Motorcycle passenger dies in I-20 crash with horse
An Orangeburg woman Chequita Snow Burgess, 30, died after the motorcycle she rode struck a horse on I 20 westbound near mile marker 29 in Aiken County. The rider James Burgess, 29, of Orangeburg, survived with serious injuries. both wore helmets. the incident remains under Highway Patrol investigation.
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Augusta
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Missouri
Buffalo Soldiers Motorcycle Club
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Moniz Senate clash over MOX pace stirs SC legal fight
Aiken Standard reports a Senate Armed Services Committee letter accusing DOE of slow MOX progress at Savannah River Site and a South Carolina lawsuit seeking fines for missed MOX deadlines. The Southern Carolina Regional Development Alliance sought to intervene in the case about turning weapons plutonium into reactor fuel, with MOX only about seventy percent complete.
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U.S. Senate Armed Services Committee
Energy
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MOX
Southern Carolina Regional Development Alliance
DOE
AREA DEATHS Fred Napier Aiken Patricia Thompson Finch North Augusta
Obituary list notes deaths of Fred Napier in Aiken Patricia Thompson Finch in North Augusta and John Morton Hunter in Aiken. Funeral notices appear in local listings.
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Fred Napier
Aiken
Patricia Thompson Finch
North
Augusta John Morton Hunter
Fox Creek High School 2016 Graduation Gallery
Aiken Standard presents a gallery of Fox Creek High School's 2016 graduation photos. The collection features graduates at the ceremony and commemorative moments, capturing attendees and school pride.
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Fox Creek High School
Aikenstandard.com
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Aiken Technical College
Aiken District launches accelerated learning initiative
Aiken County Public Schools will start accelerated learning at four high schools this summer to let students earn college credits while still in high school. Each school will have a thematic focus as the district raises expectations and cuts time and costs for college education.
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Sean Alford
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North Augusta High
Cook Out planned on Richland Avenue in Aiken
Aiken will gain its first Cook Out fast food restaurant if plans pass review by the Aiken City Planning Department. City Planner Marya Moultrie said submissions are under review for the former McDonald’s site next to Waffle House on Richland Avenue and building plans will require inspection approval.
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