Winter storm warning brings sleet and ice to region
The Central Savannah River Area including Aiken, Barnwell, Edgefield, and Augusta faces sleet and icy rain as a winter storm warning remains in effect. Forecaster Richard Charnick says 1 to 2 inches of accumulation possible with precipitation starting Saturday night and easing to rain and sleet by late morning. Skies should clear by early afternoon.
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Barnwell
Edgefield
Augusta
Richard Charnick
National Weather Service
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Yukon
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Florida
Atlantic Ocean
Charnick
Weekend Weather Advisory Prompts Careful Driving
Forecast calls for freezing rain and ice early Saturday with roads becoming slick. Temperatures rise above freezing by afternoon. two inches of ice and snow possible. Sunday expected to thaw with partly sunny skies and highs near 50. A hazardous driving pattern looms as a cold front moves in from the Great White North.
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Aiken County Council eyes growth in 2005 agenda
The 2005 Aiken County Council faces jobs roads and safety. One new member joins as Rick Osbon retires. New projects include Hydrogen Research Center and Global Containment Systems plant, expected to create hundreds of jobs and significant construction.
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Aiken County
Ronnie Young
Council
Fred Humes
Economic Development Partnership
U.S. Department of Ener
Hydrogen Research
Global Containment Systems
Hydrogen
Savannah River Research
New Ellenton
S.C. Highway 19
Four friends greet Christmas shift at Hardee's on Whiskey Road
Four men Bill Nation Willie Deal Jesse Lewallen and Cliff Jollie planned quiet Christmas with their families but arrived at 7 15 a m as Hardee's on Whiskey Road opened for Christmas. Shift manager Florine Stallings came in at 4 a m and joined in the fellowship celebrating Christ.
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Bill Nation
Willie Deal
Jesse Lewallen
Cliff Jollie
Hardee
Whiskey Road
Nation
Rob Novit
Hardees
Space station receives unmanned cargo ship with food and gifts
The Progress M-51 docked at the International Space Station carrying about 2.5 tons of food water fuel and research gear for cosmonaut Salizhan Sharipov and U S astronaut Leroy Chiao. It also delivered Christmas presents from families as the crew rationed dwindling supplies.
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Korolyov
Russia
International Space Station
Orbiting
Moscow
Baikonur Cosmodrome
Kazakhstan
Salizhan Shah
U.S
Leroy Chiao
Yuri Semyonovy
Energiya Company
Chiao
Sharipov
NASA
Kroger plans spring opening for new Aiken store
Kroger expects to open a new 77,000 square foot Aiken grocery store on Pine Log Road in Heritage Square on April 28, with a fuel center opening April 7. The Atlanta based chain aims for low fuel prices and expanded services. Construction crews are on track for completion by April.
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Kroger
Aiken
Glynn Jenkins
Pine Log Road
Heritage Square
Jenkins
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