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Aiken Standard

Location

Aiken, South Carolina, United States of America

Date

Oct 31, 2008

Page

2

URS Wins 2.5 Billion Yucca Mountain Contract

The U S Department of Energy awarded a 2.5 billion management and operating contract to USA Repository Services a URS subsidiary for Yucca Mountain Nevada. Shaw Environmental AREVA Federal Services will be principal subcontractors with a five year base plus option. Transition to full performance begins April 1 2009.

U.S. Department of Energy M&o USA Repository Services USARS URS Corporation Nevada Yucca Mountain Shaw Environmental and Infrastructure Inc Areva Federal Services Inc Office of Civilian Radioactive Waste Management U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission DOEF DOE Nuclear Regulatory Commission

Jefferson Elem tall tale project buries legends in class cemetery

Jefferson Elementary students under Rita Walden researched Tall Tale heroes such as Pecos Bill, Paul Bunyan, John Henry and Swamp Angel. They compared exaggeration in tales, built tombstones with legends, and presented findings using bubble maps and independent reading.

Blake Argo Jefferson Rita Walden Paul Bunyon John Henry Swamp Angel Thundering Tarnation Walden Meagan O’ Banion Meagan Mike Fink Tabitha Moore

Devil's Backbone trail reopens in Hitchcock Woods

The Devil's Backbone trail at Hitchcock Woods reopens via the South Boundary Avenue entrance after a sewer line project by the City. Hitchcock Woods Foundation exec director Doug Rabold praises safe completion with minimal landscaping impact. Public Safety and Public Works teams managed warnings, heavy equipment, and rerouted 700 feet of 18 inch pipe. entrance is now open to visitors including riders and runners.

Boundary Avenue Hitchcock Woods Doug Rabold Hitchcock Woods Foundation Frommer Public Larry Morris Woods Karen Daily

Felon in Possession Sentenced in Gun Case

Christopher Eugene Blitchington, 37, of Aiken, was sentenced Thursday to 10 years in prison without parole for being a convicted felon in possession of a firearm. In July 2006 he obtained a pistol in Aiken and drove out of state with it. West Virginia deputies stopped him for a traffic violation and found the gun. Prosecutors with the U.S. Attorney's Office said a record check showed Blitchington was a felon and prohibited from gun possession.

Christopher Eugene Blitchington Aiken West Virginia Blitchington U.S

Man sentenced to 30 days for animal cruelty case

An Aiken County man Joseph Howard aged 28 was found guilty at a bench trial and sentenced to 30 days in jail plus a 1092.50 fine for what officers called one of the worst cases of animal cruelty seen. Police described a severely neglected dog euthanized after its rescue.

Aiken County Joseph Howard Redds Branch Road Aiken Public Safety Aiken Animal Control Howard Karen Kdaily Aikenstandard.com

Windsor Man Charged With Assault After Road-Rage Incident

Michael Wayne Pope, 30, of Pine Acres Drive Windsor, is jailed on two counts of assault with intent to kill after authorities say he attempted to ram a vehicle off Highway 1 North at Old Camp Long Road on Oct 22, endangering two occupants. He was arrested Wednesday.

Windsor Michael Wayne Pope Pine Acres Drive Old Camp Long Road

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