Chriswell's legacy endures: Former Silver Bluff, Midland Valley football coach dies at 71
Clayton Chriswell, the first head football coach at Silver Bluff High School who later led the Midland Valley football team, died Thursday. The 71-year-old Chriswell died of lung cancer.
Chriswell's known for achieving great success on the gridiron, including winning a state championship at Silver Bluff in 1986. He also built a legacy that extended beyond the football field and still endures.
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Aiken's new city manager Klimm embraces Aiken, shares hopes and goals
John Klimm's life would be forever molded around the day he witnessed late President John F. Kennedy and wife Jackie step out of St. Francis Xavier Church in Hyannis, Massachusetts, as Klimm sat on his father's shoulders.
"That's the earliest memory that I have of being aware of politics," said Klimm, Aiken's new city manager. "I was there very young, but I was there in Hyannis Port during the Kennedy years; and that obviously was a very special time and a special place."
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Peaches for purchase: Stands open around Aiken County
The time is ripe for juicy South Carolina-grown peaches.
They're readily available in Aiken and the surrounding area, and many more will be arriving at local produce stands and grocery stores in the coming months.
"I'm very excited," said Emily Green earlier this week. "I think peaches are indicative of what summer is supposed to be like. They're fresh and seasonal."
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