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A talented bay colt that began his rise to jump racing prominence in Aiken last year will be back in action Saturday.
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Construction of the Advanced Manufacturing Collaborative at USC Aiken will finally begin soon.
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Another exclusive golf club is now being pieced together in the CSRA, this time on the Carolina side of the river in unincorporated Edgefield County. Except that it goes beyond the two 18-hole courses planned for it (one of these designed by 1977 and ‘81 Masters champ, Tom Watson).
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Horse Creek Academy has been selected as one of 28 charter schools recognized by the Building Hope Impact Awards program.
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Lawsuit: Slurs, coercion at BBQ chain with racist history
A South Carolina barbecue chain known for its pro-segregation stance in a landmark 1960s case and its embrace of the Confederate flag in 2000 is facing allegations of racism and sexual harassment by the fired general manager of one of its restaurants
A South Carolina barbecue chain known for its pro-segregation stance in a landmark 1960s case and its embrace of the Confederate flag in 2000 is facing allegations of racism and sexual harassment by the fired general manager of one of its restaurants. According to a lawsuit filed this week by a woman who worked at a Maurice’s Piggie Park BBQ location in Columbia, general manager Jeff Harrison coerced her early last year into a sexual relationship with promises of a raise. Another Black former employee contends that Harrison left him racist and threatening voicemails. The company's president, Lloyd Bessinger, says the company has fired Harrison and doesn't “accept any sexual or racial behavior.” Read moreLawsuit: Slurs, coercion at BBQ chain with racist history
The next expansion of the Rural Health Services Clyburn Center for Primary Care could be an internal medicine family practice. Read moreRural Health Services could add internal medicine family practice
More details about the plans for an economic development proposal that is one of the largest… Read moreProject Sabal would result in an investment of at least $800 million in Aiken County
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A lawsuit challenging road maintenance fees collected by Aiken County and previously collect… Read moreLawsuit challenging Aiken County road maintenance fees headed to S.C. Court of Appeals
Twenty-one groups will receive a total of $400,000 in accommodations tax revenue collected i… Read moreAiken City Council allocates revenue to organizations from accommodations tax
Construction of the Advanced Manufacturing Collaborative at USC Aiken will finally begin soon. Read moreAdvanced Manufacturing Collaborative construction at USC Aiken to begin soon
It bears repeating weekend after weekend, year after year, that the Peach Belt Conference baseball schedule is a grind. Read morePacers off to red-hot PBC start with Mountain Lions up next
Another exclusive golf club is now being pieced together in the CSRA, this time on the Carolina side of the river in unincorporated Edgefield County. Except that it goes beyond the two 18-hole courses planned for it (one of these designed by 1977 and ‘81 Masters champ, Tom Watson). Read moreMassive 1,742-acre golf course, sportsman's retreat coming to North Augusta
Jack DeVine tells it like it is, and his experience from years ago emphasizes that understanding of what is happening now. Our problems with COVID are pretty much the same as our problems with that previous example were. Read moreLetter: People don't try to find common ground
