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New faces trying to take Yellow Jackets to higher places
By NOAH FEIT 2011 IN REVIEW "It was a great year," North Augusta head coach Dan Pippin said of his team's season last year, when the Yellow Jackets went 12-2 and advanced to the Class AAAA, Division II...
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Pettersson leads the way at Wyndham
By JOEDY McCREARY GREENSBORO, N.C. - If any member's bounces went Carl Pettersson's way Thursday at Sedgefield Country Club, well, there's a good reason for that. "That's right - I am a member,"...
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Chipper hits two homers, Braves win on bobblehead night
By PAUL NEWBERRY Braves 6 Padres 0 ATLANTA - Chipper Jones homered twice on a night when a big crowd turned out to get his bobblehead, and the Atlanta Braves won their 15th straight game with Kris...
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Strom Thurmond to open season against Eastern Christian Academy
By NOAH FEIT Strom Thurmond High School's football team was in store for some new and different things this season. After being established as one of South Carolina's top powers in Class AA the past...
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Week Zero Staff Predictions
Staff reports Strom Thurmond vs. ECA Noah Feit: The chip on the shoulder of Strom Thurmond players, coaches and fans will be a difference maker. Strom Thurmond 27, ECA 21 Jeremy Timmerman: Strom...
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The curious case of the Honey Badgers
By JEREMY TIMMERMAN Eastern Christian Academy is unlike any opponent Strom Thurmond - or any other area team - has played in recent memory. First of all, there is reportedly a physical school building...
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NeSmith even-par after eventful first round
Staff reports At least in the first round, PGA Tour golf suits Matt NeSmith pretty well. The recent North Augusta grad got off to a solid start at the Wyndham Championship at Sedgefield Country Club in...
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Week Zero H.S. Football Preview Capsules
Staff reports WILLISTON-ELKO VS. EDISTO Last time they played Williston-Elko won 19-0 in 1995 after losing to Edisto three straight years. Players to watch Williston-Elko• Jarius Jenkins, RB. Jenkins...
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1 dead, 1 wounded in Moncks Corner shooting
MONCKS CORNER — A man has been killed and a woman has been wounded in a double shooting in Moncks Corner. Another man has been charged in the case. Police responded Thursday night after receiving...
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36 petition candidates on ballots for Statehouse
By SEANNA ADCOX COLUMBIA — Three dozen legislative candidates kicked off primary ballots earlier this year will be on the November ballots as petition candidates. The state Election Commission has...
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BAE Systems awarded contract to upgrade fighting vehicles
By Haley Hughes BAE Systems has been awarded a contract to upgrade military vehicles for a number of Army National Guard units with the Aiken plant performing some of the work. BAE Systems announced...
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NC woman charged with killing 2 men in SC
Associated Press NC woman charged with killing 2 men in SC LORIS -- A North Carolina woman has been charged in the shooting death of her husband and his son in South Carolina. Horry County police have...
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Tropical storm warnings after new depression forms
Associated Press Tropical storm warnings after new depression forms MIAMI -- Storm warnings are being issued across a swath of eastern Caribbean islands after a tropical depression formed in the...
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Police seek public's help to find Aiken man
By STAFF REPORTS The Aiken Department of Public Safety is asking for the public's assistance in locating 52-year-old Wesley Jerome Quiller. Quiller was last seen leaving his home on Fairfield Street in...
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Judge rejects motion to withdraw guilty plea
By TEDDY KULMALA An Irmo man’s motion to withdraw his guilty plea in the 2008 torture and murder of an Aiken man was recently rejected by a judge, according to Assistant Solicitor Beth Ann Young....
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Toto from ‘Wizard of Oz’ benefit finds new family
By Haley Hughes The smallest cast member of “The Wizard of Oz” may be the show’s biggest star. Toto, a 7-month-old terrier mix, was adopted from the Aiken County Animal Shelter by the show’s costumer...
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Facebook movement urges food bank donations today
By Haley Hughes Local agencies that provide bags of food to those in need encourage support from the community every day, not just on Food Bank Appreciation Day. A movement on Facebook, started by a...
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ACA plans end to summer arts camp
By Suzanne Stone The Aiken Center for the Arts plans to close its summer camp session for the year with a party Saturday, and everyone is invited. The Center will hold the seventh annual Aiken Arts...
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Wardlaw Academy expects football success
By JEREMY TIMMERMAN 2011 IN REVIEW Last season was just another chapter in the success story of Wardlaw Academy football. The Patriots won their third SCISA 8-man title in four years and went...
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Hernandez legacy lives on at USCA
By SCOTT RODGERS When the Pacers begin play on Feb. 1, they will do so with some new faces. One of those will be the son of one of the most famous and successful players to ever step onto the campus....
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