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LOCAL GOVERNMENT MEETINGS

- 30901 Development Corp.: 5:30 p.m. Oct. 6, Beulah Grove Community Resource Center, 1446 Lee Beard Way

- Aiken County Board of Education: 7 p.m. today, District Office, 1000 Brookhaven

- Aiken County Council: 7 p.m. Oct. 4, council chambers, 736 Richland Ave W., Aiken

- Aiken County Board of Education: 7 p.m. Oct. 11, district office, 1000 Brookhaven Drive, Aiken

- Augusta-Richmond County Coliseum Authority: 9 a.m. today, civic center, 601 Seventh St.

- Columbia County Development Authority: 7:30 a.m. today, Kennametal Industrial Products Group, 470 Old Evans Road, Evans

- Columbia County Board of Commissioners: 6:30 p.m. Oct. 4, Evans Government Center Auditorium, 630 Ronald Reagan Drive, Evans

- Columbia County Recreation Advisory Board: 6 p.m. Oct. 6, Patriots Park Administration Office, 5445 Columbia Road, Grovetown

- Columbia County Planning Commission: 6:30 p.m. Oct. 6, Evans Government Center

- Columbia County Public Works: 4:30 p.m. Oct. 10, Evans Government Center, General Conference Room, Building A

- Columbia County Community Events Committee: 6 p.m. Oct. 6, Evans Government Center, General Conference Room, Building A

- Columbia County Growth Management Update Steering Committee: 6 p.m. Oct. 6, General Auditorium, Building A

- Columbia County Board of Education: 6 p.m. Oct. 11, Evans Government Complex; regular session

- Edgefield County School Board: 6:30 p.m. Wednesday, School District conference room, 3 Par Drive

- Edgefield County Council: 6 p.m. Oct. 4, county council chambers, 225 Jeter St.

- North Augusta City Council Meeting: 7 p.m. Monday, second-floor council chambers, Municipal Building, 400 E. Buena Vista Ave.

- Aiken County Board of Education: 7 p.m. Oct. 11, district office, 1000 Brookhaven Drive, Aiken

- Richmond County Dept. of Family and Children Services Board: noon today, DFCS Office, second floor, 520 Fenwick St.

- Richmond County Planning Commission: 3 p.m. Monday, Room 803, Municipal Building. 530 Greene St.

- Augusta Commission: 2 p.m. Oct. 4, eighth-floor council chambers, municipal building, 530 Greene St.

The following colleges and schools will be closed today at the request of officials to save fuel:

CONSERVATION EFFORTS

COLLEGES

- Augusta Technical College: New quarter will start Wednesday

PUBLIC SCHOOLS

- Burke County

- Columbia County

- Glascock County

- Jefferson County

- Jenkins County

- Lincoln County: Closed, except for the central office

- McDuffie County

- Richmond County

- Warren County

- Washington County

- Wilkes County

PRIVATE SCHOOLS

- Terrell Academy

- Hope Christian

- Thomas Jefferson Academy

South Carolina public schools will be operating on a normal schedule.

To conserve gas, Georgia Gov. Sonny Perdue also is eliminating all non-essential state travel and requiring alternative work schedules or telecommuting for all state employees, where possible. The governor additionally is asking:

- Local governments and businesses to adopt policies allowing employees to conserve fuel

- Private-sector employees to carpool

- Residents to report price gouging on gasoline. Go to consumer.georgia.gov to fill out a form or call (404) 651-8600.

GASOLINE PRICES

Here's a list of average prices for a gallon of regular unleaded gasoline and the highs:

GEORGIA

Most Recent Highest

Albany $2.66 $3.19

Athens $2.71 $3.18

Atlanta $2.64 $3.12

Augusta $2.54 $3.17

Columbus $2.69 $3.07

Macon $2.62 $3.08

Savannah $2.67 $3.14

Valdosta $2.63 $3.07

SOUTH CAROLINA

Most Recent Highest

Charleston $2.78 $3.18

Columbia $2.74 $3.23

Greenville $2.73 $3.14

Myrtle Beach $2.78 $3.17

Source: AAA