Aiken residents jailed to raise funds for MDA drive
Kathy Moseley and Susan Ready were booked to spend at least an hour in jail Thursday as part of a Muscular Dystrophy Association fundraiser in Aiken. The event drew area residents to phone donors, with proceeds supporting research, patient services, and a summer camp for children with muscular dystrophy. Mark Hathaway, an MDA executive committee member living with the disease, praised the campaign and highlighted the camp’s wheelchair accessible activities. The Aiken effort raised hundreds of thousands to aid local families, while Hathaway noted ongoing global collaboration in search of a cure.
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Test scores improving faster in S C
South Carolina students show faster gains than national peers on the NAEP math test for fourth and eighth graders with more above average scores and fewer below average, while reading scores for eighth graders stayed level and fourth graders edged toward national standards.
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Cooling tower demolition eyed at Savannah River Site
Plans to demolish the 90 million cooling tower at Savannah River Site drew taxpayer concern. Built in the early 1990s, the K-Area Cooling Tower was never used though the reactor went critical. Westinghouse Savannah River Company spokesman Fran Poda said the tower will be imploded during accelerated site cleanup. The K Reactor operated briefly in a test run after its 1988 shutdown.
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Bomb threat evacuates Aiken High disrupting 1700 students
A bomb threat to Aiken High School prompted evacuation of about 1,700 students and staff for a four hour search by Wackenhut Services and two bomb sniffing dogs. No devices were found. Students had lunch in the building and returned to class. Police seek the caller and warn of possible charges.
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G Force Cable Expands Internet in Aiken Southside
Crews from G Force Cable upgrade a $9 million system and expand service on Aiken Southside. Five node sites completed, with Internet due in nearby areas within a month as work continues in Dougherty Road Rosin Court and other streets as listed in a company schedule.
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