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The Aiken Training Track, where young thoroughbreds are prepared for racing and the Aiken Trials are held, will be the site of a horse auction this fall.
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A new South Carolina law will require drivers to stay in the right lane unless they need to pass the vehicle in front of them.
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Perry Memorial Park had plenty of pedestrian traffic Tuesday as attorney Everett Chandler and the Aiken Department of Public Safety fielded te…
COLUMBIA — The mayor of South Carolina's capital city has mandated the use of masks in city schools where some students are too young to be va…
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