Silver Bluff Bulldogs Seek Second Straight State Title
The Silver Bluff Bulldogs, 14-0 this year with a 29 game win streak, meet Batesburg Leesville High at Williams-Brice Stadium in Columbia at 11 a.m. for the Class AA football state championship. The Panthers stand 18-1 this season.
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First artificial heart recipient dies after 151 days
Robert Tools the first person to receive a fully self contained artificial heart died Friday from internal bleeding and organ failure after living with the device for 151 days. He passed away in Louisville.
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Deaths Thelma H Brown Jonn Nains Myrtle Zumbrunner
Obituary notices from Blackville and Aiken list Thelma H Brown Jonn Nains and Myrtle Zumbrunner among those remembered in this community notices section.
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Blackville
Qin Myrtle Zumbrunner
Aiken
Educators critique South Carolina school report cards
Ray Geddings of Lexington District 3 voices concerns that the first annual school report cards may be flawed and could affect accountability. He and other SCASA leaders toured communities to discuss the issue, stressing the need for accuracy and fair criteria for grades of grades 3-8.
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Christmas Craft Show At H Odell Weeks Center Delights Shoppers
Rainy Friday did not deter shoppers at the 31st Christmas Craft Show at the H Odell Weeks Activities Center. Belvedere resident Annie Arnold along with other locals enjoyed crafts from numerous vendors and food stalls as Amanda Breeden noted steady attendance.
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Belvedere
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Dirt bike rider in collision leaves teen in critical condition
A dirt bike rider from North Augusta, Marcus Johnson, 19, collided with a 1991 Oldsmobile driven by Grady Walker, 29, of Augusta on Bradleyville Road Friday at 4 p.m. Authorities said Johnson was in critical condition.
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Fatal hit and run probe near New Ellenton under way
Aiken County Coroner Sue Townsend and the South Carolina Highway Patrol seek information in a fatal hit and run on US 278 near New Ellenton. A Barnwell man, 24, Brian Michael Gibson, was found dead after exiting the vehicle. Seven chrome lug-nut covers were recovered. investigators think a large truck may have struck him. Townsend notes possible truck traffic from Charleston area toward the Lowcountry. Page 7A.
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Opposition forces press Kandahar fight near airport
Tribal fighters backed by US airstrikes seize tanks and heavy weapons from Taliban near Kandahar airport as a general vows the battle continues until Kandahar becomes a free city. American troops raise a New York City flag at their base to honor Sept. 11 victims.
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Panel warns feds not to leave plutonium at SRS
Federal panel urges the Energy Department not to store plutonium at the Savannah River Site for 50 years. DNFSB Chairman John Conway says the former plant near Aiken was never designed for long term storage and calls five decades impractical. State officials question federal duration plans.
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