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Rowland named Officer of the Year
Cpl. Buddy Rowland didn't even know he was eligible for the award.
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Good grades for SRS security contractor
The Savannah River Site's security contractor received a 90 percent performance rating on its fiscal year evaluation - a 2 percent improvement from last year's evaluation - despite an "unusual number"...
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Editorial: Questions linger over education standards
The conundrum over Common Core education standards isn't likely to go away anytime soon.
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Column: Aiming to save families one marriage at a time
Roger Rollins is on a mission to save traditional families. Though Rollins is familiar to Aiken Standard readers for his "Family and Marriage" column, and to others in the community as a trombone...
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Other views: With our dollar strong, time to fix U.S. finances
Despite a host of financial fears, the dollar is doing pretty well - relative to the rest of the global economy, at least. That's no excuse, however, for policymakers to sit back and relax. The country...
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TalkBack or Dec. 29: Dancing, guns and tax money
Charity can be spiritual as well as material. I would like to thank the man who danced a droll jig in a torrential downpour outside of Food Lion on Monday. We are all far richer from this uplifting and...
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In case you missed it: Top stories from the weekend
Officers confirmed Saturday night that Augusta resident Jessica Dreaden was found alive and well following a kidnapping early Friday morning in North Augusta and a search that ended Saturday evening.
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CORNBREAD AND BUTTERMILK: Look out for these events in 2015
It's time for my annual predictions of things to come - predictions that have proved, in the past, to be 99.44 percent baloney.
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Stony Brook knocks off No. 13 Washington
SEATTLE -- Jameel Warney banked in a short runner with 30 seconds left to give Stony Brook its first lead and the Seawolves beat No. 13 Washington 61-57 on Sunday night.
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Kobe returns to Lakers lineup
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Kobe Bryant returned to the Los Angeles Lakers' lineup Sunday night against Phoenix after taking three games off to rest.
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Ravens top Browns, clinch playoff spot
BALTIMORE -- Baltimore earned a spot in the postseason Sunday, rallying to defeat the Cleveland Browns 20-10 while getting an assist halfway across the country.
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Seton Hall upsets No. 14 Georgia
SOUTH ORANGE, N.J. -- Tabatha Richardson-Smith scored 15 of her 25 points in a key second-half run to help Seton Hall upset Georgia Sunday for the Pirates' 11th straight victory.
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Medicaid expansion remains divisive despite state's rejection
Editor's note: This is the fifth in a series of articles about the upcoming session of the South Carolina General Assembly. Each member of Aiken County's delegation visited the Aiken Standard for an...
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Hunting death, fiery police chase & missile defense: News around the state...
LAKE CITY -- Authorities say a 25-year-old Anderson woman was fatally shot while hunting with friends in Florence County, two weeks after getting engaged.
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TV show highlights Aiken's 'toe sucker'
The man known across Aiken County and beyond as the "toe sucker" was recently featured on a TV show documenting criminal addictions and impulses.
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Young generation no slouches at volunteering
WASHINGTON -- Tired of hearing people grouse about a tuned-out, apathetic younger generation?
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Hunter Pace at Fox Nation benefits FOTAS
WINDSOR The fifth annual FOTAS Winter Hunter Pace had donated brown-bag lunches for its competitors to eat instead of a catered meal. It also offered ribbons to the top performers instead of trophies...
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Tsarnaev lawyers again seek to postpone trial
BOSTON (AP) Lawyers for Boston Marathon bombing suspect Dzhokhar Tsarnaev asked a judge Monday to delay his trial because they need more time to prepare.
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