February 1, 2019
Kenny Freeman long ago placed a mental check mark next to Midland Valley High School as a place where he could definitely see himself coaching someday. ...
February 1, 2019
The top student spellers from across Aiken County will gather on stage tonight, February 4, at the AECOM Center for the Performing Arts with a trip to W...

February 1, 2019
Wagener-Salley High School celebrated Black History Month with song and dance and the written word Thursday, and students responded with cheers and appl...

February 1, 2019
When Bill Clyburn was first encouraged to run for Aiken City Council in the 1970s, his initial thought was along the lines of "Oh lord, no."
At the ti...

February 1, 2019
Outstanding marksmanship has led to some fresh accolades for several North Augusta High School students this month.
Gage McCullough, Carson Jones and ...

February 1, 2019
Personal experiences drive our everyday choices, and they also guide our career choices.
Aiken Works, the Aiken County community’s workforce developme...

February 1, 2019
Rena Humes, the winner of the 2019 Aiken County Scripps National Spelling Bee, got some good advice from her school's library media specialist, Michelle...

February 1, 2019
The Paul Knox Middle School Chorus ended Friday's Black History Month program with an inspirational message, singing “Rise Up.”
The song, written and ...

January 1, 2019
The Aiken County Public School District, in partnership with Aiken Technical College and the University of South Carolina Aiken, is pleased to announce ...

January 1, 2019
The USC Aiken School of Education celebrated its December graduates by inviting an accomplished alumna to address them during the annual pre-graduation ...
January 1, 2019
SRP Federal Credit Union launched their high school affinity debit card program in August 2018 with Aiken County Public Schools and has experienced grea...

January 1, 2019
BATH — In a cinder block middle school gym, through the muffled cheers and buzzers of a girls basketball game, Larry Millstead would like to talk about ...

January 1, 2019
Aiken Standard Publisher Rhonda Overbey presented Dr. Sean Alford, the superintendent of Aiken County Public Schools, a check Tuesday representing donat...

January 1, 2019
When Joan Justice was a first-year social studies teachers, one of her students asked: “Why do we have to learn about dead people?”
That question chal...
January 1, 2019
The calendar has turned to a new year and free opportunities are available for adult residents who have a goal to complete or expand their education and...

December 1, 2018
Following the Aiken County Board of Education’s regularly scheduled meeting held Tuesday evening, December 11, Aiken County Public Schools announced a p...

December 1, 2018
Vernice Grant Moore remembered her schooldays at Martha Schofield High School in the early 1950s on Saturday – especially cold, winter days.
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December 1, 2018
Sound financial practices and meticulous fiscal management pay big for Aiken County Public Schools. At its December 11, 2018, regularly scheduled School...

December 1, 2018
Families based at Fort Gordon and Fort Jackson got a major change of pace over the weekend, with the backing of dozens of neighbors who pooled their res...

December 1, 2018
It has been nearly four years since the voter-approved One Cent Education Capital Improvements Sales and Use Tax took effect in Aiken County. With colle...