The Morris Museum in Augusta has long held the distinction of being the first such institution in the country with a focus on the visual arts of the American South. Over time, however, the Mor…

Exercise has broad and significant health benefits, making it among the most important healthy behaviors you can adopt. These benefits include improved muscular strength and endurance, stronge…

There is a very interesting verse in the Bible found in Matthew, the 10th chapter: “He who finds his life will lose it, and he who loses his life for my sake will find it.” This remarkable tru…

Happy 60th anniversary to James and Lois Price.

Jessica Louise Munie and Luke Joseph were married on August 29 at Most Holy Trinity Catholic Church in Augusta. Officiating at the nuptial mass was Father Brian O’Shaughnessy, assisted by Mr. …

When you adopt a homeless pet from the Aiken County Animal Shelter and walk out the door with your new furry companion, staff members don’t just file your paperwork, wave goodbye and wish you …

Blind Faith is a short-lived 1960s supergroup with Steve Winwood, Eric Clapton, Ginger Baker and Ric Grech.

A few hundred people gathered at Smith-Hazel Recreation Center on Saturday to pray and worship together.

“The entrance into the kingdom of God is through the sharp, sudden pains of repentance colliding with man’s respectable ‘goodness.’” — Oswald Chambers

If you were to present me with a choice of getting some extensive dental work or doing some minor plumbing home repair, I would need to get back to you after a lot of thought on which to choose.

If you are involved in the goings-on of the SPCA Albrecht Center or have visited our shelter, you may know about sweet forever-kitty Bonnie. Bonnie came to the SPCA as an owner surrender in Au…

Q. My wife and I have lived for 23 years on five heavily wooded acres south of Tuscaloosa, Ala. We garden and work in the woods a lot. This year has been highly unusual in terms of the number …

The benefits of regular exercise for everyone from childhood through old age are well known. Children who are physically active establish healthy habits and do better in school than their peer…

It just might be that the first type of chemical warfare occurred about 2,400 years ago. Would you believe the agent was honey? A Greek army was inadvertently poisoned because of eating local …

The human spirit is like a refinery or a factory. It is forever receiving into the raw materials of experience and circumstance, and it is forever making something out of these and passing its…

You just saved a life. A dog at the Aiken County Animal Shelter pulled at your heart and after visiting her, you took her home to be your companion. You’re excited but a little nervous (which …

A copy of one of the books I’ve authored was returned to me from a big chain bookstore today, and I felt quite sad about it. Not because it was returned, but because the person who was meant t…

Mr. Ernest and Mrs. Cherell Butler of Aiken, S.C., and Mr. and Mrs. Jerome Williams of Saluda, S.C., announce the engagement of their daughter, Amy D. Williams of Simpsonville, S.C., to Derric…

Reputation is fickle. One day you are the toast of the town; the next day, no one knows your name. Consider the case of Woodrow Wilson, our country’s 28th president. When I was growing up, stu…

Credit card companies make hundreds of millions of dollars on the interest that they charge card users. The simplest way to avoid interest and other charges is to pay off your entire balance e…

“In order to impact our society, we need to first model unity in the church.” — Tony Evans

There was a time when I went to the doctor only when I felt ill or for an annual physical.

Linda (a good friend with a heart of gold) and I started a mentoring program for Aiken High School senior girls nine years ago. The name of it, GEM (Guide, Encourage and Motivate), explains it…

A couple of weeks ago, the SPCA Albrecht Center started a Facebook fundraiser for a shelter pup named Otis, who had been brought into the shelter seven times since March 2020. His "offenses" r…

The 2020 Tour de France, postponed from the traditional July start due to the COVID-19 pandemic, is underway. This year the race covers over 2,100 miles in 21 days of racing, comprised of team…

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Except for the very young, there is not a single person who does not have burdens to bear. Some are light, some are heavy. Some are transient, some are continuing. Some we bear with dignity, o…

So many of our shelter dogs come from situations of neglect. They have not had training, they do not have polished manners, which leads us to the job of teaching them. Dogs thrive on learning …

As much as I have enjoyed this hot, humid, oppressive summer amid a pandemic, I look forward to the autumnal equinox when the weather will begin to tilt in our favor as fall officially arrives…

If you are a teacher or a parent, back-to-school season can mean a ramped-up schedule with less time to cook. If you're a college student in your first apartment or dorm room, you might be coo…

Happy 60th wedding anniversary to Billy and Tina Tucker of Aiken.

“By spending as much time as you can together, you can remain connected emotionally, physically, cognitively and spiritually and this connection can deepen as time goes on.” — ACCORD Catholic …

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One of the financial topics that is least understood by an alarming number of Americans is interest, and in particular, compound interest. In this column and in next week’s, we will examine in…

What do Elvis Presley, Duke Ellington and Dolly Parton have in common? At one time or another, all of them advertised their upcoming shows with posters custom-made at one particular Nashville,…