North Augusta Reveals River Development Timetable
Engineers from Lane Frenchman & Associates and partners outline a 125000 study to map Savannah River growth opportunities in North Augusta. A city panel will guide the process with a 1800 acre target area between the 5th and 13th street bridges termed gateways to broader development. Baseline assessment due by mid next month.
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North Augusta
Savannah River
John Lane
Lane
Frenchman & Associates
Boston
Thomas Greene
North Augusta City
Sth
13Th Street
Obituary Notices on Page 2B Index Names
Obituary notices list Marjorie Jane Bartley Aiken Wallace Jeffcoat Perry Pope and a baby boy born in Saluda. The page compiles family names with dates and local references for a community obituary column.
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Marjorie Jane Bartley
Aiken Wallace Jeffcoat
Perry Baby Boy Pope
Saluda
Overcrowding in Aiken County Special Ed Draws Board Support
During a Board of Education meeting in Aiken County, two special education teachers urged next year’s budget to fund an extra classroom and more aides to ease overcrowding. Martha Killian from Jefferson Elementary described her self contained class with I Qs 55 to 72, starting with 10 students and gaining five midyear, projecting 20 next year against a 15 student limit. Regular classes in the district commonly hold 20 to 25 pupils.
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Aiken County
Board of Education
Martha Killian
Jefferson Elementary School
SRS May Be Dump Station in Nuclear Waste Plan
Senate discussion names Savannah River Site near Aiken and Hanford in Washington as possible temporary repositories for reactor waste. Murkowski cites geographic spread to ease shipping and urges Memorial Day completion. Younts and Cavanaugh weigh local impact and openness to temporary storage if Yucca Mountain isn’t imminent.
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South Carolina
Washington
Nevada
Frank Murkowski
Alaska
Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee
Savannah River
Aiken
Hanford
Benton County
Wash
Department of Energy
Murkowski
SRS
Fred B. Cavanauga
Congress
DOE
Hollings Thurmond Push South Carolina Heritage Corridor
Senators Strom Thurmond and Ernest Hollings filed the South Carolina Heritage Corridor Act of 1995 to create a 600 mile route from the western Piedmont along the Savannah Valley to Augusta and Charleston. The plan spans 14 counties and 100 towns to boost tourism and economic development through South Carolina’s history and culture.
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Sens
Strom ‘Thurmond
Ernest F. Hollings
Washington, D.C
South Carolina
Republican
Democrat
Western
Piedmont
Vannah Valley
Augusta
Charleston
Oconee
Pickens
Anderson
Abbeville
Greenwood
McCormick
Edgefield
Aiken
Barnwell
Orangeburg
Bamberg
Dorchester
Collecton
Thurmund
Center to receive 1.7 million in upgrades at SC welcome center
The South Carolina Welcome Center on I 20 near the Georgia line will gain 1.7 million dollars in improvements aimed at attracting tourists. Eagle Construction Co. of Newberry earned a 972000 contract for road and sidewalk work while Two State Construction Co. of Thomson Georgia received 819000 for renovations to the main building and facilities. Completion is targeted by the end of March 1996 as the state upgrades rest areas ahead of Atlanta's Olympic Games. A North Augusta center project adds 2800 square feet of restrooms and a new entry between buildings.
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South Carolina
Interstate 20
Georgia Line
State Department of Transportation
Eagle Construction Co
Newberry
State Construction Co
Thomson, Ga
Lyman Whitehead
Irma
Francis Willis
Gray Court
Atlanta
North Augusta
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Braves
By Carl Langley
Savannah River Regional Research
Nitiative
Abby
Beirut
San Diego
Shawn Nelson
Ding
Scott Webster
Cedar Creek Golf Club
Valdosta State
Brnny Baird
Hollings
Thurmond
Philip Lord
Palmetto
Sen. Thurmond
Develop ‘Ment
Columbia
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