Waste shipments from SRS speeding toward 2006 disposal target
The 200th TRU waste shipment from the Savannah River Site to WIPP in New Mexico was completed, with rates now at 24 truckloads monthly. Officials credit accelerated processing and teamwork among WSRC, DOE, and WIPP for surpassing earlier pace and aiming to finish moving 10,000 metric tons by 2006, well ahead of the 2034 target.
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Savannah River
New Mexico
SRS
Angie French
Westinghouse
Savannah River Company
WIPP
Sam Kelly
BNFL
Savannah River Corp
Kelly
French
WSRC
DOE
DOE Savannah River
Charlie Hansen
Philip Lord
Plord
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Shooting turns fatal in Aiken home dispute
Police say a Monday argument led to the fatal shooting of Patrick S. Shirah, 39, at his Mockingbird Lane residence. Gregory D. Martin, 41, was arrested on scene and is being held. investigators seek motive amid a dispute possibly involving a woman.
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Aiken
Patrick S. Shirah
Mockingbird Lane
Aiken County
Sheriff's Office
Gregory Dean Martin
Bridge Creek
Ridge Spring- Monetta
Michael Frank
South Aikien
Martin
Frank
Shirah
Aiken County Detention Center
Kathy Jetcoats
Kjefcoats
Aikenstandard
State to release PACT results amid needs improvement list
The State Department of Education will publish PACT exam results on Wednesday along with school by school scores and which elementary and middle schools are on the federal needs improvement list for the first time. About 85 percent of schools statewide are expected to make the list. High school results are delayed until October.
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Columbia
State Department of Education
Aiken County
State Department
Ellen Still
Inez Tenenbaum
Jefferson Elementary Faces Federal Needs Improvement Tag
Aiken County principals prepare parents as Jefferson Elementary likely lands on the federal needs improvement list after meeting all South Carolina standards. Dr. Frank Roberson notes most county elementaries and middle schools will appear for the first time, while three schools have failed to meet standards for two consecutive years.
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Aiken County
Jefferson Elementary
LaVana McKenzie
McKenzie
Frank Roberson
South Carolina
Michelle Cochran
Jefferson
Cochran
Unemployment Drops in Aiken County After Mill Recalls
August unemployment in Aiken County fell to 5.3 percent as Avondale Mills recalled 1,800 workers after a brief layoff. With a labor force of 67,560, about 3,580 residents sought work in August, down from 7,360 in July. Beaufort County posted the lowest rate at 2.7 percent while Williamsburg and Marion counties saw the highest.
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Avondale Mills
S.C. Employment Security Commission
ESC
Ernestine Johnson
Johnson
South Carolina
Williamsburg
Marion
Beaufort County
Philip Lord
Plord
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