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City poised to proceed with Northside Park's Phase I design
Aiken City Council will hold a special meeting and work session to consider the first reading of the 2016-17 budget, and to get the City's ducks in a row on how to proceed with Phase I of Northside...
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Judge could make decision on road abandonment case within a month
Within 30 days, residents who use two unpaved roads in the Windsor area will know if portions of the roads will be permanently closed and abandoned, Aiken County Master in Equity Anderson Griffith said...
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Officer talks bridging the gap at Democratic Club
NORTH AUGUSTA - Lt. Tim Thornton, of the North Augusta Department of Public Safety, answered questions for more than an hour on May 27, ranging from calming fears about IRS phone call scams to...
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Aiken County Career and Technology Center honors graduates at Completer...
GRANITEVILLE - The fashion design program at the Aiken County Career and Technology Center sewed up a first at the school's annual Completer Ceremony on Wednesday evening at Aiken Technical...
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Aiken man wanted on child sex charges
tgirardeau@aikenstandard.comThe Aiken County Sheriff's Office has an active warrant out for an Aiken man in connection with a sexual incident involving a minor.The Sheriff's Office added Marcus Smith,...
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Graniteville man charged with domestic violence, kidnapping
Aiken County Sheriff's Office deputies charged a Graniteville man Tuesday in connection with a domestic incident involving a 22-year-old woman at her Ascauga Lake Road residence.Brandon Musgrove, 31,...
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Police: Aiken woman shoots husband in self-defense
Aiken Department of Public Safety officers obtained arrest warrants Tuesday for an Aiken man following a domestic incident, which ended with him getting shot in the leg by his wife.Officers responded...
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Events to attend on June 2, 2016
Events to attend on Thursday, June 2, 2016: - A Digital 201 class will be held from 6 to 9 p.m. Thursday, June 2, at Chris' Camera Center, 200 Park Ave. S.W. The course will teach participants how to...
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Aiken Weather: High 91, low 69, isolated thunderstorms
Isolated thunderstorms are in the forecast today in Aiken County, according to the National Weather Service.Highs today are expected to hold at 91 degrees, with a low of 69 degrees.The rest of the week...
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S.C. senators send Georgia gun reciprocity bill to governor
COLUMBIA - A bill aimed at making it easier for South Carolinians with concealed weapon permits to travel back and forth to Georgia received final approval Wednesday after senators ended a...
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Swimming caution, Police chief resigns & Woman sues chief, police officers:...
Swimming caution issued for section of Myrtle BeachMYRTLE BEACH - The state has cautioned against swimming at a section of beach near Myrtle Beach State Park because of pollution in stormwater runoff...
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Official says Prince died of opioid overdose
CHICAGO - A law-enforcement official tells The Associated Press that tests show Prince died of an opioid overdose.The 57-year-old singer was found dead April 21 at his Minneapolis-area estate.The...
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Haley: I wish Trump communicated differently
COLUMBIA - South Carolina Gov. Nikki Haley says she wishes Donald Trump communicated differently because bad things result from divisive rhetoric, as evidenced by last June's massacre in Charleston.The...
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Overhaul of S.C. FOIA law appears dead for year
COLUMBIA - A bill reducing fees and setting specific deadlines for when South Carolina governments must release documents requested by the public appears dead for this year.Pickens Sen. Larry Martin...
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Ethics reform running up against clock in S.C. Legislature
COLUMBIA - Lawmakers say they are close to finding a compromise on a bill allowing independent investigations of ethics violations by legislators, but its main enemy now may be time.Sen. Larry Martin...
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Gov. Haley talks of Trump, Confederate flag ahead of anniversary
COLUMBIA - South Carolina Gov. Nikki Haley said Thursday she wishes Donald Trump communicated differently because bad things result from divisive rhetoric, as evidenced by last June's massacre in...
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How candy makers shape nutrition science
NEW YORK - It was a startling scientific finding: Children who eat candy tend to weigh less than those who don't.Less startling was how it came about. The paper, it turns out, was funded by a trade...
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More than $3.6M awarded to help Charleston shooting victims
COLUMBIA - More than $3.5 million in federal funding is being made available to victims of a brutal shooting at a historic black church in Charleston last summer.U.S. Rep. Jim Clyburn announced on...
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Paul Ryan: 'I'll be voting for' Trump
WASHINGTON - House Speaker Paul Ryan endorsed Donald Trump on Thursday, ending an extraordinary public split between the GOP's presumptive presidential nominee and the nation's highest-ranking...
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GOP House members ask attorney general to sue over bathroom directive
COLUMBIA - Rep. Mike Pitts is encouraging South Carolina's attorney general to sue the federal government over the Obama administration's directive that public schools allow transgender students to use...
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