Aiken Observer

Heavy police presence at this home on Banks Mill Road and Old Dibble Road.

BREAKING:

AG: South Carolina Legislature has power to remove Meriwether Monument; Hamburg book slated for release in late 2020 By Michael Smith | Editor South Carolina’s Heritage Act does not protect the Meriwether Monument, a 40-foot-tall obelisk dedicated to Thomas McKie Meriwether, a white supremacist who died dur…

Breaking news out of Orangeburg County. Foster takes over July 1.

Foster named district leader; Orangeburg County superintendent starts July 1 An Aiken County school official will become the new leader of the Orangeburg County School District.

EF3 tornadoes have winds of 113-157 mph. 

Tornado that ripped through Aiken, Barnwell counties rated EF3 By Michael Smith | Editor New Ellenton—A tornado that tore through southern Aiken County before continuing its path of destruction into Barnwell County was rated an EF3 with winds of 140 mph, accor…

An Aiken County Public Schools official released the following statement regarding a possible Fall break to accommodate the 2020 Masters golf tournament, which has been moved to November due to COVID-19.

“We were contacted on Wednesday, April 8, by representatives of the Augusta National Golf Club about school calendar considerations for the Master's Tournament being moved to November. Our desire is to be as accommodating as possible to our community partners and to provide our employees and students opportunities to be a part of working and or participating in this annual event. Our Superintendent plans to discuss options with our School Board leaders as early as next week and to also conference with representatives of the Augusta National. While no definitive answer about a fall break next year could be provided prior to further discussion, there is an effort underway to explore alternatives to our already established and approved academic calendar and we certainly want to be as flexible as possible to help maintain the level of community-involvement that makes the Master's as special as it is to visitors as well as all who call the CSRA home.”