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Blotter from May 4
A 52-year-old Warrenville man reported Sunday a car was blocking his driveway on Minter Street.A 33-year-old Beech Island woman reported Saturday someone stole items from her backyard on Riverdale...
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Recleim partners with Dumpster Depot
Recleim LLC, a next-generation recycling services provider, is joining with Dumpster Depot, a waste-removal and recycling company, to offer Aiken County residents an environmentally-sound solution for...
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Tickets still available to see Broadway parody show
Tickets are still available for Tony Award-winning "Forbidden Broadway" two-night run at the URS Center for Performing Arts, 126 Newberry St. S.W.Presented by the Aiken Performing Arts Group, or APAG,...
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Aiken County bookings for May 5
These are the bookings recorded for the Doris C. Gravat Detention Center for May 1 through 3, 2015. Some of the people listed may not have actually spent time in jail if they posted bond and were...
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Aiken County responds to coroner lawsuit
Aiken County Administrator Clay Killian and the Aiken County Council are denying every allegation made in Aiken County Coroner Tim Carlton's complaint filed March 18 as part of a lawsuit that alleges...
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Ming Yat in North Augusta to close at the end of May
Ming Yat Restaurant will close its doors for the final time at the end of the month.The restaurant, at 434 Georgia Ave., has been a part of North Augusta's downtown for about 35 years.Simon Yung, the...
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Supreme Court to hear Project Jackson case
Project Jackson will have its final day in court today.The Supreme Court of South Carolina will hear the case of Steve Donohue v. the City of North Augusta, Mayor Lark Jones and the North Augusta City...
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At track meet, Chukker Creek kids just love to run
The big race drew 19 runners who raced around the track as the crowd cheered them on.On Saturday, a few hours before the Kentucky Derby, 19 third-graders lined up for a 1-mile event during Chukker...
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Nuclear group offers summer program for teachers
The Citizens for Nuclear Technology Awareness and various other groups have created a way for 25 teachers to learn more about nuclear technology applications.According to a press release, the group...
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Aiken asks public to honor police officers May 15
Aiken County Council will ask the public to fly flags at half-staff to honor and recognize the community's law enforcement officers.The request is part of Council's 7 p.m. public meeting today held in...
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On the Agenda: County Council
Aiken County Council Agenda7 p.m., TodayCouncil Chambers in the Aiken County Government Center1930 University ParkwayI. Regular Consent Agenda:- Proposed resolution to appoint one member to designated...
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Child killed after ejected from loader, window cleaner in food & shooting...
3-year-old boy killed after being ejected from Bobcat loaderGAFFNEY, S.C. (AP) — The Cherokee County Coroner's Office says a 3-year-old boy has died after being thrown from a Bobcat loader driven by a...
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Dog rescued after being found impaled, dangling from tree
WADMALAW ISLAND, S.C. (AP) -- A dog has been rescued after he was found impaled on a tree limb and dangling 15 feet in the air in a South Carolina marsh.The Post and Couriers reports a concerned...
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SC agrees to refund $1.6M it owes feds under Medicaid
CHARLESTON, S.C. (AP) -- A new report shows that South Carolina has agreed to repay the federal government $1.6 million it overcharged under a special Medicaid program.The Post and Courier of...
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Habitat celebrates National Women Build Week locally
Volunteers involved in Aiken County Habitat for Humanity's latest Women Build construction project on McCormick Street took a break with a breakfast celebration May 2 in honor of National Women Build...
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Southern Thunder Cloggers step up for first Hopelands concert
The Southern Thunder Cloggers roared onto the stage for the opening performance of the 2015 Hopelands Summer Concert Series with all the energy of a sudden squall.Dressed in hot pink pants, black tops...
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Woman seeking man she kissed at marathon hears from his wife
BOSTON (AP) -- A Tennessee woman searching for the stranger she kissed while running the Boston Marathon this year says she finally heard back -- from the mystery man's wife.Barbara Tatge says her...
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University Parkway funding and Whiskey Road improvements on subcommittee...
On Thursday, the subcommittee of the S.C. Augusta Regional Transportation Study will consider two new requests, one of which is an amendment to the Transportation Improvement Program to include funding...
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ATC nursing graduates celebrate pinning
After a pinning ceremony on Monday, Aiken Technical College graduates were embraced by family members in recognition of their associate nursing degrees.Sarah Batson is a College of Charleston graduate...
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Blotter for May 6
According to reports provided by the Aiken County Sheriff's Office:A Graniteville woman reported Monday that her juvenile son became angry and hit her, causing bruising and red marks on her arms. The...
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