The fastest growing sector of Edgefield County, Merriwether, has for 15 years been carrying the financial weight of fire protection for the entire county by funding nearly half of the Northside department and up to 12% of six other departments. It’s done so by sending a good chunk of taxpayer money out of the district.
Melena Lauer watched with anticipation as the pitcher wound up. She heard a sudden, sharp “ting” as the ball met the hitter’s aluminum bat, an…
Some of the “hard truth,” said Georgia Cyber Center's Joseph Holloway, is that there’s no correlation between the skill that’s needed to teach cyber, and the financial compensation to do so.
Experts say a better understanding of the commonalities and psychological underpinnings of familicide cases could help explain the inexplicable, identify risk factors and maybe even prevent them.
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The parent company of Silicon Valley Bank has filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection. The move comes a week after the tech-focused bank failed in a sudden collapse that set off fears of wider problems in the global banking system. The filing on Friday from SVB Financial Group was widely expected. Much of the company is now under the control of banking regulators. The bank was seized last week by the federal government. In other developments, the bank and two of its executives were targeted in a class action lawsuit that claims the company did not disclose the risks that future interest rate increases would have on its business. Read moreParent company of Silicon Valley Bank files for bankruptcy
Twenty-one groups will receive a total of $400,000 in accommodations tax revenue collected in Aiken. Read moreAiken City Council allocates revenue to organizations from accommodations tax
The plaintiffs in the lawsuit filed last summer to stop Project Pascalis are no longer askin… Read moreProject Pascalis plaintiffs no longer asking court to declare ethics act violations, court docs say
Aiken City Council took a step forward on the newest redevelopment plans for the city's down… Read moreAiken City Council approves Aiken Corporation agreement moving new downtown project forward
Two of the three Parker's Kitchens planned for Aiken continue to move forward. Read moreAiken City Council gives final approval to east Aiken Parker's Kitchen
The hotel being planned for the southside of Aiken will be dual-branded as a Hampton by Hilt… Read moreDual-branded Hampton and Home 2 Suites planned for Aiken's southside
Recent comments from U.S. Energy Secretary Jennifer Granholm on the Chinese response to climate change have drawn the ire of a South Carolina congressman. Read moreJeff Duncan, other Republicans blast Energy Secretary over China climate change comments
MICHIGAN STATE 69, MARQUETTE 60 Read moreMichigan State outlasts Marquette; Izzo back to Sweet 16
Taylor Moore has shot 67 to win the Valspar Championship. He made key birdies on the 15th and 16th holes at Innisbrook. And he avoided the mistakes that cost Adam Schenk and Jordan Spieth. The victory sends the 29-year-old Moore to the Masters with his first PGA Tour victory. Schenk was tied for the lead when his drive landed next to a tree on the final hole, leading to a bogey. Spieth was tied for the lead until hitting his drive into the water on the 16th. Spieth also missed a 6-foot birdie putt to get back in the mix. Read moreMoore delivers surprise, tops Spieth, Schenk at Innisbrook
Have you noticed the sea change in public perspectives on disinformation? Read moreColumn: Information should not be slanted left or right
