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Man's body found in Aiken County woods
The Aiken County Coroner's Office is investigating after the body of a Black man was found Thursday in a wooded area in Salley, South Carolina. Just after 4 p.m. Thursday, Aiken County investigators found the body while searching on the 100 block of Hunters Branch Road in Salley for a missing man, according to a news release from the coroner's office. ...
Aiken County educators awarded over 6K in classroom innovation grants
Public Education Partners of Aiken County presented a check for the spring 2024 Classroom Innovation Grants during Tuesday night’s Aiken County Public School District Board of Education meeting. A check of $6,146.39 was presented by John Hutchens, chair of the PEP grant review committee, and Nancy Marks, chair of...
Jeepers! Here's why lovers of America's iconic SUV are headed to Aiken on May 18
Automobile enthusiasts are converging on Aiken this weekend, and because they're all driving Jeeps, good luck stopping them. Battlefield Jeep Invasion 2024 is expecting fans of the iconic sports-utility vehicle from across the Southeast to the Battle of Aiken park, 1210 Powell Pond Rd. The CSRA Jeep Owners Alliance is playing host.
Friends of the Animals Shelter visits local elementary school after student advocacy project
On Friday, Friends of the Animals Shelter Programs Coordinator Kathy Cagle visited Graniteville Elementary School following a second grade persuasive writing project meant to help shelter animals get adopted. The school’s second grade classes wrote about different pets that are available at the Aiken County Animal Shelter based on pictures...
Denmark Technical College graduates first class at Allendale Correctional Institute
Denmark Technical College is providing hope for the future to incarcerated individuals in South Carolina. On May 8, nine individuals representing the first class of students to graduate from the colle...
Orangeburg celebrates National Police Week
ORANGEBURG COUNTY, S.C. — This week, the Orangeburg County Sheriff’s Office is celebrating National Police Week. They will be hosting several community events to honor those they’ve lost and to thank the community for their support. On Monday, there was a with a wreath-laying in remembrance of...
Aiken Electric gets federal assistance to boost infrastructure
AIKEN, S.C. (WRDW/WAGT) - Aiken Electric Cooperative is receiving a portion of $257 million headed to South Carolina for electric infrastructure to serve rural communities. U.S. Department of Agriculture said the projects are funded through the Electric Infrastructure Loan and Loan Guarantee Program. Aiken Electric’s loan includes $14.5 million in...
USC Aiken’s Cybersecurity Program gets $25K boost
AIKEN COUNTY, S.C. (WJBF) — A local cybersecurity firm is making a game-changing contribution to USC Aiken. SteelGate donated $25,000 to USC Aiken, creating scholarships for cybersecurity and computer science students. “We partner with them for internships primarily, but they heard about our scholarship, program and they saw the need for that pipeline to help […]
Soda City Live: OCSD Spring Family and Engagement Summit
COLUMBIA, S.C. (WIS) - The Orangeburg County School District is inviting the community out for their Spring Family & Community Engagement Summit. The Summit will travel to some of the district high schools to encourage families to sign up for summer programs while being able to check out some of the amazing work of students in the district.
Man dies after shooting in Aiken County
AKIEN COUNTY, S.C. (WACH) — A man is dead following a shooting in Aiken County. According to the Aiken County Coroner's Office, the victim is identified as 53-year-old Timothy Davenport of Wagener, S.C. The shooting occurred on May 7th at around 7:30 pm at the residence of the 200...
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