North Augusta Today

From the Associated Press:

The South Carolina Supreme Court Monday upheld the drunken driving convictions of North Augusta man whose three sons died after he gave them alcohol and told his 15-year-old to drive his truck.

A Belvedere man died Monday afternoon after his motorcycle collided with a car, according to authorities.

The North Augusta Golf and Country Club will hold a blood drive Wednesday in honor of Fred Layman Jr., the father of club Chairman and CEO Fred Layman III.

NFL head coach and Augusta native Ken Whisenhunt has been named a partner in the North Augusta Golf and Country Club, club Chairman and CEO Fred Layman announced Friday.

North Augusta authorities have issued a felony warrant against a Clearwater man they suspect was the driver in a fatal hit-and-run wreck on Atomic Road last month. Police say two North Augusta women who were riding with the suspect have been charged with drug offenses.

Two Augusta women were rescued from the Savannah River Thursday after their kayaks overturned in the shoals north of Hammond’s Ferry.

A North Augusta man arrested early Wednesday in a series of car break-ins in Aiken has also been linked to copper wire thefts totaling more than $30,000 from two Aiken County businesses, Aiken County authorities said Wednesday afternoon.

Lines of thunderstorms that moved through the Aiken-Augusta area late Tuesday brought small hail and high winds, causing some trees to topple in parts of Aiken County and some scattered power outages.

The North Augusta City Council gave the go-ahead Monday to have an architect draft changes to the tower atop the new municipal center to include two 9-foot-diameter clocks and a 40-foot flagpole.

North Augusta Public Safety officers said they stunned a man with a Taser after he fled from them Sunday.