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Barnwell bookings for March 20
These are the bookings recorded for the Barnwell County Detention Center for March 16-19, 2015. Some of the people listed may not have actually spent time in jail if they posted bond and were released....
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Bookings for March 20
These are the bookings recorded for the Doris C. Gravat Detention Center for March 18, 2015. Some of the people listed may not have actually spent time in jail if they posted bond and were released....
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O'Gorman could be Lexington superintendent
Three years after leaving an administrative position with the Aiken County School District, Kevin O'Gorman could be moving back to the area.Currently the chief academic officer in the Berkeley County...
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Blotter for March 20
According to reports provided by the Aiken Department of Public Safety:An 18-year-old Windsor man was charged with shoplifting Wednesday after he tried to take fishing supplies from a store on Whiskey...
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Multiple vehicles involved in Hitchcock Parkway collision
Authorities are investigating a multi-vehicle collision on Hitchcock Parkway.The collision happened just after 6 p.m. near the intersection of Hitchcock and Augusta Road, according to dispatch.A...
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St. Mary offers tours of new church
St. Mary Help of Christians Catholic Church will open its doors for tours Saturdays through May to give residents an opportunity to see the new building.The short, guided tours, which are open to the...
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Democrats cite needs for state and the need to vote
The messages at the Dorn-Derrick Dinner sounded consistent themes - the need for more Democrats to get involved with the political process - including voting - and to push for better - opportunities...
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Veterans gain job training at SRS
Workers at the Savannah River Site are continuing efforts to offer veterans a normal work life in America once they return home after years of service overseas.Savannah River Nuclear Solutions, the...
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Tips before you head to Aiken Spring Steeplechase
Thousands of people will dress in their best and tote their coolers, grills and goodies to the Aiken Horse Park on Saturday for the 49th renewal of the Aiken Spring Steeplechase, and law enforcement is...
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Aiken Coroner sues: County, Council and Administrator
Aiken County Coroner Tim Carlton is suing the County Council and officials to keep them from "interfering" with the operation of his office, several months after Council froze a budget item affecting...
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City Manager: And then there were three
Out of 109 applicants for the next Aiken city manager, City Council narrowed the search down to just three in a unanimous vote Thursday night.With the exception of Council member Gail Diggs who was not...
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Haley opposes reopening Barnwell nuke dump
Legislation has yet to be filed, but S.C. Gov. Nikki Haley already is taking a stand against reopening a Barnwell waste dump to trade out one class of radioactive waste for higher classes of...
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USC student death, foster care abuse & offshore drilling: News around the...
Coroner identifies University of SC student found deadCOLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — Authorities have released the name of an 18-year-old University of South Carolina student found dead in an off-campus...
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Ring of light: Total eclipse over Svalbard islands in Arctic
LONGYEARBYEN, Norway (AP) -- Sky-gazers in the Arctic were treated to a perfect view of a total solar eclipse Friday as the moon completely blocked out the sun in a clear sky, casting a shadow over...
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Former Gov. Hodges closed S.C. to nation's waste, hopes it stays that way
COLUMBIA — Despite the failure of his 2002 threats to "lie down in the road" and block federal shipments of plutonium bound for the Savannah River Site, former S.C. Gov. Jim Hodges did succeed in...
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Schools nationwide struggle with substitute teacher shortage
SOUTH BEND, Ind. (AP) -- Carrie Swing wasn't alarmed when her fifth-grade daughter, Ivy, spent a day in a first-grade classroom at her San Francisco school, filling out worksheets and helping younger...
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North Augusta woman assaulted during car-jacking attempt
A North Augusta woman said she was assaulted by a hitchhiker she picked up Thursday, according to the Aiken County Sheriff's Office.The 53-year-old victim said she gave the suspect a ride to a gas...
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Aiken man reports assault by multiple suspects
An Aiken man reported being assaulted by several men while walking on Laurens Street late Thursday, according to the Aiken Department of Public Safety.The incident happened about 10:20 p.m. on Laurens...
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North Augusta moves forward with plaza redevelopment
The North Augusta Planning Commission moved forward with a preliminary site plan for the North Augusta Plaza.The plaza, on Martintown Road, is the current home to Kmart, Hamricks, Publix and other...
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FBI awaits autopsy in hanging of black man in Mississippi
PORT GIBSON, Miss. (AP) — A Mississippi sheriff said Friday that a black man found hanging from a tree did not appear to have stepped off of anything before he died.Claiborne County Sheriff Marvin...
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