...In June, the average daily inmate population was 440. To handle the increase, the county council's judicial and public safety committee approved the purchase of 40 triple-bunk beds at a cost of $31,030.50. The money is coming from...

...be living with Mama." That should be addressed Tuesday, she said, when the proposed ban goes to the judicial and public safety committee, made up of three county council members. That committee has to approve the ban before it goes up for...

FREE TAX FILING: 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Monday-Thursday through April 12, Aiken County Public Library, 314 Chesterfield St. S.W.; for low- and middle-income Aiken County residents, especially those 60 or older; available by appointment; (803) 642-2023; also available from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Mondays, Nancy Carson Library, 135 Edgefield Road, North Augusta; call (803) 279-5767 for appointments; bring copies of 2006 federal and state tax returns and current W-2s, 1099s and any other relevant information needed to file a return; anyone wishing to file an electronic return also must bring a Social Security card and a photo ID. Social Security cards are required for all dependents.

AIKEN - Slow but steady may be winning the race to improve the county's emergency medical services.

AIKEN - Communication between emergency responders is vital during a disaster, but it could become increasingly difficult in Aiken County.

AIKEN - The Aiken County Council approved an ordinance on first reading by a 6-3 vote Tuesday to prohibit smoking in public places in unincorporated parts of the county.

...building, 736 Richland Ave. W., Aiken - Council Development Committee: 4 p.m. - Aiken County Council Judicial and Public Safety Committee: 5 p.m. - Aiken County Council work session: 6 p.m. - Aiken County Council: 7 p.m. - Education...

...determine where Aiken County's five new emergency medical services stations are built. The county council Judicial and Public Safety Committee discussed potential station locations at a Tuesday committee meeting. County Administrator Clay Killian...

Aiken County Council's planned ordinance to prohibit smoking in public places recently hit what clean air and health advocates hope is nothing more a than a speed bump on the way to approval.

WHAT WAS DISCUSSED: A countywide smoking ban ACTION TAKEN: The Judicial and Public Safety Committee tabled a proposal to impose a countywide smoking ban in virtually all public places. Committee Chairwoman LaWana McKenzie said...