Aiken County News

MONETTA, S.C. a ' Eight people are charged with drug related offenses and other crimes following a month-long investigation in Monetta.

Temp: 61.0 F Wind Chill: 60 F Augusta, Bush Field, GA Font Size: November 6, 2009 A body was found on Highway 421 in Warrenville at approximately 7:00 a.m. According to the Aiken County Coroner's office, Phillip Pennington, 54 years old, from Warrenville was found by a passerby near the intersection of Howlandville Road and Highway 421.

The Aiken County Sheriff's Office, with the assistance of law enforcement officers from throughout the area, raided two homes in Monetta on Wednesday where they made a number of arrests and seized crack cocaine, marijuana and more than $3,500 in drug money, officials said.

Mike Gibbons is proud of his Kentucky Hot Brown - his special recipe for leftover turkey.

They lined up early in Aiken County to get the H1N1 vaccine. Before the Aiken County Health Department opened its doors on the Richland Avenue location, the line already snaked around the building.

In the past month Leavelle McCampbell Middle School's name has been linked to the arrests of two former teachers charge with criminal sexual conduct with former students, but parents of pupils say it's still a great school and the situations were just a coincidence.

In South Carolina, voting continues with an Aiken County Council seat up for grabs in North Augusta, and a mayoral race that got heated at the polls Tuesday.

David Blankens, Sr., 45 of Bay Street, in Bath, South Carolina is wanted for Trafficking Methamphetamine, and Manufacture, Distribution of Methamphetamine 1st.

Mug shot of Joseph Magni Jr. Font Size: November 2, 2009 A former Aiken County middle school teacher has been arrested on charges of lewd act and criminal sexual conduct with a minor.

"The public library system in Aiken is expanding. New Ellenton is getting a brand new library and the Nancy Bonnette Branch Library in Wagener will receive a 1,500 square feet expansion.

According to Sgt. Dave Myers, the Aiken County Sheriff's Office holds warrants for the arrest of 10 individuals who have committed Criminal Domestic Violence within Aiken County, South Carolina.

Dewey Street is a quiet community filled with families, neighbors and friends. But now, it's the center of a sexual assault accusation and a 19-year old is the accused.

The Wednesday death of an Aiken nurse appears to be the first documented fatality in Aiken County being linked to the H1N1 virus, according to officials.

Aiken County Investigators are looking for two people after they found a meth lab in Bath.

From drive-by shootings to drug busts, some people in Aiken County have seen their communities transform right before their eyes.

An Aiken County apartment complex was riddled with gunfire early this morning. Aiken County sheriff's deputies were dispatched to Kalmia Apartments in the 1600 block of Kalmia Lane around 1:30 a.m., said Aiken sheriff's Sgt.

Wednesday, Oct. 28, 2009 11:48 a.m. An Aiken County teacher accused of having sex with a former student remains on administrative leave with pay.

These new ambulances rolled into Aiken EMS, paid for with the county's one cent sales tax.

NBC Augusta 26 News has learned Joseph Randall of Williston, S.C., died in an accident Monday morning in Aiken County.

By KAREN DAILY Staff writer A number of questions still surround a shooting that occurred in North Augusta over the weekend outside a convenience store off U.S. Highway 1. The victim, a 20-year-old Augusta man, was outside Greg's Gas Plus when he was reportedly struck by a bullet; his injuries were not reported to be life-threatening. Investigators ...