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  • Shaw dedicates new library

    Shaw dedicated its new, state-of-the-art library Apirl 27 in memory of W. Ashby "Mayor Bubba" McElveen Jr., well-known former mayor of Sumter. In addition to having served as the City of Sumter mayor, Mr. McElveen served eight years as a member of Sumter City Council. He was also a long-time member

  • DOD implements new anthrax program

    The Department of Defense recently implemented a new Anthrax Vaccine Immunization Program, which mandates Airmen and specific categories of U.S. government employees and contractors deploying or assigned to locations on the Korean peninsula or within the U.S. Central Command area of responsibility,

  • Shaw to begin one-year hybrid refueler test

    Shaw will test the only R-11 Hybrid Electric Aviation Refuler in the Air Force starting in mid May. The test will determine how much the 72,000-pound hybrid reduces emissions and how much diesel fuel the hybrid conserves, potentially saving the Air Force money, said 2nd Lt. Zack Buckallew, 20th

  • Lieutenant catches Griffey's 564th home-run ball

    Second Lieutenant Christopher Franks, of the 20th Operations Support Squadron here, caught Ken Griffey Jr.'s 564th home-run ball April 24 during a baseball game between the St. Louis Cardinals and the Cincinnati Reds at Busch Stadium in St. Louis. Lieutenant Franks and his friend, 2nd Lt. Mike