Aiken Christmas Tree Lighting Ceremony Planned Tomorrow
Aiken's annual Christmas Tree Lighting will be held tomorrow at 7 p.m. in front of Bankers Trust on Laurens Street. If rain arrives, the ceremony moves to the Municipal Auditorium on Park Avenue. The event features Christmas carols Santa's arrival and awards from the children's poster contest.
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Aiken
Bankers Trust
Laurens Street
Municipal Auditorium
Park Avenue
Santa
Fuel Oil Clean-Up Continues At SRP
Savannah River Plant workers aimed to finish cleaning about 600 gallons of fuel oil spilled during a tank cleaning operation. Oil entered a storm drain and creek, with a small amount reaching the Savannah River, prompting booms and an investigation by SRP, DHEC, and EPA officials.
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Savannah River
SRP Environmental
S.C. Dept. of Health and Environmental Control
Environmental Protection Agency
Atlanta
Spi
SRP
DHEC
Vogle
Most Homework Done By Girls And Blacks
A Census Bureau study found private school students, blacks, and girls do most homework, with the typical student averaging just over an hour daily. Private high school students log 14.2 hours per week, about 2 hours 48 minutes per day, while public high school students average 1 hour 18 minutes daily.
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Washington
Census Bureau
Chilly Tonight and Weekend Warmth Expected
Tonight will be chilly with a low in the low 30s and fair skies. Winds stay near calm. Tomorrow looks mostly sunny with a high in the upper 60s. Saturday through Monday forecast calls for cloudy skies with a chance of showers Saturday and Monday. Sunday will be partly cloudy with a low in the 40s and a high in the 60s.
North Augusta Chamber breakfast prize drawing raises questions
At yesterday's North Augusta Chamber of Commerce breakfast president elect Hank McKenney drew the first door prize, his own name. President Kelly Zier asked public safety director Walter Newman if he was present and said he wanted an investigation.
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North Augusta
DHEC Approves Restart Permit for Savannah River I-Reactor
The South Carolina Department of Health and Environmental Control plans to issue the final environmental permit for restarting the I-Reactor at the Savannah River Plant. The permit, with substantial changes from tentative determinations, adds daily dissolved oxygen checks and wood stork mitigation as conditions. If unchallenged, the permit would take effect January 1, with protests directed to DHEC Legal Office in Columbia.
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Evironmental Control
Savannah River
Department of Energy
DOE
Steel Creek
DHEC
Dhec Board
Bull St
Columbia
Satellite Antenna Dispute: Aiken Residents Contest City Order
Two Aiken residents Roy Cole and Larry Lowe filed exceptions to a city injunction ordering removal of satellite antennas from front yards. Judge Rodney Peeples postponed ruling until Dec 10, with input from City Attorney Summerall and defense counsel Fox. A Beasley report notes violations of the city zoning ordinance requiring permits for satellite antenna installations. The hearing questioned whether antennas count as structures under the ordinance and thus trigger removal obligations.
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Aiken
Second Circuit
Rodney ‘A. Peepies
Peeples
Henry Summerall Jr
C. LaVaun Fox
F. Alex Beasley
Master In Equity
Roy I. Cole
Larry F. Lowe
Tralia Eanh
Tenna
Beasley
Woman Found Dead in Aiken County Home
Virginia H Brackett 59 was found dead in her Vaucluse Road home Tuesday evening by sheriff deputies after a call from Billy Joe McCarty. Autopsy ruled out shooting or stabbing. cause remains undetermined with results expected next week as investigators check possible foul play.
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Virginia H. Brackett
Aiken County
Sue Townsend
Ms. Brackett
Vaucluse Road
Carty
McCarty
Sanders
Who Pays To Move Mural Is Government’s Business
Citizens question whether 15 000 tax dollars should move and restore the WPA era mural Justice as the Avenger and Protector from the U S District Courthouse in Aiken to the Judicial Center. Councilmember Mim Woodring applauds the work but urges private funding to share costs amid budget concerns. Public hours for viewing the 22 by 12 foot Stefan Hirsch canvas have been set.
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Aiken County
Mim Woodring
U.S
Park Avenue
Aiken
Woodring
Aiken County Judicial Center
Works Progress Administration
Franklin D. Roosevelt
WPA
Stefan Hirsch
Justice
Small effort forms to open adult day care center
Aiken County eyes an adult day care center after a prior effort failed. Community leaders, CLTC members and hospital staff discuss need, possible funding, and best form while acknowledging homebound adults and caregiver guilt.
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Aiken County
Richard Pore
CLIC
Poore
Department of Social Services
Pere
Maxine Parks
CLTC
Ms. Parks
Aiken Community Hospital
Christmas charity drives boost aid in Aiken area
Donations flow to the Salvation Army Christmas Cheer Fund reach 5447 dollars, plus 1670.79 for the Valley Empty Stocking Fund. Aiken Jaycees seek gifts for the Christmas Shopping Tour at P O Box 707, Aiken SC 29802, with the event at Walmart on December 2. Volunteers man kettles at Citizens and Southern and Palmeto banks in Clearwater and Granite for Empty Stocking Fund. Local families receive food checks toys and gifts through these drives.
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Salvation Army
Aiken Jaycees
P.O
Aiken
S.C
Wal Mart
Citizens
Southern
Palmeto
Clearwater
Granite
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