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Oliver Hospitality has signed a letter of intent to buy Hotel Aiken and six adjacent properties for an appraised value of $2.5 million.
The Aiken County Coroner's Office is apologizing after a staff member misidentified the wrong body that was cremated by a funeral home.
The Aiken County school board took next steps in projects at five schools, including multi-purposes rooms, athletics complexes, and auditorium renovations.
Anthropic is making it easier to share Artifacts -- small, AI powered apps -- you can make with Claude.
AI startup Anthorpic is planning to add a memory feature to Claude in a bid to take on ChatGPT, which has an advanced memory feature.
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AIKEN — A historic downtown structure that is the home of 3 Monkeys Fine Gifts and other businesses is under new ownership. Lauren Street Holdings LLC purchased the Crofts Block building for $1. ...
Martha Messick, principal of Aiken Scholars Academy, has received state-wide recognition for her role in fostering student leadership.
AI startup Anthropic has wound down its AI chatbot Claude's blog, known as Claude Explains. The blog was only live for around a month.
10 best Claude MCP servers to connect your favorite apps, automate tasks, and streamline workflows for a smarter, more efficient setup.
AIKEN — June polo is relatively unusual in Aiken, but several players were in action June 7 at La Bourgogne Polo Club, near Wagener, in support of a Charitable Foundation of Aiken initiative ...
Subscribe today! AIKEN — A Hotel Aiken developer has been picked. Aiken City Council voted 6-1 on June 9 to enter final negotiations with the Oliver Hospitality Group of Nashville.