USCA graduate optimistic about future
Lauren Cook, School of Nursing senior at USCA, will be honored at graduation. She holds a 3.81 GPA, earned S.C. League for Nursing scholarships and the Army Spirit of Nursing Award, and volunteers in Aiken. She plans to marry Rhyan Ashcraft in January, take a nursing job in Fort Worth, and later help establish a medical clinic in El Salvador through mission work.
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USC Aiken Graduation Set With Ombra Sandifer Headlining
More than 180 degree candidates at USC Aiken are eligible to participate in the graduation ceremony at the Convocation Center on Thursday evening. The keynote speaker is Ombra Starr Sandifer, a 1994 USCA theater program graduate celebrating the program's 20th anniversary, with a background in theater production and teaching at Florida State University and the University of Arkansas. Tickets required. ceremony streamed online at www.usca.edu.
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Aiken Regional transforms pond into Christmas At The Lake
Aiken Regional Medical Center hosts Christmas At The Lake from 6 to 8 p.m. Thursday at the pond on campus. Attendees bring new unwrapped toys for the Salvation Army toy drive and enter a drawing for an eight foot toy filled stocking. Channel 6 anchor Brad Means leads the event with Santa, choirs, crafts, refreshments, and a Christmas card contest with prizes for Alina Elgin and other runners up.
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Camel kiss fundraiser draws Aiken donors for child center
Campbell and three other local luminaries compete to kiss Bubba the Camel at 2:30 p.m. Saturday in downtown Aiken. Donors place money in boxes to vote for their favorite, supporting the Child Advocacy Center of Aiken County which provides medical services for abused children.
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Driverless car crash blamed for injuries in Georgia
An Aiken man, Michael J. Donnelly, was airlifted to the Medical College of Georgia after a driverless vehicle crossed the median and struck his car five miles north of Jackson on S C 125. Eugene Elmore, 58, of Allendale, the uninjured driver of a Ford pickup, was charged with leaving the scene with injury and other offenses. Authorities urge safety inspections of tow setups and hitching components before trips.
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Rose Hill Site to Host Christmas Open House Event
Rose Hill Plantation State Historic Site will host a Christmas Open House on Sunday December 23 from 4 to 6 PM. Local visitors can tour the grounds and enjoy seasonal displays at the historic site.
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