Graniteville to Star in New Avondale Mill Docu Series
A Graniteville centered documentary is being produced by South Carolina Education Television following the Avondale mill closure. The Aiken Standard dedicates space to readers and literary discussions featuring Debbi Reboul and Janet Evanovich’s Twelve Sharp, with local obituaries and funeral notices listed in the issue.
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Avondale
Graniteville
South Carolina Education Television
Aiken Standard
Inside Today Markets Movie Listings Obituaries
A compact page preview outlines today’s markets and movie listings alongside obituaries and sections on opinions puzzles sports TV listings. It signals a broad daily digest with highlights across categories.
Dog cruelty trial questions identity in Aiken burglary case
An Aiken County jury weighs whether Nolan Kerry Grant 17 of Evans Road is the burglar who broke into Chad and Chrissa Matthews home on November 9 2005 and placed two Pekingese dogs Sophie and Dexter in a hot oven causing Sophie’s death Dexter survived with burns. Grand larceny burglary and animal torture charges are before the jury.
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Aiken
Nolan Kerry Grant
Evans Road
Lyon Drive
Chad and
Chrissa Matthews
Sophie
Dexter
Horses Require Care in Heat as Delaware Park Cancels
Horses suffer heat stress like people and need cooling, hydration, and adjusted training. Delaware Park canceled Thursday racing due to extreme heat. Trainers say they finish training earlier and use fans in stalls, while experts stress thermoregulation, ventilation, and stable design to keep horses safe.
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Delaware Park
Brad Stauffer
Legacy Stable
Denise Steffanus
Hammons resigns from Marine Corps League branch
Ed Hammons has quit the James L Hammons Detachment No 939 and state commandant posts amid a dispute over eligibility based on a disputed bad conduct discharge from 1970 later overturned in 1990. He insists he will challenge the matter in court and notes he avoided the league’s board to protect the detachment. The national HQ canceled a hearing after his resignation arrived by mail, with authorities saying the resignation was accepted without prejudice.
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Ed Hammons
Marine Corps ‘League
Service Organizaation
Marine Corps League
Hammons
Myrtle Beach
National Marine Corps League
Corps
Vietnam
Secretary of Navy
James L. Hammons
League
Vic Voltaggio
Marine Camps League
Voltaggio
Florida
Fires and wreck disrupt traffic on busy Aiken Augusta Highway
Firefighters battled an afternoon blaze on Ludlow Lake Road with a shed and greenhouse catching fire while the house was saved. Media vehicles and responders caused a traffic backup until the scene was cleared. A separate crash on USS Aiken County Sheriff Michael Hunt said a driver, reportedly unconscious, struck a guardrail and needed extraction before being hospitalized.
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Aiken
Augusta
Ludlow Lake Road
Jon Brotherton
Department of Motor Vehicles
Aiken County
Uss ‘Aiken
Michael Hunt
U.S
GVW
Graniteville
Hunt
Karen Day
Bath
Silver Blut
Langley
North Augusta
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Fred Chambers
Robert W
Bob” Malone
Bechistad
Margaret Rhoden Metts
Buretown
Byron E. Neely
Abby
Aiken Department of Public Safety
Matthews
Steffans
Susan Raymond
Equine Research Center
Canada
University of Guelph
Stauffer
Blazer
Karen Daily Star
Brotherton
Nick Barton
Karen
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