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Savannah River Remediation finishes sealing Vault 4 cracks
Savannah River Site liquid waste workers sealed the deal by capping off a cracked vault that started leaking radionuclides back in 2013.Savannah River Remediation, the liquid waste contractor in charge...
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Flammable gas uptick puts Savannah River Site waste facility in outage
The Defense Waste Processing Facility at the Savannah River Site is in an outage due to an increase in flammable gas levels, but the issue caused no injuries and reportedly will not impact current tank...
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Winsor: New Aiken Tech facility to open on time
Aiken Technical College will open its new Center for Energy and Advanced Manufacturing when the college formally opens on Monday, Aug. 17. That news was shared by President Dr. Susan Winsor at the...
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Police: Beech Island man resists arrest, assaults Aiken deputies
A Beech Island man reportedly assaulted Aiken County Sheriff's Office deputies Thursday while trying to resist arrest for trespassing.Deputies arrested Tommy Bellamy, 28, who was living with his...
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Palace Malice set to return to action in Alydar Stakes at Saratoga
Palace Malice, who hasn't raced since May, will return to action Sunday.The two-time Aiken-Trained Horse of the Year is entered in the $100,000 Alydar Stakes at Saratoga Race Course in New York.Owned...
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Great Clips gives people #MoreMinutes with its back-to-school campaign
As children head back to school, families are often crunched for time, wishing they had more minutes to tackle everything on their daunting to-do lists.That's why Great Clips has launched a...
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Family Y, Head Start collaboration benefits local kids
The Family YMCA of Greater Augusta has become the new provider for the Aiken-Barnwell Head Start program — both programs benefiting children ages 5 and younger in Aiken and Barnwell counties.Head Start...
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Wild Turkey Federation's Turkey Shoot will be held in Edgefield
The National Wild Turkey Federation's Turkey Shoot sporting clays tournament is one of the largest competitions of its kind in the nation.Hundreds of shooters are scheduled to participate in the event,...
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Affordables Apparel opens store in downtown Aiken
Affordables Apparel is growing. The small retail chain's newest store opened in downtown Aiken on Aug. 1."We think our model is a successful one that we can take anywhere," said Lyndon Amick, who...
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South Carolina seeks NCAA events with championship ban over
CHARLESTON — South Carolina is back in the game to host predetermined NCAA championships now that the Confederate flag has been lowered from the Statehouse grounds.A group of top tourism leaders...
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Trump says he can't recall using insults he's made often
WASHINGTON (AP) — GOP presidential candidate Donald Trump said Friday he can't recall using words such as "dog," ''fat" and "disgusting" to insult women he believes have slighted him, but such language...
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Four people being interviewed in Aiken following Columbia County school...
Four individuals, three who are Aiken residents, who are allegedly connected to the soft lockdown in Columbia County this morning are currently being interviewed at the Aiken Department of Public...
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Palace Malice looking strong heading into the Alydar Stakes at Saratoga
The 2015 racing season has been a frustrating and unsuccessful one so far for Palace Malice, who has been plagued by a series of minor injuries.In Sunday's Alydar Stakes, however, the two-time...
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Jury reaches decision on Colorado theater shooter's sentence
CENTENNIAL, Colo. (AP) — Jurors in the Colorado theater shooting case reached a decision Friday on whether James Holmes should be sentenced to life in prison or the death penalty.They deliberated for...
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Colorado theater shooter gets life in prison
CENTENNIAL, Colo. (AP) — The latest in the sentencing phase of the Colorado theater shooting trial (all times local):4:20 p.m.Colorado theater shooter James Holmes has been sentenced to life after a...
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Storks and Corks benefit is Saturday in Aiken
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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Possible North Augusta Greeneway expansion includes alleyways
NORTH AUGUSTA — An alleyway system is in the plans to expand North Augusta's Greeneway.Alta Planning and Design, working with North Augusta 2000, gave a public presentation in the Palmetto Terrace of...
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Bookings for Aug. 8
Micheal Anthony Freeman, 25 — grand larceny more than $2,000 but less than $10,000Brandon Dean Williams, 18 — simple possession of marijuanaGarrick Kelly, 23 — grand larceny value more than $2,000 but...
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Glover Grove Phoenix Unity Service will be broadcast live
A special event that is designed to bring churches and people in the community closer together after a disastrous fire will be held Sunday at Aiken's First Baptist Church and will be broadcast live on...
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Aiken's Storytime in the Gardens starts Sept. 1
Aiken's Storytime in the Gardens will peel back its pages for the fall season on Sept. 1.At 4 p.m. every Tuesday through Oct. 27, local senior adults will read age-appropriate books to children - ages...
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