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A Battelle-led team featuring a cadre of universities is now in charge of the Savannah River National Laboratory at the Savannah River Site, the result of an exhaustive, monthslong contract transition. Read more
As the South Carolina Supreme Court hears challenges to whether the state's Heritage Act is unconstitutional, the fate of a divisive monument in the heart of North Augusta continues to be in limbo. Read more
North Augusta City Council voted 5-0 to send a sketch plan of the Seven Gables Flythe proper… Read more
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The Aiken City Council on Monday pumped the brakes on the Hitchcock Woods stormwater project… Read more
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The Savannah River Ecology Laboratory on Wednesday marked 70 years of scientific excellence with a ceremony at the Savannah River Site Museum, where guests had the chance to learn more about the lab and its extensive body of work. Read more
FILE - Dalilah Muhammad, left, of the United States, finishes ahead of Sydney Mclaughlin, right, also from the United States, to win the the women's 400 meter hurdles final and set a new world record at the World Athletics Championships in Doha, Qatar, in this Friday, Oct. 4, 2019, file phot… Read more
Four of the top 10 men in the world golf ranking are not going to Japan for the Olympics, only one of them by choice. Read more
Not unexpectedly, bipartisan talks on an infrastructure plan have proved to be complicated and contentious. Many Democrats are losing patience and urging their leaders to give up and go it alone. That would be a mistake. A deal with support from both sides is still possible, and remains by f… Read more
Last week, the cumulative death toll in the U.S. from COVID-19 exceeded 600,000. Read more
As a Kalmia Hill resident, I've been distressed by the tree pruning being conducted along our neighborhood’s utility lines by Xylem,… Read more
South Carolina residents will be needing Real ID Act-compliant licenses to fly on airplanes, enter federal buildings or go into mili… Read more
