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Enjoy dinner, observe wood storks at Silver Bluff Audubon
In the early 1980s, the wood stork was designated as an endangered species.A year ago, the bird was removed from that list, much to the delight of Paul Koehler, director of the Silver Bluff Audubon...
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Silver Bluff Missionary Baptist Church celebrates 265th anniversary
BEECH ISLAND — At the age of 99, Elease Slaughter is Silver Bluff Missionary Baptist Church's oldest member. She also is one of its most enthusiastic and devoted congregants."I was baptized when I was...
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Mount Anna Baptist Church dedicates building in honor of its longtime pastor
When Mount Anna Baptist Church dedicated its family life center in 1995, the Rev. Alfred Holmes had gently declined the congregation's request to name the facility after him.Holmes had served the...
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Optimism and caution on looming body cams bill
Body camera funding from Washington D.C., would be much appreciated, according to police departments on the other side of the "Welcome to South Carolina" sign.But some law enforcement agencies still...
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White House hopefuls gear up for Thursday debate
Billionaire business mogul Donald Trump and Jeb Bush, the former governor of Florida, are ahead in the polls and will join the eight other leading candidates in the GOP primary for the first debate of...
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Cleanup begins at Glover Grove church
WARRENVILLE — Dust and ashes went airborne Tuesday afternoon on the grounds of Glover Grove Missionary Baptist Church, with the start of an effort to clear the debris from a June 26 fire that destroyed...
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New Aiken school superintendent announces 100 day entry plan (w/ video)
Setting four specific goals, Dr. Sean Alford outlined his 100-day entry plan as the Aiken County School Board's new superintendent at a special called meeting of the School Board on Tuesday."My intent...
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No. 2 Senate Republican proposing gun background check bill
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Senate's No. 2 Republican is introducing legislation that would reward states for sending more information about residents with serious mental problems to the federal background...
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Aiken man faces kidnapping, assault charges
An Aiken man was arrested and charged Tuesday after he allegedly kidnapped and assaulted his girlfriend.Michael Stancel, 40, is charged with domestic violence first and kidnapping.Deputies were called...
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Poll: Majority of Americans support Confederate flag removal
COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — A national survey shows 57 percent of Americans support South Carolina's decision to remove the Confederate flag from its Statehouse grounds while 34 percent are opposed.The Pew...
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Hiroshima after the atomic bomb — and today
HIROSHIMA, Japan (AP) — Last month, with a handful of black-and-white archival photos in hand, I set out with my camera to document how Hiroshima had changed, 70 years after the atomic bomb.I grew up...
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Police: Suspect dead after report of gunshots at Tennessee theater
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Police say a suspect is dead after officers responded to reports of shots fired at a movie theater southeast of Nashville, Tennessee.Metro Nashville police said in a tweet...
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Aiken police to teach residents at public safety academy
The Aiken Department of Public Safety will hold a Citizen's Public Safety Academy beginning Sept. 10.The program will be held each Thursday from 6:30 to 9:30 p.m. and will last nine weeks.All...
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False alarm brings emergency units to WIPP
Workers at a New Mexico waste plant went into emergency mode after a radiological control technician detected what was believed to be elevated radiological readings; but the situation proved to be a...
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Aiken County bookings for Aug. 6
These are the bookings recorded for the Doris C. Gravat Detention Center for Aug. 4, 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 Aug. 5
According to reports provided by the Aiken County Sheriff's Office:A Jackson woman reported that her boyfriend assaulted her Tuesday at their residence on Virginia Hill Court. According to the report,...
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Aiken back-to-school event offers fun with free school supplies
Students can pick up free school supplies Aug. 15 at Perry Memorial Park before heading back to school the following Monday.The annual Back To School Fun Day event will be held from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m....
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Realtors to collect books and school supplies for Byrd Elementary
Realtors won't just be trying to sell homes in the Trolley Run Station subdivision Sunday.They'll also be seeking donations of ballpoint pens, pencils, crayons, glue sticks, three-ring binders and...
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Police: No charges filed after North Augusta man accused of allegedly...
No charges were filed after a North Augusta woman called police to report that her boyfriend allegedly assaulted her and another woman.Officers responded to a residence on Foxfire Court Tuesday after a...
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Presidential candidate Rick Perry to visit Aiken
Aiken will scratch another name off the list of presidential candidates yet to speak in the city when former Texas Gov. Rick Perry comes to town later this month.Hosted by the Aiken Republican Party,...
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