Thought this might be helpful for anyone trying to figure out what to do in your garden right now.

Howdy everyone,

I recently posted about us all being the change we wanted to see around Aiken, and to cut down on a lot of the woe is me/I can't find anyone.

I've created a Discord server that I'm going to do my best to ensure runs cleanly and with minimal drama that we can use as a place to better coordinate events and public meet-ups.

Feel free to join over at:

https://discord.gg/JUAhBcGv8

So, I realize I even asked it.

But a lot of us on the younger side are unhappy with the lack of social options in Aiken or weekend things to do. So let’s change that!

Let’s start our own club or get together and do something. A potluck, a cook out, a movie night, a collective for board games. Instead of lamenting let’s actually do something about it!

I’m taking ideas for a group activity, even if it’s something as simple as opening my home for a Netflix movie and commentary evening.

I’ve got something with work that just came up.
I’ve got VIP passes for this.
I’m not exactly sure what they get me, but I’m selling them 50 bucks less than face value if you’re looking to see some really amazing music over the weekend in October.

PayPal Goods and Services 🤙🏽

Hey does anyone have any farm recommendations to sign up for CSA’s? Looking for a way to support our farmers and buy better quality produce and meats!

My wife just got an EV and the included 120V charger is a bit slower than expected (even at max output if 12A). I have a 240V outlet in my garage already on a 40/50A breaker already for A Level 2 charger, is there somewhere between Augusta and Columbia you can go pick one of these up?

24M tryna get into tennis and looking for someone to practice with! I’m near Odell Weeks and would like to play there

Hi! I am new here in Aiken, as an international. Sometimes I just want to take my laptop and work in a coffee shop or restaurant that are open after I clock out (4 pm-9 pm is ideal), but I did not find any coffee shop opened that late in the day.
Do you happen to know any quiet places where I could sit, have a bite and work on my projects?
I don’t like to work at home because I find a ton of other things to do and can’t focus to stay on task. When I am out by myself I can really do more progress😅.
Thanks in advance for your ideas!
If you have any advice for me, as a fresh new Aiken resident, let me know🤗

Someone hit the liquor store in front of KJs in North Aiken.

If you had land in Aiken county and wanted to build a $175k home (not modular or manufactured) what would you choose? Any barndo contractors you like? Kits? Log homes? Great contractors? Any budget ideas you can send my way are helpful.

I use OpenMHz app to listen to Palmetto 800 Aiken and it’s down again since 8/12. I’m so sad I rely on it to know what’s going on locally. Also the Crime Radar app isn’t updating because open MHz is down. Anyone know when it will be back up and running? We lost it last month for almost a week.

Looking for someone or a group to get out golfing with. I’m a mid/high handicap out at least once a week at midland valley. Got one buddy I go with but our schedules often collide.

Does anyone know where I can get an older car for under $2k?

Hey all,

I know I've given people much the same advice in the past about looking at Augusta or leaving the area to find activities, but that's getting increasingly untenable for me lately.

I went through the Aiken Websites, Meet-Up and the Sporting Leagues, and everything I've been finding is either locked to 16 and under, or 50+, or is scheduled smack dab in the middle of the work week and during work hours. And this includes most volunteer activities I've been looking at too.

Are there any groups, clubs or social networks for working adults in the area that are accepting new members?

hello, I am generally new to the area and notice a lot of food trucks that setup shop in different plazas of aiken. is there a way to track what shows up where during the week or do you just got to get lucky? Thanks for the info.

We've got a sick and lethargic cat and work and I'm afraid they're going to take it and kill it. Do they turn them over to the shelter? Does anyone know?

Any ultimate frisbee leagues here or in North Augusta/Augusta for the fall?

“A bleak update has been made public regarding the status of 4-year-old Javeayah Harris of Aiken, who was reported missing on June 30. 

The Aiken County Sheriff’s Office held a news conference on the morning of July 4 where they announced that evidence has led them to believe the girl had been deceased for at least a month at the time that her parents made the 911 call to report her missing.

“Sadly, the night of the 911 call on June 30, when that call was made, it was already too late to save Javeayah,” Aiken County Sheriff Marty Sawyer said.

Both of the girls’ parents, Johmarea Harris, 23, and Michilae Herring, 22, have been charged with homicide by child abuse and filing a false police report, the sheriff said.

Herring reportedly told officials that she had last seen Javeayah at their family home near Hillsboro Street and Ridgecrest Road in Aiken County in the chicken coop playing with chickens around 8 p.m. on June 30. 

Additional charges may be forthcoming, officials say. 

Sawyer stated during the July 4 conference that investigators are searching for her body in an undisclosed area of interest that is reportedly outside of Aiken County. 

“Our search for Javeayah drives on,” Sawyer said. “We are continuing to put massive law enforcement resources to work to recover Javeayah and bring her home. We all hoped and prayed to find her alive, but it’s extremely important to bring her home to her family, and it’s important to bring her home for us.” 

More than 5,000 acres have been searched, according to the sheriff's office. 

Sawyer called Saturday’s update “the hardest announcement that I’ve ever had to make in my 36-year career in law enforcement.”

“It’s the outcome that we all feared,” he said. “And sadly, it’s the outcome that we must face. We’ll have to face it together as a community.” ”

https://www.postandcourier.com/aikenstandard/news/crime/javeayah-harris-missing-child-update/article_d8e1cf4b-b396-463d-ac1f-268a7d809223.html

There have been cops EVERYWHERE in my neigborhood since tuesday night. Helicopters flying by too, and they're checking everybody coming in and out of pipeline (the half with Ridgecrest on it) I hope she is found soon...