Aiken News

Mr. Lawrence Landy Jr., 71, son of the late Lawrence Clifton and Maggie S. Landy departed this life February 9, 2012 at the Aiken Regional Medical Center after an brief illness.

The City of Aiken has been approved for $13.5 million in state funding for three road projects, including the widening of Hitchcock Road, which has been on the City's radar for more than three decades.

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.

In the United States the government's business is the people's business, and for most matters we have the right to see what the government is doing.

The father of suspected cop killer, 26-year-old Joshua Jones, said Saturday that his heart goes out to the family of slain Aiken Public Safety Master Cpl.

Scott Hunter, editor and publisher of both The Star and Aiken Standard was named the Man of the Year at the Greater Aiken Chamber of Commerce awards banquet last Friday.

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

Funeral service for Mr. James "Jimmy" Collins Jr, 60 of 14 Willis Hill Rd. will be held 1:00 PM Saturday, February 11, 2012 at Bell Grove Baptist Church .

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

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

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

When asked to describe his music, Christian singer Steven Curtis Chapman playfully sang, "I'm a little bit country, and I'm a little bit rock 'n' roll," a Donnie and Marie Osmond classic, sincerely adding afterward that each of his songs have a thread of faith weaving it all together.

Cast and crew err on the side of silly in "Journey 2: The Mysterious Island," the amusingly childish sequel to that unlikely 2008 hit "Journey to the Center of the Earth." They've rendered Jules Verne's novel into a jokey lark, with broad, corny wisecracks, comic sidekicks and everybody riffing on the ginormous lizards, humungous spiders and the ... (more)

One man is in custody and another is still at-large following a five-hour manhunt in Aiken County Wednesday for two suspects linked to a kidnapping and armed robbery in the City of Florence.

Sandy and Scotty did not die in vain. I have been comparing police and soldier protective gear.

An Aiken woman who reportedly knew about the January murder of 18-year-old Huran A. Dix, of New Ellenton, and failed to cooperate fully with investigators has been jailed, officials said.

A bill sponsored by S.C. Rep. Bill Taylor, R-Aiken, would make it cheaper and faster for citizens to get copies of public documents using the state Freedom of Information Act, officials from the S.C. Press Association said.

For the birds: USC Aiken employees, from left, Charles Gantt, Cordaria Calhoun, Matthew J. Butler and Kevin Butler help the South Carolina Bluebird Society install houses in the green space surrounding the Convocation Center.

The last time the Aiken County Council publicly courted a mystery company with enticements of reduced property taxes, we ended up with Bridgestone's $1.2 billion investment.

Aiken Department of Public Safety investigators are asking for assistance in identifying two individuals that used a bank or ATM Card at the Richland Avenue Wal-Mart ATM.