Burke earns business degree at Tusculum College
Ashley E. Burke of North Augusta received a Bachelor of Arts in business administration with a general management concentration during the Tusculum College commencement on May 1. Lori Comshaw of the American Council on Exercise earned certification as an orthopedic exercise specialist through ACE.
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Ashley E. Burke
North Augusta
Tusculum College
Lori Comshaw
American Council On Exercise
At Home Personal Training Inc
Brightharp Named to USC President and Arnold Dean’s Lists
DaShana Brightharp earns a 4.0 GPA to qualify for the University of South Carolina president's list and Arnold School dean's list. A South Aiken High School graduate, she is the daughter of Maurice and Patricia Brightharp of Aiken.
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DaShana Brightharp
University of South Carolina
Arnold School
Brightharp
South Aiken
Maurice and
Patricia Brightharp
Aiken
USC
Palace Malice honored in Aiken Hall of Fame exhibit
The Aiken Thoroughbred Racing Hall of Fame and Museum unveils an exhibit titled They're Dancin to salute Palace Malice Dogwood Stables 3 year old colt and Belmont Stakes winner. The free exhibit runs Saturdays 10am 5pm and Sundays 2 5pm in July August and September with photos and Belmont Stakes memorabilia including Palace Malice saddle cloth. June Lake.
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Dogwood Stable
W. Cothran Campbell
Aiken
Palace Malice
Aiken Thoroughbred Racing Hall of Fame and Museum
Hall of Fame
Lisa Hall
Aiken Thoroughbred Racing Hall of Fame
Museum
Dancing in the Streets of Aiken exhibit opens weekends
Aiken Thoroughbred Racing Hall of Fame and Museum hosts Theyre Dancing in the Streets exhibit with Saturday hours 10 am to 5 pm and Sunday 2 to 5 pm through August, then September hours 2 to 5 pm on Tue Fri Sun and 10 am to 5 pm Saturdays. Free admission at 135 Dupree Place with more info at aiken racinghalloffame com.
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Aiken Thoroughbred Racing Hall of Fame and Museum
Dupree Place
Salt waste facility sets processing record at Savannah River Site
The Interim Salt Waste Disposition Process ISDP surpassed 1 million gallons per year in salt waste processing for a second time in its five year history. SRR executive Terrel Spears said the record shows the salt disposition program is meeting its mission while removing cesium plutonium and strontium for stabilization and permanent disposal.
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Savannah River
Terrel Spears
U.S. Department of Energy
Savannah River Remediation
SRS
Spears
SRR
Defense
Stuart MacLean
ISDP
MacVean
SAS
S.C
Aiken museum honors local veterans with new Montford Point exhibit
The Aiken County Historical Museum opens a tribute to Montford Point Marines and other local veterans. Uniforms from three Montford Point Marines plus many area residents will be on display. A public reception July 16 from 6 to 8 pm invites veterans to bring uniforms and photos for contribution. exhibit runs into early September.
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Aiken County Historical Museum
Montford Point
Theodore R. Britton Jr
Calvin Jones
Willine Stewart
Levy
Amy O’rourke
Joe Babb
Richard Smoot
Joe Shields
Gary Lamb
Owen Clary
Bill Stanley
Edith Pickley
Bill Clark
Irene Trowell-Harris
Dean Sackett
Mike Wittkamp
Tony Riley
Nelle Louise Barton
Aiken County
Elliott Levy
Montford Point Marines Train at Camp Lejeune 1942 1949
FDR's directive in 1942 opened Marine Corps recruitment for African Americans. Trainees were segregated and trained at Montford Point near Camp Lejeune, North Carolina. About 20,000 Black Marines completed basic training there from 1942 to 1949.
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FDR
Marine Corps
Parris Island
San Diego
Calif
Montford Point
Camp Lejeune
N.C
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Burke
Tusculum
Comshaw
TION
Aikenracinghalloffame.com
Todd Pletcher
Legacy Stable
Brad Stauffer
David Granade
James Rowell
Janette Moyer
United Way of
Bamberg
Colleton and
Hampton
Aiken Museum
Derrek Asberry
Aiken Standard
Vidalia, Ga
Georgia Southern University
Montford Point Marine
Association's
Aiken Standard.com
Porky Bradberry
Whiskey Road
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