The late Iris Freeman teamed up with Harry Shealy in the 1990s to found the Aiken County Open Land Trust, which later became the Aiken Land Conservancy. Their efforts laid the foundation for the protection of thousands of acres of open space that includes forests, wetlands, historic resources and public parks.

Traffic Alert on I-20 detoured near Aiken County until early next week following a strike by a tractor-trailer. The overpass bridge on Old Vaucluse Road is damaged beyond repair, requiring demolition and removal.

Aiken County authorities are learning more about a single-vehicle crash that killed the 42-year-old driver Sunday morning.

An Aiken County man is behind bars for allegedly sexually assaulting an 8-year-old girl. Reports say that 50-year-old Kenneth Gray began inappropriately touching the victim in 2021. She told police that her last encounter with Gray was in January 2025.