Stories by Rob Pavey

Tuesday, May 21, 2013

Elliott Sons Funeral Home to close Telfair Street location

Elliott Sons Funeral Home is closing its Telfair Street location May 31 and consolidating its services at its two other locations.
By Rob Pavey

Monday, May 20, 2013

Board mulls stance against SRS spent fuel storage

Savannah River Site's Citi­zens Advisory Board is considering a draft recommendation opposing any future use of the site for storing spent nuclear fuel.
By Rob Pavey

Payments for temporary MOX workers questioned in audit

The contractor building the mixed oxide fuel plant at Savannah River Site may have overbilled the government as much as $3.7 million for temporary subcontractor living expenses, according to a new ...
By Rob Pavey

Sunday, May 5, 2013

Warm winter, wet spring create perfect fire ant storm

A warm winter and wet spring have created perfect conditions for imported fire ants, and now is the best time to launch control efforts.
By Rob Pavey

Saturday, May 4, 2013

Study examines lingering effects of Graniteville crash

Residents affected by the 2005 Graniteville train wreck and chlorine spill continue to cope with anxiety and depression but are paying more attention to their health, according to a study unveiled ...
By Rob Pavey

Friday, May 3, 2013

Transmitters help track Thurmond stripers

For the fourth consecutive year, scientists are using surgically implanted transmitters to spy on Thurmond Lake stripers during warm weather months.
By Rob Pavey

Trio of hunters receive awards

The Georgia Outdoor Writers Association bestowed its annual awards last weekend to the hunters who took the top-scoring deer in Georgia last season.
By Rob Pavey

Thursday, May 2, 2013

New Zealanders find common ground in Burke County

A group from New Zealand, representing about a dozen agritech firms, visited a Burke County farm to share ideas about technology and production.
By Rob Pavey

Tuesday, April 30, 2013

City of Augusta fined for storage tank violations

The city will pay fines of $8,850 and correct environmental violations involving three underground fuel storage tanks.
By Rob Pavey

Vogtle's spent fuel storage site delayed till October

A new storage facility for spent nuclear fuel that has been accumulating at Plant Vogtle for decades will go into operation a few months later than planned.
By Rob Pavey

Monday, April 29, 2013

Hydropower agency hopes for wet year

Higher lake levels and low natural gas prices could mean a smoother year for the federal agency that markets hydropower from Thurmond Lake and 21 other Army Corps of Engineers projects.
By Rob Pavey

Saturday, April 27, 2013

Disabled hunters nab turkeys at SRS

There was plenty of gobbling and gunfire last weekend at Savannah River Site, which opened its expansive forests for the 10th year to accommodate the NWTF Wheelin' Sportsmen Ultimate Turkey Hunt.
By Rob Pavey

Texas disaster puts focus on plant safety

The April 17 explosion at a small-town fertilizer plant in Texas has spurred new scrutiny of chemical plant safety in cities such as Augusta.
By Rob Pavey

Friday, April 26, 2013

Small quake rattles Lincoln County

A minor but noisy earthquake rattled portions of Lincoln, McCormick and Columbia counties early Friday.
By Rob Pavey

Thursday, April 25, 2013

Trout offer life cycle lessons to Warren Road students

A miniature trout hatchery in a courtyard at Warren Road Elementary School is helping students learn about science and the cycle of life.
By Rob Pavey

Georgia drought declared over

Georgia's withering 2012 drought is officially over, according to monitoring maps released Thursday, but the few remaining dry areas include Richmond and Colum­bia counties.
By Rob Pavey

Tailrace bridge installed along canal

After months of construction, workers hoisted the first of two new bridges into place Thursday along a new Augusta Canal trail spur that accesses the tailraces of two historic textile mills along ...
By Rob Pavey

Graham opposes suspension of MOX project

Republican Sen. Lindsey Graham of South Carolina hopes to save the beleaguered MOX project by working with contractors and the U.S. Department of Energy to reduce spiraling costs that prompted its ...
By Rob Pavey

Tuesday, April 23, 2013

Garden club honors two men who made Augusta greener

Southeastern Natural Sciences Academy founder Gene Eidson and Augusta businessman Barry L. Storey were honored Tuesday night with awards from the Garden Club of America.
By Rob Pavey

More program cuts not expected at Lake Thurmond

Budget cuts will reduce recreation programs at Lake Hartwell, but additional closures are not expected this season at Thurmond Lake.
By Rob Pavey
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