Regulations to launch energy workers compensation program
The Labor Department says proposed rules for the Energy Employees Occupational Illness Compensation Program Act cleared a hurdle and will appear in the Federal Register by May 31. Plans call for resource centers near DOE facilities including Savannah River Site to inform workers and process claims when the July 31, 2001 effective date arrives. A toll free line will answer questions as community meetings run from May 31 to July 31.
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Energy
Justice Department
Department of Health and Human Services
Crackdown on seatbelt use by multiagency task force
Five law enforcement agencies from Georgia and South Carolina plus local departments launched a Click it or Ticket campaign at state line checkpoints on the Fifth Street Bridge. From May 21 to June 3, eight states participate with daily two-site checks. adult violators face $20 fines and $50 for child restraint offenses.
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Aiken County
North Augusta
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Highway Department
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NADPS
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Sharon Kelley
Augusta
Rusty Pruitt
S.C. Highway Patrol
Annual Kitten Shower Adoption Event at Odell Weeks
The Aiken SPCA sponsors a kitten shower today at the Odell Weeks Activities Center from 11 a.m. The event offers 15 to 20 kittens available for adoption with a $55 fee that covers spaying or neutering and initial vaccines. Adopters donate a kitten item rather than a cash admission. For more details, call 648-6863.
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Odell Weeks
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SPCA
Aiken
Friends of Felines kitten adoptions at SuperPetz
Friends of Felines hosts kitten adoptions today at SuperPetz Whiskey Road from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. Spayed and neutered cats and kittens of all colors and sizes will be available for adoption. Call 649-5824 for more information. Christopher Palvas joins the Delayed Entry Program in the U S Army after high school graduation. Palvas, a Midland Valley High School 1998 graduate, will report to Fort Jackson for basic training. He is the son of Lynn D. Marx.
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Midland Valley High School
Fort Jackson
Columbia
Lynn D. Marx
Graniteville
Midland Valley High senior named valedictorian unexpectedly
Willis, a Midland Valley High School senior, learned two months ago she is valedictorian. Her parents Steve and Sharon Willis cried with pride at the awards ceremony, while teachers praised her self motivation, quiet demeanor, and perfect classwork. She plans to attend the College of Charleston in August to study and minor in music, with a possible science degree.
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College of Charleston
Residents back plan to reconstruct historic Aiken railroad station
Local historians H. A. McClearen and Owen Sheetz won strong community backing at a Union Street Park Avenue site meeting led by City Manager Roger LeDuc. Plans aim to reuse the late 1800s to mid 1950s station, with grants sought and possible uses including a restaurant or black history museum. Amtrak service remains a distant, unconfirmed possibility depending on partner interest.
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