GRANITEVILLE — Spotlights and stages represent familiar territory for Jason Sikes, who has turned heads since 1998 as an Elvis impersonator. Aiken Community Theatre, however, will represent a welcome change of pace Aug. 7, as the scene of his first public performance since 2018.
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One local hospital will soon be expanding.
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A Windsor man was killed in a crash along Wagener Road on Sunday morning.
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