Graniteville News

Aaron R. Ware, 61, of Jefferson Davis Highway in North Augusta, was charged with criminal domestic violence of a high and aggravated nature but pleaded guilty to the lesser included charge of criminal domestic violence first offense and received a time-served sentence.

Grateful for the opportunity: Jimmy Stanley works with sheet rock, part of the renovation at the former Maxine's. Haley Hughes It's a simple premise: Construction brings jobs and people to work those jobs.

An Aiken man reported Saturday that someone broke a window out of his shop located on Bent Arrow Road, according to a sheriff's office report.

The Aiken County Family Y isn't a miracle, but it has miracle-like qualities, Greater Augusta Family Y President Danny McConnell said at a VIP reception Friday.

Thank you, Aiken runners and walkers, for wearing reflective clothing and lighting.

Dr. Lucy Annang, investigator with Project RISE, consults her notes while talking about the PhotoVoice method and how it will help document the impact of the Graniteville train disaster on Midland Valley.

"I think it was very productive," said Ronald Wood, who helped get them to Gregg Park Civic Center for the meeting.

Christopher Bell, 35, was sentenced to 380 months in prison - 31.7 years - to be followed by 10 years of supervised release.

Freight railroads are greatly concerned about their transportation of shipments of hazardous materials referred to as toxic inhalation hazards.

State troopers are investigating a Friday morning crash that sent at least one man to the hospital after a pickup truck crashed into the canal in Graniteville.

"Parent involvement," as Toi Bowie will readily confirm, is a huge factor in determining a school's success.