Feb. 6—The Amentum Center for Performing Arts in Aiken was filled Monday night with teachers and family who came to support the 14 contestants competing in the Aiken County Public School District’s Scripps National Spelling Bee Finals. Dorothea Viner, 10, of Belvedere Elementary School won the competition after spelling the compound word “Erlenmeyer flask.” The […]
Feb. 3—Students from Alternate Standards classrooms across the Aiken County Public School District enjoyed this year’s Perfect Prom on Friday, held at Aiken Electric Cooperative. Students laughed, enjoyed sweet treats and danced with friends from midmorning to early afternoon. Perfect Prom is a Unified Champion School event, which falls under the umbrella of Special Olympics […]
Feb. 3—The community was able to meet with Aiken County Public School District Superintendent finalists at a reception on Saturday afternoon. Employees, parents, students and others gathered in Aiken High School’s new auditorium to hear the finalists speak on stage about their educational background and vision for the school district. One finalist is Chan Anderson, […]
The Aiken County Sheriff’s Office is investigating after a body was found on the front porch of a Warrenville home. Just after 2 p.m. Wednesday, deputies responded to the 2000 block of Augusta Road in Warrenville for a dead body. When deputies arrived, a witness told them they saw the dead person lying on a […]
Jan. 17—In August, Aiken County Public School District Superintendent King Laurence announced his retirement at the end of the 2023-24 school year. Now the ACPSD Board of Education is working to narrow the pool of superintendent candidates to finalists. The board announced it would have special-called meetings on three consecutive nights this week to begin […]
A well-known Aiken jewelry store owner who was charged more than 30 years ago in a murder-for-hire case that ran cold, last week was murdered by a 27-year-old Aiken man. Swint E. “Porky” Bradberry Jr., 78, of Aiken, was found dead at the scene from blunt force injuries to the head, according to Aiken County […]
An Aiken County man died on Christmas Eve following a shooting on Squire Street, the Aiken County Sheriffs Office reported Sunday. According to a statement by the Aiken County Sheriffs Office, deputies were called to 161 Squire St. at 11:07 a.m. to reports of gunfire where they found an unresponsive man lying in the front […]
Dec. 16—The city of Aiken’s 14th annual Hoofbeats and Christmas Carols Parade on Saturday had families lining the streets to see a plethora of festively donned horses, dogs and carriages. This yearly event is a fundraiser for Equine Rescue of Aiken and the SPCA Albrecht Center for Animal Welfare. Sylvia Amos came from Colorado to […]