In November 2006, she reportedly blasted pop crooner Clay Aiken for what she said was "disrespectful and rude behavior" during his appearance as guest host on Live with Regis and Kelly.
Augusta is served by the Southern, the Augusta Southern (controlled by the Southern), the Atlantic Coast Line, the Charleston & Western Carolina (controlled by the Atlantic Coast Line), the Georgia and the Central of Georgia railways, by an electric line to Aiken, South Carolina, and by a line of steamers to Savannah.
Aiken is a fashionable winter resort, chiefly frequented by Northerners, and is pleasantly situated about Soo ft.
Aiken was settled in the early part of the 19th century, but was not incorporated until 1835, when it was named in honour of William Aiken, Sr. (1779-1831), first president of the South Carolina Railroad and Canal Co.
A South Armagh man from a strongly republican village, Aiken showed " no compunction about shooting unarmed Protestants " .