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Six area players picked for North-South game
Six area players will be participating in the Touchstone Energy Cooperatives Bowl. The South roster features Strom Thurmond quarterback Tyrece Nick, Barnwell tight end Earl Bostick and Silver Bluff...
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St. John's sees return of Apple Fest, more
Although St. John's United Methodist Church's staple community event is still almost two weeks away, the church, located at 104 Newberry St. N.W., is offering events to hold you over until then.For...
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Trump hits hard at 'Obamacare' after gloomy report
DORAL, Florida - Donald Trump declared Tuesday that "Obamacare is just blowing up," hoping for powerful late-campaign ammunition against Hillary Clinton after the government projected sharp cost...
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Swinney: Injured Clemson RB Wayne Gallman will play Saturday
CLEMSON - Clemson coach Dabo Swinney says Wayne Gallman practiced with the team Monday and will play against No. 12 Florida State on Saturday night.Gallman was knocked out of the third-ranked Tigers...
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Police: Woman shoots husband as he drives, causing wreck
ANDERSON - Authorities say a woman will be charged with attempted murder after she shot her husband during an argument while he was driving.Their 5-year-old daughter was also in the pickup...
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Pediatricians: Babies should sleep in same room as parents
SAN FRANCISCO - The American Academy of Pediatrics is calling for infants to be kept in their parents' bedroom at night for six months to a year to reduce the risk of sleep-related death.The new...
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Power Rankings: South Aiken reclaims top spot
1. South Aiken (77)The Thoroughbreds (7-1, 3-0 Region 4-AAAA) claimed its first region championship since the early 1990s with a dominating victory over Airport on Friday night. The Thoroughbreds...
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Absentee voting up statewide; S.C. officials monitoring security
Though the number of absentee ballots cast so far in Aiken County is slightly less than usual, the director of the Aiken County's Registration and Elections Office anticipates the county will have more...
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Wagener-Salley High lunch serves up awareness for special needs students
WAGENER - Unity was on the menu Tuesday at Wagener-Salley High School.As part of Mix It Up Day, regular education students and special education students sat together in the cafeteria during lunch to...
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Submission deadline for annual Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. contests is Nov. 18
Aiken Technical College and USC Aiken will present its annual Aiken Community Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Celebration at 3 p.m. Jan. 22 at the USCA Convocation Center.The event's Steering Committee, in...
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Krispy Kreme in Aiken sets new opening date; free giveaways offered to...
The opening date for the new Krispy Kreme in Aiken is just less than a week away, and until then, the store is hoping people salivate over its free giveaways.The store, formerly Ladd Britt Auto Sales...
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Aiken man sentenced to 15 years in child sex abuse case
An Aiken man pleaded guilty on Tuesday to sexually abusing a teenager in 2015.Dorian Cedric Dunbar, Jr., 36, of Wyman Street, pleaded guilty to third-degree criminal sexual conduct with a minor,...
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More than 300 pounds of unused medication collected during Drug Take-Back...
More than 300 pounds of unused or expired medication was collected Saturday at two Aiken County locations as part of National Prescription Drug Take-Back Day Initiative.Alphia Dunbar, with the Aiken...
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S.C. Prep Football Media Poll
Class AAAAA1. Dutch Fork2. Northwestern3. Fort Dorchester4. Westside5. Boiling Springs6. Spartanburg7. SumterT8. DormanT8. Greenwood10. T.L. HannaOthers receiving votes: Gaffney, Blythewood, Mauldin,...
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Game Balls: Area stars shine in week of convincing wins
Week 9 may very well be remembered as the week of the blowout for the area's high school football teams.Four games were decided by more than 20 points - and two by nearly 50 - on a Friday night where...
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Public invited to symposium on Whiskey Road
A public symposium on the highly traveled Whiskey Road corridor will be held today.The symposium will take place from 5:30 to 7:30 p.m. in the first floor conference center of the Aiken Municipal...
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Blotter for Oct. 26
According to reports provided by the Aiken County Sheriff's Office:A Graniteville woman reported Sunday someone removed the license plate off of her car on Kalmia Apartment Lane.A Batesburg man...
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Time to nominate an Aiken Young Professional 2 Follow
It's that time of year again; time to recognize the newest class of Aiken's most prized natural resource - its young professionals.Nominations are being accepted for the 2016 Young Professionals 2...
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Player of the Week: T-Breds' Boynton
Presented with a chance at history, South Aiken junior quarterback Cody Boynton wasn't going to disappoint his senior teammates.And he didn't.Boynton completed 15 of 21 passes for 312 yards and six...
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Aiken County Board of Education approves policy changes
Members of the Aiken County Board of Education unanimously approved several policy changes on final reading Tuesday at its regular meeting.The new policies bring the Aiken County Public School District...
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Aiken County bookings for Oct. 25
These are the bookings recorded for the Doris C. Gravat Detention Center for Oct. 24. Some names have already been printed and are not included below. Some of the people listed may not have actually...
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Events to attend on Oct. 26, 2016
Events to attend on Wednesday, Oct. 26, 2016:- The City of Aiken will hold Toddler Time from 9:30 to 11:30 a.m. Wednesdays a in Gym 1 at the H. Odell Weeks Activities Center, 1700 Whiskey Road. The age...
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Aiken Weather: high 74, low 53, sunny skies
The National Weather Service is forecasting a high today in Aiken County of 74 degrees, with a low 53 degrees and sunny skies.The rest of this week's forecast is as expected:Thursday: high 79, low 58,...
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Body found, S.C. lawyer gets prison time & First elk sighting: State news on...
Resident finds body in wooded area outside of ColumbiaIRMO - Authorities say a body has been found in a wooded area outside of Columbia.The Richland County Sheriff's Department said a local resident...
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10 Things to Know for Today: Justin Timberlake's ballot selfie, GOP...
1. PAKISTAN MOURNS DEAD BY SHUTTERING CITYQuetta shuts down following a deadly militant rampage as families bury many of the 61 killed in the attack on a police academy.2. WELCOME TO FIRST NATIONWIDE...
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