Written by Katey Rich Photo Creds: SC Film Commission/Disney, Explore Edgefield When the Disney production of That Darn Cat set up camp in Aiken and Edgefield in the early months of 1996, it was a thrilling exposure to Hollywood magic for those of us who had never imagined seeing our quiet hometowns onscreen.  As it turns out, the film’s star Christina Ricci was also experiencing something totally new. “That town square was like nothing I had ever seen before,” Ricci, who was

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Katey Rich remembers Aiken snow days.

Provided by Neon Fig Aiken, SC Christmas morning brunch as become a tradition for many people. Curated by nationally recognized Chef Marvin Sterling III, of Aiken's top brunch destination Neon Fig, this savory salmon bake will make you the star of the event on Christmas morning (or any morning for that matter)! Yield: 4 servings 2 tablespoons unsalted butter 2⁄3 cup thinly sliced shallot 12 cherry tomatoes 1⁄2 teaspoon fine sea salt 3⁄4 cup heavy cream 1⁄3 cup sour cream 1 ta

Jamie with her brother 1995. On a crisp fall night driving down an old game management road in Edgefield County, we ease off to the side near a creek and shut off the truck. It’s quiet and so dark there’s not a star in the sky. Silence breaks when the coon dogs rustle around inside their dog box, excited about going to work. We climb out the truck and walk to the tailgate to a pair of anxious hounds, a Treeing Walker (Molly) and a Black and Tan (Ellie). They leap from the tai

My name is Joey Lucero and I hunt wild hogs with dogs and a knife. Feral hogs wreak havoc on the topography of South Carolina. From damaging crops and native plants, to injuring or killing livestock, hogs wreak havoc, and their rapid reproduction rate make them difficult to control.  Joey Lucero SCDNR does a great job protecting species, but due to the large population of wild hogs, there is no limit or season on private land. Hog hunters and their dogs are the primary regula

Support the Fermata Club here! Aiken Swiftie? Grab your "Aiken Era" mug here! It had been 60 years since the Fermata School for Girls last taught the daughters of America’s finest families about everything they’d need to know to enter high society, from cooking to horseback riding. But on monthly weeknights in the late ’90s, in that wide wood and stucco gymnasium that had once been state of the art, I was still there being taught the foxtrot and the waltz. The Fermata Club, f