Hornets edge South Aiken for 21-15 win in Hagood Stadium
Aiken Hornets defeated cross-town rival South Aiken 21-15 at Hagood Stadium to extend their series win streak to 11. The Hornets scored two second-half TDs and forced a late fumble punt return to seal the victory as South Aiken lamented a third straight disappointing season finale.
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Aiken High School
Aiken
Hornets
Hagood Stadium
South Aiken
Dan Pippin
Intertribal Pow Wow and Cultural Festival at Langley Pond
Langley hosts a three day Intertribal Pow Wow featuring Native American dancing drumming and storytelling with vendors from across the country. The event runs Friday to Sunday from 10 a.m. to late evening with admission 3 for adults and free for children 12 and under.
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Langley
Langley Pond
Wanda Randall
Ginny Southworth
Gary Five Crows
Public Safety urges locking cars amid surge in thefts
Aiken Public Safety warns residents to lock vehicles at all times to deter a rise in thefts. Detective Kirk Owen stresses locking doors, windows, trunks and protecting keys, with tips to park in well lit areas and hide valuables. Police note the thefts are widespread, especially in Gatewood Aiken Estates and the Aiken Mall. Public Safety Director Pete Frommer urges porch lights on and to call authorities if suspicious activity is seen.
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Aiken
Kirk Owen
Aiken Mall
Owen
Pete Frommer
Frommer
Appeals court reverses ruling on nuclear waste reclassification
An appellate court overturned a lower court decision blocking the DOE from reclassifying high level waste at nuclear sites in Idaho Washington and South Carolina. Opponents argued the case was premature while supporters say reclassification lowers costs and allows grout sealing. The ruling follows Congress and presidential actions broadening reclassification rules.
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Yakima
Wash
U.S. Department of Energy
Idaho
Washington
South Carolina
Energy Department
Natural Resources Defense Council
Snake River Alliance
Yakima Nation
Department
Congress
Savannah River
George W. Bush
Lindsey Graham
R-S.c
DOE
SRS
Certification of votes does not alter election results
Aiken County Election Commission certified the final ballots from Tuesday's election. They reviewed 698 provisional ballots, counted 291, and added them to unofficial totals. Bush 39077 and Kerry 19799 paced the presidential totals, with DeMint 36446 and Tenenbaum 20674 leading the Senate race. Bradley still led in School Board District 8.
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Aiken
Bedenbaugh
Aiken County
George W. Bush
John Kerry
U.S. Senate
Jim DeMint
Inez Tenenbaum
DeMint
Tenenbaum
Jackson
Rebekah Sutherland
John Bradley
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