Coming Soon
An accident in Edgefield County on March 18 has left one person dead.
A woman from Batesburg has been reported missing after her family last spoke to her March 14.
Filing opened Saturday for the partisan offices to be elected Nov. 5 and already two Aiken County seats will be contested.
A two-year who was reported missing Sunday was found safety a few hours later on the same day.
Community support is the bedrock of local journalism. If you aren't already among our loyal subscribers, please consider supporting our important work of covering Aiken County and beyond.
A downtown Aiken street that was closed March 7 has reopened but now has a new traffic pattern. The South Carolina Department of Transportation reopened South Boundary Avenue between Whiskey Road and York Street Saturday.
COLUMBIA — The Aiken Standard and Post and Courier North Augusta/The Star won 48 awards Friday in the 2023 South Carolina Press Association News Contest.
Medical services may be harder to get for hundreds of local residents in the days or weeks ahead, with Wagener Medical Center having closed its doors and the facility's future prospects being unclear.
The timing was perfect for Marcus Ryan.
The Aiken City Council is on its way to spending another $8 million of the funds it received from the state's settlement with the Department of Energy over plutonium stored at the Savannah River Site.
Businesses were reporting damage on social media following a fire March 16 at Crofts Block, a building on the corner of Laurens Street and Hayne Avenue in downtown Aiken.
Friday was the 28th annual Day of Caring for local service organization United Way of Aiken County and its in-house program, Project VISION (Volunteers In Service In Our Neighborhoods).
This information has been gathered from public information available at qpublic.schneidercorp.com.
Cradled in the arms of her mother, Rebekah Hurt, little Aubrie Jane slept through all the excitement following He Is Bonafide’s victory in the City of Aiken Trophy on Saturday.
Three downtown Aiken businesses will get to stay where they are for the next four years. The Aiken City Council voted 6-1 Monday evening to approve the second and final reading of ordinances approving lease extensions for Flawless Glow Cosmetic Studio, a Vampire Penguin franchise and Ginger Bee Boutique.
Aiken's Eastside continues to grow. The Aiken City Council voted unanimously Monday evening to approve the second and final reading of an ordinance allowing a Clayton Homes display lot to be built at 1740 Richland Ave. E.
Aiken's Prime Steakhouse is located in one of the oldest buildings in the city's downtown and it was also the scene of a meeting that would ultimately lead to the demise of the $75 million economic development effort known as Project Pascalis. Here's what the Aiken Standard has learned about the meeting.
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.
Thanks to the efforts of many people behind the scenes, the Aiken Trials will be held today at the Aiken Training Track.
The local tradition known as the Aiken Triple Crown begins today with the Aiken Trials at the Aiken Training Track.
Some of Aiken's most prominent acreage got extra attention March 15, with the annual Breakfast at the Gallops event taking place at Aiken Training Track, drawing dozens of visitors for a meal and a chance to hear about racing's ups and downs from the perspective of insiders.
Law enforcement held a walk and run-a-thon to support local Special Olympic Athletes.
Another apartment complex could be built near USC Aiken. The Aiken Planning Commission voted 6-0 Tuesday evening to recommend the Aiken City Council approve a rezoning request allowing an apartment complex to be built at the intersection of Gregg Highway and Lokey Drive.
Aiken is one step closer to building a mixed-use building that could house a Savannah River National Laboratory workforce development center. The Aiken City Council voted unanimously Monday evening to approve a resolution authorizing the purchase of properties where the building would be constructed.
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.
Several business such as Blue Collard Catering, Board in Aiken and Neon are offering food, catering for those attending or watching the Triple Crown races in Aiken.
South Aiken High School's football practice field had several hundred visitors March 13, with "animal hats" and antique weaponry on hand in place of football helmets and shoulder pads.
Local taxpayers have a variety of free help options to consider while heading into the last month of tax season, with assistance from AARP Foundation and Volunteer Income Tax Assistance among the possibilities for dealing successfully with the Internal Revenue Service.
It will take a little longer for a portion of a downtown Aiken street to reopen. The portion of South Boundary Avenue closed due to a sinkhole could reopen Thursday afternoon or Friday morning, S.C. Sen. Tom Young Jr., R-Aiken, said Thursday morning.
Aiken will receive $3 million from the federal funding bill President Joe Biden signed into law last Saturday. The bill allocates $3 million to the city for Croft Mill sewer basin improvements, U.S. Sen. Lindsey Graham, R-S.C., announced.
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.
Aiken's first Parker's Kitchen is set to open Friday. "I'm very excited to announce that we'll be opening on Friday morning," Parker's Kitchen Real Estate Development Manager Daniel Ben-Yisrael told the Aiken City Council Monday evening.
Crews were called to out a brush fire in a filed near SRP Bank off Rutland Drive.
A traffic accident has backed up traffic Wednesday afternoon in Aiken.
An Augusta man is facing charges after two vehicles crash into downtown North Augusta business.
Local elementary school students learned the importance of hand washing with a demo from Aiken Regional Medical Centers during Patient Safety week.
Five Aiken properties that were once destined for demolition are closer to being saved.
Walther honored by S.C. Farm Bureau
Parkdale Mills no longer owns the property that was the site of its Plant 40 in Graniteville.
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.
The Aiken Trials have been held at the Aiken Training Track nearly every year since 1942 and are scheduled to return Saturday.
Looking to go to one of the Aiken Triple Crown events? Here's how to get tickets and parking spots.
Another member of Aiken County's delegation to the South Carolina General Assembly won't seek reelection. S.C. Rep. Bart Blackwell said Tuesday that he won't seek a fifth term in the South Carolina House of Representatives.
Innovation in business in South Carolina is important.
Aiken County could soon get a poultry plant. The economic development project previously known as "Project Sunny" is House of Raeford, Aiken City Manager Stuart Bedenbaugh told the Aiken City Council Monday evening.
An Aiken street that was closed last week could reopen Wednesday. South Boundary Street between Whiskey Road and York Street could reopen late Wednesday afternoon, S.C. Sen. Tom Young Jr. said Tuesday morning.
Napier Funeral Home and Crematory assists customers with first-class service that is second to none.
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.
WARRENVILLE — Aiken County officials and others celebrated the official opening of three new docks at Langley Pond Park with a ribbon-cutting ceremony March 8.
The transaction went through about two weeks after it was announced the building would get new life as an expansion of Augusta Oncology Multispecialty Clinic.
Hector Rodriguez, the mayor of Burnettown and a "big-hearted" public servant, died March 11.
The family of a Aiken County who was killed by a utility pole in the town of Wagener has filed a lawsuit.
Aiken County has seen an increase in traffic accidents compared to this time last year.
An Edgefield County man was arrested and charged by SLED for accessory after the fact for murder in connection to a March 2 murder in Johnston.
The Aiken Triple Crown features three equine-related events happening on three consecutive weekends in March: the Aiken Trials, the Aiken Spring Steeplechase and Pacers & Polo.