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Newspaper
Aiken Standard
Location
Aiken, South Carolina, United States of America
Date
Mar 28, 2001
Page
2
Aiken City Council approved creating an ad hoc committee to review growth along Whiskey Road and the Comprehensive Plan. The panel may include Smart Growth Aiken members, with details on reporting and assembly to be ironed out in future meetings.
Washington Group International the Boise based parent of Westinghouse Savannah River Company wins a $30 million contract to build 22 miles of State Route 40 in San Bernardino County California. Work to start within 60 days and run about 10 to 11 months with Washington Infrastructure and Mining and Caltrans cooperation.
Six local students compete April 6 at the South Carolina state Geographic Bee held at the State Museum in Columbia. The winner earns $100, prizes, and a trip to Washington, D.C. for the national finals May 22-23 with a $25,000 college scholarship.
In Aiken at H Odell Weeks Activities Center Friday at 6 30 pm wrestlers from Carolina Championship Wrestling will fight then share testimonies. Rev Ronald Patterson of Crown Christian Center says the event aims to draw people who wouldn’t normally attend church. Two area ministers participate incognito as masked fighters Superstar and The Tank.
State officials and Chem Nuclear Systems contest the operating costs for the Barnwell County landfill. PSC testimony argues 8.3 to 13.5 million dollars in annual costs, with Chem Nuclear citing 13.5 million and Consumer Affairs 10.1 million. The site has raised 214 million for schools in five years, far below earlier projections.
A bomb threat forced the evacuation of Ridge Spring Monetta Elementary and Middle School around 11 20 a m Tuesday. No injuries or arrests reported. A suspicious package with wires found in a restroom triggered the alert. Local law enforcement and SLED investigated the incident, which officials say appeared designed to resemble a bomb and lasted 60 to 90 minutes.
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