Aiken man arrested on cocaine and marijuana smuggling charges
Narcotics investigators acting on a tip arrested Patrick Finley 27 of Aiken Thursday on drug smuggling charges. He was arrested at the Metropolitan Airport in Columbia after canine units from the Lexington County Sheriff's Department detected about a kilogram of cocaine and a pound of marijuana in his luggage. The Aiken County Sheriff's Office Columbia Police Department Columbia Metropolitan Airport Police Drug Enforcement Agency of Columbia and the Lexington County Sheriff's Department cooperated.
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Gator Hunt To Be Held In Early Fall
South Carolina will permit alligator hunting for the first time since 1964. Landowners with 100 acres of occupied habitat may apply for a quota to harvest alligators four feet and longer during a regulated season from Sept 18 to Oct 14 in Beaufort, Charleston, Colleton and Georgetown counties. Applications due by July
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Obituaries Listed for Leland Gregory Ula Garganious and Others
Obituary notices for Leland Gregory of Clearwater Ula Mae Garganious of Langley Inez Smith Weathersbee of Aiken and Emmie Cooper Wood of Oatesburg appear on page 5A with brief death notices.
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Aiken Weather Event Strikes With Sudden Storm Burst
Strong winds lightning and heavy rain hit Aiken County Friday afternoon around 2 pm. Local agencies reported no major damage or accidents as outages were brief and power quickly restored. Mary Green Brown recalled seeing a clear sky ahead before the storm and noted scattered outages upon returning to the office.
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Progress Slow On Funds Bill In Columbia Legislature
House and Senate negotiators edged toward a budget agreement Friday but failed to bridge key disputes. A budget amendment would keep the Confederate Flag atop the Statehouse, while other items include funding for Converse College leadership program to aid The Citadel in Shannon Faulkner case, vehicle inspection repeal, no sales tax on electronic information, a daily minute of silence, and education vs tax cut funding tensions.
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Clinton urges NRA to return fund-raising money
President Clinton demanded the NRA give back more than 1 million dollars from a fund-raising letter that labeled law enforcement officers as jack-booted government thugs. He spoke at the White House with police leaders denouncing the NRA as Phoenix hosts its annual convention.
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Local graduate leads Aiken High gym project
Susan Cole Baker, LS3P Architects in Charleston and Aiken High School alumna, led the design of the new gym. The facility adds 1500-seat arena, band and chorus rooms, and five classrooms while emphasizing team effort between school and district. Baker enjoys hometown collaboration and keeping projects local.
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