Daily editionSaturday, July 11th, 2026
Good morning, Aiken.
The 5AM Aiken Team
Here’s your local news at a glance for Saturday, the 11th of July.
Education
Amanda Hurst demonstrated that tomato hornworms glowed under ultraviolet light during Moth Night Out in Hitchcock Woods in June, where two sessions from 8:30-10 p.m. let visitors observe moths and beetles - including an eastern Hercules beetle.
The Hitchcock Woods Foundation said the event showed insects are key forest pollinators.
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Government
SCELP, representing local nonprofits, is demanding that the NNSA release key documents on plutonium pit production at Savannah River Site and Los Alamos — a request that also calls for a 30-day extension on the public comment period ending July 16.
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Sports
The Aiken Baseball Club played a deciding third game in the American Legion playoffs against Dutch Fork Post 193 on July 10 in Lexington+after splitting the series.
Several players delivered key hits in a battle that set up the final showdown.
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Barnwell 6U All-Stars are set to represent South Carolina at the Diamond Youth Baseball World Series in Laurel, Mississippi from July 29 to Aug. 3 after an undefeated run at District 6 and state tournaments; they clinched their spot with a win over an Aiken County team at Gregg Park.
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