Counterfeit Goods Found At Market
Greenville and Columbia AP reports describe arrests at a Lexington County flea market for selling counterfeit merchandise valued at 158000 dollars with potential 336000 dollars in authentic value. Sheriff James Metts notes the operation involved vendors and wholesalers near West Columbia.
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Columbia (Ap
Lexington County
Sheriff's Deputies
West Columbia
Sheriff's Office
Larry Shea
Lexington
James Metts
Obituary Notices for Aiken Ridge Spring and Clearwater
Death notices list John Wilfred Sadler of Aiken Mary Louise Taylor of Clearwater and Brian Jermaine Wilson of Ridge Spring with brief biographical details and funeral arrangements noted for page 2B obituary section.
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John Wilfred Sadler
Aiken
Mary Louise Taylor
Clearwater
Brian Jermaine Wilson
Ridge Spring
Signs fill Aiken roads as campaigns clash with rules
In Aiken County illegal political signs line U S 1 and S C 302 prompting 30 day jail terms or 100 dollar fines per sign per state Transportation Department rules. Officials say only government signs may be placed in highway rights of way and call for safer drivers with fewer obstructions. Local utilities also request candidates avoid pole endorsements, but dictates are being ignored.
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Aiken County
Aiken-Augusta
U.S. 1
Aiken
Tommy Hartnett
Charlie Condon
Tommy Moore
Congress
State Transportation Department
Phil England
Planning and Development Department
England
Nuclear Fuel Plan Could Add SRS Jobs
The Energy Department weighs alternatives to store up to 2600 metric tons of spent fuel, potentially boosting Savannah River Site construction work to about 2700 positions. Readiness for underwater or dry storage facilities at SRS hinges on yet unresolved DOE decisions.
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Savannah River
Energy Department
DOE
Navy
South Carolina
Department
Jim Giusti
SRS
Giusti
Aiken Standard
Relief Is Promised To Ailing Bus System
The $105 million school bus bond will add 2,000 new buses to South Carolina's fleet, aiming to repair and modernize ailing district operations. Aiken County will receive 65 buses. the district operates 175 buses with 8 percent over 100,000 miles, serving over 3,000 children daily. New buses won't be ready immediately.
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South Carolina
General ‘Assembly
Aiken County
Campaign heat rises as GOP rivals clash in heat wave
Republican governor hopeful Tommy Hartnett targets Dan Ross of Blackville as a chief critic while Debbie Dorn Pracht accuses a state senator of spreading rumors about her Third District bid. Hartnett presses Ross to state facts at a North Augusta press conference.
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Tommy Hartnett
Debbie Dorn Pracht
Hartnett
Dan Ross
Blackville
David Beasley
Pracht
Thomas L. Moore
D-Clearwater
James Bryan
D-Laurens
North Augusta
Ross
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Five Man Electric Band
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Tory
Hurdles
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Sitee
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Ben Harm
Bradley Gutierrez
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