State Lottery delays may slow scholarships
Lottery supporters warned delays in distributing scholarship funds after a Senate lottery subcommittee backed an amendment. It would require the lottery fund to accumulate at least 45 million dollars before disbursement, opposed by members who wanted 100 million. Senator Nikki Setzler warned the wait could push awards to 2008.
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Columbia — Lottery
Senate
Nikki Setzler
D-West Columbia
Daylight Saving Time Starts This Weekend
Reminder to set clocks forward one hour before bed Saturday night as daylight saving time begins at 2 a.m. Sunday.
Safety board cites tank space shortage at Savannah River Site
The Defense Nuclear Facilities Safety Board urged DOE to move waste from Tank 6 after a leak. It warned of a critical shortage of tank space as 4 million gallons of high level waste await vitrification and processing grows beyond current rates. The group urged accelerating salt processing and an integrated space management plan.
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Nuclear Facilities Safety Group
The
Energy Department
Savannah River
John T. Conway
Defense Nuclear Facilities Safety Board
Secretary of Energy
Spencer Abraham
Conway
Abraham
Department of Energy
Defense
Rainy roads blamed for fatal wreck and multiple accidents
On a rainy Thursday in Aiken County, Clifton Leon Butler died in a head on collision with a tractor trailer on US 25 and SC 126. Alexander Ware was injured and charged with DUI. A deer encounter caused Angela Shunn to overturn on Wire Road. she was unbelted. The trooper handled at least three crashes, including two on I 20.
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Aiken County
Clifton Leon Butler
North Augusta
US. 25
S.C. 126
Belvedere
Clearwater Road
Daryl Ables
Butler
Alexander Ware
Augusta
Ware
Lance Cpl
RK. Hughes
South Carolina Highway Patrol
Lowell Hawkins
Gardendale
Ala
Hughes
Hawkins
Trans
Medical College of Georgia
Interstate 20
Wire Road
Beaver Dam Road
Angela Shunn
Aiken
Shunn
Shun
Three SRS Workers Exposed to Low Level Radiation
Three Savannah River Site workers received minimal radioactivity exposure during a Thursday calibration task in the F Canyon area. Westinghouse Savannah River Co spokeswoman Judy Spencer said contamination was very low with no harmful effects. two had skin contamination and one on clothing.
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Savannah River
Judy Spencer
Westinghouse
Savannah River Co
Spencer
F Canyon
Harness Races Likely To Run Despite Rain Outlook
Harness fans await the third leg of Aiken's Triple Crown amid soggy conditions. USC Aiken athletic director Warrick says rain forecasts of 50 percent today and 20 percent tomorrow may not halt the 30th race. If rain persists, races could move to Sunday, though he doubts that will be needed. Race start at 1 p.m. on Banks Mill Road.
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Aiken
Randy Warrick
University of South Carolina Aiken
Warrick
McGhees’ Mile
Banks Mill Road
USC Aiken
Pacer Club
Scott Webster
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