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After 50 years, Children’s Place in Aiken gets new building
AIKEN, S.C. (WRDW/WAGT) - Soon, there will be a new building for the Children’s Place in Aiken. Their mission is to protect, heal and strengthen families and children impacted by trauma. The non-profit has been in the same location for more than 50 years and bursting at the seams.
Officials share safety plans after shooting near Aiken school
AIKEN, S.C. (WRDW/WAGT) - We’re learning more about safety precautions taken by school officials after a shooting near an Aiken County elementary school on Thursday. Police say a male suspect was stripping his clothes went they found him on the highway near J.D. Lever Elementary School. That male suspect...
Midland Valley football coach’s domestic violence charge dropped
AIKEN, S.C. (WRDW/WAGT) - A domestic violence charge has been dropped against Midland Valley High School’s head football coach. The charge was dismissed Thursday, according to court records. Athens-Clarke County jail records show Rodarius “Rara” Thomas was booked at 3:20 a.m. on felony charges of cruelty to children and...
Take a look at the new principals in Aiken County
AIKEN, S.C. (WRDW/WAGT) - The Aiken County School District has announced new principals for the 2024-25 school year for several schools across the county. The district made the announcement of alumnus Casey Rogers as principal of North Augusta High School. Rogers’ appointment was made public following the Tuesday, July 9 school board meeting.
Local districts lead the way as school year starts earlier across S.C.
COLUMBIA, S.C. (WRDW/WAGT) - It might be hard to believe, but some South Carolina students are already back in school – including in Aiken, Edgefield and McCormick counties. They’re among six South Carolina school districts already back in the classroom. That’s despite a state law saying no students...
SC spending $2.5M to help families pay for child care but thousands fewer will benefit
COLUMBIA – Fewer families in South Carolina will receive help covering the cost of child care as federal COVID-19 aid dries up and the state replaces just a quarter of that lost funding. For about three years, amid the global coronavirus pandemic, the federal government raised income limits, making more parents eligible for federal dollars […]
Three South Carolina men charged with harboring escaped convict
BEAUFORT, S.C. (WCIV) — Three South Carolina men are facing charges after allegedly harboring an escaped convict, the South Carolina Law Enforcement Division said in a news release Friday. Kalynn Jade Cloud, 20, Amani Nekwan Vaughn, 30, and Guy Frank Talley, III., 27, with Harboring an Escaped Convict. Cloud...
McLeod Health receives $875,200 in grants from The Duke Endowment
The McLeod Health Foundation has received two grants from The Duke Endowment totaling $875,200 to establish a Community Paramedicine Program and to support AccessHealth of the Pee Dee. The Community Paramedicine grant of $375,200, will be utilized to provide ease of access and expedited care to patients in Darlington, Florence,...
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