No. 3 Virginia holds off Davidson
CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va. -- Anthony Gill led the Cavaliers (12-0) with a career-high 25 points and 13 rebounds.
View ArticleLefty Bumgarner shines in another Giants title
SAN FRANCISCO -- Madison Bumgarner sat in the outfield alongside Jake Peavy before Game 7 of the World Series and told his teammate exactly what needed to happen: Tim Hudson would work a few innings...
View ArticleSwinney, Clemson eyeing 2015 after dominant bowl blowout
COLUMBIA -- Coach Dabo Swinney thinks his No. 18 Clemson Tigers are as good a candidate as any to challenge for the 2015 College Football Playoff.
View ArticleOfficials urge safety with fireworks
Many people will be ringing in the new year tonight and Thursday with a bang, and if you plan to incorporate fireworks into your celebration, fire officials have a few things for you to keep in mind.
View ArticleSwamp Fox owners close doors, continue catering
One customer went online and called their shrimp and grits the "best ever tasted." That kind of customer satisfaction is hard to part ways with, but Tommy and Connie Dean have decided to close the...
View ArticleFlorence family visits all 47 state parks in S.C.
FLORENCE -- Take an energetic 8-year-old, two parents and 47 state parks and you have a recipe for adventure.
View ArticleColumn: The overall hits and misses of a columnist's year
"Prediction is difficult, especially about the future," Yogi Berra once said. Wait - let me correct that. It wasn't Yogi Berra; it was Niels Bohr. Or maybe Mark Twain.
View ArticleColumn: The idea of judging a paper by its cover
You can't, as the old saying goes, judge a book by its cover. I would argue that a newspaper is a slightly different case and is designed precisely to be so.
View ArticleLetter: Bush would be bad presidential pick
Jeb Bush must not be our next president. We have unfinished business about the criminality of the 2003 Iraq War. Bringing war criminals to justice was not considered in 2009 because President Barack...
View ArticleEditorial: Listen to Graham on immigration reform
He's not always on point, but this time, Republicans need to listen to Lindsey Graham.
View ArticleLetter: Examine the culture of society
Two weeks ago, a white police officer killed an armed black male in Berkeley, Missouri, when the suspect brandished a firearm at the officer.
View ArticleIce storm is Aiken Standard's top local story of 2014
Editor's note: This is the second part of the Aiken Standard's Top 10 stories of the year, as chosen by the editors. Stories 5 through 1 are below, and stories 10 through 6 were in the Dec. 30 edition.
View ArticleLopez's concert doc to air New Year's Eve on HBO
NEW YORK -- Jennifer Lopez decided to hit the road after her split from singer Marc Anthony two years ago.
View ArticleToxic chemicals fatality, child abuse death, homeless man fatally shot: News...
LAURENS -- Authorities say the body of an amateur gold miner was found in a Laurens County home among toxic chemicals that could be explosive.
View ArticleLittle Howie's: Frying up chicken and more for over 40 years
This Southern restaurant chain started out with not much more than fried chicken on the menu.
View ArticleBeach parties, fireworks: World rings in new year
After a turbulent year marred by terror woes, Ebola outbreaks and a horrific series of airline disasters, many could be forgiven for saying good riddance to 2014 and gratefully ringing in a new year.
View ArticleGuardian ad Litem program seeking volunteers
The Aiken County office of the Cass Elias McCarter Guardian ad Litem Program is seeking people who care about children as volunteers.
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