint statement will be issued and details publicized.
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North Augusta
City of
Valley Public Service Authority
East
Buena Vista Avenue
Robert L. Boone
VPSA
Boone
Edgefield School Board eyes superintendent search after resignation
Edgefield County School Board plans to start a search for a new district superintendent after Samuel R. Wooten resigned. Wooten gave notice at the regular meeting and will leave July 10 after four years as top administrator. The board expects to hire within about 10 days, with a special meeting to set procedures forthcoming.
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Edgefield County Board of Education
Samuel R. Wooten
Everett Noel
Wooten
H. S
Sam) Crouch
Edgefield County
Noel
C-Reactor repairs at SRP may take three years
DOE officials say repair of leaks at the base of SRP's shut down C-Reactor could be at least three years away. Westinghouse spent 40 to 50 million dollars on weld repairs that failed due to helium in the steel. Du Pont's Savannah River Laboratory continues to pursue a leakage stopping technique as production continues with three reactors at 50 percent capacity.
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Savannah River
Department of Energy
Westinghouse Inc
Westinghouse
du Pont
Savannah River Laboratory
Rollins
Bill Anderson
Anderson
Mack Winnsboro plant start delayed unions may staff gap
Mack Trucks the Winnsboro plant faces delay to an August startup as union transfers federal state TEC system training constraints. Fred Kepler warns five weeks needed to train current workers while 3000 UAW members are eligible for Mack jobs. Governor Campbell cautions about funding training for non residents.
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Winnsboro
Mack
Fred J. Kepler
Fairfield County
Kepler
TEC
United Auto Workers
UAW
International
Detroit
Allentown
James R. Morris
TEC System
Morris
Price files for District 4 Board of Education seat
North Augusta resident J W Bill Price announces candidacy for the District 4 seat in the Sept 15 special Aiken County Board of Education election. He holds degrees from Clemson, works as vice president of general services at Nipro Inc, and serves on local advisory councils and church boards. He and his wife Linda have three children and live at 986 Campbellton Drive.
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North Augusta
J. W
Bill) Price
Aiken County
Fairview Presbyterian Church
Hammond Hill Pta
Paul Knox Pto
Price
Linda
Julie
Ben
Jeffrey
Campbellton Drive
Fireworks to Highlight Freedom Festival in North Augusta
The Freedom Festival VII will feature a fireworks display at 7 p.m. Thursday at the North Augusta Senior High football stadium. Sponsored by American Legion Post 71 and the Greater North Augusta Chamber of Commerce, the event includes children’s games, Fort Gordon’s 434th Army Band, NJROTC colors, and a talk by retired Navy Captain Jim Rodgers. Free flags for children, concessions, and a free admission with a voluntary donation.
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North Augusta
North Augusta Senior High
American Legion Post 71
Greater
Sam
Rodgers
Navy
Jim Rodgers
U.S. Navy
Charleston Naval Base
Polish Heritage Honor For Aiken Senior Essay Winner
Julie Ann Howard, a graduating senior at Aiken High School, won top honors in the PHASE-A Essay Contest held during the Perspektywa Polska exhibit at the Richmond County Museum. Her essay highlighted Polish luminaries Copernicus, Chopin, Curie, Wałęsa, and John Paul II and she plans to attend the University of Georgia in the fall.
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Julie Ann Howard
Derrick Co-Sponsors Veterans Travel Bill in Congress
Rep. Butler C Derrick D SC says new VA rules cut beneficiary travel payments harming low income and disabled veterans. He cites SC Third District lack of VA centers forcing long trips to Columbia Greenville or Augusta GA and co sponsors a bill to restore benefits now under House Veterans Affairs Committee review.
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Veterans Administration
Butler C. Derrick
D-S.c
Derrick
South Carolina
Columbia
Greenville
Augusta
House
Veterans’ Affairs Committee
State Keeps Custody Of 14-year-old AIDS Carrier
A Florida judge ruled the 14-year-old AIDS carrier who was briefly confined to a mental ward to prevent spread of the disease should stay in state custody. Circuit Judge William Frye sent the boy to the psychiatric unit at University Hospital for 11 days earlier this month after he acknowledged multiple homosexual encounters.
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Pensacola
Fla
William Frye
University Hospital
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Edgefield School Board
Chester County
Crouch
SRP
The
Associated Press
Carroll A. Campbell
Campbell
Howard
Polish Association
Texas
USA
Whiskey Rd
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