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CONWAY — In great news for railroad steam enthusiasts, Conway Scenic Railroad says it hopes to have its antique steam engine in working order as of Dec. 26, in time for Christmas week excursions. CSRR Marketing and Events Coordinator Brian Solomon said the North Conway railroad test-fired steam locomotive No. 7470 this week. It is the first time the boiler had been brought up to pressure since being put away for the winter last January, and brings the locomotive one step closer to its return to service, say tourist railroad owners David and Rhonda Swirk. "Over the week between Christmas ...

CONWAY — In great news for railroad steam enthusiasts, Conway Scenic Railroad says it hopes to have its antique steam engine in working order as of Dec. 26, in time

Batters The 2020 Orioles were hard not to like. There was no reason to think they would be competitive, yet they hung around the edges of the playoff race until a 5–14 finish dropped them out of contention. I won’t lie: It was somewhat satisfying to this Baltimore native to watch the O’s beat out the Mookie Betts-less Red Sox for fourth in the AL East and take their first trip out of the basement since 2016. It’s doubtful, though, that 2020’s surprising run was the leading edge of something bigger. Anthony Santander’s .261/.315/.575 campaign may have been enough to elevate him ove...

Members of the Aiken County Board of Education brainstormed solutions to the school district's substitute teacher shortage at its Dec. 8 meeting. A lack of substitute teachers was part of the board's Nov. 17 decision to move schools back to hybrid instructional models – a combination of in-person classes and distance learning days. The Back-to-School Advisory Committee reported declining fill rates for classrooms in need of substitutes that month, when district-wide quarantines peaked as students attended full-capacity classes. North Augusta High, for example, reported regularly assignin...