Campaign Push Calls for New SRS Plutonium Missions
Thomas Smith of Augusta reports CNTA and partners launched a postcard drive to Secretary of Energy Federico Pena urging 6000+ messages in support of new plutonium missions at Savannah River Site. Michael Butler of CNTA cites MOX fuel, pit disassembly and immobilization with potential $500 million in capital savings and $1.6 billion life-cycle savings if centralized at SRS.
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Augusta
Secretary of Energy
Federico Pena
CSRA
Savannah River
Tean
CNTA
Michael Butler
Srs
Department of Energy
DOE
Butler
Obituary notices on page 2B
Obituary notices list several local names including Dr. James Gaston Bloodsworth and Aiken residents James Rufford William Moseley Charles Dorsey Stanley Carol Mitchell Tilson. The brief notices reflect the town’s recent deaths and memorials, with periodic references to Aiken and North Augusta.
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James Gaston Bloodsworth
Aiken
Rufford
William Moseley
Charles Dorsey Stanley
Carol Mitchell Tilson
North Augusta
Lottery results and midweek draws update
Wednesday's winning numbers include Cash 3 Midday 40 4, Cash 3 Evening 18 2, Cash 42920, and Fantasy 5 with 3 13 25 26 27. Players are advised to check tickets against these results and claims.
Sunshine Forecast Could Boost Aiken Races Crowd
The forecast calls for a mostly sunny Saturday with a high near 77 degrees. If realized, ideal weather may push attendance past last year's record of over 4,200 for the Aiken Harness Races at McGhee's Mile on Banks Mill Road.
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Mother Nature
Aiken
McGhee’s Mile
Aiken Mile
Banks Mill Road
Harness Races kickoff at 1 p.m. in annual Aiken Triple Crown
Post time for the first of nine races in the 27th running of the event is 1 p.m. Thirty-two pacers and trotters will compete in the third and final leg of the USC Aiken Pacer Club sponsored Triple Crown. Corporate sponsors include Aiken Produce and Miller Lite. Gates open at 10 a.m. at McGhee's Mile on Banks Mill Road with USCA WSLT Radio Aiken Coca-Cola City of Aiken and other sponsors listed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Aiken
USC Aiken Pacer Club
Aiken Produce Company
Miller Lite
USCA
WSLT
Lite 98 Radio
Aiken Produce
Aiken Coca-Cola
City of
Eejay’s
Owens-Corning Fiberglas
Fea
Grieving Students Return to Westside Middle after Tragic Shootings
Grieving students return to Westside Middle School in Jonesboro Arkansas after Tuesday ambush. Four students and a teacher were killed, with two younger students Mitchell Johnson and Andrew Golden named as suspects in the deadly attack. The scene recalls fear and distrust amid the community as survivors seek safety and solace.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jonesboro
Ark
Westside Middle School
Westside
Lisa Bearden
Erica Swindle
Nightlong SC Senate debate on video gambling ban endures
South Carolina senators pressed a bill to outlaw the two billion dollar video gambling industry, debating past 4 a.m. and resuming at 10 a.m. as lobbyists and supporters watched. Filibuster threats linger with 29 votes needed to end the stall, while several lawmakers slept in the chamber and lobby.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Columbia
David Beasley
South Carolina
State of South Carolina
Senate
John Land
Manning
Frank Caggiano
Chamber
Statehouse
Greg Ryberg
R-Aiken
Dave Thomas
R-Fountain Inn
Ryberg
Verne Smith
D-Greer
Michael Gunn
South Carolina Video Mall Association
Boy admits pulling alarm and firing shots at school
Tuesday rifle fire from a wooded ridge near the school led to a court appearance Wednesday where the youths were ordered held until an April 29 hearing. Parents prepared other children for a return to the 1,200 student campus as Drew Goldens grandfather said the boy admitted pulling the alarm and firing some shots.
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Drew
Doug Golden
Associated Press
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Scott Webster
Karl Odenthal
Patrick
Odenthal
Thomas Smith
Peer Bridge
Abby
Ashley Broadway
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