Draw Your Super Dad Contest Offers Lionel Smith Tie Prize
Super Father's Day contest entry closes Wednesday with a chance to win a Lionel Smith Ltd. tie. Winners announced June 21 in the Aiken Standard. view entries online and download forms at the newspaper's site.
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Aiken County Reviews Hurricane Evacuation Plans
Aiken County is reviewing its hurricane evacuation plans as the season opens. Emergency Management Coordinator David Ruth says the unit has checked evacuation road signs and prepared for inland moves if needed. Gov. Mark Sanford urged coastal residents to prepare during the June 1 start of the season.
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Aiken and North Augusta Schools Named Hurricane Shelters
Emergency information lists South Aiken High School and North Augusta High School as shelter locations. Radio alerts will come from WBBQ 104.3 FM WEKL 105.7 FM and National Weather Service radios. Evacuation capacity equals 156000 with 247 shelters statewide. Residents are urged to prepare with plans and hurricane kits.
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Bear sighting reported in Columbia County Georgia
Several reports Monday described a black bear roaming in Columbia County near the Stevens Creek area in Augusta Georgia. Georgia DNA confirmed the sightings indicating a bear in the region despite fewer reports than last year.
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Deaths and Funerals Notices Compiled
Matthew Altman Trenton Rose Breza Carteret NJ George Hatcher Busbee Aiken Inez Etheridge Graniteville Dr. J Sam Garrison Johnston Henry Ford Holden Williston Shirley Sutton listed in 6A deaths and funerals section.
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Lawmakers Return to Vote on Vetoes in Payday Lending Fight
South Carolina legislators resume session to decide 10 vetoes left by Gov. Mark Sanford including a tough payday lending bill and limits on the governor’s sway over the State Ports Authority. The vote set for Tuesday follows Sanford’s May vetoes as lawmakers weigh the governor’s influence and fiscal policy.
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Accused murderer escapes hospital grounds from MCG
Terence Riley a 40 year old Columbia man among four accused in a Ridge Spring shooting walked off the Medical College of Georgia campus after stepping outside for a cigarette. Hospital officials said he has never been listed on the patient registry under HIPAA protections.
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Georgia man jailed after confessing to stabbing wife
Kenneth Hines 54 of Lithonia Georgia told investigators he stabbed his wife Laverne 46 in Lithonia then drove about three hours to Aiken to seek treatment. He is jailed in Aiken County on aggravated assault with a weapon and kidnapping charges. Laverne Hines remains at Aiken Regional Medical Centers in fair condition.
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