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University of South Carolina-Aiken announces Construction to start for Advanced Manufacturing Collaborative on USC Aiken campus

By Aiken Times Report | Mar 31, 2023

Site preparation for the 60,000-square-foot Advanced Manufacturing Collaborative facility planned for the University of South Carolina Aiken (USC Aiken) campus begins this week, with construction expected to start thereafter.

Edgefield County hosts council meeting rescheduled on April 11, 2023

By Aiken Times Report | Mar 31, 2023

The Edgefield County Council Monthly Meeting originally scheduled for Tuesday, April 4, 2023, has been moved to Tuesday, April 11, 2023 at 6:00pm.

USC Aiken to host Peach Belt Conference Esports Championship on March 24-25

By Aiken Times Reports | Mar 28, 2023

The University of South Carolina Aiken will host the Peach Belt Conference Esports Championship at the university's Etherredge Center on March 24-25.

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Aiken Times area weekly mass times

By Aiken Times | Mar 25, 2023

The following parishes in the Aiken Times coverage area hold weekly mass at these designated times.

School Community Selects Mascot For Highland Springs Middle

By Aiken Times Reports | Mar 25, 2023

After more than 1,200 teachers, students, parents and other school stakeholders weighed in on their preference, Highland Springs Middle has a mascot-The Riverhawks.

Trusted relationships with priests key to fostering vocations, study says

By Aiken Times Reports | Mar 25, 2023

A new study cites trusted relationships with parish priests as a deciding factor in cultivating vocations and reducing the priest-to-parishioner ratio as essential for making such encounters possible.

New To The Block: Aiken County High Schools

By Aiken Times Reports | Mar 25, 2023

Aiken County’s high schools will join other high performing districts in the state with a transition to Block Scheduling beginning in the 2023-2024 school year.

USC Aiken Ranked Nationally for Veterans and Military Students

By Aiken Times Reports | Mar 25, 2023

The Office of Veteran and Military Student Success at the University of South Carolina Aiken was recently awarded the elite Military Friendly Schools Gold Award by Military Times.

Etherredge Center Cultural Series Finale

By Aiken Times Reports | Mar 25, 2023

The Etherredge Center will present its final event of the 2022/2023 Cultural Series at the end of March. African Soul International will perform on Thursday, March 30, at 7:30 p.m.

USC Aiken Teacher Candidate Receives Award for Innovative Classroom Instruction

By Aiken Times Reports | Mar 25, 2023

The South Carolina Association for Middle Level Education (SCAMLE) recently presented University of South Carolina Aiken (USC Aiken) undergraduate James Walsh with the 2023 Teacher Candidate to Watch award.

Get Connected SC Survey

By Aiken Times Reports | Mar 20, 2023

A statewide internet access survey is attached for distribution and sharing.

The 49th Annual Concert Series Returns to Hopelands Gardens

By Aiken Times Reports | Mar 20, 2023

The City of Aiken Parks, Recreation and Tourism Department presents the 49th Annual Hopelands Concert Series.

Opening the Word: The humble God humbles us

By Aiken Times Reports | Mar 19, 2023

Insider, out. Outsider, in.

Business After Hours

By Aiken Times Reports | Mar 19, 2023

Mix & Mingle with Aiken's finest business professionals.

City Council Meeting

By Aiken Times Reports | Mar 19, 2023

Council Chambers maximum occupancy is 150. Council meeting agendas are always available before the meetings on the City of Aiken website.

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Aiken Times area weekly mass times

By Aiken Times | Mar 18, 2023

The following parishes in the Aiken Times coverage area hold weekly mass at these designated times.

Dating culture crisis fuels Catholic marriage vocation collapse

By Aiken Times Reports | Mar 16, 2023

Among Catholics, the sacrament of matrimony is in freefall. Over 50 years between 1969 and 2019, Catholic marriages declined 69% even as the Catholic population increased by nearly 20 million, according to Georgetown University’s Center for Applied Research in the Apostolate.