Mole follows scent rails underwater at Vanderbilt University
A researcher reports that the semi-aquatic star-nosed mole can track scents underwater, linking findings to Vanderbilt University. A West Coast city resists changing its horse town identity as its equine community persists. Calhoun County wins the Thoroughbred Classic 65 to 50, and Clemson cornerback Duane Coleman faces drug charges after a Music City Bowl incident. Deaths and Funerals section notes current obituaries.
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Vanderbil University
Clemson
Comnerback
Duane Coleman
Two held in N A armed robbery case in Trenton
North Augusta woman Jasmine Carter and her boyfriend Milton Feast Jr were arrested in connection with an armed robbery at a Trenton store. A 17 year old Najee Priester was also tied to the holdup and a getaway car. Police say Carter called to create an alibi after the crime, and the trio fled to Edgefield County where a collision occurred.
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North Augusta
Jasmine S. Carter
East
Priester
Trenton
Carter
Edgefield County
Frank
NORAD Tracks Santa for Local Readers This Christmas
NORAD uses its North Warning System to track Santa Claus as he departs the North Pole about 12 hours from now. The annual alert helps children follow Santa on Christmas Eve via noradsanta.com and NORAD's history traces back to a 1955 hotline misprint and CONAD origins.
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Santa Claus
NORAD
Santa
North Pole
North American Aerospace Defense Command
Sears Roebuck and Co
Norad Norad
Noradsanta.com
Wet Christmas Expected as Rain Douses Christmas Day
The National Weather Service predicts an 80 percent chance of rain on Christmas Day with a Gulf low pressure system. Rain will start Sunday after midnight with morning showers and a high near 70, then easing to partly cloudy skies into the week.
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Jim Kilmer
National Weather Service
Gulf
Kilmer
Aiken Standard
Friends raise memorial fund for late musician Burt Townsend
Friends in Aiken start The Burt Townsend Memorial Fund to buy a granite headstone and a bronze plaque for Burt Townsend and his father, who lacked markers. They seek 2500 to cover headstone costs and plan to place Burt and his father in Memorial Gardens with help from Southern Bank and Trust. Contributions welcome at P O Box 6200, Aiken SC 29804.
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Burt Townsend
Townsend
Ben Newman
Newman
Terry Bouknight
Southern Bank and Trust
Robert
Lad
Aiken Memorial Gardens
Robert Townsend
Bouknight
Burt
Memorial Gardens
Traffic
P.O. Box
Aiken
S.C
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West Coast City
Calhoun County
Wendy Lott
Sransteile
Edward Boone Jr
Floyd Richard Calloway, Jackson, Tom
Charles H. Duke Jr
Wagener
Laura Metts Whitman, Noth Augusta
Dear Abby
Joscopes
Paulos
N.A
Karen Daily Star
Milton Feastjr
Harris
Najee L. Priester
Burlington
Edgefield Highway
View Road
Northsta
Apollon Santa
Mand
CONAD
Harry Shoup
John Moore
Taf Witer
Moore
Aikenstandard.com
Laurens Street
Erin Brooks
Brooks
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