BB rampage leaves glass shattered around Aiken
Police search for vandals after a late Tuesday spree using BB or pellet guns across Aiken Southside. East Gate businesses and Aiken Mall suffered shattered windows with damage approaching seven thousand dollars to about a dozen vehicles. Investigators review surveillance video as officers secure properties and pursue charges.
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Aiken
East Gate
Aiken Mall
Aiken Department of Public Safety
David Turno
T-mobile
Movie Gallery
New China
Wells Fargo
U.S. Air Force
Mossback Circle
Shelby Drive
Turno
Ravenel backs DeMint in GOP Senate runoff bid
U S Rep Jim DeMint won the GOP primary runoff vote to face Beasley for the Senate seat with Inez Tenenbaum opposing in November. Charleston businessman Thomas Ravenel endorsed DeMint and gave a 2000 dollar check after meeting reporters in a hot parking lot. DeMint acknowledged prior talks with Ravenel and noted the endorsement could have gone opposite.
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DeMint
Thomas
Contested and uncontested races shaping Aiken County ballot
After the primary, Tim Carlton faces Ed Gladd for coroner in November. Willar Hightower secures a solo council ballot, while District 7 draws one candidate from each party for the seat retired by Rick Osbon. SRS's Gary Bunker meets Democrat Joe Norman for Clerk of Court. Bennie Williams also on the November ballot.
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Aiken County
Tim Carlton
Ed Gladd
North Augusta
Willar Hightower
Rick Osbon
SRS
Gary Bunker
Joe Norman
Westinghouse
Bennie Williams
Reagan's State Funeral Procession To Capitol Rotunda
Ronald Reagan's casket rode a caisson to the Capitol for a state funeral, the first since 1963, with thousands lining Constitution Avenue and filing through the Rotunda to honor the 40th president. Vice President and others paid tribute to a "graceful and gallant man" as the tribute began.
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Washington
Ronald Reagan
Capitol
Abraham Lincoln
Constitution Avenue
Supporters press for Reagan memorials on currency
Reagan backers urge placing the late president on U S coins or bills, potentially reducing the roles of Roosevelt, Hamilton or Jackson. They favor a dime portrait and push other memorial ideas such as Mount Rushmore removal or renaming the Pentagon as the Ronald Reagan Memorial, with Senate leaders backing related proposals.
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Ronald Reagan
Franklin D. Roosevelt
Alexander Hamilton
Andrew Jackson
Mount Rushmore
Eets
Reagan
Senate
Bill Frist
R-Tenn
Pentagon
Ronald Rea
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Phil Rosback
East Gate Drive
Ginny Southwort
Phil Rosbach
East Gate Center
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Beasley
J.C. Lexow
Calvin Woodward
Jeff Wilson
Associated Press
Abby
James Heyward
Batesburg
Capitol Rotunda
Lee
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