John Boyette

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Column: Parris Island Marine Band delivers patriotic music in annual tradition

There are many ways to celebrate the Fourth of July – watching fireworks, taking in a baseball game, grilling out with friends – but I don’t think you can beat patriotic music.

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Column: Death of Aiken County missing child is hard to fathom, explain

By: John Boyette

The story of Javeayah Harris, the 4-year-old child who was reported missing from her Aiken County home last week, had a sad ending.

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Column: Procrastination leads to Fourth of July quest for barbecue

By: John Boyette

There I was last week, scrambling to find barbecue for my family as the Fourth of July approached.

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Column: Lindsey Graham remembered for his love of America, South Carolina

By: John Boyette

Like many of you, I woke up Sunday morning to the news that U.S. Sen. Lindsey Graham had died unexpectedly.

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Column: Good outweighs the bad for hospitality tax increase

By: John Boyette

Aiken City Council held a public input session on July 27 to get comments on the proposal to raise the hospitality tax, and I made sure to circle my calendar.

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Column: Parking deck needed downtown to accommodate locals, hotel guests

By: John Boyette

For years, people have complained about trying to find a parking spot for one of the downtown Aiken businesses, shops or restaurants.

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This S.C. high school is the best in the state and among the top 15 in the nation. Where is it?

In the latest ranking of high schools by U.S. News & World Report released this week, Aiken Scholars Academy remained on top of the annual list.

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Aiken golfer Quackenbush loses in round of 16 at U.S. Senior Amateur

By: John Boyette

Aiken golfer Brian Quackenbush's run at the U.S. Senior Amateur ended Tuesday.

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'Pretty amazing': Aiken golfer accomplishes feat that is rarer than just a mere hole-in-one

Ron Basile knows that the odds of making a hole-in-one in a round of golf are pretty high. For the average amateur, they are about 12,500 to 1.

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Column: Where were you when 9/11 terror attacks changed the world?

By: John Boyette

I know exactly where I was on the morning of Sept. 11, 2001. I was preparing to go to work in Augusta when I first got word of a horrific plane crash in New York.