Monetta News

The Aiken County Board of Education has passed first reading on an updated policy intended to crack down on cell phone misuse in middle and high schools.

Blowing a class completely vs. barely failing could mean the difference between costly summer school and a free online course to get back on track.

Pregnant women at a public hospital in Lima, Peru. ------------- Hoping to help you get over the midweek hump that is Wednesday, the Aiken Standard's Create a Caption feature returns! Before we take a look at today's offering, let's look back at the cleverest of clever captions from yesterday's photo, which featured two people voting in Ecuador's ...

They are two years from their graduation, yet professional people are already asking one group of high school students where they will be in the future.

Once again, this year, WJBF News Channel 6 will be streaming the high school graduations in Aiken County, Columbia County, and Richmond County, live on WJBF.com. Order Graduation DVD If you would like to purchase a DVD copy of a graduation ceremony that we recorded, click here .

An Aiken County bill that would make it easier to reduce school-district staff has reached an impasse because of regional differences in the delegation, a split among school board members and new opposition by a Saluda County lawmaker.

Two young performers - Ridge Spring-Monetta High School junior Corsica Bussey and Wagener-Salley High School sophomore Samuel Leguizamon - took on challenging roles and were named best actors at the recent Garcia Theatre Project.

Mike Burgess of Batesburg is seven years younger than his wife Sandra, and she always enjoyed picking on him about that, singing snippets of "Older Women Make Beautiful Lovers" to him.

Eight men who played a part in the Christmas Eve 2007 kidnapping, torture and murder of Jeremy Leaphart admitted to the crimes Monday, and the judge started handing out harsh sentences.

After a successful pilot project in the Wagener and Ridge Spring/Monetta schools, the Aiken County School District will introduce an "early release" day once a month for staff development next year.

Razzling, dazzling tightrope walkers! Daring lions and tigers! Dancing dogs! Send in the clowns! Zany zebras! Amazing strongmen! A scene-stealing future "American Idol" vocalist! And not a single circus performer is over the age of 5! Ridge Spring-Monetta Elementary School 4-K students presented the annual RS-M Preschool Circus, greeted with cheers ...

Authorities say a worker on a South Carolina peach farm has been beaten to death by a fellow laborer.

Saluda County deputies have arrested a man who they say beat a fellow worker to death .

Christian Holy Week culminates today with the celebration of Easter - the day of resurrection of Jesus Christ.

A 10-year anniversary is a big deal in any relationship. The Midlands town of Monetta celebrated one last night with its drive-in movie theater.

The next four to six weeks will be crucial, but right now it appears there should be a good crop of South Carolina peaches to choose from come May.

The well being of young children will be the focus of several local agencies next month as they join forces in recognition of the Month of the Young Child.

Aiken County's schools will see some big shifts, as 11 schools will have new principals next year.

Like all the other high school seniors recognized at a Greater Aiken Chamber of Commerce youth leadership event Friday, Sally Yon has been heavily engaged in school - perhaps even more so at the small Ridge Spring-Monetta High School.

For nearly a decade the Aiken County First Steps Board has offer programs for children birth to 6 and their families to prepare the kids for first grade.