Aiken Council Denies Assisted Living Plan After Hearing
Aiken City Council defeats a rezoning bid for a 4.1 acre site at Richland and Gregg Avenues to build an assisted living facility. Bolton proposes sending it back to Planning Commission, but public input prompts continued opposition. Residents vow revised submission could resume the fight.
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Aiken
Ronald B
Ronny) Bolton
Planning Commission
Bolton
Richland and
Gregg Avenues
Aiken City
DOE Settles Lawsuit Over HB Line Review and Public Comment
The Department of Energy will prepare an environmental assessment for restarting Savannah River Site HB-Line and solicit public comments while continuing limited plutonium processing for NASA's Cassini mission. The ERF gains attorney fees and reviews classification policies, and NASA oversight is noted.
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DOE
Washington
Department of Energy
Savannah River
Columbia Based Energy Research Foundation
ERF
NASA
Cassini
Saturn
Energy Department
Publi
Brian Coster
Parents Push for School Security and Accountability
Citizens and officials met to discuss school discipline and parental accountability amid concerns over violence and neglect at home. Speakers urged laws to hold parents responsible for their children’s crimes, with state lawmakers outlining bills and plans for alternative schools and firearm protections.
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Chile
Georgia Lamb
Michelle Gantt
South Aiken High School
Ms. Gantt
Robert Stultz
Irene K. Rudnick
D-Aiken
General Assembly
Rep. Rudnick
House Judiciary Committee
Rep
Rudnick
Board of Education
Glover Hickson
Jack Hunter
John Bradley
Freedman Central
Freedman
Freedman School
Tritium Test Conducted At SRS Under Westinghouse Release
The Savannah River Site conducted the first actual test of the Replacement Tritium Facility's loading phase without incident. The test uses real tritium and aims to verify reservoir loading to DOE specifications as the facility nears operation next year.
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SRS
Savannah River
Westinghouse
Savannah River Co
Department of Energy
Call for tips on news items at area desk
Citizens are invited to report news ideas by calling the desk at 648 2311. The outreach emphasizes local tips for upcoming stories and reader-sourced angles.
Holiday Gas Prices Dip for Thanksgiving Travel
AAA Carolinas says South Carolina drivers will pay 6.2 cents less per gallon than last year, with overall savings of 1.8 cents after a 4.3 cent federal tax hike. In Aiken the average regular is 92 cents, mid grade 1.15, premium 1.17, all down from a year ago. Self service SC average is 9.82, 13.4 cents below the national mean.
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AAA
Carolinas
South Carolina
The
Automobile Club
Palmetto
Aiken
AAA Carolinas
Gasoline price dips in statewide survey results
The statewide survey shows unleaded gasoline averaging 1.116 dollars per gallon, down 6.2 cents from last year. This shift marks a notable drop in fuel costs across the state.
Father recalls family tragedy as jurors hear case
The sobbing father of a slain Columbia County mother and child described life after the killings, saying days flow into nights with no meaning. Fred Azrak testified as the trial for A Williams, his son-in-law, continued, with the defense promising further testimony about lifelong emotional scars.
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Edgefield
Columbia County
Fred Azrak
Pan Am Airline
Wke
A. Williams
Azrak
John McCauley
Jams
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