Circle Theatre of Barnwell has storied past
For a century, people went through the two-story, wooden building at 325 Academy St., Barnwell, for church sermons and court sessions.
View ArticleBlotter for March 3
According to reports provided by the Aiken Department of Public Safety:
View ArticleProject Jackson case to be heard by Supreme Court in May
Project Jackson has been scheduled to be heard in front of the state's highest court in May.
View ArticleSenators: Robocalls gave false info on ethics bill
Robocalls were sent out Sunday across Aiken County falsely accusing Sen. Tom Young of pushing an ethics-reform bill for the purpose of requiring gun owners to register their guns, the Aiken Republican...
View ArticleInspiration for award-winning polo pavilion found at The Home Depot
Alan Corey doesn't remember why he went to The Home Depot on Whiskey Road that day more than a year ago.
View ArticleImpact unclear by Lobster Race cancellation
It's unclear what the exact financial impact is to local charities who received proceeds from the annual Great American Lobster Race, but organizations such as Hitchcock Healthcare will have to find...
View ArticleColumn: When more can be less in the state's tax system
Most people would rather pay a 5 percent state income tax than a 7 percent tax. And that's the very simple logic behind S.C. Gov. Nikki Haley's tax plan.
View ArticleOther views: Technology shifting debate
This year could well go down in history as the moment when technology transformed the debate about climate change.
View ArticleLetter: Hype of measles worse than illness
Why are we so afraid of the measles? There hasn't been this much terror of anything in this country since King Kong climbed the Empire State Building. The fact is that we don't have the facts. The...
View ArticleEditorial: Recleim sparks hope
The old Hickman Mill plant in Graniteville – once part of the heartbeat of the small town – has life again.
View ArticleKids learn electricity can be magical
The first-graders surely had no idea that the seemingly mundane topic of electricity could become so magical.
View ArticleDelinquency of a minor charge for teacher, a coach's apology & deadly fires:...
WALTERBORO, S.C. (AP) - A substitute teacher in Colleton County has been charged with contributing to the delinquency of a minor after videos were brought to sheriff's deputies showing students running...
View ArticleConcerns over drug prompt delay of Georgia woman's execution
JACKSON, Ga. (AP) -- Citing concerns about the drug to be used in a lethal injection, corrections officials in Georgia postponed the execution of the state's only female death row inmate for the second...
View Article$4.8M in gold bars stolen in armored truck heist on highway
RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) -- Shortly after dusk along a lonely stretch of Interstate 95, armed robbers hijacked an armored truck, tied up the two guards and disappeared into the night with 275 pounds of gold...
View ArticleSouthern California beach turned white by hail from storm
HUNTINGTON BEACH, Calif. (AP) - The beach at Southern California's "Surf City" has been turned white by a dumping of hail from a fast-moving storm.
View ArticleTarget to cut $2B in costs, including several thousand jobs
NEW YORK (AP) — Target Corp. is cutting several thousand jobs as part of a plan to eliminate $2 billion in costs over the next two years.
View Article'A perfect situation': Quinn to lead the Predators
NORTH AUGUSTA — Fox Creek High School tabbed Derrick Quinn as its next athletic director and head football coach.
View ArticleMen's College Basketball Roundup: Maryland makes it six straight wins
PISCATAWAY, N.J. — Dez Wells scored six straight points after Rutgers tied the game late in the second half, and No. 10 Maryland won its sixth straight game, a harder than expected victory...
View ArticleAP sources: Eagles deal running back McCoy for Bills' Alonso
BUFFALO, N.Y. — LeSean McCoy will lead Rex Ryan's "ground and pound" running attack for the Buffalo Bills next season.
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