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Missing 14-year-old girl from Aiken found safe
A 14-year-old girl who went missing last week has been found safe. According to the Aiken Department of Public Safety, Aireahna Clark ran away on May 8th. Authorities announced on the City of Aiken, South Carolina Government Department of Public Safety she was found safe on May 13.
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...
Aiken considers tiny homes for unsheltered residents. So would anyone want one?
Aiken’s lack of attainable housing is not unique. The city and county have the same housing troubles that every other community in the state have – escalating prices driven by tight inventory, which is in turn driven by an influx of new people moving in and a lot of longtime residents aging in place.
Couple of 33 years marries in hospital after terminal cancer diagnosis
AIKEN, S.C. (WRDW/WAGT/Gray News) - For one South Carolina couple, their race to the altar has been three decades in the making. Nancy Nelson says she and her longtime love, Robert Major, never considered marriage up until five days ago when Major’s cancer diagnosis took a turn for the worse, WRDW reports.
Fatal accident on Sunday night resulted in one death and an arrest
A four-month-old infant was killed and the driver arrested at the scene after a single-vehicle crash on Bluffton Parkway Sunday May 12. Gregorio Hernandez-Castillo, the driver, was charged with a felony DUI involving death as well as other charges in relation to the crash. South Carolina Highway Patrol Master Trooper...
'A beacon of opportunity': Career center groundbreaking held at Aiken Tech
A groundbreaking for the Aiken County Public School District’s new Career and Technology Center was held May 16. The center is being constructed on the campus of Aiken Technical College. Aiken Tech President Dr. Forest Mahan called this groundbreaking “exciting and historic.”. “Today marks a significant milestone as...
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...
Coroner IDs 2 teens killed in crash during Edgefield County chase
EDGEFIELD, S.C. (WRDW/WAGT) - Two teens were identified on Tuesday as the victims of a crash during a police chase, according to the Edgefield County Coroner. Joshua Brooks, 18, of Beech Island and Ashlee Price, 19, of Aiken were both pronounced dead on the scene, according to Coroner David Burnett.
Former SC chief deputy coroner charged after taking drugs from death scenes, SLED says
AIKEN, S.C. — A former official with a South Carolina coroner's office was charged Monday with illegally taking things from death investigation locations where he worked, warrants said. The South Carolina Law Enforcement Division charged Alton Jeffery Smith, 60, of Aiken, with misconduct in office, and possession of a...
Couple of 33 years marries in hospital after terminal cancer diagnosis
AIKEN, S.C. (WRDW/WAGT/Gray News) - For one South Carolina couple, their race to the altar has been three decades in the making. Nancy Nelson says she and her longtime love, Robert Major, never considered marriage up until five days ago when Major’s cancer diagnosis took a turn for the worse, WRDW reports.
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...
12-year-old high school graduate ‘wants to learn everything’
AUGUSTA, Ga. (WRDW/WAGT) - A 12-year-old is already a high school graduate, while also earning college credits at Aiken Tech. Megyn Bolen graduated last Friday at a ceremony for homeschooled students. She has earned a scholarship and is working towards an associate in science degree at Aiken Tech. Her parents...
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