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We're all screaming! New ice cream parlor coming soon to downtown Aiken on Laurens Street
3+ hour, 45+ min ago (444+ words) Ken Buraszeski and his family are getting ready to open Sweet B's, an ice cream parlor, on Laurens Street in downtown Aiken." Sweet B's, an ice cream parlor, is scheduled to open later this month on the corner of Laurens…...
A sweet opportunity: Downtown Aiken frozen dessert shop being offered for sale
1+ week, 2+ hour ago (260+ words) Vampire Penguin is at 108 Laurens St. S.W. in downtown Aiken. AIKEN" A downtown business that specializes in light, fluffy and creamy frozen desserts is being offered for sale. Jeannette Moseley, who teamed up with her husband, Ryan, to launch Vampire Penguin…...
Family dog stuck in Mount Pleasant pluff mud rescued by crews using drone eye in the sky
3+ week, 5+ day ago (727+ words) Emergency rescue crews saved a dog from the pluff mud between Mount Pleasant and Isle of Palms using a fan boat and a police drone on Monday, Jan. 5, 2026. MOUNT PLEASANT " In a field of gray spread out on their video…...
Aiken Standard's top 10 stories of 2025: No. 3 — Advanced Manufacturing Collaborative opens at USCA
1+ mon, 1+ week ago (373+ words) Erin is a graduate of the University of South Carolina Aiken. Her first poetry book, "Origins of My Love," was published by Bottlecap Press in 2022. A ribbon-cutting ceremony was held on Aug. 7 for Savannah River Nuclear Laboratory's Advanced Manufacturing Collaborative....
New West Columbia ice cream shop owners promise same focus on family, community
1+ mon, 1+ week ago (921+ words) An open sign hangs below signage on the window of IceCream Taco in West Columbia on Dec. 23, 2025. A picture of a single scoop of salty caramel truffle Ice Cream from IceCream Taco. WEST COLUMBIA " When Amber Mullins introduces herself, she…...
Mayor-elect near Lake Murray wants responsible growth. Has he already started the job?
2+ mon, 3+ week ago (1297+ words) Chapin, SC, is known in the Midlands for its Labor Day Parade. CHAPIN " After an election marred by the sudden death of the incumbent, Chapin mayor-elect Bill Mitchell, Jr. sees his victory as a turning point for the town. And…...
An Aiken man has been arrested after attempting to strangle his girlfriend with a phone cord
3+ mon, 1+ week ago (298+ words) Erin is a graduate of the University of South Carolina Aiken. Her first poetry book, "Origins of My Love," was published by Bottlecap Press in 2022. Markael Forrest, 28, was arrested on October 17 with a domestic violence charge stemming from a March…...
Mount Pleasant businesswoman to serve prison term and owe over $3M for health care fraud case
3+ mon, 3+ week ago (548+ words) The sentence was handed down in two parts, with the restitution amount announced second. A Mount Pleasant woman convicted of two crimes related to her role in health care fraud will be responsible " along with others involved in the operation…...
In the secluded Nevada desert, the largest piece of land art in the world offers a pilgrimage
4+ mon, 1+ week ago (1942+ words) Portrait of Michael Heizer at his creation "City," shot by Annie Leibovitz. The road to Michael Heizer's "Double Negative" sculpture climbs Mormon Mesa just outside Overton, Nev." Autumn Phillips stands at the edge of Michael Heizer's "Double Negative" sculpture near…...
More than 300 trek to Ravenel bridge to honor Charlie Kirk with candlelight vigil in Charleston
4+ mon, 2+ week ago (477+ words) Charlie Kirk, conservative activist and founder of Turning Point USA, was shot and killed while speaking on a Utah college campus. South Carolina vigils in his honor are planned for Sunday and Monday, Sept. 14 and 15, 2025. CHARLESTON " As the mid-September sun…...