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Topper Dig Foundation aims to open archaeological site to public
Since Elliott Levy retired as executive director of the Aiken County Historical Museum last May, he has continued his efforts to educate people about this area's rich past.Earlier this year, Levy gave...
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South Carolina holds many golf firsts in America
Georgia has the Masters Tournament, but South Carolina was the birthplace of American golf.The first shipment of golf clubs and golf balls to this country was sent from Scotland to Charleston in 1739,...
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Hillary Clinton to announce presidential campaign on Sunday
WASHINGTON (AP) -- Hillary Rodham Clinton will end months of speculation about her political future and launch her long-awaited 2016 presidential campaign on Sunday, according to people familiar with...
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Newborn rescued from trash bin in Horry County
MYRTLE BEACH, S.C. (AP) -- Horry County police say a newborn girl was rescued from a dumpster in Socastee by two teenage brothers who were throwing away trash.The Sun News of Myrtle Beach reports...
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Boots & Bows brings boutique to town
The owner of Aiken's newest clothing boutique said her motivation the long line of successful entrepreneurs from which she comes.Rachel Templeton opened her new store, Boots & Bows, last month....
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Update: Ex-N.A. officer involved in fatal shooting released on bond
Former North Augusta Public Safety officer Justin Craven, 25, was released Wednesday from the Edgefield County detention center on a $20,000 bond.The detention center verified Craven's release, who was...
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Two separate fatal collisions in Aiken, Barnwell counties
Two people are dead after separate wrecks that occurred in Aiken and Barnwell counties Friday.Willie Williamson, 22, of 136 Cherry Road in Barnwell, was killed in a single-vehicle collision on Highway...
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Man shot by N. Charleston police had much to celebrate in recent months
NORTH CHARLESTON, S.C. (AP) -- Less than two months before he was killed, Walter Lamer Scott turned 50 and wanted everyone around him to join in the celebration.It was February, and Scott's family had...
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FBI: Man plotted suicide bomb attack at Kansas military base
KANSAS CITY, Kan. (AP) -- A 20-year-old man accused of planning a suicide attack at Fort Riley was arrested Friday while trying to arm what he thought was a 1,000-pound bomb near the Kansas military...
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North Augusta man shot at Augusta Regional Airport
A shooting at Augusta Regional Airport Friday afternoon landed a North Augusta man in the hospital.The incident happened at 12:11 p.m. after a verbal altercation between two cab drivers who work for...
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Williston officially opens new police station
WILLISTON - Tommy Rivers, former mayor of Williston, said the town has needed a new police station for at least 25 years.After moving into an old SCE&G office and spending three months making...
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Aiken jail deputy receives top state honor
An Aiken County detention center deputy received top honors at the S.C. Jail Administrators Association conference - the third time in four years a local jailer has won the award.Cpl. Tonetta Buggs was...
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Legislative delegation to meet Monday in Wagener
All eight members of Aiken County's legislative delegation will be at a meeting Monday in Wagener to get input and answer questions from local residents.The meeting will be at 5:30 p.m. at the Wagener...
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Aiken County bookings for April 11
These are the bookings recorded for the Doris C. Gravat Detention Center for April 9, 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 11
According to reports provided by Aiken Public Safety:An Aiken woman reported Thursday that her ex-boyfriend stole her gas cap when the two met up on Whiskey Road.An Aiken woman reported Wednesday that...
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Train derails in Trenton
A Norfolk Southern train derailment was reported in Edgefield County Friday night.A train derailed about 8:30 p.m. in Trenton near Salters Pond Road, according to dispatch. A 1½-mile evacuation was...
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Grant leads to literacy project at elementary school
The Aiken Writing Project, with funding from the Kellogg Foundation and the National Writing Project, recently sponsored a series of Family Literacy Nights at Ridge Spring-Monetta Elementary School.On...
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Cooler weather expected for Masters
After highs near or in the low 90s for the first rounds of the Masters, the weather should be noticeably cooler today with a high expected to be near 78 at the Augusta National Golf Club. Skies will be...
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Two separate fatal collisions in Aiken, Barnwell counties
Two people are dead after separate wrecks that occurred in Aiken and Barnwell counties Friday.Willie Williamson, 22, of 136 Cherry Road in Barnwell, was killed in a single-vehicle collision on Highway...
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Love story leads Thoroughbred, Aiken rider to demonstrations at Rolex
More than 300 horse-and-rider teams are getting ready for the Retired Racehorse Project's $100,000 Thoroughbred Makeover competition, which will be held in October in Kentucky.Only five will be...
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