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AHS ROTC's Bryant gets retirement send-off
After 20 years in the U.S. Navy and one year at North Beach High School, Bruce Bryant joined the Aiken High School faculty in 1995 as the Naval Junior ROTC senior chief.He remained in that role for 21...
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Aiken High group to hold rodeo event
Aiken High School's Future Farmers of America is bringing a new fundraiser to the area that the group's adviser, Waylon Priester, believes will receive the community support it needs to be...
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School Board to discuss preliminary budget
Members of the Aiken County Board of Education will hear a report of the preliminary 2015-16 budget at 7 p.m. Tuesday at the district office at 1000 Brookhaven Drive.Many estimates in the budget are...
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Gun permit bill clears another hurdle
After clearing a House subcommittee this week and gaining half of the House representatives as sponsors, S.C. Rep. Bill Hixon's bill that would allow Georgia and South Carolina concealed-weapon permit...
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NFL player Corey Chavous visits J.D. Lever Elementary School
Corey Chavous racked up dozens of interceptions, hundreds of tackles and several touchdowns during his years as a collegiate and professional football player, but the longtime defensive back's focus...
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First responders honored during Grand Prix
As Michael Ford sat down to enjoy a plate of barbecue, the North Augusta Department of Public Safety officer spoke about Aiken's efforts to remember first responders who have given their lives in the...
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City Council to discuss state of Aiken's wooden bridges
Aiken City Council and staff will meet Tuesday to discuss the state of Aiken's historic wooden bridges.The 5 p.m. work session is open to the public, and will be held in room 204 in the Municipal...
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Aiken man arrested in armed robbery after turning himself in
An arrest was made in an armed robbery that occurred at an Aiken convenience store after the suspect turned himself in to police.Emerson Edwards, 18, of Aiken was charged with armed robbery and...
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Would-be sexual encounter turns violent in Aiken
An Aiken man expecting to have sex when he met up with a woman was instead assaulted, according to the Aiken County Sheriff's Office.The incident happened about 9:15 p.m. Sunday on Runs Creek Drive,...
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Did you buy a Powerball ticket in October? You could be a millionaire
South Carolina Education Lottery officials are looking for the individual who purchased a winning lottery ticket for $1 million in Florence last October.The deadline to redeem the ticket is Thursday,...
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Follow Aiken man's race in the Boston Marathon
Aiken resident Jim Kekacs is running in today's Boston Marathon, and you can track his progress online.Kekacs was inspired to qualify for the big race after the terrorist events that occurred at the...
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Police: Shoplifting at Aiken store leads to drug charges
Aiken Department of Public Safety officers responded to a reported shoplifting at the York Street Dollar General on April 8.Officers were told that a male suspect had been attempting to hurry a female...
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Agency proposes lifting most humpback whales' protections
HONOLULU (AP) — The federal government on Monday proposed removing most of the world's humpback whale population from the endangered species list, saying they have rebounded after 45 years of...
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Aiken woman sought for drug violations
Police are looking for an Aiken woman after officers seized a box with about 5 pounds of marijuana from a vehicle.Kazandra Moore, 25, is wanted for possession with the intent to distribute marijuana...
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Aiken County bookings for April 21
These are the bookings recorded for the Doris C. Gravat Detention Center for April 17-19, 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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Aiken County Accommodations Tax Committee meets Tuesday to talk grant...
The Aiken County Accommodations Tax Advisory Board Committee will meet Tuesday to discuss grant applications for several recreation spots around the County, which includes Langley Pond.The 2 p.m....
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Report: Man exposed himself to young girls in Aiken business
An Aiken business owner reported Friday that an unknown man entered her business and exposed himself to her two young daughters, according to the Aiken Department of Public Safety.The 33-year-old woman...
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'Post and Courier' wins Pulitzer
The Aiken Standard's sister paper the Charleston Post and Courier on Monday was awarded a Pulitzer Prize for the newspaper's series on domestic violence. Both papers are owned by Evening Post...
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Used book sale on Thursday to raise money for nonprofit
USC Aiken's The Guild of Poetic Intent is holding a spring used book sale Thursday to raise money for a reading nonprofit.The book sale will run from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. near the school's Student...
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Blotter for April 21
According to reports provided by the Aiken Department of Public Safety:A 49-year-old Aiken man was charged with criminal domestic violence Sunday after he pushed his wife into a corner and threatened...
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