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Harness racing enjoys a successful revival in Aiken on Saturday
Harness racing enjoyed a revival in Aiken on Saturday after an absence of more than a decade.The sport wasn't part of the Aiken Triple Crown like it used to be, but that didn't seem to matter to the...
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Thousands celebrate Easter at Great Aiken Egg Hunt
Eight-month-old Wyatt Ward celebrated his first Easter Saturday morning at the Great Aiken Egg Hunt, but he seemed more interested in putting the colorful plastic eggs in his mouth than in his...
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Barbecue cook-off benefits Hitchcock Healthcare
The tangy, sweet aroma of Southern-style, pulled pork barbecue filled the air on the south end of Newberry Street at the fifth annual Horsin' and Hoggin' Barbecue Cook-off on Saturday morning.Sixteen...
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Blotter for March 30
According to reports provided by the Aiken County Sheriff's Office:A Warrenville woman, who lives on Golf Course Road, reported on Friday that a Graniteville man she had met on Facebook approached her...
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SRNS saved $45M through improvement program
People often say it's the little things that mean the most. That theory helped the Savannah River Site's management and operations contractor save $45.7 million in fiscal year 2014 through its...
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SRS reaches salt disposal milestone
The Savannah River Site recently announced that its first mega-volume salt-waste disposal unit has reached the halfway point in construction.Construction of the unit, or SDU 6, began in October 2013...
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Salaries, athletic facility are on Aiken County School Board agenda
The Aiken County School Board will hear a salary study progress report and could take action on the Athletic Facility Committee report at a special called meeting at 6 p.m. Tuesday.The meeting will be...
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Speaker with connection to Horse of the Year Kelso to appear at Aiken Hall...
A man with a connection to five-time Horse of the Year Kelso, who is a member of the Aiken Thoroughbred Racing Hall of Fame, will be speaking here Saturday.Ted Haas advised Allaire du Pont, who was...
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Caretaker's cottage project at local Horn's Creek completed
EDGEFIELD — The construction of the caretaker's cottage at historic Horn's Creek Church on Old Stage Road is finished. There also are new steps with handrails leading up to the former house of...
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Hotel Aiken revitalization a dream for years
Interim City Manager Roger LeDuc at first thought the chances of revitalizing Hotel Aiken and adding a public parking garage would be slim."When (local hotel owner) Neel Shah and I first started...
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Official: Wells making payments on Brooks loan
State Rep. Don Wells, R-Aiken, has begun making payments on the loan he took out from convicted swindler Jay Brooks, according to the S.C. Department of Probation, Parole and Pardon Services.Wells has...
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In case you missed it: Top stories from the weekend
A new landmark rises above the ValleyGRANITEVILLE - Megiddo Dream Station's 92-foot-tall cross is standing high above the Horse Creek Valley after being erected Friday near the William Gregg monument...
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Hunting death, Buddhist monks at Myrtle Beach & state hospital escapee: News...
Hunter dies when his muzzle-loaded shotgun dischargesGAFFNEY, S.C. (AP) — The Cherokee County coroner says a man who was trespassing to hunt turkeys died when his muzzle-loaded shotgun discharged and...
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Thunderstorms, rain expected to hit Aiken County today
The National Weather Service is predicting thunderstorms to move through Aiken County this morning and early afternoon.A 60 percent chance for thunderstorms and rain is in the forecast for today. The...
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Prosecutors: Germanwings' co-pilot treated for suicidal tendencies
MARSEILLE, France (AP) -- The co-pilot of Germanwings Flight 9525 that crashed into the French Alps last week had received treatment for suicidal tendencies several years ago, prosecutors said...
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US official: Reports say 1 dead at Fort Meade gate crashing
FORT MEADE, Md. (AP) — One person was killed in a firefight that erupted Monday after a car with two people tried to ram a gate at the Fort Meade, Md., military base near a gate to the National...
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Weak earthquake reported in Barnwell County
Barnwell County was rattled by a minor earthquake early Monday morning.The earthquake occurred at 2:19 a.m. and had a recorded magnitude of 2.3, according to the U.S. Geological Survey report. The...
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27 charged at weekend cockfight in Marlboro County
WALLACE, S.C. (AP) — Twenty-seven people have been arrested and 122 birds seized after authorities broke up a weekend cockfight in Marlboro County.Local media outlets report the arrests were made...
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North Augusta woman leads high-speed chase
A chase that started overnight on Edgefield Road ended in a crash in Augusta.Christina Sharpe, 26, from North Augusta, was stopped because her Tahoe's right taillight was out. She was traveling south...
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Prosecution rests its case against Boston Marathon bomber with gruesome...
BOSTON (AP) -- Prosecutors rested their case against Boston Marathon bomber Dzhokhar Tsarnaev on Monday after jurors in his federal death penalty trial saw gruesome autopsy photos and heard a medical...
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