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Aiken's Verizon Wireless Premium store to give away backpacks Saturday
The Cellular Connection's Verizon Wireless Premium store in Aiken will be among the more than 400 such retail outlets around the country participating in the School Rocks Backpack Giveaway on...
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Aiken auction to benefit United Way
Aiken residents have the opportunity to purchase a photo for a good cause.The City will hold its annual "Our Aiken" photo auction Thursday night to benefit the United Way of Aiken County.The City...
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Glover Grove Baptist Church fish fry benefit
PruittHealth-Aiken, 830 Laurens St., will host a fish fry on Friday to benefit Glover Grove Baptist Church, a Warrenville congregation that lost its building to a fire June 24. The event will be held...
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CSRA College Night to attract thousands
Roughly $12,000 in scholarship money will be up for the taking in September when about 140 colleges and universities welcome students from around the region to CSRA College Night.The annual event will...
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S.C. traffic fatalities, parent outcry over novel & coal ash removed: News...
South Carolina aims to reduce S.C. traffic fatalities to zeroCOLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — South Carolina is setting a goal of reducing the number of traffic fatalities to zero.And on Wednesday, the Department...
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Santorum seeks separation from field in return to Aiken (w/ video)
Republican presidential candidate Rick Santorum made his second swing through Aiken on Monday, highlighting a message he believes "connects well" with social conservatives in the area.Santorum spoke to...
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Everitt wraps up superintendency
Following an interview Tuesday, Dr. Beth Everitt mentioned more than once that she no longer had a phone in her office and, for that matter, little else.The Aiken County School District's...
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Edgefield County to hold job fair today
The Edgefield County Council wants to link Edgefield residents with jobs.Edgefield County will hold a job fair today from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. in the cafeteria at Strom Thurmond High School, 1131 Columbia...
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CAB debates, opposes spent fuel storage
NEW ELLENTON — An advisory board voted Tuesday to renew its position paper against the Savannah River Site temporarily storing the nation's spent fuel. But the renewal was first challenged by members...
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Zimbabweans linked to illegal lion hunt appear in court
HARARE, Zimbabwe (AP) -- Two Zimbabweans arrested for illegally hunting a protected lion named Cecil were in court on Wednesday as anger at the kill by an American dentist escalated."If, as has been...
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Sea Pro Boats building new $5 million site with 238 new jobs
COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) -- Boat manufacturer Sea Pro Boats is investing $5.5 million in a new manufacturing plant in Newberry County and intends to hire 238 workers.The company made the announcement in...
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Ohio cop indicted on murder charge in traffic-stop shooting
CINCINNATI (AP) — A University of Cincinnati officer who shot a motorist during a traffic stop over a missing front license plate has been indicted on murder charges, a prosecutor said Wednesday,...
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Police: Aiken man assaulted woman with beer can
An Aiken man is facing accusations of assaulting a woman with a beer can Tuesday night.Nathaniel Lewis, 58, was arrested and charged with third-degree assault and battery.Aiken Department of Public...
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Police: Aiken man attempts to damage vehicle with apple
No charges were made after an Aiken man tried to damage his wife's vehicle with an apple that had nails stuck in it Tuesday morning.Aiken Department of Public Safety officers responded to a business on...
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Musician Ben Folds to headline Westobou show; tickets on sale Tuesday
AUGUSTA — Singer-songwriter-producer Ben Folds will headline Augusta's Westobou Festival marquee music event on Oct. 1.Tickets of $35, $45 and $55 will go on sale Tuesday. Limited VIP, college student...
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Benefit scheduled for Colony Apartment victims
In the midst of recovering from a fire disaster, one local restaurant is turning up the heat at its kitchen for a benefit to help locals who lost their home after a fire at The Colony at South Park...
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3 dogs found with duct-taped muzzles to be transferred to Aiken SPCA
Three dogs found Tuesday in South Carolina with their muzzles duct-taped shut and chained to a wall on the back porch of a home will be transferred to the SPCA Albrecht Center for Animal Welfare.The...
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Church security conference set for North Augusta
A conference on church security is planned for North Augusta after the mass shooting at a Charleston church a little over a month ago left nine dead.The conference will be held at 7 p.m. Monday at the...
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Splashdown marks end of summer reading program in North Augusta
Sgt. David Griffin, with the North Augusta Department of Public Safety, was summoned to 135 Edgefield Road on Wednesday morning for an incident involving dozens of children, and the result was a blast...
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Kids invited to Fit 4 School
Students of all ages are invited to attend the upcoming Fit 4 School event, where they can receive free health-related screenings and take part in many fun activities.The event will be held at the...
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