Daily editionWednesday, July 22nd, 2026
Good morning, Aiken.
The 5AM Aiken Team
Here’s your local news at a glance for Wednesday, the 22nd of July.
Community
Larry Glover, 75, drives hundreds of miles each weekday with Aiken Senior Life Services to help neighbors get to their dialysis appointments.
He uses a customized Ford van and supports his clients (like one big family) across western Aiken County.
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Education
The Sugar Hill Neighborhood Consortium Association is sponsoring a Financial Literacy course at the teen after school center to help middle and high school students avoid living paycheck-to-paycheck.
The program is supported by partners (Second Baptist Church, the Sky Is The Limit Foundation, and S.C. Department of Juvenile Justice).
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Government
Aiken Regional Airport is replacing its primary asphalt runway with a new concrete surface in a $7.7 million project that will be completed in mid-September.
The project, largely funded by the FAA and supported by local agencies, has been underway since June 8 with two rotating crews of 25 workers.
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On July 20, the National Nuclear Security Administration selected Amentum to enter negotiations for a phased lease at Savannah River Site — where they plan a 1-gigawatt AI data center and 2-gigawatt on-site energy facility — to boost AI computing and energy resilience.
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Dominion Energy representatives and county leaders discussed hurricane readiness Tuesday morning at Gregg Park Civic Center + they led sessions on energy response plans and shared tips on storm preparation.
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Sports
Gregg Park 8U AllStars won the Division II AA state title on June 30 and are heading to Mississippi to represent South Carolina at the Diamond Youth Baseball World Series starting today — they will face Louisiana at 2:30 p.m. on July 23 during pool play.
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