SRS closes waste tank ahead of schedule
Savannah River Site completed grout infill for Tank 16, marking the seventh high level waste tank closed and the fifth since 2012. About 6,300 cubic yards of grout filled the primary tank and systems from June 2 to September 22, while Tank 12 grouting wrapped up.
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SRS
Savannah River
U.S. Department of Energy
Savannah River Remediation
DOE
Jack Craig
Shelly Wilson
S.C. Department of Health and Environmental Control
SAS
Aiken County Students Named to S C Governor’s School Class of 2017
The South Carolina Governor’s School for Science and Mathematics in Hartsville accepts 12 students from Aiken County's high schools. Names include Samuel Helms, Ivey Li, Nancy Ou, Eric Vo, Daniel Morris, Dennis Perea, Jacob Sargent, Sydney Lykins, Gabe Paradise, and Vincent Ylagan with affiliations to South Aiken High, Aiken High, Mead Hall, and Aquinas High.
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Aiken County
S.C
Gabe Paradise
Mead Hall Episcopal School
Emily Paradise
Vincent Ylagan
Aquinas High School
Augusta
Rose
Joseph Ylagan
SSM
Caterpillar photo wins youth category in Birds & Butterflies contest
Parker Gibbons, 12, of Mount Pleasant, won first place in the youth category with his photo of two red and yellow caterpillars. Runner up was Billy Gibson with a spider in its web. The contest drew 68 entries themed South Carolina Nature s Palette and runs at Bird & Butterflies through Saturday.
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Parker Gibbons
Whit
Carol Gibbons
Bird & Butterflies
Mount Pleasant
University of Georgia
Savannah River Ecology Laboratory
Aiken Standard
Mike
Parker
Carol
Salley
Jennifer Gibbons
Billy Gibson
Gibson
Hopelands Gardens
Dede Biles Carol
Whit Gibbons
Birds & Butterflies
South Carolina Nature
2015 Contest Winners Critters and Scenery
The 2015 winners include Critters First Mad Yellow Throated Warbler Barbara Spence James Island and Feather Duster David Revelle Aiken. Scenery First Beach Beauty Kathleen Ware Aiken and Cypress Knees at Beidler Forest Raina Knudsen Aiken. Youth First Azalea Caterpillars Parker Gibbons Mount Pleasant Second Waiting for Breakfast Billy Gibson Aiken. People's Choice First Hopelands Sunset Michael Shaffer Aiken and Second Sharing Sweets Mark Tappee Aiken.
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Helen Gibson
Kathleen Ware
Ware
Botany Bay
Edisto Island
Barbara Spence
James Island
Hopelands
Michael Shaffer
South Carolina
Ron Brenneman
Dori
David Revelle
Aiken
Beidler Forest
Raina Knudsen
Parker Gibbons
Mount Pleasant
Billy Gibson
People
Mark Tappee
McMichael and Ryberg named co-chairs for Aiken mayoral bid
Rick Osbon secures McMichael and Bet ty Ryberg as campaign steering committee co-chairs. Osbon, a former Aiken County councilman aiming for mayor, cites commitment to economic growth and community heritage. Osbon faces Democrat Lessie Price in November.
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John McMichael
Betty Ryberg
Rick Osbon
Aiken
Osbon
Aiken County
McMichael
Ryberg
Savannah River Site
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Dasberry
Aikenstandard.com
S.C. Dhec
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Governor's School
Dede Biles
Concord
N.C
University of North Carolina At Chapel Hill
Aiken Communications Inc
Rutland Drive
D.C
Ellen Priest
Epriest
Aikenstandard
Tim O'Briant
Tobriant
Dee Taylor
Jeremy Way
jJway
Dennis Hemme
Dhemme
Letitia Jefferson
Jefferson
Laura Tiedman
Stiedman
P.O
Aiken S.C
Porky Bradberry
Whiskey Road
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