August 1, 2021
MONETTA, S.C. – Eighteen months of work to build a brand new, state-of-the-art elementary school on “The Ridge” ended Monday, August 9, as Ridge Spring-...

August 1, 2021
Two Aiken County Board of Education Members have earned recognition by the South Carolina School Boards Association (SCSBA) for achievement in the as...

July 1, 2021
Aiken County Superintendent King Laurence announced Thursday (July 8) that effective immediately the wearing of face coverings on all District school bu...

July 1, 2021
Dr. Jill Biden made a virtual appearance at North Augusta High School on Wednesday afternoon to announce the winners of the Military Child Education Coa...

July 1, 2021
As a leader in our public school system, I regularly encounter my share of complex, polarizing issues. Unfortunately, but probably not surprising, publi...

July 1, 2021
Summer school is a fact of life for dozens of local students this month, and dozens of others have been heading to Wagener-Salley High School several ti...

July 1, 2021
Aiken County Public Schools is pleased to announce Redcliffe Elementary teacher and the school district’s 2020-21 Teacher of the Year, Misty McConnell, ...

July 1, 2021
Daniel Hamilton once heard another educator say that in their classroom excellence was both expected and respected. The phrase stuck with Hamilton and h...

July 1, 2021
The Aiken County Public School District is pleased to announce that 57 eighth-grade students, or three percent of the District’s eighth grade student po...

July 1, 2021
When the opportunity to serve in a leadership role in the very same school where she began her career more than 15 years ago became available, Sabrina B...

June 1, 2021
Aiken County Public Schools is pleased to announce Oakwood-Windsor Elementary Assistant Principal Nathan Lobaugh as the new principal at Gloverville Ele...

June 1, 2021
Aiken County Public Schools is requesting stakeholder and community input on its 2021-22 Return to In-Person Instruction and Continuity of Services Plan...

June 1, 2021
As Aiken County senior students eagerly await graduation next week, more than 50 Aiken High School students are also focused on a goal of obtaining an...

June 1, 2021
A longtime dream and months of work and hope had come down to a single breathtaking moment for Midland Valley High School senior Stephanie Zaragoza. In ...

June 1, 2021
Wagener-Salley High School Senior Key’Asia Dunbar won the State Championship in the shot-put event at the Class A Track and Field Championship Meet held...

June 1, 2021
Aiken County Public Schools leads in many areas of K-12 education, including the development of future leaders from within the organization. Havi...

June 1, 2021
The Aiken County Public School District’s graduating Class of 2021 overcame many obstacles, disappointments, and challenges along the way to achievin...

June 1, 2021
The 2020-21 school year was filled with so many challenges due to the global pandemic, it is one many educators may prefer to forget. However, it will a...

June 1, 2021
As part of the 2021 Innovative Teaching Mini Grants Program funded by Savannah River Nuclear Solutions, 78 local educators received grants ranging from ...

June 1, 2021
With over a decade of experience as a school building leader and twenty-six years of experience as an educator, Hammond Hill Elementary School Principal...