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Newspaper
Aiken Standard
Location
Aiken, South Carolina, United States of America
Date
Aug 06, 2014
Page
2
Courtney Kay Campbell of Graniteville, a 2014 Midland Valley High School graduate, will attend Coastal Carolina University in the fall to pursue a chemistry degree. She is the daughter of Stacey and Paul Locklair.
Jordan Michael Tarrant earned a bachelor’s degree in photo journalism with a commercial photography concentration from The Art Institute of Charleston on June 12. He is the son of Richard Barnes and Debra Barnes of Aiken and the grandson of Edward and Patsy Hope of Aiken. Send Names and ENSEES to editoriala aikenstandard.com.
A health fair and fun day will occur Saturday at Leavelle Mc Campbell Middle School 82 Canal St Graniteville from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Activities include inflatables entertainment food and health screenings such as lung function tests blood pressure diabetes tests and more. Call Louisiana Sanders at 803-221-6976 or the GRACE Center at 803-663-5004 for details. The Southside Bulldogs football registration runs Saturday 9 a.m. to noon at the Army Reserve Center 1984 Whiskey Road. Registration is $100 per child for boys ages 6 to 13. Call Brian at 803-507-2861.
Twenty Aiken County high school seniors eligible to march at a summer school graduation ceremony at Midland Valley High School. Charles Muir of South Aiken High School wore burgundy and gold. He will study welding at Aiken Technical College with encouragement from Career Center instructor Kevin Rawlins and district officials lauding their perseverance and postsecondary options.
Multiple Aiken and surrounding district graduates are named including James Thomas Markel and Ashleigh Van Overstraeten. Stories note a high school timeline, family encouragement, and plans for college. Ashleigh plans USC Aiken psychology sociology. her father praises her progress as senior writer Rob Novit files.
Aiken leaders say revisiting the Union Street concept plan remains a development priority though funding limits delay progress. The 2012 plan targets the Union Street corridor around the railroad depot, with mixed use goals and private investment to anchor downtown. Cambridge references include Allees and Arnett Muldrow plans, while St Mary Help of Christians church expansion could spur nearby growth.
The fifth annual Fit 4 School distributes school supplies at the Aiken County Family Y in Graniteville from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Sponsored by The Family Y and Chandler Law Firm, the event features free haircuts, manicures, eye screenings, hearing tests, and ID kits for each child. Entertainment includes Franko the Magician, Tony B, Oldies KSX 92.7, and a martial arts team, drawing 2,000 attendees in past years.
Aiken County Family Y hosts Fit 4 School on Saturday from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. at 621 Trolley Line Road Graniteville. Visit www.fit4schoolsc.com or email fit4schoolaiken@gmail.com for more information.
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