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North Augusta Middle School students to experience Extreme STEAM
Today, North Augusta Middle School will hold Extreme STEAM Day from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m.With more than 20 presentations by area private and public industry, sixth- through eighth-grade students will...
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ACTS annual fan drive returning to Aiken Lowe's
Local families with low incomes need help beating the heat during the summer, so Area Churches Together Serving conducts an annual fan drive.The organization, which also is known as ACTS, and Lowe's...
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Arrests made in North Augusta robbery
North Augusta Department of Public Safety arrested two individuals Wednesday wanted in connection to a May 9 burglary at the Belvedere-North Augusta Rescue Squad building at 139 Edgefield Road.J-Sun...
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Aiken County bookings for May 28
These are the bookings recorded for the Doris C. Gravat Detention Center for May 26, 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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Blotter for May 28
According to the Aiken Department of Public Safety:A man was arrested for simple possession of marijuana Tuesday when officers detected the odor of marijuana in his vehicle that was parked behind a...
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USC Aiken student begins White House internship
Judith Templeton had traveled virtually around the world as an Army brat; when her own daughter, Courtney, was growing up, Judith wanted the youngster to have the same kind of adventures.They traveled...
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East Aiken students bring school year to close with music
Kindergarten students at East Aiken Elementary School of the Arts on Wednesday "got funky" for their families and friends at their end-of-the-year program.At the start of the program, the students...
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Aiken County parks get updates, more planned
The Aiken County Parks, Recreation and Tourism Department hopes to gain some traction at several of its parks this summer as school winds down and summer nears.North Augusta native Mark van der Linden,...
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MOX operating license upheld through appeal process
A federal agency recently denied an appeal filed by three anti-nuclear groups to the operating license agreement for the Savannah River Site's MOX facility.More than a year ago, CB&I AREVA MOX...
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Update: Name released of student killed in school bus collision in Aiken...
A traffic crash Wednesday morning involving an Aiken County special needs school bus and a tractor-trailer has resulted in the death of a 4-year-old, according to Aiken County Coroner Tim Carlton.Kyrie...
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Former NADPS officer Justin Craven indicted on felony charge
An Edgefield County grand jury has indicted former North Augusta Department of Public Safety officer Justin Craven on Wednesday on a felony charge in the shooting death of 68-year-old Edgefield County...
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School Board announces new administrators
When Davina Truitt got the call Tuesday night that she was a new assistant principal at Busbee-Corbett Elementary-Middle in Wagener, she burst into tears.Truitt, a reading coach at East Aiken School of...
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Infanticide, fire official charged with attempted murder & former Clemson...
Woman accused of homicide in death of an infantBOILING SPRINGS, S.C. (AP) — The Spartanburg County Sheriff's Office says a Boiling Springs woman charged with felony child abuse in the death of a...
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Pentagon: Military mistakenly shipped live anthrax samples
WASHINGTON (AP) -- The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said Wednesday it is investigating what the Pentagon called an inadvertent shipment of live anthrax spores to government and commercial...
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Augusta man pleads guilty to seeking to join Islamic State
AUGUSTA, Ga. (AP) -- Leon Nathan Davis had a family and a sales job -- and says he left them behind last fall with a one-way ticket overseas and a plan to join the Islamic State group.The 37-year-old...
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Dog found with muzzle taped with electrical tape
CHARLESTON, S.C. (AP) -- Authorities are investigating after a 15-month old dog was found with its muzzle taped shut with electrical tape.The Charleston Animal Society said in a statement Thursday that...
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Attempted armed robbery arrest made in Aiken shortly after incident reported
An attempted armed robbery suspect was quickly arrested by the Aiken County Sheriff's Office Thursday morning.The incident was reported about 11:10 a.m. at Deluxe Inn on Edgefield Highway, and the...
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Edisto Singers will perform spring concert Sunday
WAGENER — The Edisto Singers will host the final spring concert of its season at 7 p.m. Sunday.Based around the theme of "Faith, Hope and Love," the adult singers will perform songs such as "A...
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Monkeying around at the Aiken Training Track with Sunny
Sunny had a good time at the Aiken Training Track on Wednesday morning. Chirping constantly like a bird, he explored a white truck and then climbed on a wire fence underneath the inside rail.The tiny...
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Two men sought in North Augusta thefts
North Augusta Department of Public Safety is attempting to identify two men involved in several thefts around the area.Police have released surveillance images of both suspects and the vehicle they...
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