Bill Bengtson

5 days ago | postandcourier.com | Bill Bengtson

The evening of May 9 brought a jolt of energy and an upbeat soundtrack for Newberry Street's festival area, with Aiken Standard's annual Beach Blast drawing hundreds of visitors for a show by The Swingin' Medallions, a Greenwood-based group with a healthy horn section, roots in the 1960s and a reputation as one of the South's most popular party bands.

6 days ago | postandcourier.com | Bill Bengtson

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6 days ago | aikenstandard.com | Bill Bengtson

The day-to-day routine for Patti Plunkett and her daughter, Stephanie Harvey, tends to be loaded with bright colors and large doses of cotton, polyester and vinyl. They're spending this weekend in Garden City, possibly getting some Mother's Day beach time, and it's familiar territory for the two Vaucluse residents, who earn a living helping local residents (and plenty of out-of-towners) deal with such challenges as customized T-shirts, embroidery, signs, vehicle lettering, banners and jewelry.

1 week ago | postandcourier.com | Bill Bengtson

Huge news from Vatican City sparked a variety of reactions from Aiken-area Catholics on May 8, with much of the focus on the origins of the new pope, formerly known as Robert Prevost and described in an Associated Press report as "the Chicago-born missionary who spent his career ministering in Peru and took over the Vatican's powerful office of bishops." "It was a pleasant surprise," said Wagener resident Allen Williams, referring to the fact that Leo XIV is the first-ever pope from the...

1 week ago | aikenstandard.com | Bill Bengtson

Huge news from Vatican City sparked a variety of reactions from Aiken-area Catholics on May 8, with much of the focus on the origins of the new pope, formerly known as Robert Prevost and described in an Associated Press report as "the Chicago-born missionary who spent his career ministering in Peru and took over the Vatican's powerful office of bishops." "It was a pleasant surprise," said Wagener resident Allen Williams, referring to the fact that Leo XIV is the first-ever pope from the...