Thursday May 24 | The Aiken Standard
Benefit Bank opens branch to help residents of Jackson area
The nationwide Benefit Bank program that operates through 13 support locations in Aiken County opened an office in Jackson last month and is available to help residents take advantage of state and federal benefits for which they may not have realized they were eligible.
Aiken man gets jail time, probation for burglary
Arthur Flemming, 19, of Hickory Ridge Road in Aiken, pleaded guilty to burglary second degree nonviolent and was sentenced to seven years, suspended upon the service of 90 days and two years probation for an April burglary of an Ashwood Drive home in Aiken.
Beech Island man charged with attempted murder
A 27-year-old man accused of shooting three people last month at a Beech Island home operating as an illegal nightclub has been arrested for attempted murder, police said.
It was about us being the first generation
Kwade Channell planned to attend college to take advantage of his love of details and numbers, but he knew money would be tight with three sisters.
An Aiken man reported Friday that two vehicles were broken into while parked at his Cardinal Drive home Friday, according to a police report.