Air Force basic training graduate and German award winners named
Air Force Reserve Airman Christopher M. Armstrong completed eight weeks at Joint Base San Antonio Lackland earning four credits toward an associate degree. Names and notes list 2013 North Augusta High School graduate Armstrong and other 2014 German Award recipients at Aiken High School. Alexander T Ward received an ROTC scholarship with full tuition, fees, and $600 per semester for 10 months plus a bachelor’s degree and commission upon graduation.
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Air Force Reserve
Christopher M. Armstrong
Joint Base
San Antonio-Lackland
San Antonio
Texas
Air Force
The
Community College of the Air Force
Armstrong
Christy Kemmer
Morrisville
N.C
James Armstrong
North Augusta
North Augusta High School
Alexander T. Ward
Rebecca B
Michael L. Ward
Joyce
Willis Ward
Summerville
Louise Beck
Debris truck crash causes hours of Jefferson Davis Highway delays
A tractor trailer carrying storm debris toppled on Jefferson Davis Highway causing lane closures and sand to be spread for about 60 yards to absorb fuel. The driver, reportedly exceeding speed for the turn, was hospitalized along with others. Police say brakes may have failed. Multiple agencies responded and the incident remains under investigation. A second crash at Old Powderhouse Road and Rainbow Falls Road left one occupant ejected. condition unknown.
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Jefferson Davis Highway
Duncan
Burnettown
David Smith
Smith
Bow Falls Road
Teddy Kulmala
Aiken-Augusta Highway
Duncan Road
Northside recreation center eyed for Aiken growth
Aiken officials push for a Northside recreation facility amid growth around the new County Government Center. Council members Price and Diggs want planning and action, citing funds for parks and a possible spec building purchase as they weigh site options and avoid community segregation.
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Maryan Schechter
Aiken
Lessie Price
Left
Gail Diggs
The
Aiken Standard
Aiken County
University Parkway
Price
H. Odell Weeks
Diggs
Northside
Aiken Corp
Willow Run
Richard Pearce
Edgewood
Laverne Justice
Justice
Aiken Sees Slight Risk of Severe Weather This Week
Aiken faces a slight risk of severe weather Wednesday night into Thursday morning as a slow moving cold front approaches from the west. National Weather Service meteorologist Whitney Smith notes a 30 percent chance of severe storms within 25 miles of a point. Highs near 84, lows around 69, with scattered thunderstorms overnight and a shift to strong storms by Wednesday afternoon.
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Aiken
Midwest
Whitney Smith
National Weather Service
Columbia
Smith
Aiken Weather Shifts As Cold Front Sways Temperatures
Aiken expects storms and rain through dawn Thursday with a cold front lowering temperatures to around 62. By Thursday afternoon highs rebound to 80s, then Friday may reach 71 as cooler air arrives. The storm's national attention includes 34 deaths by Tuesday afternoon. Arkansas reports 17 deaths in the state’s deadliest tornado. Derrek Asberry reports for the Aiken Standard.
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Aiken
Smith
Midwest
Arkansas
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Mohsin Rizvi
Jacob Sargent
Ali Maclay
Sophia Gerstenberger
Savanah Dale
Andrew Shumpert
Daniel Morris
Isabella Hill
Timothy Nelson
Lydia Gerstenberger
Danielle Boerstler
Andrew Cota
Sophie Nance
Ward
Editorial
Aikenstandard.com
South Carolina Highway Patrol
State Department
Old Powderhouse Road
Pearce
Maayan Schechter
Aiken, S.C
Derrek Asberry
Porky Bradberry
Whiskey Road
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