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TalkBack for May 13: Prayer, pipelines and dams
PrayingMatthew 18:20 also said "For where two or three are gathered in my name, there am I among them." And so we were on National Prayer Day. This would only bother Satan, who is cutting off the heads...
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Walton Foundation offering activities for Aiken area residents
Even though the Walton Foundation for Independence is based in Augusta, its activities for people with physical disabilities are open to residents of the Aiken area, and some of the events take place...
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Camp Sertoma Golf Tournament will be held June 15
Proceeds from an upcoming golf competition in Aiken will help provide a summer vacation for children who are underprivileged or have a speech or hearing disorder.The Aiken Sertoma Club will hold its...
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Musical takes hilarious journey for Holy Grail
BARNWELL — Barnwell's Circle Theatre will close its 2014-15 season with the musical "Spamalot."The show will open at 8 p.m. Friday and run at 8 p.m. Saturday, in addition to May 22 and 23 and at 3 p.m....
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Laces of Love brings shoes to Aiken's children in need
Twice a year, volunteers with the North Augusta-based Laces of Love ministry bring shoes to children at the Aiken-Barnwell Head Start's Aiken facility.That's just one location in Aiken, Barnwell and...
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Board adds funds for band, electrician to tentative budget
The Aiken County School Board approved a tentative budget for 2015-16 after adding two recurring and two one-time items at a cost of more than $150,000 at its regular meeting Tuesday.The Board approved...
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Police critically hurt man wielding hammer in New York City
NEW YORK (AP) — A man suspected of attacking four people with a hammer this week was shot and wounded by police Wednesday after he pulled a hammer from a bag and lunged at officers who approached him...
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City of Aiken's hospitality tax to take effect June 1
The City of Aiken's 1 percent hospitality tax will take effect June 1, and the 220 businesses inside City limits that serve prepared meals and beverages will turn in their first month's worth of...
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Three arrested for shoplifting chicken, clothes
Three Aiken residents were arrested Tuesday for shoplifting items, including "fresh, warm chicken," from two stores on Whiskey Road.According to Aiken Public Safety, Willie Ankeny, 22, Nicole Ketchum,...
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More than a dozen vehicle break-ins reported in Aiken neighborhood
More than a dozen vehicles were broken into Monday evening in Aiken.A total of 13 breaking and entering incidents were reported in Talatha Gardens off of Talatha Church Road, according to Sgt. Jason...
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AP estimates train in fatal crash was traveling 107 mph, death toll reaches 7
TED BRIDIS, GEOFF MULVIHILL & JACK GILLUM, Associated PressUPDATE: WASHINGTON (AP) — An analysis by The Associated Press of surveillance video just before the deadly crash of an Amtrak train...
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Blotter for May 14
According to reports provided by the Aiken County Sheriff's Office:A Beech Island man reported Tuesday that someone stole his car on Sand Bar Ferry Road.Three Aiken men reported car break-ins Tuesday...
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Aiken County bookings for May 14
These are the bookings recorded for the Doris C. Gravat Detention Center for May 12, 2015. Some of the people listed may not have actually spent time in jail if they posted bond and were released....
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Man arrested after firearm discharged during domestic dispute in Aiken
Aiken County deputies arrested a man after a gun was fired into the ground during a domestic dispute.Sherman Reeves was arrested after fleeing on foot. He was charged with criminal domestic violence,...
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Aiken High student report simple assault incident
A simple assault incident at Aiken High School is still under investigation after a female student reported that a male student tried to get her to perform oral sex.The female student was approached...
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Aiken mom to press charges on high school student after reported assault
The mother of a Leavelle McCampbell Middle School student is pressing charges on a Midland Valley High School student after the ninth-grader reportedly assaulted her daughter.The high school student...
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CES cheeleaders bring home awards
The CES Cheer Junior Level 1 Silver Spurs placed first in their division and level Grand Champs at the Mountain Classic in Boone, N.C. on April 25. The team is coached by Heather Still and Adam Shults....
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Teaching Fellows grant offers opportunities
During the 2004 school year, South Aiken High School senior Aaron Edwards learned about a still-new Teaching Fellows scholarship; he applied and was accepted - receiving a four-year, $24,000 grant and...
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The First Tee of Aiken offering junior adaptive golf clinics
The First Tee of Aiken is the local chapter of a youth organization that promotes life skills and leadership through golf. Earlier this year, in an effort to serve more children and teenagers, the...
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Family Fun Day in Aiken will mark passage of Americans with Disabilities Act
The Americans with Disabilities Act, also is known as the ADA, is celebrating its 25th anniversary this year. President George H.W. Bush signed it into law July 26, 1990.To commemorate that action,...
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