According to an email from Aiken County Registration and Elections Executive Director Cynthia Holland, the special election will be held Oct. 17.

Source: https://www.postandcourier.com/aikenstandard/news/local/date-for-special-election-set-to-fill-vacancy-on-aiken-county-council-filing-period-begins/article_d8dc70da-fb05-11ed-b3fe-3b1142cadbd0.html

According to Elliott, Golden Harvest Food Bank – which has two main locations, one in Aiken and one in Augusta – has recently seen an uptick in the number of hungry people.

Source: https://www.postandcourier.com/aikenstandard/news/local/golden-harvest-food-bank-christ-central-ministries-partner-to-open-food-pantry-in-new-ellenton/article_af645c28-0aea-11ee-943c-3373482521b0.html

Adult French Conversation at 2 p.m. Nov. 17 and 24 at the Aiken County Public Library.

Source: https://www.postandcourier.com/aikenstandard/entertainment/todays-events-for-oct-29/article_347a9332-75cb-11ee-9076-fbefcc3f278a.html

After the tournament, Aiken said they held a silent auction and a dinner for 80 people.

Source: https://www.100milefreepress.net/sports/wranglers-raise-4100-at-golf-tournament/

Aiken Center for the Arts, 122 Laurens St.

Source: https://www.postandcourier.com/aikenstandard/entertainment/aiken-antique-show-returns-in-february/article_1d9e3a86-99ff-11ed-9493-2392139e4d0a.html

Aiken City Public Safety Honor Guard places a wreath at Fred Cavanaugh Jr.'s statue.

Source: https://www.postandcourier.com/aikenstandard/news/local/former-mayor-fred-cavanaugh-remembered-as-humble-public-servant-during-memorial-service/article_03931080-8ac3-11ed-8cd3-dbb771384754.html

Aiken County Board of Disabilities will meet at 5:30 p.m. Thursday, June 8, at the Tri-Development Center, 1016 Vaucluse Road.

Source: https://www.postandcourier.com/aikenstandard/entertainment/todays-events-for-may-27/article_fae49746-fbf2-11ed-92df-5ff761277f64.html

Aiken County is in the process of upgrading the capacity of the Horse Creek wastewater treatment plant to a 26 million gallon per day capacity.

Source: https://www.postandcourier.com/aikenstandard/news/local-government/aiken-standards-top-10-stories-of-2023-no-6-infrastructure-improvements-abound/article_48826c14-9e85-11ee-8d67-3ff0b89cfa02.html

Aiken County Magistrate Lauren Maurice set Blitchington's bond as a $5,000 surety bond and he was released the same day.

Source: https://www.postandcourier.com/aikenstandard/news/crime/aiken-county-man-sues-sheriff-deputy-after-being-tased-during-2021-encounter/article_402f60b0-a266-11ed-9809-33040e7b1369.html

Aiken official's lawyer asks court to strike 'incoherent ravings'

Source: https://www.postandcourier.com/aikenstandard/news/local-government/aiken-design-review-boards-renovation-approval-of-rice-cottage-challenged/article_0daf237a-0a06-11ee-990b-df1434b1325e.html

Aiken Rehabilitation and Care Center Administrator Nick Guzman said the facility was getting outdated, so updates were made to help improve the care provided to patients.

Source: https://www.postandcourier.com/aikenstandard/news/crime/pepper-hill-rehab-and-health-center-renamed-renovated-to-aiken-rehabilitation-and-care-center/article_904e0be4-c8b5-11ed-8901-8f06cc0c96a0.html

Aiken said: "There are tremendous opportunities out there and we need to be in the place to do that.

Source: https://www.irishcentral.com/news/politics/northern-ireland-us-legislators

Aiken specialized in representing women who were arrested on a charge of killing their partners in abusive relationships and, in 2002, wrote a primer for courts about how to handle complex evidence of domestic violence cases.

Source: https://www.columbian.com/news/2023/feb/21/why-prosecutors-say-former-seagen-ceo-wasnt-charged-after-arrest/

An Aiken woman is facing sexual conduct with a minor charges related to incidents in 2022.

Source: https://www.postandcourier.com/aikenstandard/news/crime/aiken-woman-facing-sexual-conduct-with-minor-charges/article_7e3156d8-98df-11ed-b18a-3743ee7d95b4.html

A Patriot Paws Parade will be held at 10 a.m. Saturday in downtown Aiken.

Source: https://www.postandcourier.com/aikenstandard/entertainment/todays-events-for-june-27/article_6411d380-1441-11ee-b9fa-3fec0a2f5126.html

Ashley and Casey with Board in Aiken present a charcuterie board to raffle winner Diane Bailer.

Source: https://www.postandcourier.com/aikenstandard/news/local/town-and-country-club-celebrates-final-meeting-of-the-year-with-charcuterie-flowers/article_a3bf3518-fef7-11ed-8e2e-bb4fbf67b874.html

Author Victoria Benton Frank reads from her new book, "My Magnolia Summer," at Books-A-Million in Aiken on Tuesday.

Source: https://www.postandcourier.com/aikenstandard/news/victoria-benton-frank-shares-mothers-love-of-aiken-carries-on-her-legacy/article_a2330ac8-094a-11ee-ab52-b3dbc5bd617e.html

Brain and Body Fitness will be held at 10:30 a.m. Thursdays at Aiken Senior Life Services, 1310 E. Pine Log Road.

Source: https://www.postandcourier.com/aikenstandard/entertainment/todays-events-for-july-24/article_d7f451d0-2989-11ee-9405-af00c711c39c.html

Brannon said it was “wonderful” growing up in Aiken during her childhood with “all these brains coming into Aiken” to work at the Savannah River Plant.

Source: https://www.postandcourier.com/aikenstandard/sundays_best/dr-lil-brannon-co-author-takes-readers-beyond-the-serpentine-wall-in-new-book/article_44bfde24-d313-11ed-a978-6f2f150675d4.html

Brian Sanders is the new Aiken County administrator and has been serving in that position since July 21. He succeeded Clay Killian, who retired July 20. Sanders is standing in County Council Chambers at the Aiken County Government Center.

Source: https://www.postandcourier.com/aikenstandard/news/sanders-excited-to-succeed-killian-as-aiken-county-administrator/article_b98356b0-2ca9-11ee-84ea-5b992e7b6b85.html