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11/7/2009 12:31 AM
DEAR ABBY: Several years ago, I realized that my mother's eyesight and reflexes weren't what they once were, but she insisted on remaining behind the wheel.
She was afraid of losing her independence if she gave up driving. Then she had a traffic a ...
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11/7/2009 12:31 AM
DEAR ABBY: I am a 16-year-old guy in my sophomore year of high school. I am known as a friendly, outgoing guy who gets along with girls. My problem is, I used to be one of the biggest jerks who ever was. I was involved in fighting and other things I ...
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11/7/2009 12:32 AM
Returning to the 16th century and the Italian city of Messina, the words of Shakespeare come to life.
The Aiken Community Playhouse Youth Wing is practicing its skill at interpreting the words of William Shakespeare with the upcoming production of ...
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11/7/2009 12:31 AM
Key: F-Fiction; NF-Nonfiction; H-Hardcover; P-Paperback
6. "True Blue" by David Baldacci (Grand Central) (F-H)
7. "New Moon" by Stephenie Meyer (Little, Brown Books for Young Readers) (F-P)
8. "The Scarpetta Factor" by Patricia Cornwell (Putnam ...
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11/7/2009 12:31 AM
LOS ANGELES -- A judge sentenced "Girls Gone Wild" founder Joe Francis on Friday to 301 days already served and a year of probation for filing false income tax returns and bribing Nevada jail workers.
U.S. District Judge S. James Otero accepted the ...
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11/7/2009 12:32 AM
With H1N1 (swine flu) continuing to spread, the American Red Cross advises Aiken County residents to take a series of basic health steps to help reduce the risk from the flu.
"This is a serious situation and now is a good time for families, busines ...
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11/7/2009 12:31 AM
Sam D. Hamilton, the new director of the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (USFWS), spoke last week to the Southeastern Association of Fish and Wildlife Agencies. The group included USFWS representatives from each of the states, as well as those from st ...
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11/7/2009 12:30 AM
BIRTHDAY GAL: Actress Parker Posey was born in Baltimore on this date in 1968. This birthday gal has made her mark in such independent films as "Waiting for Guffman," "Clockwatchers" and "A Mighty Wind." She's also appeared in major features like "Su ...
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11/7/2009 12:30 AM
BIRTHDAY GAL: Actress Lindsay Duncan was born in Edinburgh, Scotland, on this date in 1950. This birthday gal is probably best recognized by American audiences as Servilia on the epic series "Rome" from 2005-7. Her film credits include "Under the Tus ...
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11/7/2009 12:10 AM
An opening reception for Aiken resident and renowned equine and canine artist Lynn Carlisle was held Thursday evening at the Aiken Thoroughbred Racing Hall of Fame and Museum.
The reception was sponsored by Horse and Farm Insurance, Betsy Minto ...
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11/7/2009 12:10 AM
A plein-air workshop will paint the town.
Join other artists who take inspiration from their environment for a day of painting in the sunshine under a professional instructor.
Charleston artist Rick Reinert is teaching a one-day painting w ...
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11/7/2009 12:10 AM
Quam Williams-Thompson watched the Wagener-Salley High School Veterans Day program Friday with a mixture of pride and sadness.
She spent four years in the Navy and that experience, including a deployment to Iraq, meant so much to her. But there ...
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11/6/2009 11:47 PM
The South Carolina Supreme Court overruled a circuit court injunction that has prevented Avondale Mills from collecting payment on July water bills issued to its customers without first being notified of an increase that, for some, was as much as 700 ...
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11/6/2009 11:47 PM
Wagener-Salley High School Army Junior ROTC cadets honored current and retired veterans and fallen comrades at the annual Veterans Day observance Friday.
Student battalion commander Shane McVey and cadet Sgt. Major Tevan Tyler led a ceremony for ...
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11/6/2009 11:47 PM
Jackie Gray hadn't heard about the horrific shootings Thursday at Fort Hood, Texas, until her daughter Stephanie Royal called her with the news that Gray's son-in-law had been wounded in the rampage.
An Aiken Middle School guidance counselor, Gr ...
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11/6/2009 7:02 PM
Aiken's First Baptist Church is already piling up the presents coming in for this year's Operation Christmas Child gift drive.
"This program is about giving love and hope in a shoe box to children in about 100 different countries around the worl ...
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11/6/2009 7:02 PM
Democratic candidates in several races came out to meet the voters Thursday at the Aiken County Democratic Party's seventh annual Fish Fry.
"If you recall, it wasn't too long ago, only a year ago, that we all worked together and elected President B ...
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11/6/2009 7:02 PM
Local restaurateurs Geoff and Shannon Ellis are bringing a new dining experience to Aiken.
The two recently opened The Restaurant at The Willcox, a gastropub, which is the first of its kind for the area, according to Geoff.
"Gastropubs beg ...
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11/6/2009 10:14 PM
CAROLINA BEACH, N.C. -- The stepmother of the police officer who shot an Army psychiatrist suspected of the Fort Hood killing spree said Friday the woman's heroics are not surprising.
Wanda Barbour told The Star-News of Wilmington she knew Sgt. Kim ...
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11/6/2009 10:10 PM
TRENTON -- Mrs. Ella M. Simpkins Young, 83, of Sandy Run Road, entered into rest Nov. 4, 2009.
Funeral services will be held at 1 p.m. Sunday, Nov. 8, 2009, at Science Hill Missionary Baptist Church with the Rev. Dr. Ronnie Young Sr. officiating. I ...
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11/6/2009 10:10 PM
WILLISTON -- Mrs. Annie "Honey" Simmons entered eternal rest on Friday, Nov. 6, 2009, at her residence.
Funeral arrangements are incomplete and will be announced by Simmons Funeral Home of Williston Inc.
Family and friends may call the residence ...
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11/6/2009 10:10 PM
WARRENVILLE -- Entered into eternal rest on Wednesday, Nov. 4, 2009, Mrs. Eva Huff Turner Rigdon, 71, of Warrenville, wife of Roger Rigdon and widow of the late James A. Turner. A celebration of her life will be held today, Saturday, Nov. 7, 2009, at ...
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11/6/2009 10:10 PM
WARRENVILLE -- Entered into eternal rest on Wednesday, Nov. 4, 2009, Mrs. Myrtle May Leopard, 89, of Warrenville, widow of the late Hubert S. Leopard and daughter of the late Joe B. May and the late Cora Atkinson May. A celebration of her life will b ...
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11/6/2009 10:10 PM
WARRENVILLE -- Entered into rest on Friday, Nov. 6, 2009, Mr. Michael L. Harris Sr., 56, of Warrenville, beloved husband of Yvonne Brantley Harris and son of the late Thomas N. Harris Sr. and the late Carolyn Delores Owens. In addition to his wife, h ...
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11/6/2009 10:10 PM
Mrs. Sue Seigler Garvin, 82, died Thursday, Nov. 5, 2009, at her residence.
Funeral services will be held at 2 p.m. Saturday at Montmorenci First Baptist Church with the Rev. Gary Youell officiating. Interment will follow in the church cemetery. ...
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11/7/2009 12:54 AM
SHANGHAI -- The gallery kept growing until it stretched along all 603 yards of the eighth hole at Sheshan International. It took a little longer before Tiger Woods gave them what they came to see Friday in the HSBC Champions.
Losing patience wit ...
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11/7/2009 12:54 AM
CLEMSON -- No more half orange-half maroon sweatshirts, divided loyalties or hurt feelings. College football's most famous family no longer has to sweat the Bowden Bowl.
Since father Bobby and son Tommy first faced off in 1999, the yearly Florid ...
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11/7/2009 12:51 AM
ATHENS, Ga. -- Mark Richt says the ball simply has not bounced Georgia's way this season.
Georgia ranks 119th of 120 FBS teams in turnover margin. Through eight games, the Bulldogs have recovered only one of their opponents' 10 fumbles. They've ...
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11/7/2009 12:51 AM
COLUMBIA -- While South Carolina State continues one of its best seasons ever, the rest of the state's small colleges are struggling.
Furman and Wofford are out of the playoff hunt. The Citadel and Charleston Southern have lost heartbreakers to ...
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11/7/2009 12:50 AM
LITTLE ROCK, Ark. -- One team is trying to prove it will be threat in the Southeastern Conference. The other hopes to avoid another late-season swoon.
When Arkansas hosts South Carolina today in Fayetteville, both coaches will have plenty to be ...
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11/7/2009 12:50 AM
No. 1 Florida (8-0, 6-0 SEC) vs Vanderbilt (2-7, 0-5) ,
7:15 p.m. (ESPN2)
Line: Florida by 35.
Series Record: Florida leads 31-9-2.
Last meeting: 2008, Florida 42-14.
What's at Stake
Florida's 18-game winning streak, wh ...
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11/7/2009 12:50 AM
ARCADIA, Calif. -- Life got sweeter for Life Is Sweet without her daunting stablemate Zenyatta in the Breeders' Cup Ladies' Classic. After fruitlessly chasing the undefeated mare in three previous races, Life Is Sweet found the winner's circle.
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11/7/2009 12:50 AM
FORT WORTH, Texas -- Jeff Gordon captured his first pole of the season at Texas Motor Speedway, waiting until the second-to-last race to extend his streak of 17 consecutive seasons with a pole, with a qualifying lap of 191.117 mph Friday at the 1¬½-m ...
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11/6/2009 10:14 PM
UNION -- A South Carolina woman who held down her husband's high school cheerleader girlfriend as he stabbed her to death to prove his love was sentenced Friday to life in prison without parole.
Yolanda Thompson cried and asked the victim's family ...
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11/6/2009 10:13 PM
ANDERSON -- As a kid, Scott Foster couldn't wait until the first winter's snow. It didn't matter that the white powder fell nearly every year, usually inches at a time.
"I'd stay up all night watching the snow fall. If you had 6 inches or more on t ...
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11/6/2009 11:43 PM
Trick or treat!
How dare the President greet 2,000 children with taxpayer-purchased candy Saturday night! He probably had socialist agenda messages imprinted on each one of them! And maybe even Muslim messages! What a Chicago Islamo-Fascist-Indone ...
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11/6/2009 12:33 AM
These are the bookings recorded for the Doris C. Gravat Detention Center for Nov. 4. Some of the people listed may not have actually spent time in jail if they posted bond and were released. Although those listed have been arrested and charged, that ...
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11/6/2009 12:32 AM
Special services
Pastor Steve Taylor will continue his sermon series on Romans on Sunday, Nov. 8 at Grace Brethren Church during the 9:45 a.m. worship service. The song leader for the morning service will be the Rev. Don Soule. Special music will b ...
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11/6/2009 12:30 AM
DEAR ABBY: My boss wants my cell phone number for "work purposes." He has trouble with limits, and I am reluctant to give it to him. I don't want to receive text messages, unsolicited calls or contact outside of work. My private life is just that - p ...
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11/6/2009 12:31 AM
A major downtown construction project has had the door slammed in its face by the City of Aiken Design Review Board. Condominiums being constructed on Park Avenue by Stevens Builders, well on their way to completion, have been put on hold because of ...
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11/6/2009 12:32 AM
LOS ANGELES -- In the blink of an eye, late-night TV is shifting from a white men's club to the start of a rainbow coalition.
Wanda Sykes' weekly Fox comedy show debuts at 11 p.m. Saturday, followed by George Lopez's four-night-a-week talk show on ...
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11/6/2009 12:31 AM
NEW YORK (AP) -- Sarah Palin's book tour is a gift for her base.
No stops are planned in Seattle, San Francisco, Philadelphia, Los Angeles and other major cities and book-buying communities that are standard for authors on the road, but where the v ...
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11/6/2009 12:31 AM
NEW YORK -- Big Bird is leaving Sesame Street!
That's what he decides on the "Sesame Street" season opener. A rapping real estate agent pitches him on migrating to a new habitat ("habitat," the episode's "Word on the Street"). After sizing up a bea ...
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11/6/2009 12:31 AM
TORONTO -- Oprah Winfrey did not write "The Bluest Eye" or "Middlesex" or "Love in the Time of Cholera." But her formidably influential book club has helped many an author - alive or dead, famous or no - reach a wider audience.
Now the multination ...
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11/6/2009 12:30 AM
After British forces occupied Charleston in the late spring of 1780, Sir Henry Clinton gave orders to move inland and capture other strategic locations, including the town of Camden. He left that particular task to his successor in South Carolina, Lo ...
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11/6/2009 12:31 AM
BIRTHDAY GAL: Actress Thandie Newton was born in London today in 1972. This birthday gal has appeared in memorable roles in such films as "Beloved," "Crash," "The Pursuit of Happyness" and "Mission Impossible II." She's also had a recurring role on " ...
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11/6/2009 12:33 AM
Start over with a new Congress
Government figures showed an increase in gross domestic product in the latest fiscal quarter. The White House wasted no time in claiming the recession is over and taking credit for it. What are we to think of a cl ...
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11/6/2009 12:30 AM
GOP dismissing global warming
On Tuesday morning, German Chancellor Angela Merkel addressed a joint session of Congress. She gave an inspiring speech that was focused on global issues such as joint responsibility for seeking peaceful solutions t ...
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11/6/2009 12:31 AM
These are the school menus for Aiken and Edgefield counties for the week of Nov. 9-13.
Aiken County
Breakfast
Monday - breakfast quesadilla or steak biscuit, juice, milk
Tuesday - cinnamon-glazed French toast or chicken biscuit, j ...
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11/5/2009 9:41 PM
Three apparent Good Samaritans who gave police the description of a bank robber who held up a bank in North Augusta last month and a description of the getaway vehicle wound up in jail themselves, police said.
The Good Samaritans witnessed the b ...
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11/5/2009 9:35 PM
Crystal Shreve and Julian McClain would like to see the Thoroughbred Tattoo Parlor become a reality for Aiken.
The two will go before Aiken City Council members on Monday, asking that zoning be designated in the City for the tattoo parlor. They ...
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11/5/2009 9:07 PM
To watch the full-length video of the Aiken Standard's interview with Gov. Mark Sanford, scroll down or click here.
With just over a year and one legislative session left in his two-term tenure as governor, Mark Sanford wants the public to get i ...
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11/5/2009 8:05 PM
The judging is done, the ribbons have been awarded - all but one - and the 2009 Aiken County Historical Museum Quilt Show opened to the public Thursday.
The Quilt Show will be on display through Nov. 29, and a reception will be held from 3 to 4: ...
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11/5/2009 8:00 PM
Elizabeth Smith readily admits that her connection with golf has been fairly limited. Until now.
When she heard about an opening for executive director of the new First Tee of Aiken County program, Smith applied for the position and began work i ...
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11/5/2009 8:00 PM
Security Federal Bank and South Carolina artist Jim Harrison have made a signed version of The 2010 Coca-Cola Calendar and the Coastal Pathways Calendar for 2010 available for purchase through the end of January 2010.
Proceeds from the sale of t ...
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11/5/2009 7:57 PM
The Aiken County Sheriff's Office, with the assistance of law enforcement officers from throughout the area, raided two homes in Monetta on Wednesday where they made a number of arrests and seized crack cocaine, marijuana and more than $3,500 in drug ...
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11/5/2009 7:57 PM
Running for the job as the top prosecutor in South Carolina, Alan Wilson is setting his stall as a leader, a public servant and someone with a passion for putting criminals on trial.
Wilson, son of Rep. Joe Wilson, R-S.C., has prosecuted cases f ...
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11/5/2009 7:57 PM
Jocelyn China has always made a habit of defying expectations - rather startling for a little girl who just turned 3 last month.
Her mother, Shannon Rogers, wasn't sure two years ago if her daughter would ever walk.
But Jocelyn did learn to ...
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11/5/2009 5:20 PM
A North Augusta man has been charged with possession of a weapon during a violent crime, two counts of assault and battery of a high and aggravated nature and one count of assault and battery with intent to kill on allegations he pistol whipped two v ...
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11/5/2009 8:39 PM
NORTH AUGUSTA -- Mrs. Shirley A. Cummings Spann, 50, of Stave Court, entered into rest Nov. 1, 2009.
Funeral services will be held at 1:30 p.m. Saturday, Nov. 7, 2009, at Zion Fair Baptist Church with the Rev. Bruce Wright officiating. Interment wi ...
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11/5/2009 8:39 PM
TRENTON -- Funeral services for Mrs. Ella M. Simpkins Young, 83, of Sandy Run Road, will be held at 1 p.m. Sunday, Nov. 8, 2009, at Science Hill Missionary Baptist Church with Rev. Dr. Ronnie Young Sr. officiating. Interment will be in the Science Hi ...
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11/5/2009 8:39 PM
Ms. Natasha Trowell of Graniteville entered into rest Nov. 3, 2009, at the Medical College of Georgia. Funeral services will be held Monday, Nov. 9, 2009, at 2 p.m. at the Evening Light Church of God, Graniteville. Burial will follow in the church ce ...
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11/5/2009 8:39 PM
WARRENVILLE -- Entered into eternal rest on Wednesday, Nov. 4, 2009, Mrs. Eva Huff Turner Rigdon, 71, of Warrenville, wife of Roger Rigdon and widow of the late James A. Turner. A celebration of her life will be held on Saturday, Nov. 7, 2009, at 2 p ...
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11/5/2009 8:39 PM
Funeral services for Mr. Clyde E. Mack Sr. will be held at 2 p.m. today at G.L. Brightharp & Sons Mortuary Chapel with Rev. George Counts officiating. Interment will be in Pinelawn Cemetery.
The family will assemble at the funeral home at 1:45 ...
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11/5/2009 8:39 PM
RIDGE SPRING -- Funeral services for Julia Kenner, who passed away Tuesday, Nov. 3, 2009, will be held at noon on Saturday, Nov. 7 at Jerusalem Baptist Church, Ridge Spring. Burial will be in the church cemetery. Davis Funeral Home Inc., 412 Merritt ...
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11/5/2009 8:39 PM
Mrs. Sue Seigler Garvin, 82, died Thursday, Nov. 5, 2009, at her residence.
Funeral services will be held at 2 p.m. Saturday at Montmorenci First Baptist Church with the Rev. Gary Youell officiating. Interment will follow in the church cemetery.
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11/5/2009 8:39 PM
Mrs. Emmie C. Brown, 70, of 701 Cushman Drive, entered into rest Nov. 5, 2009, at Aiken Regional Medical Centers. Funeral arrangements will be announced.
Mrs. Brown was a member of Mt. Canaan Baptist Church, Trenton, and a member of Eastern Star, T ...
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11/5/2009 8:35 PM
WARRENVILLE -- Entered into eternal rest on Wednesday, Nov. 4, 2009, Mrs. Myrtle May Leopard, 89, of Warrenville, widow of the late Hubert S. Leopard and daughter of the late Joe B. May and the late Cora Atkinson May. She is survived by daughters, El ...
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11/5/2009 11:34 PM
ATLANTA -- The Atlanta Braves and Tim Hudson are nearing agreement on a three-year contract that would protect the team's strength at starting pitching.
A surplus of starters could give general manager Frank Wren options as he looks to improve t ...
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11/5/2009 11:34 PM
ATHENS, Ga. -- Joe Cox has only four games left to help Georgia salvage its season.
For one scary day this week, the quarterback feared he'd lost that chance.
After taking one day earlier this week to consider benching Cox, coach Mark Richt ...
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11/5/2009 11:31 PM
SHANGHAI -- So much for that notion that American golfers don't travel well.
The first World Golf Championship in Asia opened Thursday to a leaderboard filled with Stars & Stripes, led by wide-eyed Nick Watney and his 8-under 64 that tied th ...
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11/5/2009 11:30 PM
TOKYO -- Japan nearly came to a standstill as millions watched on TV while Hideki Matsui, the man they know as Godzilla, stomped around New York to lead the Yankees to the World Series title.
Matsui became the first Japanese-born player to win t ...
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11/6/2009 12:35 AM
COLUMBIA -- South Carolina's Republican U.S. senators differ on whether Guantanamo Bay detainees should be sent to North Charleston's Navy brig but say they will work together to keep the accused terrorists out of federal courts.
U.S. Sen. Jim DeMi ...
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11/6/2009 12:34 AM
CHIPLEY, Fla. -- Investigators spent five days searching a rural area of dense vines and marshes for a missing infant, only to find her lying quietly in a 2-foot by 3-foot cedar box that had been shoved under her baby sitter's bed.
Clothing was pac ...
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11/6/2009 12:33 AM
COLUMBIA -- South Carolina is back among the list of states reporting the swine flu is widespread.
For the past few weeks, South Carolina has been among few states reporting the flu was regional, the second-highest level. But the level was upgraded ...
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11/5/2009 7:54 PM
Space
Did you know 99 percent of American rockets burn liquid oxygen. Space exploration missions have absolutely nothing to do with oil in the atmosphere.
Drug problem
The owners of the trailer parks sell more drugs than the people on the ...
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11/5/2009 12:33 AM
These are the bookings recorded for the Doris C. Gravat Detention Center for Nov. 3. Some of the people listed may not have actually spent time in jail if they posted bond and were released. Although those listed have been arrested and charged, that ...
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11/5/2009 12:30 AM
DEAR ABBY: Please print this for me on behalf of myself and all the other well-intentioned folks out there who have lent money to others.
"Dear Friend, Family Member or Co-Worker: You came to me in a state of panic - unable to make your car payment ...
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11/5/2009 12:33 AM
Go Aikenite!
Could there be another Summer Squall on the track for Dogwood Stable? Perhaps the racing world will find out on Saturday when Aikenite, a horse named for the hometown of Dogwood Stable, runs in the Breeders' Cup Juvenile Race.
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11/5/2009 12:32 AM
Lionel Barrymore. Alastair Sim. Laurence Olivier. Albert Finney. George C. Scott. Bill Murray. Michael Caine. Mr. Magoo. Scrooge McDuck.
Of the many to play Ebenezer Scrooge, Jim Carrey now adds his name, starring in Disney's new 3-D animation vers ...
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11/5/2009 12:31 AM
LOS ANGELES -- Steve Martin and Alec Baldwin are taking on the Oscars.
The two Hollywood veterans will share hosting duties at the 82nd Academy Awards, the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences said Tuesday.
Telecast producers Bill Mechanic ...
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11/5/2009 12:31 AM
LOS ANGELES -- Technology finally has caught up with Charles Dickens' imagination.
Jim Carrey and Robert Zemeckis' new take on "A Christmas Carol" brings to life the fantasy about miser Ebenezer Scrooge's holiday redemption in a way old Hollywood n ...
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11/5/2009 12:32 AM
We gardeners face a dilemma this time of year.
To get the best of our pansies and other annuals that bloom through winter and into spring, we should plant them now while the air and ground temperatures are warm so the roots get a good start before ...
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11/5/2009 12:30 AM
BIRTHDAY GAL: Actress Judy Reyes was born in Bronx, N.Y., on this day in 1967. This birthday gal has portrayed Carla Espinosa on the comedy series "Scrubs" since 2000. Reyes has also appeared on "The Sopranos," "Oz" and "Third Watch." She's also appe ...
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11/5/2009 12:33 AM
Government is doing too much
Read the former New Jersey Supreme Court Judge Andrews P. Napolitan's recent book, "A Nation of Sheep." In our government schools we are taught what to think and not how to think. He goes on to prove how our mainstre ...
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11/5/2009 12:31 AM
On Thursday, Oct. 22, the PTO at Schofield Middle School held our annual Tracks for Stacks fundraiser at the school. Thanks to the efforts of many people, we were able to raise money for many projects PTO supports at the school.
We send out spec ...
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11/5/2009 12:34 AM
Police seek man in Sunday holdup
North Augusta Department of Public Safety investigators are searching for the man who entered the Dollar General on Knox Avenue in North Augusta and hid, waiting for the store to close, before holding up the store, ...
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11/5/2009 12:33 AM
Women can learn, laugh and lighten up.
Time is running out to register for the Edgefield chapter of the National Wild Turkey Federation's (NWTF) upcoming Women in the Outdoors event, which will take place Saturday at the Wild Turkey Center in Edgef ...
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11/5/2009 12:33 AM
Savannah River Remediation (SRR), the liquid waste contractor at the Savannah River Site, has awarded educational grants of $1,000 each to teachers at 15 area schools to recognize and support excellence in teaching.
The grants are awarded directl ...
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11/4/2009 8:19 PM
Some of the Department of Energy's top executives were in Aiken on Wednesday to visit the Savannah River Site, including the deputy energy secretary and one environmental management (EM) administrator who has been at the center of much controversy.
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11/4/2009 8:19 PM
Construction has stopped at a condominium being built on Park Avenue after Aiken Design Review Board members ruled against granting a Certificate of Appropriateness for changes made to the property.
The changes include the design of several doo ...
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11/4/2009 8:19 PM
Mike Gibbons is proud of his Kentucky Hot Brown - his special recipe for leftover turkey.
The Aiken Standard's managing editor is so confident that his dish is the best that he's challenging all of Aiken County to a Leftover Turkey Throwdown.
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11/4/2009 8:19 PM
Following a performance evaluation session Tuesday, the Aiken County Board of Education unanimously agreed to extend the contract of Superintendent Dr. Beth Everitt an additional two years through June 30, 2013.
"The Board is very pleased with t ...
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11/4/2009 8:12 PM
By early next year, gone will be the need for the "circles - go, squares - no" mnemonic device that motorists have used for decades to navigate downtown driving.
Aiken Public Safety Chief Pete Frommer said drivers will need only to know to stop ...
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11/4/2009 8:12 PM
An Aiken man walking in a wooded area surrounding Houndslake on Friday came across a find that has police searching through their files attempting to find the last time jewelry was stolen during a break-in.
So far, detectives are still trying to ...
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11/4/2009 8:12 PM
East Aiken Elementary School combined its Veterans Day program with its regular character education assembly Wednesday - also celebrating the appropriately timed character trait "initiative."
It "means recognizing and doing what needs to be done ...
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11/4/2009 7:44 PM
This Saturday, the sweet scents of apples will waft through the streets of downtown.
Apple pie, apple cider, apple crisp and so much more will be available at the annual Apple Fest held by St. John's United Methodist Church from 8 a.m. until 2 p ...
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11/4/2009 7:44 PM
The Aiken County Public Library has a cornucopia of special events for its patrons in November.
The Stiff Upper Lips 2 book and movie discussion series continues this month with a screening of the Masterpiece Theatre adaptation of "The Woman in ...
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11/4/2009 7:40 PM
The National Nuclear Safety Administration is "very happy" with the progress being made at the Mixed Oxide Fuel Fabrication Facility despite the facility again being cited and not having a customer for the multi-billion dollar product.
Thomas P. ...
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11/4/2009 7:40 PM
A former Aiken resident has been named among the top 40 under 40 by Georgia Trend magazine.
Frank Pendergast was recognized as an entrepreneur by Georgia Trend for his role in helping to revitalize downtown Milledgeville, Ga. Over the last 16 y ...
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11/4/2009 8:16 PM
GRANITEVILLE -- Ms. Natasha Trowell of Graniteville departed this life on Tuesday, Nov. 3, 2009, at the Medical College of Georgia. Funeral services will be announced by Jackson-Brooks Funeral Home, Aiken. Friends may call at the funeral home. ...
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11/4/2009 8:16 PM
EDGEFIELD -- Funeral services for Mrs. Emma Johnson Singleton will be held at 1 p.m. on Saturday, Nov. 7, 2009, at Macedonia Baptist Church with the Rev. Dennis Jeffcoat officiating. Interment will be in New Bethel F.B.H. Church Cemetery. Friends may ...
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11/4/2009 8:15 PM
NORTH AUGUSTA -- Funeral services for Mrs. Shirley A. Cummings Spann will be held at 1:30 p.m. Saturday, Nov. 7, 2009, at Zion Fair Baptist Church with the Rev. Bruce Wright officiating. Interment will be in the church cemetery. Friends may call at t ...
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11/4/2009 8:12 PM
WARRENTON, Ga. -- Mrs. Dorothy (Dot) Satcher, 83, of Cason Dairy Road, Warrenton, Ga., beloved wife of 61 years of Duke William Satcher, entered into rest Nov. 3, 2009.
Mrs. Satcher was born in Augusta to the late Ivan Parker Sr. and Dorothy Pearl ...
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11/4/2009 8:12 PM
Grace B. Russell of South Carolina passed away in Maryland after a brief residence. She was 88. Having lived in New Ellenton for more than 50 years, Mrs. Russell held memberships in the Order of the Eastern Star, Louise Best Circle - St. Paul's Unite ...
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11/4/2009 8:12 PM
WARRENVILLE -- Eva Huff Turner Rigdon, 71, of Warrenville, fought a good fight, finished her course, kept the faith; henceforth there is laid up for her a crown of righteousness in heaven. Eva went to be with her Lord and passed her mantle down to he ...
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11/4/2009 8:06 PM
Funeral services for Mr. Clyde E. Mack Sr. will be at 2 p.m. tomorrow at G.L. Brightharp & Sons Chapel with the Rev. George Counts officiating. Interment will be in Pinelawn Cemetery.
Family and friends may call at the residence, 601 Outing ...
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11/4/2009 8:02 PM
Mr. Theodore Hardin of 1387 President Drive, Aiken, departed this life to live with the Lord on Wednesday, Oct. 28, 2009, after a brief stay at Charlie Norwood VA Medical Center in Augusta.
A memorial service will be held at Beaver Dam Baptist Chur ...
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11/4/2009 7:56 PM
Mr. Henry Dunn Jr., 54, of 392 Houndslake Drive, entered into eternal rest on Saturday, Oct. 31, 2009, at his residence.
Mr. Dunn was known for his freelance photography and was a front desk clerk for Houndslake. Mr. Dunn's funeral service has b ...
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11/5/2009 12:08 AM
ARCADIA, Calif. -- The Breeders' Cup was contested over a synthetic track for the first time last year and that became one of the major story lines.
With Santa Anita hosting the championships for a second straight year, the artificial track is b ...
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11/5/2009 12:08 AM
LITTLE ROCK, Ark. -- Steve Spurrier has faced his share of good quarterbacks over the years. When he was at Florida, even Peyton Manning couldn't keep up with his Gators.
So as Spurrier's South Carolina team prepares to play Ryan Mallett and Ark ...
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11/5/2009 12:07 AM
NEW YORK -- Paint the town in pinstripes! Nearly a decade after their dynasty ended on a blooper in the desert, the New York Yankees are baseball's best again.
Hideki Matsui tied a World Series record with six RBIs, Andy Pettitte won on short re ...
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11/5/2009 12:32 AM
ORANGEBURG -- Offshore oil drilling, wind and nuclear power and global warming brought together five Democrat and five Republican candidates for governor in an unusual bipartisan debate Tuesday.
If "the issue is global warming, well some folks say ...
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11/5/2009 12:32 AM
CONWAY -- A South Carolina man caught on video having sex with a horse was sentenced Wednesday to three years in prison after pleading guilty for the second time in two years to abusing the creature.
Rodell Vereen was also ordered never to go near ...
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11/5/2009 12:32 AM
LEXINGTON, S.C. (AP) -- Federal authorities say 21 people have been charged for their roles in cockfighting businesses operating in South Carolina.
U.S. Attorney Walt Wilkins said Wednesday that undercover officers attended eight cockfighting event ...
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11/4/2009 7:53 PM
Chili cook-off
The Chili Cook-Off downtown has not been in the paper. Who won?
Editors note: The Chili Cook-Off results were published on Monday, Oct. 26. Newberry Hall won first place, Aiken High Culinary got second place and Mammoth Outfitters ...
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11/3/2009 8:12 PM
These are the bookings recorded for the Doris C. Gravat Detention Center for Nov. 2. Some of the people listed may not have actually spent time in jail if they posted bond and were released. Although those listed have been arrested and charged, that ...
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11/4/2009 12:30 AM
DEAR ABBY: My wife and I were visiting our children and grandson, "Rhett," 24. Rhett is a college student who lives at home. He had his girlfriend, "Peggy," who lives in another town, at the house for the weekend.
Rhett and Peggy retired to his roo ...
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11/4/2009 12:37 AM
Stimulus funds are coming to Aiken County to help some of our youngest residents get better prepared for entry into their educational world.
Funds from the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act are coming to the local Head Start office to allow ...
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11/4/2009 12:36 AM
NEW YORK -- Of the many countries participating at the Vancouver Olympics, add Colbert Nation to the list.
On Monday's "The Colbert Report," Stephen Colbert announced his show has become the primary sponsor of the U.S. Speedskating team. The team's ...
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11/4/2009 12:36 AM
LOS ANGELES (AP) -- Prosecutors brought felony charges Monday against an Army reservist who allegedly stalked Ryan Seacrest, including showing up at the "American Idol" host's studio and attacking one of his bodyguards.
Chidi Benjamin Uzomah Jr., 2 ...
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11/4/2009 12:35 AM
WASHINGTON (AP) -- The White House is enlisting "Sex and the City" star Sarah Jessica Parker, Forest Whitaker and others from Hollywood and beyond to help push President Barack Obama's arts initiatives.
On Tuesday, Vice President Joe Biden will ins ...
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11/4/2009 12:34 AM
BERLIN -- Stroke by stroke, Gerhard Kriedner applied pink acrylic paint with a small brush on a 14-yard stretch of the Berlin Wall, re-creating the mural he first painted months after the Berlin Wall came down on Nov. 9, 1989.
Kriedner and 90 artis ...
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11/4/2009 12:33 AM
NEW YORK -- It's hard to sell a book of short stories. But not if you're John Grisham.
The author of "A Time to Kill," "The Client" and other blockbusters has written his first collection of short fiction, "Ford County," set in the Mississippi comm ...
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11/4/2009 12:33 AM
LONDON -- British pop singer Leona Lewis won strong fan support at her first ever full-length concert Monday night, performing on familiar territory in the east London neighborhood where she grew up and still lives.
It marked a successful return t ...
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11/4/2009 12:33 AM
NEW YORK (AP) -- The book price wars are no longer just for pre-orders.
Amazon.com was offering hardcovers of John Grisham's "Ford County" and Barbara Kingsolver's "The Lacuna" for just $9 on Tuesday, the official release date for both books.
In ...
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11/4/2009 12:32 AM
LOS ANGELES -- A California appeals court will listen to oral arguments from Roman Polanski's attorneys about why it should require a lower court to decide whether to dismiss charges against the fugitive director, whether he is present or not.
Pola ...
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11/4/2009 12:32 AM
NASSAU, Bahamas -- A Bahamas lawmaker apologized publicly Tuesday for remarks that caused a mistrial in the John Travolta extortion case, but he did not reveal who told him that a defendant had been acquitted before a verdict was announced.
Picewel ...
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11/4/2009 12:32 AM
SACRAMENTO, Calif. -- When you belly up to that white tablecloth awash in candlelight and that tuxedoed waiter asks for your order, chances are good these days you'll say, "the burger, please."
The humble hamburger dominates the dining industry at ...
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11/4/2009 12:31 AM
BRIDGEPORT, Conn. -- A Connecticut judge has ordered CBS sportscaster Jim Nantz to pay his ex-wife $916,000 a year in alimony and child support.
Monday's ruling comes after Nantz and his ex-wife, Lorrie, testified about the breakdown of their 26-ye ...
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11/3/2009 6:49 PM
Sometimes I like to reflect on the good old days.
You know, the times when bedtime didn't involve the phrase, "NO KUNG FU!"
When my son was little, his bedtime was this:
1. Wait until 7 p.m.
2. Note that he had fallen asleep wherever he h ...
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11/4/2009 12:32 AM
BIRTHDAY GUY: Television host Jeff Probst was born in Wichita, Kan., on this date in 1962. This birthday guy has served as host of the smash hit reality series "Survivor" since 2000. Probst has also hosted the series "Hollywood on Trial," "Rock & ...
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11/4/2009 12:39 AM
Health care is a life and death issue
I wasn't going to tell my story, but in light of all the fiction out there, perhaps a little truth will clear the air.
My husband was in the Marines. I was pregnant with our second child. I knew it, b ...
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11/4/2009 12:31 AM
My heartfelt thanks to all S.C. state legislators for your continuous support of the two Governor's Schools, one Arts and Humanities, the other Math and Science. By maintaining funding for these public boarding schools you demonstrated your faith in ...
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11/4/2009 12:31 AM
Health care reform indeed! This entire debate is being misstated and distorted. It's not about health care reform; it's not even about health care financing reform. It's all about power - and we should be very, very afraid.
This thing is being ...
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11/4/2009 12:44 AM
Alexander "Sandy" Haskell is the newest member of Aiken County Council, representing District 5.
The political newcomer topped his opponent, Democrat Judy Hamilton, in the special election to fill the seat former Councilman Eddie Butler vacated Tue ...
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11/4/2009 12:43 AM
The Aiken County School District will implement an early release schedule for students today, with all county schools dismissing two hours earlier than their regular departure schedule. School faculties will spend the afternoon in professional develo ...
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11/4/2009 12:42 AM
The Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) has again cited Shaw Areva MOX Services for violation issues related to the design and construction of the $4.8 billion Mixed Oxide Fuel Fabrication Facility (MOX).
In a report made public Tuesday, four speci ...
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11/3/2009 9:00 PM
The line of people waiting for the Novel H1N1 vaccine wrapped around the corner of the Aiken County Complex on Tuesday, but some were shocked to learn they were not yet in the priority group to receive the vaccine.
South Carolina Department of H ...
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11/3/2009 9:00 PM
The arrest of a former Leavelle McCampbell Middle School teacher on criminal sexual misconduct charges is the fourth Aiken County incident in the past 15 months related to inappropriate teacher involvement with students.
Another former Leavelle ...
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11/3/2009 6:45 PM
In an effort to raise awareness on mental illnesses, Mayor Fred Cavanaugh has proclaimed Nov. 1-7 as NAMI Aiken Week throughout the City of Aiken.
NAMI, the National Alliance on Mental Illness, is a grassroots organization founded in 1979 that ...
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11/3/2009 6:45 PM
Warrants have been issued for a Williston man linked to three grand larcenies in the area that were reported in late September.
Julian Q. Gavin, 34, of 5482 Charleston Highway in Williston, is wanted for three counts of grand larceny.
Inves ...
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11/3/2009 6:45 PM
Prestige Appliance is collecting used appliances in the days leading up to its grand opening celebration to donate to Aiken County Habitat for Humanity.
Between now and Friday, Prestige Appliance encourages anyone who has a working condition, used ...
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11/3/2009 6:38 PM
An Aiken couple sought by deputies since late last week on allegations they had been manufacturing and trafficking methamphetamine at their Bath property were found hiding out at a local hotel Wednesday evening and taken into custody.
David Blan ...
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11/3/2009 6:38 PM
Savannah River Nuclear Solutions formally presented a $20,000 donation to Public Education Partners (PEP) members in Esther Blake's first-grade classroom at Chukker Creek Elementary School on Tuesday.
That was an appropriate site, as Blake has r ...
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11/3/2009 6:38 PM
Trail coordinators Ron Brenneman and Roger Brock have completed the annual report on Aiken's seven bluebird trails for 2009.
A total of 154 bluebirds were fledged in the trail's nesting boxes this year, making a total of 759 fledglings born on t ...
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11/3/2009 6:38 PM
South Boundary, an Aiken a cappella group, has established a music scholarship at USC Aiken which will be award to a student studying music at the university.
The singing group was organized in 2007 and includes 16 men who perform in Aiken and t ...
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11/3/2009 8:45 PM
A new study suggests that men may be able to lower their risk of getting the most aggressive form of prostate cancer by keeping their cholesterol in a healthy range.
Men whose cholesterol was under 200 had less than half the risk of developing high ...
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11/3/2009 8:45 PM
ATLANTA -- Premature births, often due to poor care of low-income pregnant women, are the main reason the U.S. infant mortality rate is higher than in most European countries, a government report said Tuesday.
About 1 in 8 U.S. births are prematur ...
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11/3/2009 8:41 PM
DICKINSON, N.D. -- Three missing North Dakota college softball players were found dead Tuesday in a Jeep pulled from a pond, and police said they believed the women were in the vehicle when they made two desperate calls to friends for help.
Police ...
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11/3/2009 8:50 PM
SALLEY -- Services for Ms. Margaret Lee Sampson, 39, will be held Thursday, Nov. 5 at 2 p.m. at Union Hill Baptist Church with burial in the church cemetery. She was born in Salley to Mrs. Booker T. (Eartha Mae) Charley and Alex Sampson. She died Oct ...
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11/3/2009 8:50 PM
Mr. Henry Dunn Jr., 54, of 392 Houndslake Drive, entered into eternal rest on Saturday, Oct. 31, 2009, at his residence.
Mr. Dunn was known for his freelance photography and was a front desk clerk for Houndslake. Mr. Dunn's funeral service has been ...
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11/3/2009 8:50 PM
Kenneth Jason Dukes, 31, died Monday, Nov. 2, 2009, at his residence.
A native and lifelong resident of Aiken, Jason was a son of Vicki Heilig Dukes and Kenneth Michael Dukes. He was of the Baptist faith and loved music and writing poetry.
Surviv ...
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11/3/2009 8:49 PM
POMPTON PLAINS, N.J. -- Margaret H. Tepp, of Pompton Plains, N.J., died Sunday, Nov. 1, 2009, at Chilton Memorial Hospital following a long illness. Born in Germany, she lived in Aiken for 37 years and Morris Plains, N.J., for 11 years before moving ...
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11/3/2009 8:49 PM
NORTH AUGUSTA -- Mrs. Nora Seymour, wife of James P. Seymour, entered into rest on Monday, Nov. 2, 2009, at University Hospital.
A graveside service will be held Thursday, Nov. 5, 2009, at 3 p.m. at Sunset Memory Gardens with Dr. Gary C. Redding an ...
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11/3/2009 8:46 PM
Joseph Kesler "Joey" Kneece Jr., 33, died Tuesday, Nov. 3, 2009.
A graveside funeral service will be held at 3:30 p.m. Thursday in the Montmorenci Baptist Church Cemetery with the Rev. David Hardy officiating. The family will receive friends from 1 ...
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11/3/2009 11:33 PM
NEW YORK -- Andy Pettitte leaned forward in his chair and recounted a recent chat he had with Derek Jeter as soon as they both realized what was next in this World Series.
Pettitte vs. old foe Pedro Martinez, with the Yankees one win from ecstas ...
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11/3/2009 11:33 PM
ATLANTA -- Georgia Tech is probably a little too far back to become a factor in the national championship race.
That doesn't diminish what the program has accomplished in less than two years under coach Paul Johnson.
"I have all the confide ...
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11/3/2009 11:33 PM
COLUMBIA -- South Carolina coach Steve Spurrier doesn't want to hear any talk about whether his Gamecocks are setting themselves up for another late season swoon.
Spurrier said Tuesday his young Gamecocks are 6-3 and "for this team, that's prett ...
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11/3/2009 11:33 PM
CLEMSON -- Clemson's Dabo Swinney knows his players will be jacked up for perhaps the biggest game of his short time with the Tigers.
Swinney also knows the ESPN cameras, the rare night start at Death Valley or the fans excitement won't make a b ...
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11/3/2009 11:29 PM
ARCADIA, Calif. -- Zenyatta was made the early 5-2 favorite Tuesday in a field of 13 for the $5 million Breeders' Cup Classic, where she'll put her 13-0 record on the line against the boys for the first time.
Zenyatta will break from the No. 4 p ...
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11/3/2009 11:29 PM
ATHENS, Ga. -- A most unlikely person came to the defense of Florida linebacker Brandon Spikes, who was suspended for half a game for apparently trying to gouge the eyes of Georgia running back Washaun Ealey.
Ealey said Tuesday he doesn't b ...
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11/4/2009 12:39 AM
MIAMI (AP) -- Officials at the National Hurricane Center said they're making their tropical storm advisories easier to read.
The public advisories give the positions of tropical depressions, named storms and hurricanes in the Atlantic, Caribbean ...
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11/3/2009 8:46 PM
The following recalls have been announced:
* Charleston Cookie Co. of Charleston is recalling packages of almond cookies sold as part of Dean & Deluca Americana cookie tins, because they contain milk products that are not listed in the ingredie ...
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11/3/2009 8:45 PM
HILTON HEAD ISLAND -- A South Carolina couple missing for more than a year and a half has been officially declared dead by a judge as family members established scholarships and planned a memorial in Georgia for the pair.
A judge declared John and ...
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11/3/2009 8:45 PM
COLUMBIA -- Bug spray that produces a fog to kill insects is likely to blame for the death of a 10-month-old South Carolina boy, and his 2-year-old brother was critically injured by the fumes, authorities said Monday.
Anderson County Deputy Coroner ...
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11/3/2009 6:52 PM
COLUMBIA -- A South Carolina poultry plant raided by immigration agents last year has agreed to change its hiring practices under supervision to avoid federal charges of knowingly employing illegal immigrants, federal prosecutors said Tuesday.
Unde ...
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11/3/2009 6:42 PM
Bush blamed
Any day, I expect to see Bush blamed for swine flu and the shortage of vaccines.
Grammar
When are people going to stop using "quality" as an adjective? I see ads, billboards (sorry, Aiken Regional) and signs where "quality" tries ...
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11/3/2009 8:45 PM
GENEVA -- A rare Panamanian tree frog, a rodent from Madagascar and two lizards found only in the Philippines are among over 17,000 species threatened with extinction, a leading environmental group said Tuesday.
The Rabb's fringe-limbed tree frog, ...
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