Augusta Fort Gordon BRAC decision looms amid anxious wait
booster leaders and local officials await Friday BRAC recommendations which could reshape the Augusta area economy. Officials note 44 000 workers and related businesses stand to gain or lose depending on the base fate. The Pentagon has previously closed bases in 1988 1991 1993 and 1995.
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Augusta
Fort Gordon
Thom Tuckey
Mis
Mike Strauss
American Legion Post 71
North Augusta
Strauss
Mountain Heart to headline Aiken bluegrass festival
Mountain Heart will headline the opening reception of the Aiken Bluegrass Festival at the Newberry Street Festival Site. Doug and the Henrys perform at 7 p.m. with Mountain Heart at 8:30 p.m. Saturday events run noon to 11 p.m. Tickets range from 10 to 60 dollars. The festival features a large children’s area with a log cabin set and Appalachian themed activities.
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Aiken
Newberry Street
Mountain Heart
Doug and the Henrys
Steve Groat
Children’s Activities Committee
Avery Hammett
Groat
Budg
Jeannie Groat
MoonBeans
New Moon Cafe
Greater Aiken
Suzanne Stone
Ian Murray
Lewis Hunter
Bomb threat forces Wal-Mart evacuation in Aiken
A bomb threat called to the Wal-Mart in Aiken led to a several hour evacuation and store search by police and Wackenhut dogs. No injuries were reported and the store reopened after the sweep as investigators pursue the suspect.
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Aiken Wal-Mart
Wackenhut
Aiken Public Safety
David Turno
Discount
Turno
Wal-Mart
Karen
Kdaily
Aikenstandard
Body found in shed on Womrath Road in North Augusta
The 64 year old Donald C. Boyd was found dead inside a small storage shed on Womrath Road. Officials withheld details on wounds until autopsy. Boyd was reported missing by his wife and had been evicted, last seen the day he was reported missing. The body had likely been there 48 hours.
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Womrath Road
North Augusta
Aiken County
Tim Carlton
Donald C. Boyd
Carlton
Frank
Boyd
Richmond County Sheriff's Office Department
Washington Group joins UC Bechtel bid for Los Alamos Lab
Washington Group Energy and Environmental partners with University of California and Bechtel to bid for the Los Alamos National Laboratory contract. UC leads the effort to retain the site amid past security and operations concerns, aiming to combine research strength with veteran contracting.
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Washington Group International
Los Alamos National Laboratory
New Mexico
Washington Group
Aiken
University of California
Bechtel
US Department of Energy
Los Alamos
University
Bechtel and Washington Group
Robert C. Dynes
Dynes
BWXT
John Fees
Energy and Environmental
Preston Rahe
Laborate
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Graniteville
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Reidville
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