AIKEN -- Aiken Master Public Safety Officer Scotty Rich­ardson was killed and another officer was wounded during a shootout late Tuesday, December 20, 2011. In December of 2012, Second Judicial Circuit Solicitor J. Strom Thurmond Jr.

Daniel Pippen, a North Augusta High School senior, was named The Augusta Chronicle's Best and Brightest 2013 winner Thursday night.

The Rhett Walker Band will perform with Finding Favour and Carlos Whittaker on the Give Me Jesus Tour in Evans.

Local favorite the Rhett Walker Band returns to Augusta on Building 429's Give Me Jesus Tour, with Finding Favour and Carlos Whittaker. The bands play at Grace Baptist Church, 4945 Hardy McManus Road, Evans, starting at 7 p.m.

U.S. Rep. Joe Wilson is meeting with employees of the Savannah River Site to talk about furloughs resulting from federal budget cuts.

Benefit changes for Savannah River Site retirees caused a confusing year for most choosing new policies and getting reimbursements.

Military veterans gathered at USC Aiken on Sunday to dedicate the school's new Veteran Student Success Center, the facility expected to help the institution become a national leader in education.

A free workshop for teachers, Bringing Nuclear into the Classroom, will be held March 1 from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. in Room 131 at The Ruth Patrick Science Education Center at the University of South Carolina Aiken.

The winner of the Regional Spelling Bee, held at The Augusta Chronicle News Building, will advance to the Scripps National Spelling Bee in Washington, D.C.

In Awendaw, S.C., the Augusta State men were tied for 12th as the second round of the Hootie at Bulls Bay Inter­collegiate was halted because of darkness.