Students test math skills in state contest at USC Aiken
Dozens of seventh and eighth graders from Aiken and nearby counties compete in a Mathcounts event hosted by the S C Society of Professional Engineers chapter at the University of South Carolina Aiken. Jeff Pike of Savannah River Site leads the program to spark interest in math and learning. The day runs 8 a m to 2 p m with an oral competition around 12 45 p m and winners advance to the March 10 state contest in Columbia.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
University of South Carolina Aiken
S.C. Society of Professional Engineers
Aiken
Allendale
Barnwell
Edgefield
McCormick
Saluda
Columbia
Jeff Pike
Savannah River
Hela
Pike
SRP Federal Credit Union breaks ground in Aiken on Rutland Drive
A gloomy afternoon did not stop SRP Federal Credit Union from breaking ground on a roughly $1 million full service financial institution on Rutland Drive in Aiken. Bruce Burns notes growth in northside while Ed Templeton cites two branches under construction and plans for Barnwell and another Aiken facility. Senator Greg Ryberg and Chamber President June Murff attend as the crowd hears about job impact and economic benefits from the project.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Aiken
SRP Federal Credit Union
Rutland Drive
Bruce Burns
SRP Credit Union Board of Directors
SRP
Ed Templeton
Barnwell
Templeton
Greg Ryberg
R-Aiken
Aiken Chamber of Commerce
June Murff
Awards honor HR leaders at Augusta Aiken SHRM meeting
The 2001 professional excellence in human resource management awards were presented at the Augusta Aiken Society for Human Resource Management monthly meeting. Recipients include Lee Powell of Aiken Technical College and Charles Skeet Whitworth of DSM Chemicals with others nominated from local firms and institutions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Augusta-Aiken Society For Human Resource Management
Augusta Metro Chamber of Commerce
Aiken Chamber of Commerce
Augusta Business Chronicle
Lee Powell
Aiken Technical College
Powell
Bill Johnson
McCorkle Nurseries
Dearing
Local home-schoolers explore arts at Aiken Center for the Arts
Second graders from the ECHO group visited the Aiken Center for the Arts for a hands on gallery tour and art class. Brenda Sleasman says it was the center’s first time hosting a student group and aims to expose kids to arts beyond traditional studies. Joshua Whatley 8 noted the playful, messy art activities and widget making with yarn while Haley Hunt and Jessica Robinson described challenges like adding legs and eyes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Aiken Center For the Arts
Echo Group
Handston
Stephanie Poole
Art Center
Brenda Sleasman
Haley Hunt
Aiken
Jessica Robinson
Public school evolution debate takes legal turn in Aiken
Aiken resident Glenn Wilson, backed by the Alliance Defense Fund, has been provided free legal help to push for teaching creation alongside evolution. The school board, after hearings, voted to continue the science curriculum as set by the State Board of Education.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Evoution
Aiken
Glenn Wilson
Alliance Defense Fund
Wilson
ADF
Scottsdale, Ariz
American Civil Liberties Union
Bill Burkhalter
Supreme Court
State Board of Education
Also Mentioned on This Page
Federal di
Union Enjoyea
Shane
Ryberg
Murff
Aiken County
Johnson
McCorkle
Beverly McDade
Augusta Industrial Federal Credit Union
Augusta
Jim Treglown
Doctors Hospital
Terry Frizzell
US. Department of Energy
Dalton Brannen
Augusta State University
Joshua Whatley
Chevyl Cook
Scott Webster
Louis Pasteur
Allen Dennis
Dennis
All New
Floyd
Ggreene
Wwwlloydandy
This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!