Fuel Rods Shipped From Georgia To SRS Amid Olympics
NAC International sent 25 spent atomic fuel rods from Georgia Tech Neely facility in Atlanta to the Savannah River Site in Aiken. They departed February 16 and arrived February 18. No further transfers are planned until after the Olympics end on August 4, with the move tied to Olympic security requirements.
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Savannah River
Aiken
NAC International
Atlanta
Georgia Tech Neely
Local leaders clash over schooling and local tax powers
Speakers faulted lawmakers for weak support of Home Rule and local funding. Representative Bill Clyburn praised for opposing a budget amendment restricting revenue measures. Mayors urged leaving taxing authority to local government, warning against hidden fees and Columbia oversight. Moore urged parental and community roles in education alongside school officials.
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Moore
House
Senate
Bill Clyburn
D-Aiken
Aiken
Fred B. Cavanaugh
Columbia
Judge delays Holderman bankruptcy trial to May 6
Federal Judge Joseph Anderson Jr. extended the trial of former University of South Carolina President James Holderman for at least two months. The eight count bankruptcy fraud case was reset from the upcoming Tuesday to May 6 in Columbia.
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University of South Carolina
James Holderman
Holderman
Joseph Anderson Jr
Heart Surgeon Search Continues At Aiken Regional
The hunt for a heart surgeon at Aiken Regional Medical Centers remains active with four proposed candidates under review. Administrators, led by Ricky Satcher, aim to fill the position quickly while ensuring top qualifications.
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Aiken
Ricky Satcher
Minnie Pearl dies with Grand Ole Opry legacy and trademark straw hat
Tears in Grinder's Switch flow as Minnie Pearl, born Sarah Ophelia Colley, dies at 86. Her career spanned the Grand Ole Opry for over 50 years and Hee Haw for two decades, rooted in her comic persona and charitable work in Nashville. Funeral set for Wednesday at Brentwood United Methodist Church with husband Henry Cannon and family by her side.
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Sarah Ophelia Colley
Minnie Pearl
Grand Ole Opry
Miss Pearl
Henry Cannon
Tennessee
Nashville
Minnie
Don Sundquist
Country Music Hall of Fame
Country Music Association
American Cancer Society
National Medal of Art
Opry
Mary Colley Kershaw
Hendersonville
N.C
Brentwood United Methodist Church
Brentwood
Recycled Concrete Approved For Roads In South Carolina
Greenville AP reports recycled concrete from Metromont Materials Corp. has been approved for highways, the third such material accepted for state roads. Corporate engineer Dwight Kurtz notes five years of development, cost parity with limestone concrete, and success in paving parking lots with strong durability. Other approved suppliers include Wham Bros. and Glasscock Ready Mix.
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South Carolina
Transportation Department
Spartanburg
Metromont Materials Corp
Rials
Dwight Kurtz
Wham Bros
Anderson
Glasscock Ready Mix
Sumter
Kurtz
Metromont
Final Reading Set On Home Detention
Aiken County Council will give final reading to an ordinance authorizing the jail administrator to implement a home detention program using electronic monitoring. The system would allow inmates working in the community to remain at home evenings, limited to sentences not under state DOC custody, with council approval of operating conditions.
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Aiken
State Department of Corrections
Lonnie Mc
County council debates bond to fund new plant
Council agenda includes SKF USA Inc seeking a $150 million industrial revenue bond to build and equip a 289000 square foot plant at Sage Mill Industrial Park. The project aims to employ 250 to 260 workers assembling automotive wheel units. Meeting at 7 p.m. in Aiken County Council Chambers.
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SKF USA Inc
Sage Mill
Aiken County
Companies Agree To Share Cleanup Costs In Greer Site
About 600 companies and individuals have agreed to help pay for cleanup at the Aqua Tech Environmental Inc. site in Spartanburg County. The total pledge is 1.4 million dollars with each share based on the amount of waste contributed by each party.
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Columbia
Greer
Aqua-Tech Environmental Inc
Spartanburg
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Satcher the Heart Service
Jack Ratliff
James Hagan
Wayne Frei
Augusta
University Hospital
David W. Cundey
DHEC
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Margaret L. Parrish
DMD
South Aiken Executive Center
Whiskey
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Millbrook Ave
Aiken-Augusta
Julian Smith
Broad Street
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