Faced with a looming deadline, officials with the Garden City Rescue Mission and Life Development Center created an aggressive plan and succeeded in raising enough money to buy its current location.
Author: Ron Baxley Jr.
Homeless center faces looming deadline
The Garden City Rescue Mission and Life Development Center needs to raise about $160,000 by Sept. 15 to keep its Fenwick Street home.
Plunge into nostalgia at two arcades heading to Aiken and Evans
Two new arcades featuring retro games and pinball machines are set to open in the area.
Food column: Helms College students serve up pizza with a multi-national flair
Correspondent Ron Baxley Jr. sampled some of Edgar’s Grille’s pizza. Helm College students have been coming up with their own variations on a favorite food.
Comics and film collide in Aiken native’s world
Aiken native Jason Conley has always loved comics. He’s collected them, owned a comics shop and now he writes them.
Augustan carries on legacy of the King
Liam Hewitt an Elvis tribute artist, will open Sept. 8 for Cote Deonath, a world champion Elvis, at the Miller Theater.
Cupcakes and faith fuel baker’s dreams
Less than a year after opening her first location at Augusta Mall, Alice Garner recently opened a second Garner’s Sweet Dreams on South Belair Road.
Museum event celebrates the food of Aiken County
A July 15 event at the Aiken County Museum tied into an exhibit on Aiken County food.
Column: ‘There’s no place like Oz’ for area author
Correspondent Ron Baxley Jr. shares about his experience among Wizard of Oz lovers from around the world at Oz-Stravaganza.
Evans teachers’ new business pops
The Augusta Pop Company will partner with the Morris Museum of Art to sell their cool treats Thursday, June 29.