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A Mother’s Day Letter to Peg

Hi Peg, Happy Mother’s Day! I think you’re a pretty exceptional mother, you know. You did all the normal, expected, motherly things, like making sure I wore boots and mittens,...

Beyond the Barricade | SRS ties that shaped our community

When you ask Barbara Morgan, former South Carolina 2nd Circuit Solicitor, about her father, she smiles and says, “He was the ‘real deal’ — a soldier, a public servant, a...

April Cabinet of Curiosities | If you think playing golf is hard today…

If you think playing golf today is difficult, let’s take a trip to the late 1800s and early 1900s. Several golf courses existed in the Central Savannah River Area (CSRA)...

Palmetto Golf Club – Great Golf and Great Tradition

Originally written by Stephen Delaney Hale for the December, 2017 Issue of Bella Magazine Photos by Stephen Hale, post cards courtesy of Aiken County Historical Museum. The course at Palmetto...

Driving Horses | Don’t Let the Kids Have All the Fun

Hang it all up when you’re no longer having fun, but delay that day as long as possible Now that I’m in Aiken, which I fondly refer to as “Horse...

March Cabinet of Curiosities

The curious case of bicycle polo for Winter Colony equestrians If you live or work in Aiken County, you most likely know of the Winter Colony. Do you know the...

“To Be Equestrian or Not To Be”

I was one of those rare kids who loved watching movies. New movies, old movies, foreign movies... Living in New York City, a city of everything, I was introduced to...

Lessie Price | Beyond the Barricade | SRS Ties That Shaped Our Community

It takes remarkable achievement to have a prominent building named after you. Lessie B. Price credits her success to a philosophy she learned from her father. According to Lessie, her...

Hold Your Horses!

Quit horsin’ around and use your horse sense to read all about horse idioms and sayings He said I had to choose him or my horse. I miss him sometimes....

February Cabinet of Curiosities

As part of the celebration of African American history during the month of February, we would like to introduce you to the founders of Aiken County. Prior to 1871, the...

The Invisible Beautiful People Of Aiken

Over half a million people go homeless on a single night in America. In Aiken and elsewhere, the numbers include mothers and children, husbands and wives, single men and women,...

The Color of Cowboys | What History Didn’t Tell You

Don’t squat with your spurs on. Will Rogers U.S. Marshal Bass Reeves was good with his guns but he knew the danger of his job; death came to 130 of...

Celebrating 70 years | Beyond the Barricade | SRS Ties That Shaped Our Community

How do you get from Algona, Iowa to Aiken, South Carolina? If you are John Oakland, you travel via Nigeria, Abu Dhabi, England, and several other stops along the way....

Growing Up Black in an Earlier Aiken | Longtime residents recall black proprietorships

Bill McGhee, 83, smiles as he reminisces about his childhood days in Aiken. “In the 1940s the alley was a playground for us. Bobby Brooks, whose family owned Jackson Brooks...

So I Sang | The women and songs in the life of country singer Darius Rucker aka “Hootie”

Music is what feelings sound like. Unknown His brothers never seemed to grow tired of tormenting him about his taste in music. Tired of hearing him defend himself, his mother...

The Gift of Love | A Community Love Story

This is a love story. It is a story of a group of people who love Aiken and the people who call Aiken home. It is about friends who were...

In the Arms of a Dream

Sleep: A Life Sustaining Activity Dear Sleep, I know we had problems when I was younger, but I love you now. I could see my arm resting on my bed...

January Cabinet of Curiosities

January is the time when we attempt new fitness routines, new diets, new anything that could help us better our minds and bodies. Of course, this obsession with health and...

Celebrating 70 Years | Beyond the Barricade

SRS ties that shaped our communityWalt Joseph boarded a shuttle bus from his hotel for his first visit to the Savannah River Site in 1954. On that day his young...

A Story of Hope | Aiken Christmas Miracles

Christmas and miracles — those surprising, unexplainable events that take your breath away — are eternally attached. Aiken County is filled with Guardian Angels. Every year, this community supports us...

A Southern Story | More Than a Horse Store

Aiken’s Equine Divine Was Named One of the “South’s Best Shops” in Southern Living Magazine Dini Jones smiled as the customer strolled into her store in downtown Aiken. “Welcome to...

A Joyful Tradition | The First Tee of Aiken and USC Aiken Field of Dreams

The First Tee of Aiken and USC Aiken are joining forces to build a Golf Practice Facility that will serve as The First Tee of Aiken’s home and as a...

A Story of Celebration | For Your Ears Only

Augusta Symphony’s third annual Gala is a wonderful opportunity to enjoy a fabulous performance and support the Symphony in its outreach endeavors. The theme is Bond, James Bond! Celebrating its...

A Story of Community | The Greatest Gift

The holiday season is filled with joy for so many. Shopping for the perfect present, partying with friends and family, and of course, the wonderful food. At Area Churches Together...

A Story of Sharing | Aiken Blessing Boxes

“Take what you need — Leave what you can” is a very simple proposition that turned into an amazing mission for two local realtors. Melanie Inabinent, Realtor with Coldwell Banker...

A Story of Community | My Aiken Christmas

I LOVE Christmas in Aiken! This may seem a little strange as I have rarely spent Christmas Day here. During a typical year, my husband and I travel to several...

A Holiday Story

Once upon time there was an elf that was totally different from all the other elves. He couldn’t make toys properly and he got picked at by all the other...

December Cabinet of Curiosities

With guest writer: Hampton Wayt December is a time for celebrations — with family, with friends, with neighbors. It’s a great time to create wonderful memories and traditions. As we...

A Joyful Tradition | Crafting a Community

Aiken Crafters have formed a community of supportive people with a passion to create and socialize with one another. ~ Kathy Klein Amy Moore was going through the motions of...

A Tradition of Serving Children | What Is Kiwanis?

Those of us who are members of Kiwanis are often asked just what we do and who we are. The official description from Kiwanis International is: Kiwanis is a global...