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Osbon decries hospitality tax in mayoral seat speech
Aiken businessman Rick Osbon said if elected mayor, he will work to remove a recently-mandated hospitality tax and work with Aiken City Council to find suitable alternatives.Osbon's speech came five...
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Actor arrested, kidnapping & recycling plant death: News around the state on...
'Buffy the Vampire Slayer' actor arrested at Myrtle BeachMYRTLE BEACH, S.C. (AP) — An actor who starred on the TV show "Buffy the Vampire Slayer" and was in Myrtle Beach, South Carolina, for XCon World...
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Feds propose multi-pronged plan to bolster decline in bees
WASHINGTON (AP) -- The federal government hopes to reverse America's declining honeybee and monarch butterfly populations by making more federal land bee-friendly, spending more money on research and...
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State Supreme Court considers trooper's firing over lost hat
RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) -- North Carolina's highest court is being asked to decide: If a state trooper can't be trusted to tell the truth about why he lost his hat, can he be trusted when he faces a heavier...
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Galleries Galore: Parades, golf tournaments and other local happenings
From retirement celebrations to the Aiken County Farmers Market -- we have several new photo galleries for our readers to check out today.Aiken County School District Retirement...
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FTC: Family raised $187M for cancer, spent it on themselves
WASHINGTON (AP) — A Tennessee man and his family used much of the $187 million it collected for cancer patients to buy themselves cars, gym memberships and take luxury cruise vacations, pay for college...
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Aiken County Farmers Market ripe for summer
One of the oldest farmers markets in South Carolina is open and ready for business this summer.The Aiken County Farmers Market is open from 8 a.m. to noon Tuesdays, Thursdays and Saturdays at 115...
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USCA professor receives $475,000 research grant
Dr. Virginia Shervette, an assistant professor in USC Aiken biology department, has learned she has received a $475,000 grant from the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration.NOAA is inviting...
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Wagener residents honor longtime educator Allen Williams
WAGENER — Dozens of neighbors gave a hat tip - or a tip of the John Deere or International Harvester cap, in some cases - to Allen Williams on Sunday afternoon, honoring the longtime agricultural...
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Blotter for May 20
According to the Aiken County Sheriff's Office:A Warrenville woman reported Monday someone cut a tire on her vehicle parked on Victory Lane.An Aiken woman reported items stolen Monday from a church on...
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Aiken man charged after substance found on his shirt
An Aiken man is facing drug charges after a "green-leafy" substance was found on his shirt as he exited his vehicle for a search Monday, police said.Blake Willis, 30, was arrested and released with...
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Monetta man struck by car, suspect still sought by deputies
Deputies are searching for the driver of a vehicle that struck a Monetta man early Tuesday morning on Columbia Highway.Aiken County Sheriff's Office deputies found the victim walking down Columbia...
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North Augusta man injured in fire caused by torch
A North Augusta man was injured in a house fire Monday night when a torch blew up while he was doing home repairs.Aiken County Sheriff's Office deputies responded to Stevie Seymour Street at 6:15 p.m....
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Jackson man gets 40 years for sexual misconduct
A Jackson man pleaded guilty Monday to four counts of criminal sexual misconduct with a minor.Jerry Shaeffer, 63, of Jackson, was sentenced to 40 years with no parole, said Second Circuit Solicitor...
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Cell towers on agenda for Aiken County Planning Commission
Aiken County Planning Commission will decide Thursday whether to approve four separate cell towers in Aiken County, with three of those towers to be located in Graniteville.The 6 p.m. meeting is open...
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Aiken County bookings for May 20
These are the bookings recorded for the Doris C. Gravat Detention Center for May 15-18, 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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School District honors retiring Aiken County educators, staffers
Like many others on Monday, Joy Holman received a certificate at a retirement banquet on Monday - honoring her service to the Aiken County School District.Like many others, her story is the same: After...
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Multiple events planned in Aiken County to honor vets
Residents will have various opportunities to celebrate Memorial Day with friends and family and, of course, pay homage to those who dedicated their lives to protecting the freedom of their loved...
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'Les Miserables' opens on Friday
Though Lisa Tharp-Bernard has seen the "Les Misérables" role of Fantine play out several times onstage, she was "absolutely captivated" by Anne Hathaway's "haunting portrayal" in the 2012 film...
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SCE&G volunteers weatherize resident's home
When he returned to Aiken in recent years, James Smith, 68, moved back into the home in which he grew up.It's full of lovely, antique furniture - some of it dating back to his great-great-grandparents....
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