Local students shine in music and marketing moves
Brian Yonn, senior at North Augusta High School, earned a Master Recital spot in Columbia on Feb 4 as one of 19 top state wind and percussion musicians. Janna Wells joins South Company as event manager and junior account executive, bringing a sports marketing degree background and MU internship experience. Melanie L Howe, student at South Aiken Baptist Christian School, advanced to finalist in the National Merit Scholarship Program.
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Brian Yonn
North Augusta High School
South Carolina Band Directors Association
Columbia
Brian
Aiken County
Janna Wells
South Company
Wells
Marshall University
Melanie L. Howe
South Airicn Baptist Christian School
South Carolina Band Directors Associations
Witted
Aiken Native Bubba Walton Wins National Shotgun Title
Aiken born William Bubba Walton, an electrical engineer and USC Aiken alumnus, won the National Sporting Class Association title in San Antonio after a sudden death shoot off of nine targets. His father Bill Walton praised his straight shooting and noted Bubba’s sponsorship by Italian firm Zoli. The event ran Oct 17 to 25 amid heavy Texas rain, with Bubba balancing work at Lhoist North America in Weatherford Texas.
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Bill Walton
Aiken
Savannah River
William
Bubba” Walton
National Sporting Class Association
Walton
Aiken County
San Antonio
Bubba
Bill
Texas
USC Aiken
Columbia
Jackson
New Ellenton
Beaufort
Waynesboro
Virginia
Weatherford
Fort Worth
Zoli
Paulo Zoli
Lhoist North America
County eyes bond to fund Langley Dam repairs
Aiken County Council sets a 7 p.m. meeting at the Government Building to consider a 12 million dollar bond to cover about 13.5 million in Langley Dam repairs. The plan follows a 1.5 million federal Hazard Mitigation Grant with hopes for 4.5 million more, as the 100 year old dam remains closed since 2014.
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Aiken County
Langley Dam
University Parkway
Council
Joe Monroe
Schnabel Engineering
Alpharetta
Georgia
Aiken County Council Set For Evening Meeting
Aiken County Council meets at 7 p.m. at the Government Center to review an agenda including a pedestrian bridge plan, slope stabilization of the spillway, and a three year replacement project. The panel will consider a contract with W R Toole Engineers for traffic signal warrant analysis and intersection upgrades. Deliberations also cover a Delaware company project named Full Court Press with a potential 35.5 million investment and about 41 new jobs.
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Clay Killian
Savannah River
Council
W.R. Toole Engineers Inc
U.S
Langley Pond
Aiken Technical College
Delaware
Project Full Court Press
Aiken County
Delaware Corporation
Democratic meeting to select delegates at Weeks Center
The Aiken County Democratic Party will hold a 7 p.m. meeting on Thursday in room 1 of the H. Odell Weeks Activities Center at 1700 Whiskey Road. A Hillary Clinton surrogate will speak, with delegate selection and affirmative action training on the agenda.
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Aiken County
Democratic Party
H. Odell
Whiskey Road
Hillary Clinton
SAHS Student Heads to Washington Journalism Conference
Patrick Bush of South Aiken High School was selected as a National Youth Correspondent to the 2016 Washington Journalism and Media Conference at George Mason University. The weeklong program runs July 10 to July 15 and features hands on learning, industry leaders, and interviews with prominent media figures.
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Patrick Bush
South Aiken High School
Aiken
Washington
George Mason University
Bush
Hoda Kotb
NBC
Brian Lamb
C-Span
Carol Gary
Sonya Ross
Associated Press
D.C
Washington Journalism and Media
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Melanie Howe
Editorial
Laikenstandard.com
Bill Bengtson
The
Aiken Standard
North Augusta Star
William “Bubba” Walton
Zoli International
Norbert Haussmann
Zoli USA
Aiken County Council
Aiken County Government Center
Agenda Online
Aikenstandard.com
Dan Brown
Dem
SAHS
Aiken Communications Inc
Rutland Drive
Ellen Priest
Epriest
Aikenstandard
Tim O'Briant
Tobriant
Dee Taylor
Jeremy Way
Dennis Hemme
Dhemme
Letitia Jefferson
Jefferson
Laura Tiedman
P.O
5.C
Augusta
P.C
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