Graniteville News

Douglas Rankin and Christy Herrin of Graniteville announce the birth of their daughter, Natalie Rose Rankin, born June 15, 2009, at Aiken Regional Medical Centers.

Chrysler and Jeep cars are available again in Aiken County. Triangle Dodge announced it has been awarded a Chrysler-Jeep franchise, meaning it will sell and service Chrysler and Jeep vehicles.

Eddie Butler, who has served on the Aiken County Council for 19 years, announced Tuesday that he will resign his seat effective Nov.

Two remaining suspects in the robbery of a Graniteville bank last week have turned themselves in to authorities today.

A house fire in Graniteville is being called suspicious. It happened on the 400 block of Sudlow Lake Road just after 11-30 Friday night.

When derailed freight train cars carrying ethanol burst into flames just 50 miles from her Chicago suburb, killing a motorist who tried to flee, Barrington Mayor Karen Darch saw her worst fears realized.

North Augusta, SC - - In North Augusta, investigators are looking into a suspicious house fire that happened shortly after 11:30 pm Friday night.

Aiken County investigators say Security Federal Bank was robbed Thursday afternoon.

A South Carolina woman who operated an in-home day care is headed to prison after admitting she fractured the skull of an infant in her care by striking and throwing the child to the floor.

Former Aiken County Magistrate Charles Terry Carter, who in February 2008 pleaded guilty to misconduct in office, has been pardoned.

Bill Beazley Homes Inc. held an open house Thursday to introduce a new subdivision of homes in Graniteville.

Temp: 84.0 F Heat Index: 91 F Augusta, Bush Field, GA June 15, 2009 A two month narcotics investigation ended for Aiken County deputies this weekend.

Police say they believe an early-morning fire Wednesday at a Graniteville paper-products warehouse is arson.

A burning warehouse in Aiken County kept firefighters busy for hours. It started at the Kimberly Clark distribution center, shortly after Midnight.

The Aiken County Sheriff's Office is investigating an early morning fire, in which there was moderate damage, to the "Genco" warehouse, a subcontractor of Kimberly Clark, at 1043 Global Ave., Graniteville, South Carolina.

An early morning fire at an Aiken County warehouse caused a million dollars in damage.

Fire damaged a Graniteville warehouse early this morning, authorities said. Graniteville Fire Department extinguished a fire at the Genco Distributions Systems on the 1000 block of Global Avenue around 12:14 a.m., according to an Aiken County 911 dispatcher.

A Graniteville man, who is known to have been driving with a suspended license and has been under surveillance for the past two months for suspicion of trafficking drugs, was arrested this weekend after he was spotted driving without a license, according to officials.

The Aiken County Sheriff's Office concluded a two-month long narcotics investigation over the weekend, resulting in an Aiken County man's arrest, and the seizure of narcotics, a weapon, and a undisclosed amount of cash.

The federal stimulus plan is spurring Aiken County officials. For example, Savannah River Nuclear Solutions wants to lease more than 7,000 square feet of office space at the county's Cooperative Research Center at the Savannah River Research Campus.