Aiken Tech heads to NJCAA DII tournament for third straight year
Aiken Technical College clinched a spot in the NJCAA Division II national tournament for the third consecutive season by rallying from a 16 point second half deficit to defeat Clinton Junior College 87 to 79 in the Region 10 championship. Charles Welch noted the victory as the Knights surged late to seal the title.
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Kinston
N.C
Aiken Technical College
Knights
Clinton Junior College
Charles Welch
Judges Pickering and Smith Face Senate Hurdle
Less than a year after strong support, federal judges Charles Pickering and D Brooks Smith appear stalled as nominees for the US Court of Appeals in a Senate now controlled by Democrats. Their chances have dimmed amid partisan opposition and procedural hurdles, casting doubt on imminent confirmations.
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Washington
Charles Pickering
Mississippi
D. Brooks Smith
Pennsylvania
US Court of Appeals
Senate
Obituary notices list five local deaths in brief
Agnes Adams Cleamater John M Banks North Augusta Gleaton Springfield Donald McDaniel McComick are listed in brief obituary notices on page 5A with standard funeral details not shown. The items reflect local death notices for community figures.
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Agnes Adams ‘Cleamaterohn
M. Banks
North Augusta
Brs
Gleaton ‘Springfield
Donald McDaniel McComick
Classifieds and Sports Notes Overview
A terse index from the newspaper’s Classifieds and Sports sections lists page numbers and sections including Opinions and Sports Sunday Morning. It cites 2B 4A 1B pages, signaling where to find ads, opinion items, and sports briefs in the edition.
Rain dampens NAACP flag protest at South Carolina welcome center
Heavy rain Saturday pummeled the state as about 30 protesters at the I-20 North Augusta center pressed an NAACP boycott opposing the Confederate flag at the State House. James Gallman of SC NAACP says the message is clear: not to shop until the flag drops.
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State House
North Augusta
James Gallman
South Carolina
National Association For the Advancement of Colored People
NAACP
Ginny
George Weaver
Aiken
I-20
Weaver
Jerusalem bombing kills nine and wounds thirty in Orthodox district
A suicide blast in Jerusalem's ultra-Orthodox Mahane Israel area killed nine and injured over 30 as worshippers gathered after sundown. A year-old child died. flames surged from a car. Israel vowed retaliation amid ongoing West Bank clashes with Palestinian militants.
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Jerusalem
Mahane Israel Seminary
Israel
Dore Gold
West Bank
Balata
Nablus
Fallen tree cuts power to downtown area in Aiken
About 850 residents lost power Saturday morning after a Magnolia tree on Hayne Avenue downed lines in front of Dr. Robert Lof gren Family Dentistry. The outage spanned from Highland Park Terrace to Morgan Street and Hayne Avenue to Richland Avenue. Crews worked to restore power, with about 700 customers back within 90 minutes and remaining customers reconnected before 4 p.m.
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Hayne Avenue
Highland Park Terrace
Morgan Street
Richland Avenue
Robert Lofgren
Aiken Department of Public Safety
South Carolina Electric and Gas
Cathy Love
Sce&g
Beech Island boy in meningitis test delay
A Beech Island boy suspected of bacterial meningitis waits on test results amid optimism from his mother who says medical tests Saturday night showed good news and praise for the child while doctors continue study of samples.
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Beech Island
Missing Child Case Sparks School, Health Officials Hello
Aiken County public schools superintendent confirmed the child was found safe after contact with Redcliffe Elementary classmates and families. Health officials coordinated letters calls and personal talks as part of the outreach. See FAMILY, Page 124
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Aiken County
Redcliffe
Department of Health and Environmental Control
United States forces press large operation against Taliban in Afghanistan
In eastern Afghanistan a major US led ground assault with Afghan troops and US jets targeted regrouped Taliban and al Qaida forces at dawn. One American and two Afghan fighters were killed while several others were injured as fighters returned artillery and heavy weapons in a hard fought battle.
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Pentagon
al-Qaida
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ATC
ADVAN
Ginny Southworth
Bill Gallman
Carla
U.S
Kathy Gannon
Associated Press
Afghanistan
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