Open houses reassure parents after evacuations at two schools
Parents and students attend open houses at Leavelle McCampbell and Byrd as inspections and cleaning reassure families. Six school days missed with no makeup plan yet. Counseling teams will assist students, and educators stress academics while keeping safety priorities.
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Aiken County
Michael Hunt
Robert Morris
Leavelle McCampbell Middle School
Hunt
Michael Jr
Berry
Byrd
Leavelle McCampbell
Blue Top Diner Reopens Preparations Amid Cleanup
Graniteville slowly returns to normal as tests come back negative and eateries assess damage. Dale Williams counts losses from spoiled inventory while Servpro crews clean. Valley Fair Baptist Church prepares to resume services after hazmat clearance and steam cleaning.
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Coleman
Servpro
Mark Lucas
Aiken
Valley Fair Baptist
Lucas
South Carolina
Aiken officer back on patrol after being cleared
Aiken officer returns to patrol after clearance following a train wreck in lleville and a gunshot incident. Walker has been released from the Medical College of Georgia where he was taken for a stomach wound. Investigators await his condition to interview him. no charges have been filed yet.
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Lleville Train Wreck
Walker
The
Medical College of Georgia
Graniteville Reopening Plans After Derailment
Residents in Canal Street to Gregg Street and Taylor to Cottage Street can return at 8 30 a m and Main Street businesses south of Gentry Street may reopen. About 75 homes remain displaced while EPA tests allow limited returns. Inspections start noon Wednesday with a schedule through Friday and repairs coordinated with Norfolk Southern. A curfew remains 6 p m to 7 a m for select areas and schools resume with enhanced cleaning and safe air conditions.
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Aiken County Planning and Development
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Aiken Roads
Aiken Road
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U.S. Environmental Protection Agency
Ascauga Lake Road
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Aiken-Augusta
Eagle Street
Mount Arthur Drive
Leavelle- McCampbell Middle School
Byrd Elementary
EPA
DHEC
Aiken County
Derailment leaves damaged tanker and two cars at site
Three rail cars remain at the derailment location including a damaged tanker and two cars carrying sodium hydroxide used in the chlorine transfer process. Park beautification work is reported as complete.
Avondale Mills Contact for Plant Operations Updates
Avondale Mills directs inquiries to contact the plant for operation updates and provides the phone line (706) 340-5260 for current information.
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Avondale Mills
EPA monitors chlorine transfer after damaged rail car incident
The EPA tracked chlorine transfer from a damaged rail car with air and surface sampling completed Monday at Studio Seven. No chlorine detected. Tests are planned for Tuesday at Family Medical Center while SCDHEC officials assist residents across affected areas.
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Studio Seven
Family Medical Center
S.C
Norfolk Southern Assistance Center Reopens in Aiken
The Norfolk Southern Local Assistance Center at First Presbyterian Church on Barnwell Avenue in Aiken opens today 8 a.m. to 6 p.m. It will relocate Wednesday to the former Community Services building on Ascauga Lake Road in Graniteville and operate 8 a.m. to 5 p.m.
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Ascauga Lake Road
Graniteville-Vaucluse-Warrenville Fire Department
Blue Top
Linda Smith
Renee Lutot
Smith
Norfolk Southern
First Presbyterian Church
Barnwell Avenue
Aiken
Railroad
Graniteville
Nation Honors King Amid War Protests Across the Country
Americans mark Martin Luther King Jr Day with marches and rallies calling for an end to the Iraq war and for civil rights. In Atlanta, crowds parade past King's childhood district as Stevie Wonder’s birthday song plays and a commemorative service at Ebenezer Baptist Church recalls his call for peace and compassion.
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Riverdale
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Ebenezer
Coretta Scott King
Suzan D. Johnson
Cook
Legacy of Martin Luther King remembered in local services
Aiken celebrates King with remarks from clergy and students. Edwards recalls King as a 20th century Christian martyr who faced discrimination with non violence. Young tributes highlight ongoing race equality work and the need for continued progress. Aiken Tech and USCA host another observance at the Etheredge Center at noon.
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Aiken
King
Martin Luther King
USC Aiken
Aiken Technical College
USCA
Office of Multicultural Affairs
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