CAB changes worry over DOE take over at Savannah River Site
The Citizens Advisory Board faces a DOE led shift to a contractor run SRS program starting Oct 1. Two of five staffers will stay. concerns focus on loss of internal information and adviser access. Members will no longer rotate back after six year terms, shortening experienced leadership. DOE asserts a seamless transition with retained roles and ongoing oversight.
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U.S. Department of Energy
Savannah River
SRS Citizens ‘Advisory Board
DOE
CAB
Karen Patterson
Citizens For Nuclear Technology Awareness
Mal McKibben
Informa
Patterson
S.C
Washington ‘Savannah River Company
McKibben
South Carolina
Georgia
Seri
Paterson
SRS
Snakes Emerge in Yard Prospect Warns Neighbors
Local resident Ricky Williams faced a rattlesnake incident in a yard when his dog was bitten by a large mother rattler hiding in a pipe. Williams killed the mother and freed 12 live babies, while wildlife expert Whit Gibbons notes snakes are dispersing as season peaks and offers tips to reduce yard attractants.
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Ricky Williams
Williams
Thad
Jerry Garvin
Whit Gibbons
Savannah River Ecology Lab
Gibbons
Antil
New Ellenton Eyes City Status After Referendum Vote
New Ellenton voters will decide in November whether to change their incorporation to a city. Precincts 23 and Talatha 37 will ballot the issue for a town that borders the Savannah River Site. Mayor Vernon Dunbar says the move reflects a desire to be seen as a small city.
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New Ellenton
Aiken County
Vernon Dunbar
Secretary of State
Dunbar
Stuart Bedenbaugh
Ellenton 23
Talatha 37
Savannah River
Women's Echoes opens new downtown lifestyle store in Aiken
Aiken welcomes Women's Echoes at 137 Laurens Street corner Hayne Avenue with a ribbon cutting. Partners Vivien Bunce Deborah Brooks Tina McCarthy Shelly Schmidt describe the shop as a global, art inspired lifestyle store for women and men with items supporting villages abroad. Store hours: Mon-Thu 10 am-6 pm, Fri-Sat until 7 pm. Call 644-1093 for details.
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Women’s Echoes
Vivien Bunce
Deborah Brooks
Tina McCarthy
Shelly Schmidt
Bunce
Peru
John Robshaw
Nia
Aiken
Oors
Laurens Street
Hayne Ave
T Heir
Palmetto Package Shop Company
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