USC Aiken student's curiosity leads him to psychology research
In 2013, Michael Nash arrived at USC Aiken as a psychology major, and for the past year has been working with Dr. Daniel Hoffman on the professor's research efforts related how behavior works in the...
View ArticleRick Santorum will be in Aiken on Saturday
Former U.S. Senator and possible presidential candidate Rick Santorum will deliver the keynote address during Aiken's GOP Convention, where voting will take place to decide officers for the state's...
View ArticleTrueNorth Church opens Sunday in North Augusta
The wait is nearly over for TrueNorth Church.The new facility is scheduled to open Sunday, and the leadership team of the church is anticipating the move from North Augusta High School to the facility...
View ArticleFor First-Year Teacher of the Year, a 'gym-shorts' interview worked out
East Aiken School of the Arts third-grade teacher Annie Thirkell is still amazed that she was named as the Aiken County School District's First-Year Teacher of the Year on Wednesday.When Thirkell was...
View ArticleWingate found role as math teacher the right choice
Editor's Note: This is the final article in a series on the Aiken County School District's five finalists for the District Teacher of the Year award - all of them selected from the school-based...
View ArticleCivil rights lawyer Benjamin Crump addresses NAACP
Attorney Benjamin Crump said he still can't describe the sound of hopelessness he heard on the other end of the phone when Tracy Martin told him that his unarmed, 17-year-old son, Trayvon, had been...
View ArticleUSCA science students take top spots at state competition
USC Aiken student Ashley Strother was named the Best Presentation Overall-Female Undergraduate Scientist in the undergraduate research awards competition at the S.C. Academy of Science annual meeting...
View ArticleAiken's first half marathon set for April 25
Aiken's first half marathon, set for April 25, will take runners not only through downtown and the historic horse district but also onto the turf and past the new pavilion at Whitney Field, the oldest...
View ArticleRegistration open for City day trip to Columbia
Registration is now open for the City of Aiken's public day trip in May to the Village at Sandhill in Columbia.The City of Aiken Parks, Recreation and Tourism Department invites residents to a shopping...
View ArticleNo deaths, injuries in shooting
An unknown suspect shot five bullets through a Beech Island home Friday night. The incident resulted in no deaths or injuries.According to an incident report from the Aiken County Sheriff's office, an...
View ArticleBlotter for April 19
According to reports provided by the Aiken County Sheriffs Office:A Ridge Spring woman reported Friday that an unknown subject opened a Sprint account in her name.A Warrenville man reported Friday that...
View ArticleRegistration for 5K kindergarten to begin
The Aiken County Public School District will hold registration for 5-year-old kindergarten from 8 a.m. to 3 p.m. Tuesday and Wednesday.Children must be 5 years old on or before Sept. 1 to...
View ArticleKite Festival rained out
Aiken's eighth annual Kite Festival, in honor of National Kite Month, was canceled Saturday because of inclement weather.The festival, held by the City of Aiken Parks, Recreation and Tourism...
View ArticleSantorum talks jobs, security at Aiken convention
He still hasn't announced that he's running for president, but former U.S. Senator Rick Santorum believes America is ready to hear more of the same message he delivered his first time in the Republican...
View ArticleCity of Aiken announces Hopelands Gardens concert lineup
The Southern Thunder Cloggers will kick off the City of Aiken's annual Hopelands Gardens Summer Concert Series Monday, May 4.On Thursday, the City of Aiken Parks, Recreation and Tourism Department...
View ArticleWarrenville Elementary fifth-graders add art mural
WARRENVILLE — The hallways at Warrenville Elementary School have a little more color, more educational material and less blank space this week, with help from art teacher Barbara Craig and her...
View ArticleTrial for accused kidnapper to start
Trial is expected to begin Monday for the man accused of kidnapping a woman, sexually assaulting her and forcing her at gunpoint to drive before she escaped by crashing her car in front of Aiken...
View ArticleTrueNorth Church opens to overflow crowd
Today was a day that was a decade in the making for TrueNorth Church.The church, that has met at the auditorium at North Augusta High School for the past 10 years, opened the doors to its new facility...
View ArticleBlotter for April 20
According to reports provided by the Aiken County Sheriff's Office:An Aiken woman reported Saturday that someone broke into her home on Snipes Pond Road and stole a box containing birth certificate and...
View ArticlePolice: North Augusta woman arrested after assaulting boyfriend
A North Augusta woman was arrested Saturday on criminal domestic violence charges after she assaulted her boyfriend following his attempt to end their relationship.According to an Aiken County...
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