Water tainted by fire runoff in Aiken area
Northside residents rushed to find bottled water as officials warned city water may be tainted by runoff from the Carlisle fire plant in Verenes Industrial Park. Residue from burned tires may have entered Shaw's Creek, nearby main source, prompting testing and isolated supply measures while crews feed water to firefighters and use other wells for residents. Water tests to be posted within 24 hours with possible corrections, water distributed at J.D. Lever Elementary, Lower Savannah Work Release Center, and Crosland Park.
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Carlisle
Verenes
Shaw’s Creek
J.D. Lever
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Lower
Savannah
Wire Road
Crosland Park
Crosland Drive
Cleanup May Start Next Week At Carlisle Tire Fire
Aiken Department of Public Safety Director J Carrol Busbee says crews can begin clearing damage at the Carlisle Tire and Wheel Co plant within a week at least. He notes the blaze may yield no clear cause. Plant manager Jack Sayre notes cleanup is a priority as damage totals reach thousands of tires and hundreds of thousands of dollars.
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Aiken
Obituary Notices for Thompson and Young on Page 2B
Death notices list Sybil A. Thompson and Pleasant J. Young in Belvedere. Aiken and Belvedere obituary notices appear on page 2B.
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Sybil A. Thompson
Aiken Pleasant
J. Young
Belvedere
Galottery Monday Winning Numbers Display
Results show Cash 3 Midday 5 4 4 and Cash 3 Evening 60 6. Cash 6247 Pantany 8 lists 5 9 11 12 24 as the day’s Pantany 8 numbers.
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Pantany
SRS receives DOE head visit on tritium and plutonium plans
Energy Secretary Bill Richardson visits Savannah River Site to review options for tritium production including a linear accelerator or a commercial light water reactor and plutonium disposition through MOX fuel or glass-encased forms. Briefings cover pit disassembly and MOX mission ahead of decisions this year or next.
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Energy
Bill Richardson
Savannah River
Richardson
Department of Energy
Rick Ford
Ford
Department
SRS
Pantex
Texas
Alabama
Secretary of Energy
SAS
DOE
Annexation bid for Rosemary Drive areas denied
The Aiken Planning Commission recommended denial of a petition to annex 10 lots along Rosemary Drive and Georganne Lane. The Aiken City Council upheld the denial in a 4-3 vote, citing questions about boundary methods and the 75 percent rule in Section 53-150 of South Carolina law.
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Rosemary Drive
Georganne Lane
Aiken
Borhood
Planning Commission
Skipper Perry
Farewell party honors Aiken city manager Steve Thompson
Steve Thompson receives a video scrapbook at a farewell party in the Aiken Municipal Building conference center. The scrapbook highlights his eight years as city manager and ten as assistant city manager, as he prepares to become Greenville city manager. His last day is Friday.
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Steve Thompson
Greenville
Aiken Municipal
Aiken Department of Public Safety
Pete Frommer
Eddie George
Thompson
Aiken
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