Two killed in N A home fire in North Augusta
Two North Augusta residents died after a house fire on Womrath Road late Wednesday. Vernon Hapner, 35, and Todd Morris, 45, were pronounced dead at University Hospital in Augusta after responders found one victim outside and the other inside the front bedroom. Six others slept through the blaze as investigators tie the origin to a failed extension cord powering an appliance. Autopsies planned in Newberry.
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North Augusta
Vernon Hapner
Todd M Morris
Womrath Road
University Hospital
Augusta
Aiken County
Tim Carlton
Obama bypasses GOP to order immigration action
President Obama uses executive action to push immigration changes amid GOP opposition. White House asserts authority to reform policy without Congress. Republicans condemn steps as overreach while supporters say reform is overdue and humane.
Area Deaths List for Barbara Coleman and Others
Deaths and funerals notice lists Barbara Coleman of Providence Kentucky Betty Jean McChesney Eddie L Ware of Graniteville and Ruth Holmes Lake of Graniteville read as area obituaries with service details and callers urged to follow local burial arrangements in the 6A section.
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Barbara Coleman
Jackson
Betty Jean McChesney
Providence, Ky
Eddie L. Ware
Graniteville
Ruth Holmes Lake
Aiken County Allows First Same-Sex Marriage Licenses
Kathy Batchelor and Mimi Cullinan waited in the Aiken County Probate Office for three hours as the county began issuing marriage licenses to same sex couples. The move comes as hundreds of counties nationwide begin allowing such marriages, marking a historic change for the generation.
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Kathy Batchelor
Mimi Cullinan
Aiken County
Cindy Kubu
United States
Batchelor
Cullinan
First Same-Sex Couple Applies for Marriage License in Aiken
Aiken county reports the first same sex couple applying for a marriage license. The couple call the moment a privilege and an honor, expressing happiness to exercise the right long awaited. The account notes their reaction and plans to wed.
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Batchelor
Aiken
Bridgestone opens major off road tire plant in Graniteville
Bridgestone unveils a 1.5 million square foot facility on Giant Tire Parkway in Graniteville with a $1.2 billion investment. The plant, Bridgestone's second in Aiken County and first for giant off road radial tires, is expected to add 550 jobs for a total around 850 at the site and lift county employment to over 2,000. Local leaders and state officials attended the media day to discuss anticipated economic and educational impacts.
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Bridgestone
Michelin
S.C
Giant Tire Parkway
Graniteville
Turing
Aiken County
Barry Owens
Bridgestone Americas
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