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“I think that a female, someone from a small town, as well as racial diversity and age are important and so I'm willing to step up to the plate and perhaps encourage some of my friends from the Pee Dee and small towns to get involved with us”

Two Pee Dee lawyers were installed as South Carolina Bar Association officers during the bar's House of Delegates meeting at Francis Marion University on Thursday in Florence. via WBTW

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S.C. Highway Patrol Lance Cpl. Bob Beres of Summerville has been named the state's 2007 Trooper of the Year. via Post and Courier

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After tracking for more than a half-mile, the Aiken County Sheriff's Office and Aiken Bloodhound Tracking Team arrested two men this morning concerning a pair of burglaries and thefts from overnight at ... via WRDW-TV Augusta

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Aiken Choral Society will have a spring concert at 4 p.m. today at Aiken County Historical Museum. via Aiken Online

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“If you're going to rely on increased taxes on cigarettes, you're perpetually going to have to continue to raise taxes as health care costs increase. It's not fiscally sound”

For some, a 50-cent tax increase on cigarettes means 450 school buses full of kids will not smoke. via Augusta Chronicle Online

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AIKEN, S. C. - Gaetan Philip Ouimet, 74, passed away with his family by his side on April 28, 2008. via Courier News Online

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“We've got to find an alternative. ... We have to do it differently. We have to think differently.”

Fred Humes shows where the hydrogen enters the modified Chevrolet Silverado the Center for Hydrogen Research brought to the Tomorrow is Today Workforce & Education workshop in Myrtle Beach. via Myrtle Beach Online

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“The safety is the main thing and health; getting people when they're having their heart attacks, or whatever it may be, emergency health problems, get there quickly. That's the key, we all know that.”

For years, some citizens of Aiken County complained of slow response times, when they have an emergency. via WJBF-TV Augusta

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“Someone you want to call your friend.”

Aiken Police are looking for a killer after a beloved middle school teacher was stabbed to death in her own home. via WACH-TV Columbia

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“Usually, I lock my doors. I don't have an alarm system. I guess that's what I would recommend.”

The chances are a thief is more likely to drive off with your car in South Carolina, than ever before, but you don't have to be a victim. via WJBF-TV Augusta

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