Complaint mounts over sheriff fliers in Aiken County
An Aiken County man sues Sheriff Michael Hunt for defamation and malicious prosecution denying a clandestine campaign. A former councilman disavows involvement as residents report a flier about Hunt’s 1993 murder charges found on a mailbox. Police trace the vehicle to Ferrara's real estate firm Whiskey South Inc.
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William “Russ” Ferrara
Vaucluse Road
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Hunt
Larry Swearingen
Key South Inc
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Aiken Standard
ATC Graduates Celebrate Record Commencement
Robyn Fence earned an Associate Degree in Nursing as 569 ATC students received degrees and certificates during a two session commencement. Fence spoke of studying with her three children and of sweat equity in a Habitat for Humanity home. The event honored health science and general education students with remarks from ATC President Dr. Susan Winsor and awards for faculty administrator and staff of the year.
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Robyn Fence
Habitat For Humanity
Aiken Technical College
Fence
Riley
Kelli
Kendal
Fonce
ATC
Susan Winsor
Winsor
Debra Brodowski
Local candidates seek petition path after ballot removal
In South Carolina, 180 statewide candidates were decertified after a Supreme Court ruling requiring a paper SEI. Eight local candidates including Jason Goings and Andrew Siders lost primary spots for June 12 but may reappear via petition or online filing by April 20 as the Senate considers restoring them on the ballot.
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S.C. Supreme Court
S.C. Senate Judiciary Committee
Senate
State Supreme Court
Board of Elections Office
Jason Goings
Aiken County
Charles Barton
Andrew Siders
Aiken School Board Considers Tax Increase
Aiken School Board members debate possible tax hikes after Vice Chairman Ray Fleming said a tax increase will be necessary. The board met Tuesday to discuss funding needs and district priorities.
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Aiken
Ray Fleming
Local Obituaries Highlight Area Residents
See Local News 3A listing of deaths including Annette C Mayberry Warrenville Elaine Proctor Callahan Columbia Elizabeth Scott Aiken Isaac Brown Jr Williston Larry Tensley Adams Aiken Leon Lawson Lott Sr Aiken Patricia Pat Caudle Aiken.
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Annette C. Mayberry
Warrenville
Elaine Proctor Callahan
Columbia
Elizabeth Scott
Aiken
Isaac Brown Jr
Williston
Larry Tensley Adams
Leon Lawson Lott Sr
Patricia
Pat” Caudle
Record crowd at Aiken Relay For Life survivor dinner
Aiken Relay For Life survivor dinner at St John’s United Methodist Church drew nearly 350 cancer survivors and caregivers. The event featured entertainment by the Aiken Community Playhouse Youth Wing and dinner served by volunteers, with remarks from Angie Sanders of 88.3 WAFJ about her breast cancer journey.
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Aiken Relay For
Aiken Community Playhouse
Aiken
Lisa Wolf
Anna Dolianitis
American Cancer Society
WAFJ
Angie Sanders
Relay For Life
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