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TalkBack for March 4: Crosland Park, Lobster Races and minimum wage
Why does the City of Aiken own houses in Crosland Park? The City shouldn't be in the business of providing residential housing. If someone bought out there, the house would be demolished with all the...
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Trail ride will be held at Silver Bluff Aububon Center and Sanctuary on...
JACKSON — Visitors to the Silver Bluff Audubon Center and Sanctuary will have the opportunity to see it on horseback Saturday during a trail ride.
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Curiosity stirs again in downtown Aiken
The Curiosity Shop, a downtown Aiken fixture that shut the doors of its Park Avenue location two years ago to move to Graniteville, has moved back to the downtown district.
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Letter: Obama attempting diplomacy
On Sept. 17, 2001, days after the 9/11 terror attacks, George W. Bush declared that "these acts of violence violate the fundamental tenets of the Islamic faith, and it's important for my fellow...
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Letter: Understanding the First Amendment and the value of the U.S....
Contrary to public opinion, there is NOTHING in this amendment providing free speech, peaceful assembly, etc., that gives the public "the right" to know ANYTHING.
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Column: Who killed at CPAC, the GOP's auditions?
The fervent Republicans who throng the Conservative Political Action Conference every year aren't representative of the American electorate. They aren't even representative of the GOP electorate. For...
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Barnwell nuke dump proposal may reach Senate
For years, activists have been trying to diminish Chem-Nuclear's use of its Barnwell County waste dump and prevent more waste from coming into the area.
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What to do if your wallet is lost or stolen
Lost or stolen wallets, purses and cellphones are a frequent occurrence in police incident reports - just last weekend, the Aiken Department of Public Safety made reports about a purse lost by a woman...
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School Board executive session appears to have violated FOIA
Actions taken by the Aiken County Board of Education appear to have violated the state's Freedom of Information Act during an executive session Tuesday at a special called meeting.
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Gov. Haley does not recommend state match for ice storm cleanup funds
South Carolina Gov. Nikki Haley's budget recommendations for the upcoming fiscal year will not include a state match to local governments for February 2014 ice storm expenses.
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Editorial: Too much at stake to eye a toxic site as a cash cow
South Carolina has done its part in being the nation's steward for toxic waste for too long.
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Dense fog advisory in effect for Aiken, Barnwell & Edgefield counties
A dense fog advisory is in effect until 10 a.m. for Aiken, Barnwell and Edgefield counties, according to the National Weather Service in Columbia.
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Tornado drills, councilman's murder case & dog stomped to death: News around...
COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — The National Weather Service is conducting statewide tornado drills in North and South Carolina this month.
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Winfrey's Harpo Studios in Chicago to close in December
CHICAGO (AP) — Oprah Winfrey will close Harpo Studios in Chicago, where she filmed "The Oprah Winfrey Show" for more than 20 years, this December, and will transition production for her...
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Benenhaley twins will play together in college
JOHNSTON - Twin sisters Breanna and Brooke Benenhaley were aware of the possibility that they'd have to part ways to continue playing softball on the collegiate level. The duo has played together for a...
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FOTAS volunteer selected to be part of Purina Cat Chow contest
An Aiken County Animal Shelter volunteer is being nationally recognized in the Purina Cat Chow Shelter Volunteer of the Year Contest.
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Aiken, DHEC offer rabies vaccinations at multiple clinics
The S.C. Department of Health and Environmental Control, Aiken County Environment Health Services and local veterinarians have come together to sponsor several Aiken County rabies clinics.
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A legacy of her own: USCA's Reese continues to compile accomplishments,...
Both Mackenzie Reese and her mother, Shelley Koechel, have fond memories of Reese's days playing tee-ball as a six year old. Each of them recall how somebody in baseball's hall of fame who was tasked...
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