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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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NY Boy Scouts hire gay Eagle Scout despite national policy
NEW YORK (AP) -- The Boy Scouts' New York chapter said Thursday that it has hired the nation's first openly gay Eagle Scout as a summer camp leader, a direct and public challenge to the national...
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Update: Al-Shabab militants kill 147 at university in Kenya
GARISSA, Kenya (AP) Al-Shabab gunmen rampaged through a university in northeastern Kenya at dawn Thursday, killing 147 people in the group's deadliest attack in the East African country. Four militants...
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Report: Suspect tried to have sex with victim during armed robbery in Aiken
The Aiken Department of Public Safety is investigating an armed robbery Wednesday during which the suspect was reported to have tried to have sex with the victim.The incident happened about 10:30 p.m....
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Aiken school bus driver acts quickly ahead of bus fire
An Aiken County bus driver is being credited with getting 18 children safely off a bus before it burst into flames on Wednesday.The fire occurred about 12:30 p.m. on Old Tory Trail off U.S. 78. The...
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Belk exploring options to sell
It's unknown whether Belk's exploration to sell the company will affect its future in the Aiken Mall and in North Augusta, but at this time the company is "performing due diligence to carefully explore...
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Two jailed on drug charges after Bath traffic stop
Two men were jailed on drug charges after police pulled over a vehicle in Bath for driving erratically, according to the Aiken County Sheriff's Office.Darin Mabrey, 37, of North Augusta, was charged...
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Aiken County bookings for April 3
These are the bookings recorded for the Doris C. Gravat Detention Center for April 1, 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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Blotter for April 3
According to reports provided by the Aiken Department of Public Safety:A 56-year-old Aiken woman reported Wednesday that someone took her wallet from her front porch while she went inside her home...
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New tests for high school juniors measure college, career readiness
High school juniors in Aiken County and across South Carolina will take two new tests, ACT and ACT WorkKeys, this month to replace the exit exam that students had been required to pass to obtain a...
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Local pastor honored by S.C. House for his work in community
The Rev. Paul Bush described fellow pastor Clinton Edwards as someone people "always want to hear" because of his passion for God and his willingness to open his church to the community and provide...
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Local musicians open music store
Alabama Fiddle Champion Roger Abernathy knows what it's like to be a struggling musician.So, when he started talking about opening a music store with Will Jones, they wanted a place that will help...
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Residents share qualities desired in new school superintendent
A strong leader with good communication skills and a clear and focused vision who is visible in schools and the community, has an open-door policy and knows teachers by name is a partial description of...
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Citadel's 1st no-hitter in 13 years, fatal shooting at stoplight & union...
Reeves tosses first no-hitter for The Citadel in 13 yearsCHARLESTON, S.C. (AP) — James Reeves struck out 14 while throwing the first no-hitter for The Citadel in 13 years, blanking Mercer 4-0 on...
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Man reported missing at sea for 66 days reunites with family
CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) -- A man whose family says he was missing at sea for more than two months is back on dry land and reuniting with his family.The crew of a German-flagged container ship found Louis...
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Indiana, Arkansas try to stem religious objections uproar
INDIANAPOLIS (AP) -- Two states roiled by criticism over new religious objections laws are looking to move forward after taking different approaches to changing the legislation to ease concerns about...
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Orangeburg man pleads guilty in child's bear hug death
ORANGEBURG, S.C. (AP) — A Columbia man has pleaded guilty to involuntary manslaughter after he was accused of giving a 14-month-old Orangeburg boy a bear hug so hard he stopped breathing.The Times and...
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Graniteville Cemetery draws crowd to cross dedication
Graniteville Cemetery drew hundreds of visitors Thursday evening for the dedication of Megiddo Dream Station's 92-foot cross, marking the first time for the steel symbol to have its lights activated...
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No charges in Snow Kone Joe-Mr. Ding-a-Ling ice cream fight
GLOVERSVILLE, N.Y. (AP) — A judge has dismissed stalking and harassment charges filed against an ice cream truck operator who had been accused of trying to run his rival, Mr. Ding-A-Ling, out of their...
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Fallaw named Edgefield schools assistant superintendent
David Fallaw, the current chief financial officer for the Edgefield County School District, has been appointed to be an assistant superintendent, effective July 1.Fallaw will take the place of Donna...
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