Emu Captured After Reports Of A 6-Foot Chicken
Police and volunteers tracked and captured an emu that had been described as a six foot chicken at the Bypass and Laurens Street. Aiken County Public Safety Animal Control and two officers helped bring the bird to a pen at the SPCA shelter where it remains. Stephan Wright and Jeff Wilson commented on the event noting the bird’s size and handling details.
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Bypass
Laurens Street
SPCA
Jeff Wilson
Aiken County Department of Public Safety
Aiken Department of Public Safety
Wilson
Teague Street
Aiken High School
Aiken County
Stephan Wright
Community binds together after ice storm in Aiken
Aiken County residents rallied to help during a damaging ice storm. Neighbors shared hot meals and offered aid to stranded motorists as power outages and downed trees disrupted roads. The Aiken Standard highlights acts of kindness and notes many heroes remain unsung. See STORM, page 10A.
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Aiken County
Aiken
South Carolina Democrats set for presidential primary
South Carolina voters head to the polls Tuesday to pick a Democratic presidential candidate. The ballot lists major contenders including Moseley Braun, Clark, Dean, Edwards, Gephardt, Kerry, Kucinich, Lieberman and Sharpton with some names already dropped. Sharpton plans multiple public appearances across Aiken and North Augusta.
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South Carolina
Election Commission
Vaucluse Road
Carol Moseley Braun
Wesley K. Clark
Howard Dean
John Edwards
Gephardt
John F. Kerry
Dennis J. Kucinich
Joe Lieberman
al Sharpton
Braun
Lieberman
Edwards
Aiken
Sharpton
Second Baptist Church
Hampton Avenue
David Walker
Faith
High Church of Our Lord Jesus Christ
North Augusta
Carpenterville Baptist Church
Walker
New York Democrat
Aiken County
Remembering the Columbia shuttle disaster and local connections
A year after the Columbia accident three Aiken residents share memories of watching the landing and the loss of seven astronauts. Gary Senn, Jim Cadieux, and Stelios Kaprandis recall the tragedy and its impact on space research, linking past experiences with Challenger and careers in astronomy.
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Aiken
Gary Senn
Jim Cadieux
Stelios Kaprandis
Cape Canaveral
Columbia
Senn
Florida
du Pont
USC Aiken
Kaprandis
Greece
Savannah River
Augusta
Cadieux
McDonald-Douglas
Rob Nevil
Space Exploration
DuPont Planetarium
NASA
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Big Bird
Ginny Southworth
Melanie Moody
Storm Stories
Home Depot
Charleston
J.C. Lexow
Buford Connelly
Charles Wesley United Methodist Church
S.C
Philip Lord Senior
Lee Primary
Abby
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