Gas prices near $3 a gallon as demand rises
Residents report gas at Exxon near Hampton Avenue and York Street peaking around $3 a gallon amid rising demand and supply cutbacks. AAA predicts the statewide average may hit $3 before Memorial Day with some drivers modifying travel to save costs.
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MCG and SRNL Explore Nanotech Bond at Aiken Rotary
MCG president Dr. Daniel W. Rahn outlined a joint project with Savannah River National Laboratory to create glass and ceramic microspheres for targeted cancer therapies. The talk covered Titanates research for dental materials and MCG's rapid growth, capital improvements, and a controversial UGA partnership while Rotary Club of Aiken members heard the update.
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Rotary Club of
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Medical College of Georgia
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Rotary
Stan Jackson
Isaac Asimov
SRNL
Rahn
University of Georgia
School of Medicine
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Athens
Aiken Municipal Center
Bob Newbur
Board to recognize schools and programs at Aiken meeting
The Aiken County Board of Education will honor award winning schools and programs at tonight’s meeting at the district office on Brookhaven Drive. Recipients include county champion academic teams from Aiken High and Paul Knox Middle, National History Day winners, state champions in health science CAD and industrial systems technology, and Wagener-Salley High in Young Outdoor Communicators. Teachers of the year are Cheryl Bennett North Aiken Elementary Angela Cornwell Ridge Spring Monetta Elementary and Tami Shaffer Wagener-Salley High. Meeting begins 7 pm.
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Aiken High School
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North Aiken
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Ridge Spring- Monetta
Tami Shaffer
Brookhaven Drive
Pam
Guardian ad Litem Training Begins June 1 in Aiken
The Aiken Guardian ad Litem Program will start new training classes on June 1. The GAL program serves abused and neglected children in the Family Court with contact at (803) 648-9919 for more information.
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Aiken Guardian
GAL
Federal prosecutors target quality-of-life crime across the nation
U S Attorney Reggie Lloyd told the Aiken Republican Club that despite half of federal agents focusing on counter-terrorism, prosecutors will pursue violence, guns, gangs and drugs. He cited Little Rock and rising gang numbers to warn organized crime threatens future generations and notes the breakdown of family as a root cause.
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Aiken
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Omarion concert canceled at USC Aiken venue over poor sales
Promoter Harold Gragg canceled Omarion’s Thursday show at the USC Aiken Convocation Center citing weak ticket sales and competing local events. Aiken Foxhounds game and school schedules likely affected demand, with prices cut from 150 to 25 dollars to fill seats.
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