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Two, arrested, charged following meth lab bust

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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City files suit over engineering failure

'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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'American Diggers' look for slavery artifacts in Aiken area; show airs tonight on Spike TV

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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School board votes to increase millage rate

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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NeSmith wins state title, T-Breds finish third

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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Small home fire caught in time  before major damage was done
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Aiken Public Safety officers are scheduled to meet today to discuss the high number of killings in the City of Aiken this year and attempt to determine if there are any underlying issues that can be prevented to avert further bloodshed, according to police. View Story

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NeSmith wins state title, T-Breds finish third

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 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 ...

COLUMN: National debt should be the pivotal issue for voters this election season

5/16/2012 10:42 AM

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, ...

Bridge closed in Columbia after rain shifts barge

5/16/2012 10:39 AM

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 ...

Lack of trust in Facebook may hold back ad sales

5/16/2012 12:32 AM

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 ...

Talkback Pick it up, A tribute to victims, Veterans, Adam and Eve

5/15/2012 11:53 PM

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 ...

TalkBack: Returned wallet, Christ Central, Romney's wealth

5/14/2012 10:46 PM

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 ...

Lambert stays true to his pop roots

5/16/2012 12:32 AM

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 ...

Facebook updates data use policy to give more info

5/11/2012 12:16 PM

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 ...

Marie Schofield

5/15/2012 10:59 PM

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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