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TalkBack: Hunters, volunteers and rivalry
Hunters I was noticing in the paper that Paul Ryan, the vice presidential candidate, is an avid hunter. I guess he and Mitt Romney have a lot in common, but Ryan hunts with a gun and Romney hunts with...
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Get cozy with 'The Gift of Pets'
By TERRI SCHLICHENMEYER bookwormsez@yahoo.com People say your pet is lucky. He's got a bed in every room - including the one you share with him. She has treats whenever she wants, toys are spread...
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Book review column begins today
By Jennifer Miller jmiller@aikenstandard.com Today the Aiken Standard kicks off a new book review column called Bookworm. Terri Schlichenmeyer has been reviewing books professionally for more than a...
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Zane to heat things up in Aiken
By Suzanne Stone sstone@aikenstandard.com Bestselling author Zane will bring her spicy new release "Z-Rated" to a book signing next weekend at Books-A-Million. The author, whose urban erotica genre...
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SRNS offers staffers voluntary separation
BY ROB NOVIT Savannah River Nuclear Solutions has announced a voluntary separation opportunity for its employees, beginning Tuesday. Dwayne Wilson, the SRNS president and CEO, wrote in a letter to...
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Renovations under way at new home of City Manager, Finance Department
By AMY BANTON Aiken City staff took a tour of the Laurens Street building they will be re-locating in the coming months. Staff members from the Finance Department and the City Manager's office...
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Tony Mitchell departed this world September 1, 2010. I thought about you today, but that is nothing new. I thought about you yesterday, and days before that too. I think of you in silence, I often...
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REV. DR. RONALD COLEMAN
Rev. Dr. Ronald Coleman AIKEN – Funeral services for Rev. Dr. Ronald Coleman will be 2pm Wednesday, September 5, 2012 at Friendship Baptist Church, 515 Richland Ave., Aiken, where Rev. T.C. Edwards is...
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John J.L. Gleaton
John ‘J. L.’ Gleaton BLACKVILLE – Funeral services for John Lawton “J.L.” Gleaton, 88, of Blackville will be held two p.m., Sunday, September 2, 2012 in the Folk Funeral Home Chapel, burial will be in...
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Fountain changes color for cancer awareness
By AMY BANTON A huge smile formed on Debbie Mills' face as soon as she saw the water of the Newberry Street fountain in downtown Aiken turn teal on Friday. "I couldn't help but think about the...
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Jackets to face powerhouse Valdosta
By Chris Walsh The North Augusta High School Yellow Jackets will be hitting the road yet again this weekend, but this time they are heading to the suburbs of Atlanta to face perennial powerhouse...
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United Way, Wonka kick off 2012 campaign
By Rob Novit The United Way of Aiken County announced a goal of $2.43 million at a luncheon Friday, kicking off the 2012 fundraising campaign in support of more than 30 partner service agencies - among...
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War Eagles still unbeaten after win
By Kyle Dawson WAGENER-SALLEY 54 , PELION 26 PELION — Wagener-Salley High School continued its torrid pace to open the 2012 season on Friday night, using a strong second half to blow out Pelion High...
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South Aiken winless after three games
BY BILL BENDER NORTHWESTERN 56, SOUTH AIKEN 26 By Bill Bender The Charlotte Observer ROCK HILL - It's safe to say the No. 3 Northwestern Trojans weren't looking ahead to next week's Class 4A showdown...
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North Augusta to face Valdosta in National Football Challenge
By Noah Feit North Augusta (2-0) vs. Valdosta (0-0) at North Gwinnett High School in the National Football Challenge Last time they played This is the first meeting between the teams. Players to watch...
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Clemson pushes Boyd to keep focus toward future
BY TRAVIS SAWCHIK CLEMSON - The Clemson staff calls it the windshield theory. Their philosophy goes like this: The past is important, but what is more critical is the road ahead, which is why a...
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Predators get first win of season
By Rob Novit Fox creek 38, branchville 15 NORTH AUGUSTA - Fox Creek Coach Russ Schneider thought the Predators might have to throw a lot against Branchville Friday, but instead they got their running...
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Tigers' agility leads Mustangs to loss
By MIKE ROSIER ALLENDALE-FAIRFAX 38 MIDLAND VALLEY 8 GRANITEVILLE - Rick Knight thought that he had already witnessed just about all the evil that could possibly befall his young Mustangs in a...
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Warhorse run over Blue Devils
By Noah Feit BARNWELL - Coming into Friday night's high school football game, Barnwell head coach Eddie Moore said he was hopeful that his team would eventually get to the level where area rival...
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Aiken suffers road blowout loss to Beaufort
By MIKE McCOMBS BEAUFORT 48, AIKEN 13 After a 37-0 whitewashing a week ago in the season opener at Wando, Beaufort High School head coach Mark Clifford told his team to forget about it. "To be a good...
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