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Burke County Sheriff’s Office receives $51,184 HVE grant
BURKE COUNTY, Ga. (WJBF) – The Burke County Sheriff’s Office was awarded a $51,184 High Visibility Enforcement (HVE) grant from the Governor’s Office of Highway Safety (GOHS). According to the sheriff’s office in a press release issued Oct. 5, the funding was provided by the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration in order to reduce crashes […]
Two Aiken area high school football players selected for Shrine Bowl of the Carolinas
Oct. 7—Two area high school football players have been selected to represent the Aiken Standard coverage area and the state of South Carolina in the 88th Shrine Bowl of the Carolinas. The rosters for the Shrine Bowl, which pits the top seniors from South Carolina against their counterparts from North Carolina, were revealed Sunday afternoon. North Augusta wide receiver Connor Brown and ...
Helene latest: Aiken Electric, Dominion continue to make progress; free food available
Oct. 6—Slowly but surely power is being restored across Aiken and Edgefield counties as crews continue to arrive in the wake of Tropical Storm Helene. Dominion reported 7,078 of its 62,038 Aiken County customers remain without power as of 3 p.m. on Sunday, Oct. 6. In Edgefield County, 1,138 out of 7,565 customers are without service. Dominion's president said it now has one lineman in the area ...
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