South Carolina Senate Delegation Tours Savannah River Lab
Three South Carolina members of Congress joined four state research universities at the Savannah River Site to showcase new technologies as replacements for old industries. Senator Lindsey Graham praised the effort and warned of losses with retiring colleagues while underscoring plans to lure federal funds and private investment.
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South Carolina
U.S. Senate
House
Savannah River National Laboratory
Congress
Savannah River
Lindsey Graham
Graham
Sen
Strom Thurmond
Ernest “Fritz” Hollings
Chamber
Senate
Senator Hollings
Alvin Fox
Department of Pathology and Microbiology
USC
Len Lindsey Graham
R S.C
DeMint Wins Fundraising Battle in South Carolina Senate Race
In the South Carolina U.S. Senate contest, Jim DeMint raised 3.0 million in Q3 while Inez Tenenbaum took in 1.8 million. both report 1.4 million cash on hand heading into October. Tenenbaum led early quarter funding with 2.0 million as DeMint rebuilt after a costly primary.
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Jim DeMint
Inez Tenenbaum
Columbia
U.S. Senate
Tenenbaum
DeMint
Federal Election Commission
Frank Holleman
Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee
Volunteers Repair Homes Across County for Project Vision
Sandra Nesbitt seeks to move into her late husband’s grandmother’s house as about 1000 volunteers help with 100 repair projects in Project Vision sponsored by United Way of Aiken County. The Kershaw Street home was among sites with Helping Hands and other groups contributing labor and support.
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Ginny Southworth
Ellie Evans
Savannah River
Williamsburg Street
Sandra Nesbitt
Savannah River Site
Kershaw Street
Project Vision
United Way
Aiken County
Helping Hands
Wackenhut Services
Westinghouse
Savannah
Weather cools off in Aiken this fall
National Weather Service meteorologist Tim Hawks says the 90 day outlook shows near normal precipitation and temperatures with highs in the 70s this week and weekend. He notes autumn is here with cooler nights, frost timing uncertain, and generally mild days ahead despite winter forecasts.
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Tim Hawks
National Weather Service
Hawks
Aiken
Lawmaker seeks 306 million for K-12 in South Carolina
Rep. James Roland Smith of Warrenville, chair of the House Ways and Means K-12 subcommittee, pushes for 306 million in the state budget to raise per pupil funding from 1857 to 2234. He notes improved state revenues may ease past mid-year cuts and aims to protect and expand education funding.
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James Roland Smith
S.C
Palmetto State
Warrenville
House
Aiken County
Smith
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Dlin
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Associated Press
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Ginny Southwots
Steward Wood
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Stephen Keith Wright
Bernice Hoover Morris
Calvin Holston Sr
Ridge Spring
Aiki
Tandard
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