Michael Lloyd Townes' Army service in Vietnam cost him plenty, including his right arm and right leg, and the country offered him a posthumous salute Monday morning, presenting the longtime Aiken businessman's widow, Jeanne J. Townes, with the Bronze Star and Purple Heart in his place.
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The Aiken City Council on Monday night amended the city budget to account for a $300,000 grant from the Environmental Protection Agency.
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The men’s golf team at USC Aiken and First Tee of Aiken participants will be the primary users of a practice facility with a nine-hole course …
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After being authorized by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Friday, Aikenites of a certain age or condition can start scheduling …
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