More students are taking challenging Advanced Placement courses and passing the corresponding exams than before, according to recently released data.
By Jason Wermers | Friday, Feb. 10, 2012
The gash on 20-year-old Ashley Marriah's forehead and the gravel stuck in her arm are permanent reminders of her June 26 accident on Interstate 385 in South Carolina's Upstate. It happened while ...
By Crystal Garcia | Tuesday, Jan. 31, 2012
More than 20 Warrenville elementary pupils were taken to a hospital Thursday morning after a school bus driver ran off the road and hit a ditch.
Thursday, Jan. 26, 2012
A team from Kennedy Middle School in Aiken won the 19th annual Regional Future City Competition at University of South Carolina Aiken on Saturday.
Saturday, Jan. 21, 2012
As Martin Luther King Jr.’s birthday approaches, many American youth lack adequate knowledge of his role, and that of many others, in the civil rights movement.
By LaTina Emerson | Saturday, Jan. 14, 2012
NORTH AUGUSTA - North Augusta Middle School's PTO treasurer turned herself in to North Augusta Public Safety Friday morning after an investigation into her use of the organization's funds.
Friday, Jan. 13, 2012
The regularly scheduled Aiken County Board of Education meeting has been changed to 7:30 p.m. Tuesday, a half-hour later than originally scheduled.
Thursday, Jan. 5, 2012
The Watson-Brown Foundation Inc. announced Thursday that it is accepting scholarship applications for 2012-13 awards.
Thursday, Jan. 5, 2012
The Aiken County school system will hold its spelling bee at 7 p.m. Jan. 31 in the URS Center for the Performing Arts, 126 Newberry St. SW, Aiken.
Wednesday, Jan. 4, 2012
The Aiken County school district's Area 1 Advisory Council will hold a regular meeting next week.
Tuesday, Dec. 27, 2011
Seven Augusta-area teachers recently obtained certification from the National Board for Professional Teaching Standards.
By Jason Wermers | Wednesday, Dec. 7, 2011
Byron Thomas, a North Augusta High School graduate, has decided not to hang a Confederate flag in his dorm room window at the University of South Carolina Beaufort after all.
By Crystal Garcia | Tuesday, Dec. 6, 2011
The Aiken County school board has decided to extend Superintendent Beth Everitt's contract another year, through June 30, 2015.
Thursday, Nov. 24, 2011
The Aiken and Edgefield county school systems appear to be slipping on their state report card ratings, according to data released today by the South Carolina Department of Education.
By Jason Wermers | Thursday, Nov. 10, 2011
Aiken and Edgefield counties continue to beat the South Carolina average passing rate on state high school tests, according to results being released today.
By Jason Wermers | Friday, Oct. 21, 2011
Silver Bluff High School brought three Aiken County communities together when it opened in 1981. Friday night’s homecoming festivities will see one unified community celebrate 30 years of ...
By Billy Byler | Tuesday, Oct. 11, 2011
Sixteen Augusta-area high school students were awarded $1,000 scholarships during this year's CSRA College Night at James Brown Arena.
Wednesday, Oct. 5, 2011
Six black Augusta-area high school seniors have been named semifinalists in the 48th annual National Achievement Scholarship Program, the National Merit Scholarship Corp. announced Wednesday.
Wednesday, Sept. 28, 2011
Students in nine Aiken County public schools are eligible to sign up for free, private tutoring under the federal No Child Left Behind Act.
Tuesday, Sept. 27, 2011
Jeanne Campbell Reesman, a biographer of Jack London who has written, co-authored or edited several works about him, will offer the program "You Don't Know Jack" at 7 p.m. Friday, Oct. 28., at the ...
Tuesday, Sept. 27, 2011
