Ridge Spring News

Armand Jordan, 77, passed away Thursday, June 25, 2009. Graveside service will be held at 3:30 p.m. Sunday, June 28 in Philippi Baptist Church Cemetery in Johnston with Rev.

An Aiken County murder suspect who fled an Augusta hospital only to return a few days later has waived extradition and will be headed to an Aiken County jail, Aiken County sheriff's Capt.

Murder suspect who fled hospital is jailed An Aiken County murder suspect who fled an Augusta hospital only to return a few days later is in jail.

Incomplete information was provided to the newspaper.

An Aiken County murder suspect, who walked out of a hospital, Sunday night, walked back inearly Tuesday morning.

An escaped murder suspect is back in the hospital. According to the Aiken County Sheriff's Office, Terrance Riley returned to MCG Health on his own free will early Tuesday morning for more medical care.

One man is dead and another in critical condition at the Medical College of Georgia after what appears to be a drug-related shooting in Ridge Spring early Friday.

One of those shot was an intruder. One person was killed and another wounded during a home invasion in the Ridge Spring area Friday morning.

Ridge Spring, Aiken County, SC - Brittany Reed got some unexpected visitors at her house early Friday morning.

Officers say three people broke into a man's home and shot him early Friday morning.

A man in Ridge Spring died during a home invasion. It happened on Whispering Pine Road off of U.S. Highway 1 around 2 a.m. Friday morning.

Graveside services for Marjorie Watson, 98, will be at 2:00 p.m. Thursday at Ridge Spring Cemetery with the Rev.

Despite a rare hail storm that hit early this year in South Carolina, all signs point toward a very strong peach crop this summer in the Southeast.

Local artists are set to be showcased this month during a juried show. The Aiken Center for the Arts will hold an opening reception on Thursday from 6 until 8 p.m. for four new shows on exhibit this month.

The swine flu appears to have arrived in South Carolina just as the state's farmers are bringing in thousands of workers from Mexico to help with peaches and other crops.

Miss Edythe Sanders, 90, passed away on Friday, March 27, 2009, at the Health Care and Rehabilitation Center of the Heritage at Lowman, White Rock.

The next four to six weeks will be crucial, but right now it appears there should be a good crop of South Carolina peaches to choose from come May.

Deputies working with the Lexington County Sheriff's Department say they arrested two men Saturday who were wanted on family court bench warrants.

The Aiken Center for the Arts will hold an opening reception on Thursday evening from 6 to 8 p.m. for all of the new exhibitions in the galleries.

When it was time to shoot, Pat Miles knew the drill. Miles propped an M-16 atop a couple of sandbags, held the rifle butt firmly against her shoulder and fired away.