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Aiken County school board determines projects to be funded by next round of Penny Sales Tax
Jul. 10—The Aiken County Public School District held a special-called meeting on July 9 to decide which projects will be funded by a renewed Penny Sales Tax. Five projects for the next round of the Penny Sales Tax were settled on at the meeting, all of which will be formally approved at the July 16 board meeting. These five projects include renovations or additions to South Aiken High School, ...
Aiken County Post 26/153 junior baseball team to play for state championship
Jul. 10—No late-game fireworks were necessary this time for the Aiken County Post 26/153 junior American Legion baseball team. Aiken County has shown a flair for the dramatic, both in exciting and frustrating ways, during the second half of the regular season and the beginning of the Junior AA playoffs. Standing in their way Tuesday night was a trip to face top-seeded Richland Post 215 Navy, ...
Mastering education leadership in the CSRA
This fall, the University of South Carolina Aiken will offer a new master’s degree program in Education Leadership. The online distance education program will allow participants to pursue principal certification, supporting local teachers who wish to move into leadership roles while increasing the pool of qualified candidates for local schools.
Aiken County Post 26/153 baseball juniors beat North Augusta Post 71 in playoff opener
Jul. 9—The Aiken County Post 26/153 junior American Legion baseball team showed during a late-season winning streak that they were learning how to win together. That led to confidence that trickled down from the No. 1 spot in the order to the No. 9, and it was something they were hoping would carry over into the four-team, double-elimination postseason for the 15-and-under league. It bled into ...
Man dies in Aiken County house fire, says coroner
The Aiken County sheriff's and coroner's offices are investigating a fatal home fire. Aiken County Coroner Darryl Ables said via news release that the fire was reported at about 7:13 p.m. Friday at a residence on the 500 block of John Nunn Highway in Salley, about 30 miles east of Aiken.
Autopsy may help identify body found in aftermath of South Carolina house fire
AIKEN COUNTY, S.C. — The Aiken County coroner and other agencies still have unanswered questions after crews recovered a body from a burning home. Coroner Darryl Ables said the fire happened around 7:15 p.m. on Friday at a home in the 500 block of John Nunn Highway near Salley. He said law enforcement and fire personnel responded to the home and extinguished the fire. Afterward, crews found a male body inside the house.
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