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GEM provides support, advice to teenage girls
A local nonprofit founded by an Aiken veterinarian is helping teenage girls who are on the brink of making some of the biggest decisions of their lives.The organization's name is GEM, which stands for...
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Hippodrome to host rare horse celebration
On Saturday, a rare horse breed will be celebrated at the Hippodrome.The Pure Puerto Rican Paso Fino Federation of America will hold its annual celebration starting at 10 a.m., with free admission. The...
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Good dogs: Animals with taped muzzles arrive at Aiken SPCA
Three dogs with one name - Bocephus - arrived in Aiken on Thursday afternoon to find their forever homes.The dogs - a female German shepherd and a female and male bluetick coonhounds - had been found...
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Charleston shooter due in court, Jeb Bush's son visits S.C. & police rift:...
Suspect in Charleston church shooting due in federal courtCHARLESTON, S.C. (AP) — The man accused of slaying nine parishioners as they worshipped at a South Carolina church was expected in court Friday...
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Gamboa seeks return to normalcy after not guilty verdict
Dr. Juan Gamboa contends there are no winners in a recent case that ended in an Aiken County jury finding him not guilty of child sexual abuse earlier this month.Two weeks after walking away a free...
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New Ellenton completes first month of hospitality tax
The City of New Ellenton took a step toward beautifying its recreational facilities last month when City Council passed on second reading a 1 percent hospitality tax that went into effect on July 1.The...
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Aiken polo player dies in Ohio wreck
A member of the United States National Polo Team from Aiken was killed Thursday in an accident on Interstate 76 in Milton, Ohio.The Ohio State Highway Patrol identified the man as Will Tankard, 30, of...
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Avett Brothers return to Augusta
STAFF REPORTSAUGUSTA - The Avett Brothers are returning to Augusta this fall.Tickets will go on sale 10 a.m. Aug. 7 at $47."In their 13 years of performing and touring, from small clubs in their native...
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Coast Guard: Search for teens will be suspended at sunset
MIAMI (AP) — The Coast Guard will suspend its search at sunset for two teenage fishermen who've been missing for a week, officials said Friday.However, Capt. Mark Fedor said the search would continue...
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Zimbabwe: American lion killer's extradition being sought
HARARE, Zimbabwe (AP) — Zimbabwe intends to seek the extradition of an American dentist who killed a lion that was lured out of a national park and shot with a bow and a gun, and the process has...
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Vehicle hits lawn mowers at Aiken Lowe's
A wreck occurred at Lowe's in Aiken on Friday afternoon.A driver of a four-door sedan hit a curb, then overreacted and ended up in the lawn mowers, according to reports.An ambulance arrived on scene;...
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Blotter for Aug. 1
According to Aiken County Sheriff's Office:A Windsor man reported Thursday his home on Middleton Drive had been broken into.An Aiken man reported Friday an unknown subject took items from his property...
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Aiken County bookings for Aug. 1
These are the bookings recorded for the Doris C. Gravat Detention Center for July 30, 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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University Health Care System opens new Prompt Care facility in North Augusta
NORTH AUGUSTA — University Health Care System and the North Augusta Chamber of Commerce held a ribbon-cutting ceremony at noon Thursday at 336 Georgia Ave. to officially open the new University Prompt...
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Edgefield superintendent to retire
Greg Anderson, the Edgefield County School District superintendent, will retire on Dec. 31 because of health issues, School Board Chairman Brad Covar said in a press release Friday.Anderson previously...
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Aiken Regional's ER Reserve gets thumbs up after six months
The first few months of ER Reserve at Aiken Regional Medical Centers have gotten a positive review so far, according to a hospital spokesman who assessed the service.The option is described on the...
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Family Y camp engages kids in Aiken County
After moving from Columbia, Brooke Bazzle will enter the sixth grade at Kennedy Middle School.Thanks to The Family Y's day camp in Graniteville, Brooke has met a lot of kids attending the school."It's...
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Officials push back projection for WIPP reopening
The March 2016 target date for re-opening the Carlsbad, New Mexico, Waste Isolation Pilot Plant "is no longer viable," but Energy Department officials are still aiming for a date in 2016 that has not...
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Aiken Sheriff's Office clarifies domestic violence arrest policy
An Aiken County Sheriff's Office memo regarding when to arrest people under the recently adopted S.C. Domestic Violence Law that reached a Charleston newspaper was simply a result of trying to "fully...
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N.A. man arrested for alleged motorcycle theft
A North Augusta man was arrested Friday after allegedly stealing a motorcycle that belongs to a resident of Aiken.According to the Aiken County Sheriff's Office, Brian Hilliard, 41, was seen Friday...
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