SRS layoffs on hold indefinitely canceled after DOE talks
WSRC canceled a planned 300 job layoff after DOE approved only 138 voluntary separations. President Bob Pedde said WSRC and DOE failed to agree on other plan elements and will not pursue further restructuring this year. Workers had faced months of uncertainty and fear as the March layoff was postponed twice.
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Limehouse opts out of Preakness race
Dogwood Stable owner Cot Campbell said Limehouse will not race in the Preakness Stakes on May 15 at Pimlico unless major defections occur. Limehouse completed the Kentucky Derby in fourth at Churchill Downs and would skip the second Triple Crown leg with the current field.
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I-20 crash prompts multi day delays near Augusta Canal
A tractor trailer crashed into the Augusta Canal bridge on I-20, knocking out about 150 feet of guard rail. Westbound traffic will be down to one lane for days, with repairs expected by Friday morning per a Georgia DOT official. Tyrone Genwright of Conway careened into the bridge early Monday. See CRASH, Page 11A.
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Security Police Training Competition Opens at Savannah River Site
Officers began a three day tactical event as 21 teams tackle four training challenges at the Savannah River Site. Day one focuses on team competition with days two and three adding individual tests. Competitors race between targets after dragging a 185 pound weight, judged on speed and accuracy.
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South Aiken High Student Dies After Wreck
An 18 year old South Aiken High School student Sonja Lasher died Monday from a severe brain injury after a single vehicle crash Saturday at the Talatha Church and Banks Mill roads intersection. She was ejected from the car and pronounced at the Medical College of Georgia shock trauma unit. Preliminary tests showed no alcohol or drugs as factors. This marks the 14th traffic fatality of the year, with four teenage females among the fatalities. Further details from the South Carolina Highway Patrol were not available at press time.
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Medical College of Georgia
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