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SRS gears up for annual deer hunt
More than 1,300 hunters are expected to participate in the annual Savannah River Site Deer Hunt program, according to press release.For the general public, hunts will be on Saturdays, from November...
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Aiken Design Review Board to talk building height concerns
The Aiken Design Review Board will meet Tuesday to address their concerns regarding the proposed changes to building height in Aiken's downtown area.The discussion will be held in a 5:30 p.m. public...
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Aiken City Council to hold budget work session
Aiken City Council and officials will meet Tuesday in a public work session to discuss the proposed 2015-16 budget.The 5 p.m. meeting will be held in room 204 in the Municipal Building, 214 Park...
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ACTS to hold first car show, fun day
The public is invited to the inaugural Car Show and Fun Day on from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Saturday at Langley Pond Park.It is a free event to benefit Area Churches Together Serving, or ACTS.Cars of all...
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Blotter for May 4
According to reports provided by the Aiken County Sheriff's Office:A 46-year-old Aiken man was arrested Saturday and charged with criminal domestic violence second offense, after an incident at an...
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Local agencies benefit from Dinner with Friends en Blanc
Two local agencies stand to benefit from one of this month's largest social events in Aiken County, with Sunday's Dinner with Friends en Blanc.Getting a boost from the festivities will be the Child...
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School Board to discuss superintendent search Tuesday
Guidelines and timelines for selecting a new district superintendent will be on the agenda at a special called meeting of the Aiken County School Board at 6 p.m. Tuesday.School Board members are...
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Food Industry Training students prepare and serve meal
GRANITEVILLE — The six students who completed Christ Central Ministries' first Food Industry Training course didn't get to relax and enjoy their graduation Friday night at the Hope Center.Before...
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Group files Freedom of Information Act for MOX
The same group that last year filed a FOIA for a cost analysis study of the Savannah River Site's MOX program is advocating for the release of another study that prices the program at $20 billion...
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Serial exhibitionist, boat fire & human trafficking charges: News around the...
Police searching for man who exposed himself at 2 Wal-MartsMYRTLE BEACH, S.C. (AP) — Horry County police are looking for a man they say exposed himself in two Wal-Mart stores in Myrtle Beach.WBTW-TV...
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GOP field grows: Fiorina, Carson to launch presidential bids
WASHINGTON (AP) -- Former technology executive Carly Fiorina announced she's running for president, and retired neurosurgeon Ben Carson was set to launch his bid as well on Monday, as the Republican...
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FBI searches Phoenix home in Texas prophet contest shooting
GARLAND, Texas (AP) -- Federal agents are searching an apartment in Phoenix in an investigation into a shooting outside a suburban Dallas venue hosting a provocative contest for Prophet Muhammad...
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Prescription pills seized during domestic call in North Augusta
A host of prescription drugs were seized from a vehicle during a domestic call Sunday afternoon.Deputies responded to an Audubon Circle home in North Augusta, and the victim said her boyfriend, who...
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Report: Missing keys and phone leads to assault, threats
A set of missing keys and phone led to threats and an assault in Warrenville on Sunday.Aiken County Sheriff's deputies responded to Pleasure Island Road after receiving a call regarding a larceny,...
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Roadwork on Highway 78 begins Wednesday
Beginning Wednesday, Reeves Construction Co. will be resurfacing the roadway on U.S. Highway 78 in Aiken from Rudy Mason Parkway to Cedar Branch Road near Windsor.The work will begin Wednesday and run...
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Annual pauper burial service is Friday
Six deceased Aiken County residents, whose bodies have gone unclaimed or for whom funds were not available for funeral arrangements, will be laid to rest at 10 a.m. Friday during the annual pauper...
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Aiken prepares for National Day of Prayer on Thursday
Two events are planned in Aiken for the National Day of Prayer on Thursday.Participants will meet from noon to 1 p.m. in front of the City of Aiken Administration and Finance Building at 135 Laurens...
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UPDATE -- City Hall official: NYPD officer shot this weekend dies
NEW YORK (AP) — A 25-year-old police officer shot in the head over the weekend while attempting to stop a man suspected of carrying a handgun has died from his injuries, the third New York Police...
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Elementary school put on soft lockdown after Aiken parent threatens teacher
Millbrook Elementary was put on a soft lockdown Friday after a parent threatened a faculty member.The suspect, a student's mother, was arrested for disturbing schools and placed on trespass notice...
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Shelter director disputes portions of legislation
A bill being discussed in the South Carolina Senate would limit nonprofit-animal-shelter services for anyone other than low-income pet owners and would seek regulation for animal shelters.Barbara...
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