The number of vacant commercial spaces around the area is slowly dwindling. At least that's the consensus of local Realtors who work to fill empty buildings vacated by businesses that have relocated or closed. Though some of those buildings have been vacant...
By Sgt. Erica Knight
Special to the Aiken Standard
Saturday, May 25, 2013 12:01 a.m.
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Training usually implies a simulated event – but during Ardent Sentry, the 43rd Civil Support Team, Weapons of Mass Destruction unit, S.C. Army National Guard out of West Columbia, had the opportunity to take part in a live...
Joe Featherston wore many hats before becoming the director of Aiken’s 17th annual Memorial Day Parade – from materials management for Pan American World Airways, to president and CEO of Airbus Service Company Inc., to...
After two teenagers were seriously injured during an all-terrain vehicle (ATV) accident last month, the S.C. Highway Patrol and a local ATV retailer have some tips to keep your ride safe and smooth.
These are the bookings recorded for the Doris C. Gravat Detention Center for May 23. Some of the people listed may not have actually spent time in jail if they posted bond and were released. Although those listed have been arrested and charged,...
The old Hickman Mill plant in Graniteville will soon be transformed into a state-of-the-art facility as startup recycler Recleim begins renovations for its new e-waste recycling center.
The following students graduated from North Greenville University on May 9: Morgan Shawn Hegler of Aiken, Bachelor of Arts degree in early childhood education, cum laude; Kathryn Elizabeth Abney of Graniteville, Bachelor of Arts degree in history; and...
Stephanie Bickford of Aiken was named to the dean’s list for the spring 2013 semester at Carson-Newman University. Carson-Newman University is a private, Christian liberal arts university in Jefferson City, Tenn.
Kathryn Frei of Aiken has been named to the dean’s list for the 2013 spring semester at Marquette University in Milwaukee, Wis. Frei is pursuing a Bachelor of Science degree in exercise physiology.
Stephanie Yonce of Ridge Spring graduated from Saint Joseph’s College of Maine with a Master of Science degree in nursing. Saint Joseph’s College is Maine’s only Catholic liberal arts college. From its 350-acre campus on the shore of...
The Citadel, The Military College of South Carolina, honored the following students with Gold Stars for outstanding academic achievement during the spring semester of the 2012-2013 academic year: Brendon Kenneth Wilson of Aiken, criminal justice major;...
TaKima Butler graduated from The Citadel on May 4, with a Bachelor of Arts degree in criminal justice. While attending The Citadel, Butler played on the women’s golf team.