AIKEN, S.C. - Caren Elizabeth Hesse and Daniel Kent Joihnson were united in marriage at 11 a.m., Saturday, June 4, 2011 at St. John's United Methodist Church in Aiken, S.C. Reverend Kenneth Nelson officiated. Eliza is the daughter of Dr. and Mrs.

The second annual Juilliard in Aiken music festival will feature expanded programming and new artists.

When Ms. Everitt came to the Augusta Ballet board four years ago, the ballet was a very different organization. Still conjoined with the Augusta Ballet School, it was a professional dance company tasked with mounting a season of productions.

Kristian Roof, a senior at North Augusta High School, has been awarded a John Wesley Scholarship at Wofford College, Spartanburg, S.C., and selected to participate in the Bonner Scholars Program.

An Aiken County student who attends the South Carolina Governor's School for the Arts and Humanities has won a statewide writing award, the school announced today in a news release.

Ten area students were named 2011 National Merit Scholars, the National Merit Scholarship Corp. announced today.

AIKEN - Jaime Boehner sits at a lab table amid piles of shiny copper strips and wooden bowls filled with small, colorful beads.

Graduation ceremonies include Glenn Hills High School at 3:30 p.m., the Academy of Richmond County at 5:30 p.m. and Hephzibah High School at 8 p.m.

New discs include Opaline from Dishwalla, Bloodsport from the Sneaker Pimps, Cee-Lo Green and His Perfect Imperfections from Goodie Mob's Cee-Lo, and Atticus & Side One Present: Dragging the Lake, a compilation that features rare and unreleased tracks from Blink-182 and Jimmy Eat World.

...graduate Sarah Beaty, of South Aiken High School, has graduated from the music-voice program of the South Carolina Governor's School for the Arts and Humanities Residential High School. Gets scholarship Patrick West, a graduate of Strom Thurmond...