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Top stories from the holiday weekend: Chris Lydle retiring, Memorial Day...
Lydle preparing for retirement by putting Camera Center up for saleChris' Camera Center in downtown Aiken has survived the transition from film to digital images, the growing popularity of smartphones...
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Ola Hitt's memory alive in new addition at St. John United Methodist Church
The Faith Center, St. John United Methodist Church's latest campus addition, is home to a variety of greenery and the mix of flora includes a few specimens that got personal attention at the hands of...
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Aiken eatery holding 'penny party' to stand by residents on hospitality tax
Up Your Alley Chophouse wants to stand by those who voiced their opposition to the City of Aiken's 1 percent hospitality tax by throwing its own "penny party."Dr. Philip Jordan, one of the owners of Up...
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Aiken County to hold public budget work session today
Aiken County Council and officials will meet today to discuss the proposed fiscal year 2015-16 operating budget.The 6 p.m. meeting is open to the public in the Sandlapper Room on the first floor of the...
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Public input meetings scheduled for new Aiken County superintendent
The Aiken County School Board and the Superintendent Search Committee will hear input from community residents at meetings Thursday and again on June 1.The meetings will be held in each of the...
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Severe grill burns, missing boater & driver shot in head by passenger: News...
Elderly man severely burns himself trying to light a grillORANGEBURG, S.C. (AP) — Officials say an elderly Eutawville man was airlifted to a hospital after being severely burned while trying to light a...
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Galleries Galore: Parades, graduations & more local event photos from the...
Check out our photo galleries from a variety of local events from Memorial Day weekend in Aiken County.Memorial Day ceremonies in Aikenhttp://bit.ly/1HIy1tWMemorial Day around the...
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12 missing after flooding in Texas sweeps away vacation home
WIMBERLEY, Texas (AP) -- Recovery teams were resuming the search early Tuesday for 12 people who are missing after a rain-swollen river in Central Texas carried a vacation home off its foundation,...
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Update: Police briefly evacuate US Capitol, Visitors' Center
WASHINGTON (AP) — Police briefly evacuated the U.S. Capitol and its visitors' center on Tuesday as alarms sounded in both buildings.Kimberly Schneider, a spokeswoman for U.S. Capitol Police, said...
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Collision causing delays on Banks Mill Road in Aiken
A vehicular collision has traffic stalled on Banks Mill Road.A vehicle reportedly rolled over about 3 p.m. and entrapment was confirmed, according to scanner traffic. At least one person has been...
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City of Aiken's hospitality tax to take effect June 1
The City of Aiken's 1 percent hospitality tax will take effect June 1, and the 220 businesses inside City limits that serve prepared meals and beverages will turn in their first month's worth of...
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New USC Aiken education dean impressed with program
When she successfully applied to USC Aiken for the School of Education Dean position, Judy Beck was drawn by the school's rigorous program."The faculty members already do a great job," said Beck, who...
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Study: South Carolina 10th best place for vets
A recent study ranked South Carolina the 10th best place for veterans in the nation - a number officials are happy with, but believe can improve if the state legislature finalizes a key bill.The study...
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Suspects sought in credit card cloning case
The Aiken Department of Public Safety is seeking the identities two people in a credit card cloning case.A cloned credit card has the card number and cardholder information stored on it from a...
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Aiken's Sigma Pi chapter of Omega Psi Phi to celebrate 40 years of service
The Sigma Pi chapter of Omega Psi Phi Fraternity Inc. will celebrate 40 years of community service on Saturday.The 9 a.m. celebration will be held at the Woodside Plantation Club, 1000 Woodside...
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Aiken Technical College seeking scholarship applicants
The Aiken Technical College Foundation will award more than $75,000 in scholarships for the 2015-16 school year, and applications are needed by July 1."We're helping students in the community pursue...
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Barnwell County bookings for May 27
These are the bookings recorded for the Barnwell County Detention Center for May 18-25. 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 Bookings for May 26
These are the bookings recorded for the Doris C. Gravat Detention Center for May 22-25. Some names have already been printed and are not included below. Some of the people listed may not have actually...
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Report: Warrenville man arrested after destroying own property
A Warrenville man was arrested Saturday night after reportedly destroying his own mailbox with a baseball bat.Timothy Johnson, 53, was arrested and charged with disorderly conduct, according to a...
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Aiken man's suicide joke yields police call
An Aiken man "learned his lesson" after his suicide joke led to the police being called Tuesday morning.Aiken Department of Public Safety officers responded to Fairway Ridge at 4:10 a.m. when a woman...
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