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Aiken County School Board sets interviews for superintendent candidates
Members of the Aiken County Board of Education will interview the four finalists for the position of District superintendent Saturday in executive session.The finalists are Sean Alford, assistant...
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Aiken County bookings for June 26
These are the bookings recorded for the Doris C. Gravat Detention Center for June 24. Some of the people listed may not have actually spent time in jail if they posted bond and were released. Although...
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Soul singer Anitra Jay to perform Saturday at Farmers Market
Nashville soul singer Anitra Jay will perform Saturday at the Aiken County Farmers Market.Jay, an R&B and soul singer-songwriter, will perform from 9:30 to 11:30 a.m. at the Farmers Market, 115...
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Vintage treasures to be found at City Limits
City Limits Vintage Marketplace is a unique mixture of antiques and history.Karen Graham, the North Augusta business' owner, said she has everything ranging from decoration items for the season to...
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Greg Allman's son to headline during two-day music festival
A diverse line-up is expected for the first Thoroughbred Music and Arts Festival, scheduled for Saturday and Sunday.The festival is presented by Rob Penland, of Aiken's Mad Music Productions, and Cyndy...
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Pet store opens in downtown North Augusta
Residents in Aiken County have a new place to get pet supplies in North Augusta.A Paw Above Pet Emporium, located on 507A Georgia Ave., opened earlier this month.Carrie Carns, who owns the business...
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Congressmen dispute MOX cost projections
Energy Secretary Ernest Moniz said its his job to look at the lifecycle cost of major projects. But South Carolina congressmen still believe the Savannah River Site's MOX project and the entire...
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Rain, cooler temps expected this weekend
Area residents should get a slight break from the heat wave that has enveloped the Palmetto State over the past weeks.According to Jeff Linton, a forecaster with the National Weather Service in...
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Naturalization ceremony, deadly hit-and-run & flags removed from church:...
70 new citizens being naturalized in SC LowcountryCHARLESTON, S.C. (AP) — The Fourth of July is coming early for the U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services.The agency says 70 people are taking the...
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Charleston newspaper asks every member of the SC legislature about the...
The Post and Courier has reached out to lawmakers across South Carolina to find out where they stand on removing the Confederate battle flag from the Statehouse grounds. This is a work in progress, and...
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Supreme Court extends same-sex marriage nationwide
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Supreme Court declared Friday that same-sex couples have a right to marry anywhere in the United States.Gay and lesbian couples already can marry in 36 states and the District of...
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Thousands expected for funeral of church shooting victim
CHARLESTON, S.C. (AP) -- Thousands of mourners began lining up outside a large arena Friday where an overflow crowd was expected for the funeral of one of the victims of a deadly shooting at an...
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Beheading, attack at US factory in France; suspect detained
SAINT-QUENTIN-FALLAVIER, France (AP) -- A man once flagged for ties to French Islamic radicals rammed a vehicle Friday into an American-owned gas factory in southeastern France, triggering an explosion...
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UPDATE: SLED and FBI investigating Warrenville church fire, structure deemed...
An early morning fire that destroyed a Warrenville church is under investigation.Firefighters responded to responded to a blaze at Glover Grove Baptist Church at 331 Project Road about 3:30 a.m....
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The great height debate: Aiken residents speak out against downtown change
The debate over whether Aiken's downtown height limit should be increased by 25 feet appears to have boiled down to the issues of preferential treatment, historic over modern and keeping the "unique"...
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Savannah River Remediation intern working to reach her goals
Raven Woods, a Savannah River Remediation summer intern, knows her heart's desire: Helping others in all ways she can.The Blackville native wants to reach out holistically by immersing herself in...
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Vets to Washington Project celebrates 10 years
Doug Hastings has helped make dreams come true for more than 1,600 veterans.As the director of the Vets to Washington Project, Hastings has commissioned trips to the nation's capitol to see the...
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Fireworks Over Aiken this Saturday
Families and friends are invited to celebrate Saturday, June 27, at Atlantic Broadband's Fire Over Aiken fireworks show.The fireworks display will be held at the Aiken Fairgrounds, 561 May Royal Drive,...
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Authors share horse tales at first Sweet Tea Lecture
Lovers of literature shared ice-cold glasses of sweet tea and "Tales of Hoofman" on a warm summer evening Thursday at the Aiken County Historical Museum.Lorraine Ray is the author of the short story,...
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Senior Men learn about Aiken Chambers' plans
The famous, "If you're lucky enough to live in Aiken, you're lucky enough," was the familiar introductory statement from J. David Jameson, president and chief operating officer of the Greater Aiken...
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