5/16/2012 11:36 AM   

Wednesday, May 16 The South Carolina Medical Group Managers Aiken Chapter will meet at the Aiken Regional Medical Centers today from 7:30 to 9 a.m. in classrooms A and B. Breakfast will be offered. The Annual Aiken Kiwanis Club Tricycle Races will be ...

STAFF REPORTS     5/16/2012 10:14 AM   

Two people have been arrested and charged following a bust of a methamphetamine lab made by the Aiken County Sheriff's office. Following a tip officers received on Sunday of possible meth activity at 241 Wexford Mills Drive in Wagener, investigators ...

By HALEY HUGHES   Staff writer   5/15/2012 11:53 PM   

Aiken County's proposed budget for the next fiscal year is $52.2 million and does not include employee raises or an increase in taxes. Aiken County Administrator Clay Killian presented to Council the proposed budget for first reading Tuesday, saying, ...

By Elizabeth Fite   Special to the Standard   5/15/2012 11:53 PM   

Anyone can be a celebrity during Celebrity Waiter Night, but the spotlight Monday was on the boys and girls from Children's Place Inc., who will receive needed therapy provided by funding from the event. More than 150 celebrity waiters representing s ...

By ROB NOVIT   Senior writer   5/15/2012 11:53 PM   

Aiken School Board members voted 7-2 Tuesday on a tentative 2012-13 operations budget that would have a maximum millage increase of 4.6 mills. The board members won't formally approve the budget until June 26, and they hope that more state funding wi ...

By KAREN DAILY   Staff writer   5/15/2012 11:50 PM   

Aiken Public Safety officers are scheduled to meet today to discuss the high number of killings in the City of Aiken this year and attempt to determine if there are any underlying issues that can be prevented to avert further bloodshed, according to ...

By AMY BANTON   Staff writer   5/15/2012 11:50 PM   

The City of Aiken has filed a civil lawsuit against the engineering group that initially designed the Pawnee-Neilson Connector, which experienced a failure that cost more than $500,000 to fix. According to federal court documents, the city filed the ...

By CHRIS WALSH   Staff writer   5/15/2012 11:50 PM   

"American Diggers" is a show about looking for buried treasure across America. Tonight at 10 p.m., see what was found in Aiken when the show visited to search for an episode titled, "Unearthing Controversy." The subject matter was a bit touchy for lo ...

By HALEY HUGHES   Staff writer   5/15/2012 11:50 PM   

A referendum asking voters if they're in favor of changing the form of Aiken County government is one step closer to fruition. By a majority vote, County Council passed on second reading an ordinance calling for a referendum that would ask voters i ...

    5/15/2012 10:09 PM   

Corley interning at Aiken Standard Tabitha Corley, a rising sophomore at Winthrop University in Rock Hill, is interning at the Aiken Standard for a week to gain more experience in her mass communication (broadcast focus) major. She is seeing first-h ...

By KAREN DAILY   Staff writer   5/15/2012 10:09 PM   

Firefighters said a blaze at a Southside residence Tuesday could have been a lot worse had the resident not returned home after a brief errand and spotted her rear porch on fire. At about 10:05 a.m., Aiken Public Safety officers were notified that f ...

By KAREN DAILY   Staff writer   5/15/2012 10:08 PM   

Six men and women will be laid to rest Friday during a pauper's graveside service that is held each year in memory of those who have died in Aiken County without family or friends to claim their remains. The Aiken County Coroner's Office will hold th ...

By AMY BANTON   Staff writer   5/15/2012 10:08 PM   

A rezoning request from a developer was accepted by the City of Aiken Planning Commission and will go to council for approval. Real Estate Development Partners, LLC requested to have 1.24 acres of land at 1103 Richland Ave. S.E. rezoned from Light ...

By MICHAEL W. GIBBONS   Managing editor   5/15/2012 9:56 PM   

I am hoping the medicine clears it up. Otherwise, it appears surgery will be the only option. And that's pretty much all I know about the case, as this lovely nugget of information was shared with me - and a dozen or so other fast food diners - in ...

Submitted Article   Submitted Article   5/15/2012 9:55 PM   

On Tuesday, Aiken Regional Medical Centers, on behalf of Women Enlightened, presented a $3,000 check to the Best Chance Network, an affiliate of the American Cancer Society. The funds were raised by hosting the first annual WE Oyster Roast on April 2 ...

    5/15/2012 9:48 PM   

A vehicle was reported as stolen from Pendleton Street in Aiken. The tan 1995 Isuzu Rodeo has South Carolina license plate HKF189. The vehicle was reported as stolen after midnight and 6:15 a.m. Tuesday. A kitchen cook-top was reportedly stolen ...

By ANNE FULCHER   Contributor   5/15/2012 9:48 PM   

We had our final two concerts Tuesday at the International School in Aberdeen, Scotland. We sang for the elementary and middle school students. It was wonderful to see how receptive those youngsters were to our performance. At the end of both concert ...

    5/15/2012 2:22 PM   

Click on a thumbnail below to enter the Celebrity Waiter Night gallery by intern Elizabeth Fite.

    5/15/2012 12:32 AM   

Aiken Elementary School - Susan Bishop and Deborah Sessions Aiken Middle School - Susan McCullough and Cathy Narvaez Aiken High School - Patricia Barnes, Angela Gleaton, Richard Heiens, Nancy Learnard and Julia Stentz Aiken County School District per ...

By ANNA DOLIANITIS   Staff writer   5/15/2012 12:26 AM   

After more than a year of seeking answers about the potential changes to Savannah River Site retirees' medical benefits, current and former SRS employees finally got some answers Monday and, at least upon initial review, were pleased with the news. T ...