Poore Wins Second WKA USA National Title in Richmond
Adam Poore captured his second World Kickboxing Association USA National Championship in the 148 pound class on March 22 in Richmond Virginia. He holds three IKF National titles and a WAKO PanAm Games runner up finish from December 2014 in Argentina while coaching and fighting out of Grueble's Mixed Martial Arts in Augusta.
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Adam Poore
USA
Richmond
Virginia
Poore
WKA
International Kickboxing Federation
World Association of Kickboxing Organization
Argentina
Grueble
Augusta
Five students honored in regional and national forestry and litter awards
Gage Morris of Byrd Elementary won the Midlands Region litter contest. Elizabeth Smith of The First Tee of Aiken received The Chairman's Award at the The First Tee Network Meeting in Dallas. Danny Thomas of North Augusta and Clemson University Forestry Club placed second at the 58th Annual Forestry Conclave at Mississippi State University, with 18 Clemson members and faculty adviser Donald Hagan.
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Gage Morris
Byrd Elementary
Elizabeth Smith
Aiken
Dallas
Texas
Smith
Danny Thomas
North Augusta
Clemson University Forestry Club
Association of Southern Forestry Clubs
Mississippi State University
Thomas
Clemson
Mississippi State
John W. Star Memorial Forest
Donald Hagan
First Tee of
First Tee
Unpaid taxes eyed as settlements loom for Aiken area
Aiken County and the City of Aiken could gain about 18 000 dollars each if a South Carolina judge approves a class action settlement with top hotel booking sites over unpaid accommodations taxes. The suit, filed in 2013 with Charleston County among others, seeks refunds of 3 percent taxes used for tourism and infrastructure.
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Aiken County
Aiken
South Carolina
Charleston
Priceline
Travelocity
Expedia
Orbitz
North Augusta
Clay Killian
City of
Ken
Columbia
North Charleston
Charleston County
Aiken Rotarians Aid Guatemalan Village Children
Aiken Rotary Club and partners visited a Guatemalan mountain village where over 15 children once could not walk. Twelve now can walk thanks to medical equipment, wheelchairs, and therapy worktables funded by Rotary districts.
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Chuck Munns
Aiken
Guatemala
Kenney
del Hickey
Aiken Rotary Club
Bruce Hoover
Aiken Sunrise Rotary Club
Mike Pereya
Jim Huff
North Augusta
Munns
Horses and Courses Art Walk adds Masters Week fun in Aiken
The Horses and Courses Art Walk in downtown Aiken plans a Tuesday evening event from 5 to 8 p.m. with about 40 visual artists selling jewelry baskets paintings photographs and sculptures along Laurens Street and The Alley. Eight performing artists will play classic rock bluegrass and jazz as visitors mingle with locals and tourists during Masters Week. The event aims to expand in future years and improve flow along Laurens Street according to Kim Coleman interim director of the City of Aiken Parks Recreation and Tourism Department. The City Arts Commission Aiken Artist Guild and Aiken Downtown Development Association sponsor the event. Dede Biles, a general assignment reporter for the Aiken Standard, contributed.
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Aiken
Laurens Street
Park Avenue
Barnwell Avenue
Kim Coleman
City of Aiken Parks, Recreation and Tourism Department
City of
Horses and Courses Art Walk Returns in Aiken
Free event runs 5 to 8 p.m. Tuesday at The Alley on Laurens Street between Park Avenue and Barnwell Avenue. Andrew Murphy paints Martha DeMore from last year’s Horses and Courses walk, showcasing local art in downtown Aiken.
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Laurens Street
Park Avenue
Barnwell Avenue
Andrew Murphy
Martha DeMore
Aiken
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Maayan Schechter
Aiken Standard
MaayanSchechter
Killian
Aiken Rotarians
Huff
Environmental Protection Agency
U.S
Hoover
Rob Novit
Coleman
Hayne Avenue
Newberry Street Festival Center
Pendleton Street
Dede Biles
The
Concord
N.C
University of North Carolina At Chapel Hill
Standar
Teddy Kulmal
Porky Bradberry
Whiskey Road
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