Aiken County News

The drama class at RS-M High performed the play The Dating Game on Friday, May 17,at USC-Aiken as part of the Garcia Theatre Project.

Investigators say Aleaka Danielle Baker, who was riving a 2000 Honda Civic, rear-ended a 2008 Honda Fit, which then hit a Honda Odyssey at the traffic light on W. Martintown Road at Georgia Avenue.

It has been almost five months to the day since that unthinkable tragedy at Sandy Hook Elementary in Newtown, Connecticut.

16, 2010 file photo. . FILE- In this Saturday, Dec. 3, 2011 file photo, actress Angelina Jolie poses for a portrait to promote her directorial debut of the film "In the Land of Blood and Honey" in New York.

Aiken County deputies say a fire that killed a father and his 2-year-old daughter appears to be intentionally set.

North Augusta is back at bat. The $150 million public-private venture that would bring the Augusta GreenJackets, a parking garage, and a luxury hotel among other things to the North Augusta Riverfront is back on the table.

The Lexington County Sheriff's Department is searching for a suspect who they say stole clothing from a Dollar General store.

Over the last two years, the canal that runs through the small town has collected about 32 feathered friends, and a few residents are working together to make sure these ducks and geese are protected.

From an economic development standpoint, the past 18 months have been exceptionally good.

Aiken County Coroner Tim Carlton says 28-year-old Dunkan Baker and his 2-year-old daughter died in the fire Saturday morning.

Highway Patrol says one person was killed and three others injured after their car crashed during a police chase on US 25.

"The numbers very high this time of the year," says Bobby Arthurs, who works with the Aiken County Animal Shelter.

A little more than fifteen years ago, there was panic at R.E. Phelon on University Parkway in Aiken.

Not much remains to mark the existence of New Windsor Township, which was located in southwestern Aiken County.

In the six plus years I've been on the Aiken County School Board, the question asked of me more than any other has to do with fairness, or the perceived lack thereof.

Sheriff's Investigators in Aiken County haven't made an arrest in the murder of a Lexington County man, though they say the investigation continues.

Teachers change lives by putting the interests of their students first and lead classrooms where a personalized and customized education produces high levels of student learning.

AIKEN COUNTY/SWANSEA, SC - The death of a Lexington County man found in a wooded area in Aiken County has been classified as a homicide.

During the Barnwell County Career Center's regular board meeting April 15, the talk of the meeting was a visit from the state's highest official.

Tognum America Inc . has opened a $40 million research and development facility that can simulate climate, altitude and working conditions for its diesel engines anywhere in the world.