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Newspaper
Aiken Standard
Location
Aiken, South Carolina, United States of America
Date
Mar 31, 2009
Page
1
Doctors in Rio de Janeiro removed a six inch section of a fishing spear from a diver struck off the coast. The victim was treated after the underwater accident in a coastal hospital.
Parsons' challenge to the Savannah River Remediation liquid waste contract award was denied. SRR will start transitioning to operate the $3.3 billion Department of Energy contract. Gov. Mark Sanford attributed the stimulus problem to legislators in a letter.
Federal tax on tobacco products will increase April 1 to fund expanded health coverage for children. The tax hike applies to cigarettes pipes and chewing tobacco, raising costs by about twofold from prior rates.
Gloria Jean Crocker Carrie Julia Daniels and Randy Widener are listed among recent deaths. The notices provide basic details of survivors and funeral arrangements across North Augusta New Ellenton and surrounding areas.
A 14 year old North Augusta Middle School student James Cody Fox collapsed during a 200 yard jog in P E and died at the Medical College of Georgia Children s Hospital after an hour of life saving efforts. Coroner Tim Carlton said autopsy results are awaited to determine a cause.
Softball parents at Midland Valley High School pressed to complete a half finished press box and concession stand at the field. They would fund and manage the project amid safety concerns. The district halted work in February over lack of formal architectural plans and district approval.
J D Lever Elementary assistant principal Larry Dennis dyed an orange Mohawk after pledging a $20 000 spring fundraiser for new playground equipment. He plans to let his stylist daughter in law shave it off next week amid student razzing and good humor. Dennis will join the crowd in the postbreak period, sharing laughs with students.
Officials mark the opening of Aiken's hydrogen fueling station at Sage Mill Industrial Park and the new South Carolina Hydrogen Highway. Community leaders including John Troutman and Bobby Harrell attend, highlighting hydrogen as a cheaper, scalable fuel and job-creating industry for the state.
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