Two people have been arrested and charged following a bust of a methamphetamine lab made by the Aiken County Sheriff's office. Following a tip officers received on Sunday of possible meth activity at ...view more
City files suit over engineering failure
The City of Aiken has filed a civil lawsuit against the engineering group that initially designed the Pawnee-Neilson Connector, which experienced a fa ...
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'American Diggers' look for slavery artifacts in Aiken area; show airs tonight on Spike TV
"American Diggers" is a show about looking for buried treasure across America.
Tonight at 10 p.m., see what was found in Aiken when the show visited t ...
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School board votes to increase millage rate
Aiken School Board members voted 7-2 Tuesday on a tentative 2012-13 operations budget that would have a maximum millage increase of 4.6 mills.
The boa ...
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NeSmith wins state title, T-Breds finish third
North Augusta High School's Matt NeSmith completed the job to capture a Class AAAA individual state championship Tuesday, but the South Aiken High Sch ...
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Small home fire caught in time before major damage was done
Firefighters said a blaze at a Southside residence Tuesday could have been a lot worse had the resident not returned home after a brief errand and spo ...
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"North Augusta High School's Matt NeSmith completed the job to capture a Class AAAA individual state championship Tuesday, but the South Aiken High School golf team couldn't close the deal on a team title. The Lower State champion Thoroughbreds, who entered the final 18 holes of the 74th Annual Kiwanis South Carolina AA ...
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Our collective attention span seems to be all over the map these days, flitting from issue to issue and rarely landing on the really important stuff. Last week, the buzz was all about gay marriage. Before that it was a student loan crisis and a supposed war on women. These may not be trivial issues, ...
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COLUMBIA -- A bridge in Columbia has been closed after heavy rain caused a barge holding a construction crane to shift, threatening the structure. Authorities said the bridge that carries U.S. Highway 176 over the Broad River was shut down Tuesday evening as a precaution. Officials say the bridge wi ...
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NEW YORK (AP) -- Facebook's reach is wide but not deep. Few users surveyed in an Associated Press-CNBC poll say they click on the site's ads or buy the virtual goods that make money for it.
More than 40 percent of American adults log in to the site - to share news, personal observations, photos an ...
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Pick it up People need to take a bag and pick up the feces and not leave them in the park. A tribute to victims I would appreciate if the paper would do a short remembrance of all the murder victims in Aiken so far this year. I've lost count. I also ...
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Blessings Last month on a Tuesday afternoon, I went to Reid's to pick up a few items. I was in a hurry, and, seeing this, a young man let me go ahead of him. On Wednesday morning, I discovered my wallet was not in my purse. I returned to Reid's where ...
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On his debut album three years ago, Adam Lambert was fresh off with a runner-up "American Idol" finish and eager to show off his amazing vocal range. The result was an all-things-to-everyone album ranging from classic rock crunch to hip-hop heat, with an over-the-top ballad or two thrown in. On "T ...
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NEW YORK -- Facebook is updating its data use policy in an attempt to give users more clarity on how the information they share is used by the company. The move comes a week ahead of its expected initial public offering of stock. Facebook Inc. said Friday that the changes are in response to an audit ...
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Marie Schofield SALLEY, SC – Marie Schofield, of 159 Aldrich Rd. SC Salley, SC died Monday, May 14, 2012 at Unihealth in Aiken SC. She was the daughter of the late Willie and Rosa Gaines Davis. Marie was born February 4,1931 in Aiken count, educated in the Aiken county public schools a ...
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