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SRR takes strides in salt disposal
The Savannah River Site's liquid waste contractor is making progress in salt waste disposition, which will ultimately help the Site's mission of removing hundreds of thousands of gallons of liquid...
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Director: Warrior Project saves lives
In a video shown at the Aiken Rotary Club on Monday, three former veterans described how the Aiken-Augusta Warrior Project has helped them in so many ways - traversing the many complex opportunities...
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Council approves Langley Dam grant, talks litter
Aiken County Council unanimously approved the authorization of a grant Tuesday to cover Langley Dam leak expenses, which if approved by the federal government, could cover more than half of the...
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School Board hears level 1 budget priority list
Members of the Aiken County School Board heard a list of level 1 priorities to consider for the 2015-16 budget at a work session Tuesday.Tray Traxler, comptroller for the Aiken County Public School...
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Council to narrow city manager search down to three
Aiken City Council is expected to pick its final three candidates for the city manager's seat in an executive session on Thursday.The private session, held in the Municipal Building's room 204, between...
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New stores, revamped shopping center discussed in North Augusta
North Augusta's Martintown Plaza Shopping Center may have a new look in the coming months.The center, which is currently anchored by Publix, could become home to new stores including Pet Smart, Ross,...
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Energy Department names new SRS site manager
The Department of Energy announced Tuesday that Dr. Jack Craig will serve as the new site manager for the Savannah River Site.According to Mark Whitney, acting assistant secretary for environmental...
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Deputy dragged by car, inmate death & lost cat found in California: News...
Greenville sheriff's deputy dragged by carGREENVILLE, S.C. (AP) — A Greenville County sheriff's deputy was hurt after he was dragged by a car while trying to serve a warrant.Sheriff's spokesman...
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The latest way to pay someone from your phone: Facebook
NEW YORK (AP) -- Facebook's Messenger app will soon let you send your friends money, the latest in a crowded field of services aimed at an increasingly wireless and cashless generation.Services...
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Kraft recalls 6.5 million boxes of mac and cheese
NEW YORK (AP) — Kraft Foods is recalling about 6.5 million boxes cases of original flavor Kraft Macaroni & Cheese because some of the boxes contain small pieces of metal.The boxes have "best when...
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Homeowners put up 'liberty birds' to protest neighborhood's flagpole rule
Two Aiken homeowners are making a statement against their neighborhood's rule banning flagpoles, with the bird not often known to symbolize freedom and patriotism - the flamingo.Neil and Mary Welks...
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Salley man injured by suspects' vehicle in metal theft attempt
A Salley man was injured Tuesday when he tried to stop two men from stealing scrap metal from his yard, according to the Aiken County Sheriff's Office.The incident happened about 2:30 p.m. at a home on...
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Netanyahu surges to victory in Israeli vote
TEL AVIV, Israel (AP) -- Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's right-wing Likud Party scored a resounding victory in Israel's election, final results showed Wednesday, a stunning turnaround after a tight...
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US sets new record for denying, censoring government files
WASHINGTON (AP) -- The Obama administration set a new record again for more often than ever censoring government files or outright denying access to them last year under the U.S. Freedom of Information...
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Man gets 6 to 10 years for cuffing boy with dead chicken
MONROE, N.C. (AP) -- A North Carolina man pleaded guilty and was sentenced to six to 10 years in prison Wednesday for handcuffing an 11-year-old boy by his ankle to a porch with a dead chicken around...
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The Latest: Poland reveals Tunisia gunmen attacked tour bus
6:25 p.m. (1:25 p.m. EDT)Poland's prime minister has revealed that some of the Polish victims of Tunisia's museum attack were on a tour bus in front of the building when the gunmen opened fire.Ewa...
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Police: Aiken man used newspaper headline to make fake name
An Aiken man was jailed for giving false information when he apparently pulled a word from the newspaper he was holding and gave that word as his name, according to the Aiken Department of Public...
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Real estate heir Durst is a suicide risk, sheriff says
NEW ORLEANS (AP) -- Troubled real estate heir Robert Durst is a suicide risk and has been moved from a New Orleans jail to a state prison with a mental health unit, officials said Wednesday.The...
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Herb festival to bring artists to Barnwell
The 16th annual spring herb festival is slated for this weekend, and organizers are expecting a variety of local and distant artists to share their work in Barnwell.The event will be 10 a.m. to 3 p.m....
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Earth Day returns to Aiken
The City of Aiken asks residents to be ecoconscious year-round, and next month, the City will hold the return of Earth Day by taking the awareness to Aiken's downtown.Aiken will hold its Earth Day on...
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