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Blotter for May 7
According to reports provided by the Aiken County Sheriff's Office:A Wagener man reported Tuesday that his new car was stolen from his residence on Festival Trail Road.An Aiken woman reported Tuesday...
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ATC, Aiken public schools partner for scholarships
Aiken Technical College and the Aiken County Public School District are working together to increase the number of Aiken County students attending college.The partnership, known as the Within Reach...
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Jubilee Club to hear from Vietnam vet
Bob Ritter is a well-known collegiate football and lacrosse coach. But later this month, he will tap into his experience serving in the Vietnam War and relay his personal, Christian testimony to...
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Students can win scholarship by holding Red Cross drive
This summer, high school and college students can win a scholarship by holding an American Red Cross blood drive through the Leaders Save Lives program.Registration is now open to hold a participating...
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Cops: Man shoots own vehicle, points gun at bystanders at New Holland Fire...
A man was detained after a shooting was reported at the New Holland Fire Department on Tuesday evening.Chad Barker was arrested and charged with two counts of pointing and presenting a firearm,...
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Committee takes testimony on FOI bill
Aiken Rep. Bill Taylor remains optimistic that the S.C. House can pass a Freedom of Information Act bill that would, among other things, give people a less-expensive way to fight governments when...
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Lower Goodwill Aiken job fair attendance could be good sign
Job fairs at the Aiken Goodwill Job Connection usually attract several hundred people seeking work, but for the latest one Wednesday, attendance was down significantly."It has been fairly slow and...
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With retirement approaching, agriculture teacher recalls career
After earning a bachelor's degree in agricultural education and a master's in animal science from Clemson in 1983, Allen Williams started looking for a job as a county extension agent.Fortuitously, as...
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Aiken Standard, WRDW News-12 seek release of North Augusta officer dash-cam...
The Aiken Standard and WRDW News-12 will go to court and fight an attempt to block the release of a dash-cam video reportedly showing a North Augusta Public Safety officer shooting and killing a man in...
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Improvements making headway on University Parkway
Aiken County residents likely will encounter major road construction on University Parkway within the next several years as Aiken City officials are beginning to make headway on several millions of...
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Aiken County coroner seeks order to unfreeze transport funds
BARNWELL — Attorneys met for the first time before a judge at the Barnwell County Courthouse on Wednesday, a month after Aiken County Coroner Tim Carlton filed a complaint against Aiken County,...
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Pipeline leak reported; input meeting set for North Augusta
Since December, more than 300,000 gallons of gasoline reportedly have leaked from Kinder Morgan's Plantation Pipeline in Belton, South Carolina.The South Carolina Department of Health and Environmental...
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2015 USC Aiken graduates
May 2015* Cum Laude** Magna Cum Laude*** Summa Cum LaudeMaster of Education: Katie Rollins Campbell, Jean Cadwallader Pesce, Janessa Anne Senn and Anna Lindsay TuckerMaster of Science: Aislyn Marquet...
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Protesters block bridge, fatal robbery & SC athletes going national: News...
4 people arrested after protesters block Charleston bridgeCHARLESTON, S.C. (AP) — A group of protesters chanting "black lives matter" blocked the Ravenel Bridge in Charleston during rush hour, leading...
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Aiken County deputies investigating suspicious death in Trenton
The Aiken County Sheriff's and Coroner's offices are investigating a suspicious death in Trenton.The name of the deceased has not been released at this time.Deputies responded to a home on the 400...
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Social media and mourning: Funerals may be the last frontier
NEW YORK (AP) — Taya Dunn Johnson has been living large online for years, embracing Facebook, Twitter and other social streams to frequently share her most mundane and intimate moments.Her husband —...
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X-Box feud leaves North Augusta man concerned of possible cyber bullying...
A North Augusta man called police after a verbal altercation with online players over an X-Box game that left him concerned it could turn into a report of cyber bullying.According to the Aiken County...
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Graniteville's Megiddo Dream Station expands to North Augusta
Megiddo Dream Station, which teaches unemployed men and women how to become better job candidates, is expanding the scope of its influence and mission.The Graniteville-based organization is setting up...
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Warrenville man arrested on multiple charges
A 51-year-old Warrenville man was arrested Wednesday after he violated an order of protection and pulled a box cutter on a woman, according to a report provided by the Aiken County Sheriff's...
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Aiken County Sheriff's Office holding inaugural Jail Break 5K
If you are a runner, you are wanted by the police - but for a good cause.The inaugural Aiken County Sheriff's Office Jail Break 5K will be held May 16 at the Langley Pond Loop Trail, with check-in from...
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