Schofield School and other African American schools in Aiken County provided quality education to children in the Black community decades before integration.
Aiken residents who want to voice their opinion the renovations at Smith-Hazel Recreation Center and Park have an opportunity to do so Saturday. The city will hold a meeting to discuss the renovations at 9:30 a.m. Saturday at Smith-Hazel, City Manager Stuart Bedenbaugh said. The recreation center and adjacent park are located at 416 Kershaw St. NE on a lot that was once home to the Aiken Graded School.