S unday, Shirley Badke will give something back to all the people who did their part in her recovery. She will carry the Olympic torch when it comes through Augusta.

SRS job creation initiative has yet to create jobs Web-posted July 13, 1996 at 8 p.m. Community leaders have turned their eyes to Savannah River Regional Diversification Initiative, a year-old economic development group to help the region recover from SRS downsizing. But nearly three years after its inception, nobody can point to a single job that has been created with the $2 million spent.

Exhibits reflect diversity of Olympics Web-posted July 13, 1996 at 5:05 p.m. Just as the 1996 Olympics features myriad competitions, from beach volleyball to judo, the accompanying Olympic Arts Festival presents a variety of art. The exhibits are an attempt to combine culture with competition.

Olympic-sized promotion of the visual arts Web-posted July 13, 1996 at 5:05 p.m. If sculpturing was an Olympic event, two area artists would be top contenders. That's because Aiken resident Gretchen Lothrop and Brian Rust, an assistant art professor at Augusta State University, have joined the effort surrounding the 1996 Olympics to push art out of galleries and into the streets.

Go For the Gold! Web-posted July 13, 1996 at 5:05 p.m. Don't have a ticket to an Olympic event in Atlanta? Well get into the spirit of the games with our quiz. We'll select one winner from all correct entries to receive a $50 prize. Just respond online (once per customer, please!) by 5 p.m. Tuesday.

Truck on over to KIDS! Web-posted July 13, 1996 at 5:05 p.m. Learn all about paper in our www.4Kids area and meet some Augusta-area teens performing in the opening and closing ceremonies of the Olympics.

Economic development: Corporate incentives or welfare? Web-posted July 13 at 8 p.m.   There's no way out. If a community wants jobs and wants economic development, it must play the game.

Price dominating drag boat races Web-posted July 13 at 11 p.m.   People are beginning to wonder if Scott Price is from another planet and not Adairville, Ky. His performance has been far out and that's putting it mildly. Price powered Kentucky Thunder to his second straight blown alcohol hydro record and set up a shot at another today by mowing down Kyle Walker in the Spirit of Texas top-fueler.

Smoltz is back: Braves beat Marlins Web-posted July 13, 1996 at 8 p.m. ATLANTA - There were 24 days between wins, but John Smoltz has returned with a vengeance. The adjustments the Atlanta Braves right-hander made in his All-Star game start worked perfectly Saturday afternoon.

Butler rallies, tops Romanian in Olympic exhibition Web-posted July 13, 1996 at 11:45 p.m. To the chants of ``USA, USA'' after dispatching his Romanian opponent, Jim Butler issued a warning to any who would challenge him in his adopted hometown. ``Don't come into my house,'' the sweat-drenched Butler said after rallying to beat highly ranked Vasile Florea in the final game of a best of three match in a pre-Olympic tuneup at Augusta State Athletic Complex on Saturday.

Enter the world of Klingons Web-posted July 13, 1996 at 5:05 p.m. Set your phasers to kill and transport yourself to a place where few humans have gone before: the heart, mind and soul of a Klingon. Star Trek Klingon challenges you and changes you like few other games.