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Food banks, which are not state-funded resources, largely rely on philanthropy and their own wallets. The banks were calling on South Carolinians and their good will to help feed people beyond the fund drive. And the generosity will need to trickle down to food pantries and restaurants.
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Administered by the Central Carolina Community Foundation, the fund will help support local food banks amidst the upcoming increase in demand. Gov. Henry McMaster calls on residents to donate as they would during a natural disaster.
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S.C. Transportation Secretary Justin Powell said he hopes the emergency replacement will be completed by spring 2026.
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Hurricane Helene hit the City of Aiken with punishing wind gusts and heavy rains, like no other storm had. For first-responders, Sept. 27, 2024, was the scariest night they've spent on the job.
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At a press conference in Aiken Sunday, officials urged safety, patience, and resilience on the path "back to normal."
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Aiken sees a tiny home community as a solution to the immediate needs of the city's unhoused residents. Critics say the plan doesn't solve affordability. But what do folks who could live in a tiny home think of the idea?
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Data from ATTOM Data Services show that as U.S. mortgage loan totals dipped in all but five U.S. metro areas in the fourth quarter of 2023. Aiken/Augusta was one of the five.
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ACTS, or Area Churches Together Serving, is a faith-based nonprofit that hosts eight food distribution events per month around the Aiken region. This one in Saluda County is less an event than a love story.
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Acclaimed Irish pianist and Beethoven interpreter offers insights into the composer’s music ahead of his February 3rd performance in Aiken.
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A South Carolina mother is suing a day care operator after a worker was caught on camera grabbing a toddler by the arm and swinging him into classroom furniture. Ashana Odom's lawyer, Justin Bamberg says this is the second time he's helped parents sue The Sunshine House after a worker has been charged with child neglect. He says the facility's track record shows the childcare company needs to shut the Aiken center down.