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Visitors to Philip Wingard’s Southern Decorative Arts booth on Friday at the Aiken Antiques Show could view some valuable pieces of South Carolina history.
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A slice of life from 1865 is at the heart of one of Aiken County’s most popular annual events, with the vicinity of Powell Pond Road getting thousands of visitors for the Battle of Aiken reenactment.Â
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USC Aiken has a $248.8 million economic output in Aiken County according to an economic impact analysis presented at the Greater Aiken Chamber…
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A surprising burst of US hiring in January: 517,000 jobs
For nearly a year, the Federal Reserve has been on a mission to cool down the job market to help curb the nation’s worst inflation bout in four decades
For nearly a year, the Federal Reserve has been on a mission to cool down the job market to help curb the nation’s worst inflation bout in four decades. The job market hasn’t been cooperating. Consider what happened in January: The government reported Friday that employers added a sizzling 517,000 jobs last month and that the unemployment rate dipped to 3.4%, the lowest level since 1969. The job gain was so large it left economists scratching their heads and wondering why the Fed’s aggressive interest rate hikes haven’t slowed hiring at a time when many foresee a recession nearing. Read moreA surprising burst of US hiring in January: 517,000 jobs
Monday evening the public has an opportunity to offer feedback on the proposed plan to build a Savannah River National Laboratory workforce development center in the block surrounded by Richland Avenue, Laurens and Newberry Streets and Park Avenue. Read moreInformational and public input session scheduled for Aiken's new downtown redevelopment plan
Aiken County's representative in the U.S. House of Representatives will serve on Donald Trum… Read moreJoe Wilson named to Donald Trump's 2024 South Carolina leadership team
The city of Aiken is asking for an appeal filed challenging plans to construct a grocery sto… Read moreCity of Aiken says Silver Bluff Road grocery store and shopping center appeal should be dismissed or denied
Eight motions made by defendants in the July 5 lawsuit filed to stop Project Pascalis are se… Read moreEight Project Pascalis lawsuit motions to be heard March 1
Aiken honored the man credited with helping transform The Alley in downtown Aiken and the fo… Read moreSam Erb, Carmen Landy receive Aiken Awards from city
Monday evening the public has an opportunity to offer feedback on the proposed plan to build a Savannah River National Laboratory workforce development center in the block surrounded by Richland Avenue, Laurens and Newberry Streets and Park Avenue. Read moreInformational and public input session scheduled for Aiken's new downtown redevelopment plan
Kitayama leads Pebble Beach as the worst of the wind looms
Kurt Kitayama has a one-shot lead at Pebble Beach and now comes the hard part
Kurt Kitayama has a one-shot lead at Pebble Beach and now comes the hard part. It's not that Kitayama is going after his first win on the PGA Tour. The conditions figure to be the toughest over the weekend. The starting times for Saturday already have been moved up one hour because of high wind in the forecast. Kitayama has come close to winning. He battled Rory McIlroy in South Carolina and Jon Rahm in Mexico. Only four players from the top 10 at Pebble have won. But with the ever-changing weather, the next 36 holes could be wide open. Read moreKitayama leads Pebble Beach as the worst of the wind looms
Kurt Kitayama has a one-shot lead at Pebble Beach and now comes the hard part. It's not that Kitayama is going after his first win on the PGA Tour. The conditions figure to be the toughest over the weekend. The starting times for Saturday already have been moved up one hour because of high wind in the forecast. Kitayama has come close to winning. He battled Rory McIlroy in South Carolina and Jon Rahm in Mexico. Only four players from the top 10 at Pebble have won. But with the ever-changing weather, the next 36 holes could be wide open. Read moreKitayama leads Pebble Beach as the worst of the wind looms
The political class in Columbia is all atwitter about Supreme Court justices and whether the nominee up for election Wednesday was properly vetted: Did lawmakers ask the right questions about judicial philosophy? Did lawmakers on the nominating commission pick the right candidates? Are these… Read moreScoppe: Forget SC Supreme Court. These are the judges legislators need to worry about.
