Local high school football players earned game ball honors for their standout Week 5 performances.
North Augusta's Jayden Hatcher scored three touchdowns on Sept. 18, and key plays from Strom Thurmond, Aiken, and Wagener-Salley highlighted a competitive gridiron weekend.
Dancing with the Aiken Stars returns Oct.
22 at the USC Aiken Convocation Center after a 10-year break. Doors open at 6 p.m., and twelve nonprofit groups will showcase their dancing skills to raise funds and promote community services.
Gov. Henry McMaster visited North Augusta yesterday to help break ground on CordenPharma's campus expansion valued at over $200 million.
Downtown Aiken’s festival area on Newberry Street will host Oktoberfest on Sept.
26 from 4 to 9 p.m.—featuring craft and German beers, food trucks and live music with a stein-hoisting challenge planned for the event.
Meta is accepting grant applications from local nonprofits, schools, and organizations in the Aiken Data Center area as part of its $1 billion Future is for Everyone Fund to boost community spaces, economic growth, education, and sustainability (applications run from Sept.
14 to Oct. 19 with winners announced early in the new year).
Families in Aiken County who missed the online registration for the Salvation Army's Christmas help can now sign up in person from Oct.
12 to Oct. 15 at 322 Gayle Avenue. The program assists children and seniors in need during the holiday season.
Friends of the Animal Shelter and the SPCA Albrecht Center waive dog adoption fees from Friday through Sept.
30 to ease overcrowding as part of the Empty the Shelters event. The centers, located on Wire Road and Willow Run Road, hope to boost adoptions and free up space for incoming animals.
Local deputies will start using new stickers to communicate better with residents who need extra support (including those with autism) during traffic stops and calls.
The initiative aims to improve interactions and provide better service during encounters with individuals with special needs.
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