DHEC orders emergency shut down of Barnwell plant
The South Carolina Department of Health and Environmental Control ordered an emergency shutdown of Starmet CMI Inc. in Barnwell citing repeated environmental violations and improper storage of nearly 8,000 metric tons of low level radioactive waste. Guards were hired to patrol the site as officials noted groundwater contamination but no public drinking water impact.
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Columbia
Barnwell
State Department of Health and Environmental Control
Starmet CMI Inc
Bob Quinn
Jim Hodges
DHEC
Quinn
Hodges
Morton Brilliant
South Carolina
Concord
HEC
Thom Berry
Nuclear Control Institute
NCI
Edwin Lyman
Starmet
Berry
Magician Lonefelt Delights Kids At Aiken Library Show
Tim Lonefelt enthralled more than 100 children at the Aiken County Library summer reading event when his magic act featured a trick with a Flat Stanley cutout. Seven year old Claire Evans helped as the envelope emptied and Stanley appeared on her back, sparking giggles and a lasting memory. Lonefelt, a longtime magician since 1988, brings kid oriented routines to libraries each summer before switching to corporate and civic shows. He cites Dr. Seuss and The Huckabuck Family as inspirations, aiming to spark reading and imagination, as Claire left with Mike's Mystery from the Boxcar Children series.
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Claire Evans
Stanley
Tim Lonefelt
Sonefelt
Aiken County Library
Claire
Anderson
Lonefelt
Dr. Suess
Nebraska
Lone Felt
Mike
Fire on Zoral Drive Causes Home Damage in Aiken
No injuries reported after a late Wednesday night blaze at the Musick home on Zoral Drive in Aiken continued to smolder until early Thursday. Firefighters pulled ceilings and walls to reach blown insulation, with damage estimated at 8000 to 10000 dollars.
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Aiken Department of Public Safety
David Turno
Hame
Craig and
Mary Musick
Turno
Bassham named caregiver advocate for council of governments
Lynnda C. Bassham is named family caregiver advocate for Lower Savannah Council of Governments. She will assist caregivers of relatives 60 plus or grandparents raising under 18, helping with information education and support services. Bassham notes her care giving as motivation and cites one in four expected to become a caregiver next year.
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Lynnda C. Bassham
Lower Savannah
Bassham
Ior
Magnolias Assisted Living
Anderson
Eden Gardens
Aiken Area
Aiken Sunrise Rotary earns multiple regional service awards
The Rotary Club of Aiken Sunrise received four regional honors at a recent awards and installation banquet led by regional assistant governor Richard Waugh. Cam Warner accepted the Presidential Distinguished Clubs Award and other honors while noting the club’s service totals, including over $20,000 donated to community projects and one new member per month. The event also highlighted 12 Paul Harris Fellows and a change in club officers with Steve Black installed as president.
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Rotary Club of
Rotary International
Rotary
Aiken County
Civil Air Patrol
Children’s Place
Helping Hands
Sunrise Rotary
Ron
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Barnwell Uranium Processing
Rob Novi
Tim Sonefelt
Karen Das Star
Council of Governments
Aiken Sunrise Rotary
Cam Warner
Loren Schneider
Ron Campbell
Floyd & Greene
Hecacock
Hitchcock Rehabilitation Center
Floyd & Greene Jewelers
Floyd@Greene
AIK
Centre South
FloydandGreene
Con
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