Salley News

Seasonal debate It is that time of year when some will start with the "put Christ back into Christmas" routine.

Five places of worship have been vandalized in Aiken County. These break-ins are the latest in a series of crimes against churches.

Aiken County church members say it's been a tough few last days because they've been cleaning up their sanctuaries after burglaries.

Wednesday, Dec. 2, 2009 3:26 p.m. Aiken County Sheriff's Office is investigating break-ins at three Salley Baptist churches, and a case of arson at a Wagener Baptist church.

A total of 78.3 percent of Aiken County high school sophomores passed the high school exit exam on their first attempt last spring - significantly less than the 82.8 percent who did so in 2008.

High school students in Aiken and Edgefield counties fared better than the average South Carolina student on the high school exit exam.

In a Savannah courtroom, Ed Tarver was quietly sworn in last week as the new U.S. attorney for the Southern District of Georgia.

Quam Williams-Thompson watched the Wagener-Salley High School Veterans Day program Friday with a mixture of pride and sadness.

Wagener-Salley High School Army Junior ROTC cadets honored current and retired veterans and fallen comrades at the annual Veterans Day observance Friday.

Racist No doubt prejudice is alive and well still today, but every race can be prejudice.

For a place that's known for its open doors Smyrna Baptist Church has an awful lot of broken windows.

The "tea ladies" gathered at the Pickens-Salley House on the USC Aiken campus Sunday for a trip back in time.

Poker-playing priest rakes in $100,000 to renovate church The Rev. Andrew Trapp, an Aiken native, won $100,000 in Fox's PokerStars.net Million Dollar Challenge, which aired Sunday.

Seventy-two performers are ready to help save lives. The Aiken County chapter of the American Red Cross will hold its second Toast of the Town fundraising event on Saturday at 8 p.m. at the Washington Center for the Performing Arts.

Child, 4, chokes on metal screw A 4-year-old Aiken girl died Monday night after choking on a metal screw while playing in her bedroom.

An Aiken County woman has pleaded guilty to hiring a hitman to kill her husband.

A South Carolina woman has pleaded guilty to trying to have her estranged husband and his son killed at their North Carolina home.

A Salley, South Carolina family is in shock after they say someone tried to burn their home down 3 times in less than 3 weeks.

Click here for a free download of the latest Adobe Flash Player. By Jonathan Davis jdavis@nbcaugusta.com Story Published: Oct 5, 2009 at 12:35 AM EDT Story Updated: Oct 5, 2009 at 12:35 AM EDT SALLEY S.C. - For the third time in two weeks someone has tried to burn down an Aiken County home.

Walker testifies before federal judge in Savannah A federal judge heard from Charles Walker, convicted while serving as a state senator in 2005, and from federal prosecutors Friday afternoon in Savannah.