Batman shirt fans fill midnight marathon premiere crowd
Jay Snow wore a Batman shirt to the Dark Knight marathon that led into the midnight premiere. He called the event awesome and noted his costume cost about 1400 dollars. USC Aiken professor Garriet Smith and his wife met South Carolina Governor Nikki Haley at a reception honoring his Governor's Award for Excellence in Scientific Research.
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Chris Walsh
Jay Snow
Snow
USC Aiken
Garriet Smith
Brigitte Smith
S.C
Nikki Haley
Smith
South Carolina Academy of Science
Cockeyed Mary at Iron Horse enhances Beech Island weekend lineup
Iron Horse Bar and Grill hosts Cockeyed Mary Saturday from 9 p.m. to 1 a.m. at 2510 Storm Branch Road Beech Island. Details: 867-2388 or ironhorsebarandgrill.net.
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Iron Horse
Iron Horse Bar and Grill
Storm Branch Road
Beech Island
Ironhorse Barandgrill
SRR President Outlines Tech Advances and Cleanup Pace
SRR President and Project Manager Dave Olson told a Crow d of 100 at the Up Atom breakfast that decades of tech progress have boosted Savannah River Site cleanup and will continue to accelerate it. He noted SRR's 2400 employees will stay steady and outlined upcoming tank closures and saltstone upgrades. Intern Maddie Blair urged better nuclear communication to young people and the public.
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Savannah River
SRR
Dave Olson
Olson
Stuart McVean
McVean
Maddie Blair
Clemson University
Savannah River Remediation
Citizens For
CNTA
Clint Wolfe
Susan Wood
SRR College
Nola Grant
Museum Receives 1914 Rail Design Manual Artifact
The Aiken Visitors Center and Train Museum gains a rare leather bound 1914 design manual from the Buffalo Rochester and Pittsburgh Railway. Donor Dr. Mark Meyer along with Ted Meyer and Frank Thrower presented the book and a photo to the center on Thursday morning. Ayden Ayers Dibble’s signature inside links the piece to rail history. The artifact will be on display at 406 Park Ave with contact at 293 7846.
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Aiken
Mark Meyer
Buffalo
Rochester
Roy McLain
Dr. Meyer
McLain
Ayden Ayers Dibble
Meyer
Dibble
Val of
Montmorenc
New York
Ted Meyer
Ayden Dibble
Department of Commerce
India
Park Ave
Counties Still in Drought as Rainfall Improves Slower
South Carolina remains drought affected with Barnwell upgraded to severe while other counties hold at moderate or incipient levels. Officials note near normal rainfall in places but heat and evaporation hinder drought recovery. USDA announces disaster designation aiding 45 of 46 counties with emergency loans, Barnwell excluded.
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S.C
Barnwell County
Hope Mizzell
Abbeville
McCormick
Edgefield
Aiken
Savannah River
Cone
Pickens
Anderson
Saluda
Greenwood
Greenville
Newberry
Laurens
Lexington
Scott Harder
Jocassee
Kenee
Hartwell
Thurmond
Barnwell
U.S. Department of Agriculture
Farm Services Agencies
Marlboro County
Oper
Ken Reuters
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Florence
Lynn Timmons
Effingham
Francis Marion University
Rainbow
Cumberland
DuPont Planetarium
University Parkway
Bi Yard
Blair
Amy Banton
Karen Daily Daily
Aikenstandard Co
Porky Bradberry
Sima Se
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