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TalkBack for May 20: Letters, camera footage and roads
Excellent letterExcellent letter to the editor in the May 14 edition on the shortcomings of the mayor and City Council being misguided. They ignore the will of the people, and come November, there need...
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Royal writing: Author Andrew Morton digging into former King with Aiken ties
Aiken has attracted the attention of a best-selling author who is doing research for a book that he might write.Andrew Morton, who is seeking information about Herman Rogers, contacted the Aiken...
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Georgia denies certificate of need for Palmetto Pipeline
The Georgia Department of Transportation today denied Kinder Morgan's request for a Certificate of Need for its proposed pipeline.The Palmetto Pipeline is a 360-mile fuel pipeline that would run from...
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UPDATED: Suspicious death under investigation at Glendale Terrace Apartments
Aiken Department of Public Safety confirmed Tuesday a "suspicious death" occurred after noon at Glendale Terrace Apartments on York Street.Lauren McKinney, 28, of Aiken, was found dead at her home,...
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Aiken County Council approves budget on first vote with millage increase
Aiken County Council unanimously agreed to approve the County's proposed $62.7 million budget with an additional 2.4 millage increase on its first vote Tuesday.Council heard only the first reading of...
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Wife of biker inmate: Some arrested in Texas are innocent
WACO, Texas (AP) -- Bullets ricocheted around the parking lot of Twin Peaks, the Waco restaurant where a motorcycle gang shootout left nine dead, just minutes after Theron Rhoten pulled in on his...
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Bin Laden papers include loving notes, terrorist application
WASHINGTON (AP) -- During his years in hiding, Osama bin Laden urged followers to concentrate on attacking Americans and wrote bittersweet letters to one of his wives and his children, according to...
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Planning Commission to hear redevelopment plan including Project Jackson
The North Augusta Planning Commission will have its turn Thursday to look at Project Jackson.Set as the only application on the agenda, the commission will take a request for a major modification to...
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Ex-SC State board chairman sentenced to 5 years in prison
COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) -- The former board chairman of South Carolina State University in Orangeburg has been sentenced to five years in prison for his role in a kickback and corruption scheme.U.S....
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Aiken woman faces unlawful neglect charges
An Aiken woman turned herself in and was charged with four counts of unlawful neglect after Aiken Department of Public Safety officers found her home "in an unsatisfactory condition," according to Lt....
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Cops: Woman attacked elderly beau with hacksaw, model plane
SPRING MILLS, Pa. (AP) -- Police say a Pennsylvania woman in "an outrage of jealousy" attacked her 82-year-old boyfriend with a hacksaw and a model airplane.The Centre Daily Times reports 46-year-old...
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Deal near on SC bill requiring public bodies to have agendas
COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) -- House and Senate members are nearing a compromise to require government bodies in South Carolina to publish agendas before public meetings.The conference committee agreed...
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Three USCA online programs ranked nationally
U.S. News & World Report recently ranked three of USC Aiken's online programs among the best in the nation.USCA ranked No. 107 among the "Best Online Bachelor's Programs for Veterans." The school...
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Arrests made in Boost Mobile burglary in Aiken
Arrests have been made in the early morning burglary of the Boost Mobile Store on York Street.According to a press release from the Aiken Department of Public Safety, investigators have arrested Carl...
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Wreath laying Monday at Vietnam War memorial
A wreath-laying ceremony will be held at 10 a.m. Monday at the Vietnam War memorial, in front of Aiken Public Safety on Laurens Street in downtown Aiken.The presentation will be performed by United...
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Blotter for May 21
According to Aiken County Sheriff's Office:A Warrenville woman reported Tuesday her house on Sunflower Lane had been broken into and items were missing.A North Augusta woman reported Tuesday her door...
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Aiken County bookings for May 19
These are the bookings recorded for the Doris C. Gravat Detention Center for May 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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Committee cites 'apex of problems' with MOX
A member of a U.S. Senate subcommittee said the Savannah River Site's MOX project is suffering from an "apex of problems" en route to suggesting the nation move forward with an alternative method for...
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Aiken Senior Men's Club hear about invasion of Normandy
Army Gen. George S. Patton's key role in the Normandy invasion during World War II didn't emerge until after that operation, when he took command of the Third U.S. Army.Yet, Patton did bring a crucial...
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Suspects sought in Belvedere-North Augusta rescue squad burglary
North Augusta Department of Public Safety is asking for help in identifying two suspects in multiple breaking and entering cases at the Belvedere-North Augusta Rescue Squad.According to a press...
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