Los Alamos Leads In Nuclear Weapons Factory Site Ranking
DOE review ranks Los Alamos National Laboratory highest for a planned plutonium factory. Savannah River Site second, with Nevada Test Site, Panhandle Pantex Plant near Amarillo, and Waste Isolation Pilot Plant as other candidates. Local reaction mixed. Albuquerque Journal obtained the report.
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Country star Charlie Daniels opens Western Carolina State Fair
Charlie Daniels and crew opened the Western Carolina State Fair in Aiken Jaycees Fairgrounds drawing about 4,000 with a two hour show. The beard ed fiddle-playing visitor from North Carolina arrived on a maroon silver bus marked CDB Inc. The concert featured Long-Haired Country Boy The Souths Gonna Do It Again Orange Blossom Special How Great Thou Art The Devil Went Down to Georgia with a curtain call finale. The fair runs through Oct 26 near US 1. Jaycee Mike Fanning called the opening exceptional.
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Errors found in car tax bills in Aiken County
Mistakes on November vehicle tax notices show mismatches between residents and their vehicles. County officials say the errors come from a central DMV computer program in Columbia, not local offices. The issue is being addressed as residents receive corrected notices.
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Montmorenci site used as backdrop for film video
A cotton field near Annie's Inn in Montmorenci hosted an international music video shoot this week. French Canadian and American collaborators produced a French musical version of Gone with the Wind. Star singer Joel Lombard led the production, with Canadian producer Isabelle Pierson, based in Montreal, noting weather challenges but overall strong progress and a release planned in about three weeks.
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Lander and Eckstrom Compete for State Comptroller Post
Democrat Jim Lander the incumbent faces Republican Richard Eckstrom in the race for comptroller general a role also known as paymaster Lander 72 a former chief of staff for the 8.C. Arm Reserve National Guard has long service including Korea while Eckstrom 54 a CPA and former state treasurer 1994 98 hails from Duluth Minnesota now in Irma as a financial manager The comptroller general sits on the State Budget and Control Board approving all state spending totaling 18 198 419 254 07 in 2000 01 with payrolls for about 55 500 state employees and 1 600 000 vouchers overseeing 98 agencies. Eckstrom says the job has two aspects per an Aiken Standard interview.
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