Gas prices rise while travel plans unlikely to change
AAA reports SC average gas price at 2.63 amid higher oil prices and weak dollar. Spokesman Bren dan Byrnes says travelers usually wait for a significant price jump, noting California’s shift at over 3.00 may alter driving behavior. Prices up week over week and one month, with volatility tied to investor speculation.
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AAA
California
Brendan Byrnes
Carolinas
Aiken
Byrnes
China
South Carolina
Relief Cups rally to aid Haiti earthquake survivors
Local businesses join the effort coordinated by David Pappas of Coopers of Aiken and Rev. Grant Wiseman of St. Thaddeus Episcopal Church to raise funds for a Port-au-Prince area hospital at Cange. Cups, donations, and printed materials flow to support relief amid blocked roads and collapsing infrastructure.
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Jeff Scott
Jeff's
Laurens
Port-au-Prince
Pappas
Aiken Relief Cups Aim to Aid Haiti Effort Downtown
Local drive collects for Haiti relief at downtown Aiken businesses including Coopers of Aiken Panache Carriage House Inn Aiken Office Supply and others Meybohm Realty VistaBank Jeffson Laurens Casa Bella True Value Hardware and Aiken Drug. Rev. Grant Wiseman coordinates contact 648 5497. Suzanne Stone at sstone aikenstandard.com.
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Aiken
Coopers of Aiken/Panache
Carriage House Inn
Aiken Office Supply
Meybohm Realty
VistaBank
Jeffson Laurens Casa Bella
True Value Hardware
Aiken Drug
Grant Wiseman
Cange Hospital
Wiseman
Suzanne Stone
Aikenstandard
Aiken Regional, Kimberly-Clark, Owens Coming wage-loss challenge
Aiken Regional Medical Centers, Kimberly-Clark Corp and Owens Coming compete in a 12 week Team Lean Challenge to see which group sheds the most weight. Weekly weigh ins at the YMCA and a six week group weigh in determine prizes, with a trophy for the top team.
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Aiken Regional Medical Centers
Kimberly-Clark Corp
Owens
Aiken
Aiken County
Aiken Named Among Best Boomers Retirement Towns
Aiken has been named one of the best towns for baby boomers to retire by Best Boomer Towns. The designation cites proximity to Charleston Atlanta and Columbia and is the second year Aiken earned the honor.
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Aiken
Bestboomertowns. Com
Charleston
Atlanta
Columbia
Augusta National
Scopmead
Houndslake
Woodside
David Jameson
Greater Aiken
Preserve America
Preserve America Foundation
National Trust For
Carolina Living
Carolinaliving.com
Athens
Asheville
N.C
Ashland
Ore
Austin
Texas
Bend
Camarillo
Calif
Chapel Hill
Charlottesville
Bestboomertowns.com
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Haiti
David Pappas
Coopers of Aiken
St. Thaddeus Episcopal Church
Cange
Port-au- Prince
Aiken/Panache
Palmetto Package Shop
Fascopy Printing & Signs
Jeffson Laurens Hairstyling
Plum Pudding
James Moser Photography
Casa Bella
Coopers of
Jeff’s
Team Blue Bunnies
Team Red
Team Green
Everhardt
Haley Hughes
Sunoco
York Street
Highway 118
Aiken, S.C
Pt Sle
Porky Bradberry
Whiskey Road
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