University of South Carolina Aiken News

The saying goes, "There is strong and then there is Army strong." More than a year ago, U.S. Army Pfc.

The photos you snap of fireworks this weekend can be great with the right know-how. Fireworks displays, whether they are sparklers in your backyard or are on the same scale as NBC Augusta's RiverBlast, can be as spectacular on film as they are in person with a little bit of fine-tuning of your digital camera.

Technically, the members of the Leadership Aiken County Class of 2009 said goodbye to each other at a closing ceremony Thursday.

He is the face of South Carolinaand now his face, and his state, are in the middle of a media frenzy.

Some better parking and lighting could be coming to the USC Aiken Convocation Center.

Moral double standard for S.C. Gov. Mark Sanford? By Christine Oa Donnell codonnell@nbcaugusta.com Story Published: Jun 25, 2009 at 7:33 PM EDT Story Updated: Jun 25, 2009 at 7:33 PM EDT AIKEN, SC.

For the past two years, USC Aiken English professor Vicki Collins has taught an English as Second Language class on campus.

Shanna Moody couldn't care less if the governor of South Carolina took a few days off and didn't tell people.

Canterbury Court was filled with kids when I was growing up there in the 1960s. We had five in our family, the Jennings family had four, the Warners had four, the Ferraras had five, the Randalls had five.

When Leavelle McCampbell Middle School teacher Brishundra Berry was asked to participate in the Aiken Writing Project at USC Aiken, she admitted to some initial skepticism.

The scholarship that the Mid Day Lions Club has established for USC Aiken's School of Nursing is the latest project the organization has provided for the department.

Fox Creek High School's Michael Adams and Thad Adams started the process Thursday evening at Sweetwater Baptist Church, and it came to a close Friday evening, during a rainstorm at the USC Aiken Convocation Center, with North Augusta High School's Paul Yates IV and Kelly Youell getting their school's official thumbs-up. Fox Creek's class, with ...

Local business owners can get a little help with practical tips on how to operate successfully -- despite the economy -- at a workshop set for July 9. Reka F. Mosteller, area manager of the Small Business Development Center, will present "Business Basics & Financial Survival Techniques" from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. in room 236 of the Business and ...

USC Aiken's Office of Marketing and Community Relations staff recently won several awards for graphic design, writing and web development.

Friends and family of the late Connie Vivolo recently established a scholarship at USC Aiken in her memory.

Dr. Deidre Martin, a USC Aiken vice chancellor, loves history - and what could be more exciting than to work in a building steeped in history.

A pair of two-sport performers, a men's basketball standout and a longtime team doctor are the latest inductees into the South Carolina Aiken Athletic Hall of Fame.

The University of South Carolina Aiken will receive $2.8 million over the next two years as a result of the state Supreme Court's forcing the governor to accept almost $700 million in federal stimulus money.

The history of an old home in Aiken, complete with a carriage and re-enactors dressed in period costume, is being relived so it can be preserved on film.

I'm not a wrestling guy. It's never been my thing and, in all honesty, probably never will be.