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Blotter for May 29
According to the Aiken County Sheriff's Office:A Windsor man reported Tuesday people were trespassing and dumping garbage on his 2,000-acre property.A Gloverville man reported Monday property missing...
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Bill to allow concealed weapons without permit dies for year
COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) -- Legislation to let people carry a concealed weapon without a permit has died for the year in South Carolina.A Senate subcommittee took no action on two bills Thursday, deciding...
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Prayer vigil scheduled in Beech Island tonight for school bus wreck victims
A prayer vigil will be held at the Second Baptist Church of Beech Island for the victims of a school bus crash that happened Wednesday morning.Greendale student Kyrie Henry, 4, died as a result of the...
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Increased domestic violence penalties headed to Haley's desk
COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) -- A bill increasing penalties in South Carolina for repeat domestic violence offenders and banning batterers from having guns is heading to the governor's desk.The House voted...
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Photo shows Chicago cops posing over black man with antlers (image included)
CHICAGO (AP) -- A former Chicago police detective is suing to get his job back after being fired for posing in a photograph with another officer holding rifles over an unidentified black man lying on a...
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Aiken County bookings for May 29
These are the bookings recorded for the Doris C. Gravat Detention Center for May 29. Some of the people listed may not have actually spent time in jail if they posted bond and were released. Although...
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Adult education graduates: From struggles to success
Asked to serve as a speaker at the Aiken County School District's adult education ceremony, Tracey Fulmer didn't hold anything back.As the mother of four children, she had left school at 16. In recent...
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Aiken's Mended Hearts chapter provide valuable support to cardiac patients
Dr. Ansermo Arthur appreciates the work done by the Aiken chapter of Mended Hearts. The interventional cardiologist praised the organization's members, who visit and offer encouragement to patients...
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UPDATED: Armed robbery reported at Days Inn in Aiken County
Aiken County Sheriff's deputies are seeking a suspect following an armed robbery this afternoon at the Days Inn on Columbia Highway, near I-20.The 911 call came in at 4:14 p.m., according to...
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On heels of Palmetto Pipeline plans, eminent domain law unclear
According to S.C. Rep. Bill Hixon, R-North Augusta, laws on the books regarding eminent domain date back to the early 1900s.The Colonial Pipeline was built in 1959, and Hixon was 2 years old at the...
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Kennedy Multicultural Fair opens a world of learning
Seventh-grade social studies students at Kennedy Middle School traveled from Iceland to Ireland to India and places beyond and in between Wednesday evening but never left campus.Hundreds of students...
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Residents voice opinions about new school superintendent
Visibility, character and good people skills are a few of the qualities some Aiken County residents would like in a new school superintendent.During an informal meeting at Aiken High on Thursday night,...
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Titan Farms celebrates new machinery
RIDGE SPRING — Titan Farms has more than 600 employees, and South Carolina's peach-producing pioneer drew plenty of extra foot traffic Thursday morning, celebrating several months of improvements and...
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Local state lawmakers side with Gov. Haley on budget surplus
Members of the Aiken County Legislative Delegation agree with Gov. Nikki Haley's vision for spending the larger chunk of a $400 million surplus on fixing the state's roads and bridges and avoiding a...
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Aiken County school bus, tractor-trailer wreck investigation continues
South Carolina Highway Patrol troopers still are investigating the cause of the wreck that killed a Greendale Elementary student Wednesday morning in Beech Island.Kyrie Henry, 4, was pronounced dead at...
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Fatal officer-involved shooting, dog shot during police chase & filibuster:...
Police: Man fatally shot after pointing gun at deputiesLANCASTER, S.C. (AP) — Authorities say a man was fatally shot by Lancaster County sheriff's deputies after they say he pointed a gun at officers...
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Man with 1st name 'God' settles with credit rating agency
NEW YORK (AP) — A New York City man whose first name is God has settled a lawsuit with a credit reporting agency that had refused to recognize his name as legitimate.Under the agreement reached in...
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Gaston man arrested in Deluxe Inn robbery
A Gaston man was arrested Thursday morning in connection to an armed robbery at Deluxe Inn in Aiken.James Corder, 51, is facing armed robbery charges after he robbed the Deluxe Inn on Edgefield...
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Report: Aiken man urinates on furniture, assaults woman
Warrants are pending for an Aiken man who urinated on furniture and assaulted a woman after being confronted on Friday morning.Aiken County Sheriff's Office deputies responded to a call at a local...
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Assault in Warrenville reportedly begins over text message
A text message sparked an assault on Daily Drive in Warrenville early Friday morning.Warrants are still pending after a Graniteville woman assaulted a Warrenville man after they began arguing over a...
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