Investigators from the Aiken County Sheriff's Office and Aiken County Coroner's office found a body while seaching for a missing man near Salley. Investigators found the body of a black male in the 100 block of Hunters Branch Road shortly after 4 p.m. Friday, Aiken County Coroner Darryl Ables said.Â
In March of 1882, riders on horseback gathered to play a game on a large field off a dirt road not far from downtown Aiken. Read moreWe Are Aiken County: Whitney Field still going strong as polo venue more than 140 years later
Editor's note: We Are Aiken County is a series of articles that will run through March 16. It celebrates people, places and events that shaped Aiken County. Read moreWe Are Aiken County: Hopelands Concert Series to celebrate golden anniversary
The Hopelands Concert Series will be held Mondays through June 24. Preston & Weston will perform at 7 p.m. Monday at the Roland H. Windham Performing Arts Stage at Hopelands Gardens, 135 Dupree Place. Lawn chairs and blankets may be brought, as well as picnic dinners and non-alcoholic beverages. Parking is at the Green Boundary Club, 780 Whiskey Road. Handicap parking is available at the Rye Patch parking lot on Berrie Road and the Hopelands Gardens parking lot. In case of inclement weather, performances will be moved to the H. Odell Weeks Activities Center, 1700 Whiskey Road. The rain-out hotline is 803-643-4661. The concerts are free. For more information, call 803-642-7631 or visit cityofaikensc.gov. Read moreToday's events for May 12
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