Plant furloughs workers at Advanced Glassfiber Yarns Aiken plant
Plant manager Jerry Hawkins said Advanced Glassfiber Yarns former Owens Corning furloughed 65 workers at the Aiken facility last week. He noted the move affects staff across the plant with over 1,000 employees and tied the market softness to electronics demand and global sales, not to Owens Corning’s September fiber glass plant sale. Hawkins projected full activity returning in the first quarter of next year and emphasized recalled workers if demand recovers.
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Aiken
Jerry Hawkins
Asia
Hawkins
Deaths in brief from area obituaries on page 2B
Wallace Bell Aiken Ricky Cofield Dublin Ga Helen Dubois Aiken WT Hanna Guyton George D Hughes North Augusta Henri N Lucey Aiken Nellie Oliver Kannapolis NC obituaries listed on page 2B with concise notices of the deceased and common biographical details.
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Aiken
Ricky T. Cofield
Dublin
Helen Dubois
WT. Hanna
Guyton
George D. Hughes
North
Augusta Henri N. Lucey
Nellie Oliver
Kannapolis
N.C
Lottery Draws Report For Monday Results
The Ga lottery announces Monday results with Cash 3 Day 7 71, Cash 3 Evening 23 1, Cash 4 84 558, Fantasy 5 6 15 19 and 23 5. Winners should verify numbers with official records and draw times.
Heavy turnout marks Aiken County voting early today
Voters crowded 63 precincts as turnout appeared higher than expected with over 2,000 absentee ballots and estimates surpassing 33,000. Elections director Denton Johnson noted problems guiding callers to precincts amid redistricting while polls close at 7 pm and results post on Racine Avenue.
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Aiken County
Denton Johnson
Ea Gunuumg
Racine Avenue
David Beasley
Jim Hodges
Hodges
Beasley
Voters weigh final word in South Carolina races
Voters face allegations of fraud and intimidation as Republicans and Democrats battle for gains in the South Carolina governor and U.S. Senate races. Weather could dampen turnout. Democrats claim GOP intimidation of absentee voters in Beaufort and Richland Counties. An elderly Johns Island woman reports a ballot filled out for her without consent. Federal officials warn voting rights violations loom as parties field claims and sign affidavits in Charleston and Lowcountry counties.
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GOP
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Neal Thigpen
Beaufort County
Richland County
Johns Island
Democratic Party
Dick Harpootlan
Wis-Tv
Bob Inglis
David Beasley
E Josey
Ernest “Fritz” Hollings
Orrest
Justice Department
Janet Reno
Charleston County
Effie Stallings
Sea Island Comprehensive Health Care Facility
George “Chip” Campion
Veil of secrecy over auto insurance rate filings
Regulators face scrutiny over confidentiality demands on new auto rate filings. Consumer Affairs says the state Insurance Department wants to keep details secret, prompting questions about public access. Deputy Consumer Advocate Nancy Vaughn Coombs criticizes the move as harmful to transparency in a system overhaul aimed at boosting competition and stabilizing rates. State Farm argued in a letter that rate filings are legally confidential, a claim disputed by officials in FOI requests.
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Consumer Affairs
Nancy Vaughn Coombs
Insurance Department
Lee Jedziniak
State Farm
Coombs
Dean Kruger
Gwendolyn Fuller
Department
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