Students spend day in Mock Trial court
More than 30 students from Aiken, Midland Valley and North Augusta high schools spent the day in court – as in a Mock Trial competition in Lexington.
View ArticleRobotics team enjoys "magic" tourney
A total of 66 high school teams participated in a regional For Inspiration and Recognition of Science and Technology, or FIRST, Robotics tournament this weekend, and M'Aiken Magic took an impressive...
View ArticleA change in scenery: Williston police department moves headquarters
Editor's note: This is a continuation of an occasional series on small police departments in the Aiken County area.
View ArticleEditorial: Time to bump Holder, name attorney general
Congressional efforts aimed at dragging out the process of confirming a new attorney general thankfully eased up last week.
View ArticleLetter: Pause the push for synthetic turf
Editor's Note: The installation of synthetic turf was not part of the one percent sales tax referendum approved by voters in November 2014. Supporters of installing such turf, however, made a request...
View ArticleColumn: Poll shows Americans are open to Netanyahu's visit
How do Americans feel about Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu addressing Congress? According to one new poll, more support it than object – despite the controversy over the way he...
View ArticleStrom Thurmond students honor veterans with crosses
Strom Thurmond Career and Technology Center's Welding II students are producing crosses to honor veterans for the Town of Edgefield.
View ArticleMediation of Lukisha Thomas suit fails
The mediating attorney in the wrongful-death suit filed by the estate of Lukisha Thomas decided after six hours of mediation that the suit was "at an impasse," meaning it will stay on the trial roster...
View ArticleSupporters want to override pipeline veto
President Barack Obama's expected veto of a bill to expand domestic oil drilling and support for building nuclear-power plants in South Carolina will result in an attempt to override the veto by...
View ArticleIn case you missed it: Top stories from the weekend
One of Aiken County's most unusual annual traditions has been canceled this year.
View ArticleHEALTH AND FITNESS: Attack of the toxic environment, part one
The term "toxic environment" was popularized years ago to refer to conditions that promote the consumption of high-calorie, unhealthy food and encourage being physically inactive. This combination is...
View ArticleBelt, TV now track workouts
Linda Calhoun can now visually track her workout progress and physical results by looking at a TV screen at Village Fitness.
View ArticleBrooks victims: 'It was a house of cards'
John and Jill Smith lost nearly $100,000 to the fraudulent schemes of former Aiken businessman Jay Brooks. But they consider themselves lucky.
View ArticleVanna White, deadly officer-involved shooting & DOT worker killed: News...
CHARLESTON, S.C. (AP) - Vanna White from "The Wheel of Fortune" game show is back in her native South Carolina to present a check to the Medical University of South Carolina Children's Hospital.
View ArticlePortion of Highland Park Avenue closed today
A portion of a road in the area of downtown Aiken will be closed today as crews continue to work on a damaged sewer line, according to the Aiken Department of Public Safety.
View ArticleAiken Delegation hears County concerns on local government fund and roads
Aiken County representatives voiced their concerns Monday night on a number of issues while face-to-face with the Aiken County Legislative Delegation, hoping to come to some sort of unified consensus...
View ArticleSRS ecology lab works to reduce rabies
The various species of wildlife near the Savannah River Site has inspired the Savannah River Ecology Laboratory to evaluate new methods to reduce the spread of rabies in wildlife populations.
View ArticleLittlejohn making its last stand
CLEMSON - These super-fans, they get it. Great college basketball teams need top recruits, and top recruits are more wooed by swanky facilities than quaint tradition.
View ArticleANIMAL CONNECTION: Good fences make good neighbors
On Saturday, the weatherman gleefully announced that the temperature would "feel like 19 degrees." I reluctantly dragged myself out of bed and donned two pairs of pants, faux-fur-lined socks, two...
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