History says $100 million pitchers must produce results fast
Max Scherzer and Jon Lester might as well have neon-green dollar signs stamped all over their uniforms and caps when spring training opens next week.
View ArticlePolice say Allenby not in a strip club during Hawaii ordeal
PEBBLE BEACH, Calif. - A police detective investigating Robert Allenby's ordeal in Hawaii said three people seen leaving a wine restaurant with him are not believed to be connected to the case and that...
View ArticleFormer teacher, historian, innovator passes away
Shirley Gosnell Holgate wore many different hats in North Augusta.
View ArticleEducators honored as schools' teachers of year
At Chukker Creek Elementary School, Chrystie Weimer's physical education students raced throughout the gym in a variety of activities – often when she was gleefully chasing them.
View ArticleBlotter for Feb. 14
According to reports provided by the Aiken County Sheriff's Office:
View ArticleGloverville Valentine Court raises funds for school
Gloverville Elementary School's PTO held its annual Valentine Court on Monday – a time when one of the Aiken County School District's smallest schools presents by far the largest event in...
View ArticleSnow or no snow in Aiken County? That is the question
Though Aiken County residents maybe saw a tiny snowflake icon appear in some extended forecasts for Tuesday or Wednesday, National Weather Service meteorologists say it's a bit too early to get excited.
View ArticleAffordable Care Act is biggest change in taxes
It is tax season once again, and consumers should be aware of a change in this year's filing process.
View ArticleNelson named North Augusta Chamber's Citizen of the Year
George Nelson is no stranger to those in North Augusta. In fact, he has been involved in the community for more than 50 years.
View Article'Laugh-In' announcer, voiceover veteran Gary Owens has died
LOS ANGELES - Gary Owens, the droll, baritone-voiced announcer on "Rowan & Martin's Laugh-In" and a familiar part of radio, TV and movies for more than six decades, has died. He was 80.
View ArticleSC attorney general going after fraud in food stamp program
COLUMBIA - With help from federal officials, South Carolina's top prosecutor has set up a specialized unit in a pilot project to go after people accused of abusing the state's food stamp program.
View ArticleAiken County NAACP planning trip to Columbia for rally
The Aiken County Branch of the NAACP is organizing a trip to Columbia for a rally Monday to show support for financially troubled South Carolina State University. The event is scheduled for noon at the...
View ArticleBookings for Feb. 14
These are the bookings recorded for the Doris C. Gravat Detention Center for Feb. 12, 2015. Some of the people listed may not have actually spent time in jail if they posted bond and were released....
View ArticleNew Ellenton woman killed in early morning crash
A car crash claimed the life of a New Ellenton woman this morning.
View ArticleUnlikely new musical tells 'Duck Dynasty' family's tale
LAS VEGAS - It's all seemed like one big unlikely mashup: the Deep South, God-fearing family of A&E's "Duck Dynasty" turning their tale into a song and dance musical on stage in Sin City.
View ArticleDog lovers all over world log in to watch Westminster show
NEW YORK - Macarena Robledo loves hounds. All of 'em, especially petit basset griffon Vendeens.
View ArticleUSA Today best-sellers list for Feb. 15
1. "The Girl on the Train" by Paula Hawkins (Riverhead)
View ArticleGinsburg: 'I wasn't 100 percent sober' at State of the Union
WASHINGTON, D.C. - Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg has a surprising confession: She "wasn't 100 percent sober" when she fell asleep at the president's State of the Union address last month.
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