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New Aiken school superintendent characteristics is focus of PEP public forum
Public Education Partners will sponsor an open forum Thursday to give community residents an opportunity to express and discuss the characteristics desired in a new superintendent of Aiken County...
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Woman charged with stabbing boyfriend after salsa argument
AKRON, Ohio (AP) — A northeast Ohio woman has been charged with felonious assault for allegedly stabbing her boyfriend after yelling at him for eating all of the couple's salsa.A police report says...
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John Bolton set to attend Citizens United forum in SC
COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) -- An upcoming South Carolina gathering that features several potential Republican presidential contenders has added another name to the guest list, organizers announced this...
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Horses and Courses in downtown Aiken begins April 7 at 5 p.m.
An article in the City of Aiken's monthly newsletter, The Aiken Report, contained several errors in the times, date and events at Aiken's annual Masters Week celebration, Horses and Courses.The...
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New system centralizes domestic violence court appearances in Aiken County
The Second Circuit Solicitor's Office has a new, more efficient way to conduct first appearances for Aiken County criminal domestic violence arrests.Since Feb. 27, prosecutors have been holding first...
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Veterans vie for vocational opportunities
Maurice Thomas served sixteen years in the Marines before circling back to his South Carolina roots. Thomas spoke with Savannah River Site contractors and other employers about job opportunities for...
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Blotter for April 1
According to reports provided by the Aiken Department of Public Safety:A 24-year-old Aiken man was charged with criminal domestic violence Monday after he assaulted his girlfriend during an argument...
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Aiken students delight families, friends at Garcia Orchestra Festival
A year ago, Emmie Matthews performed at the Aiken County Garcia Orchestra Festival as a sixth-grader with the Beginning Strings Orchestra.On Monday, she played her violin at the next level with the...
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Aiken County bookings for April 1
These are the bookings recorded for the Doris C. Gravat Detention Center for March 30, 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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New restaurant offers Southern-style favorites
Silver Bluff Road's restaurant landscape has changed slightly in the past several days, with the WifeSaver location now the home of Michael's Family Restaurant, under the same ownership."I've been with...
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Career Center preparing Aiken County students for science, tech jobs
William Hudson, the director of career and technology education at the Aiken County Career and Technology Center, shared his school's vision of science, technology, engineering and math education at a...
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Osprey nest removal investigation, ozone forecasts & fatal shooting: News...
Feds, state investigate removal of osprey nest on SC coastWANDO, S.C. (AP) — State wildlife officials are investigating whether an osprey nest with eggs in it has been removed from a utility pole...
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Veterans vie for vocational opportunities
Maurice Thomas served sixteen years in the Marines before circling back to his South Carolina roots. Thomas spoke with Savannah River Site contractors and other employers about job opportunities for...
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Congressman's son a defendant in Clemson fraternity-death lawsuits
CHARLESTON, S.C. (AP) -- The son of U.S. Rep. John Carney, D-Del., is one of five defendants in two lawsuits seeking at least $50 million stemming from the death of a Clemson University fraternity...
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Tiny songbird tracked across 1,700 miles of open ocean
MONTPELIER, Vt. (AP) — A tiny songbird that summers in the forests of northern North America has been tracked on a 1,700-mile, over-the-ocean journey from the northeastern United States and eastern...
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Law enforcement phone scams continuing in Aiken area
The Aiken County Sheriff's Office on Tuesday received three reports of phone scams in which a caller poses as a law enforcement officer and tells the victim they need to send money in order to avoid...
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Counterfeit money, printing equipment found during Aiken traffic stop
Two Augusta men were detained after officers found counterfeit money and printing equipment in a car during a traffic stop, according to the Aiken Department of Public Safety.Jermelle Furse, 23, of...
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Engineers create boot-like device to make walking easier
WASHINGTON (AP) -- Engineers have come up with a motor-free device to make walking more efficient and easier -- something scientists once thought couldn't be done. The prototype exoskeleton boot runs...
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School Board gives athletic facilities improvements go ahead
Major improvements for athletic facilities at all seven of the county's public high schools will move forward, including artificial turf for North Augusta's football stadium.By a vote of five to four,...
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Holy cow! Is that a deer? Artist uses talent to pull April Fools' Day prank
Check out these photos showing a Virginia artist using his talent and creativity to play the ultimate April Fools' Day joke.Did you prank anyone today? Let us know by commenting below.
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