Woman's Club Turns Houses Into Homes With Rocking Chairs
The Aiken Junior Woman's Club distributed rocking chairs to Tool Hill area residents on Thursday as part of a program to support local housing and comfort. Millarville remains undefeated in the USPA Gold Cup preliminaries presented by Land Rover. The Peanuts gang visits EdVenture Children's Museum in Columbia through Jan. 2. Literacy-focused events highlight reading in Aiken Standard's daily discussion space. Charles Dickens' David Copperfield.
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Aiken
Tool Hill-area
Millarville
Land Rover
Savannah River Site remains in the running for future energy projects
Fred Humes of the EDP says SRS was not chosen by NuStart for a new power reactor but Southeast demand and potential clients like Jacksonville, Atlanta, and Charlotte keep the site viable. He notes continued efforts with partners and ongoing support from state groups, even as SCANA and Santee Cooper explore nuclear options.
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Fred Humes
Economic Development Partnership of
Aiken and
Edgefield Counties
NuStart
Tennessee Valley Authority
Alabama
Srs
Southeast
Humes
Jacksonville
Atlanta
Charlotte
Aiken County
EDP
SCANA
South Carolina Electric & Gas
Santee Cooper
Sanford
Gas prices rise as Rita looms across Gulf
Prices edged up a few cents at local stations as Hurricane Rita threatens Gulf Coast refineries. AAA Carolina official Sarah Davis said prices are likely to climb amid refinery disruptions, with Texas refineries feeding Carolinas.
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Gulf
Gulf Coast
Sarah Davis
AAA
Carolinas
Davis
Texas
Rita's Slow Exodus From Houston Delays Evacuation
Hurricane Rita neared Texas Gulf Coast with 145 mph winds before a right turn aimed the storm away from Houston and Galveston, prompting a mass evacuation of nearly 2 million along the coast. Traffic clogged highways up to 100 miles as Governor Perry opened eight northbound lanes to hasten departures.
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Texas Gulf Coast
U.S
Galveston
Jodie Anderson
LaPorte
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Louisiana
Gulf of Mexico
Port Arthur
Lake Charles
New Orleans
Rita
Oklahoma and
Arkansas Line
Pentagon
Abbie Huckleby
Interstate 45
Katy
Dallas
Rick Perry
Perry
Sanford holds impromptu town meeting in North Augusta
Governor Mark Sanford visited a North Augusta Wal-Mart and spoke with shoppers and reporters. He addressed energy policy after NuStart rejected the Savannah River Site as a reactor location and urged moving forward with new missions amid hurricane recovery, while residents raised concerns about monopolies and job losses.
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North Augusta
Wal-Mart
Mark Sanford
Rob Novit
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