Hicks excited for future after AGT elimination
14 year old Skilyr Hicks, known for her original songs Brand New Day and Second Chance, discusses moving on from America's Got Talent after elimination. She plans to start high school in August at North Augusta, try out for volleyball, and release a new CD soon while continuing performances and fan outreach.
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Skilyr Hicks
North Augusta High School
Living History Park
North Augusta
NBC
Hicks
New York City
Radio City Music Hall
Las Vegas
Howard Stern
Howie Mandel
Heidi Klum
Mel B
San Antonio
Klum
Jon Hicks
Texas
Skilyrhicks.com
Cumbee Center Faces Sequestration Threat to Funding
The Cumbee Center to Assist Abused Persons fears losing a $38,000 Victims of Crime Act grant after July as sequestration cuts loom. Executive Director Kay Mixon says the grant funds programs for domestic violence and sexual assault victims, with only July funding assured while Washington decides. The center will seek other funds to cover gaps on a skeleton budget.
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Cumbee Center
United Way
Kay Mixon
Mixon
Mix
Dede Biles Kay Mixon
Cumbee Center Aims Compassionate Aid For Abuse Victims
The Cumbee Center, established in 1979, provides crisis, group and individual counseling, emergency shelter, and legal advocacy for domestic and sexual assault victims. Executive director Kay Mixon notes assistance helps victims regain self reliance within 60 days and emphasizes nonjudgmental support and a batterer treatment program named Unity.
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Cumbee Center
Kay Mixon
Mixon
Unity
Cumbee Center aids regional domestic violence victims
The Cumbee Center, based on Lancaster Street in Aiken, runs a safe house for up to 25 women and children, a Bargain Box donation center, and satellite offices in Barnwell and Edgefield. In 2012 it served about 1,900 people across five counties and employs 17 with 75 volunteers.
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Cumbee Center
Lancaster Street
Aiken
Allendale
Barnwell
Mixon
Edgefield
McCormick
Saluda
High school math teachers explore new standards
Aiken County and nearby districts held a four day USC Aiken workshop to study the Common Core standards in geometry algebra and broader math topics. Instructors Gloria Allen and Bobby Cue led sessions emphasizing deeper understanding real world applications and a shift away from rote answers.
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Aiken County
USC Aiken
Gloria Allen
Ruth Patrick Science Education Center
Bobby Cue
Common Core
Jennifer Dusenberry
South Aikien
Allen
South Carolina
U.S
Dusenbury
Aiken
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Bargain Box
Richland Avenue
The
Aiken Standard
Concord
N.C
University of North Carolina At Chapel Hill
Rob Novit
Walterboro
University of Georgia
Porky Bradberry
Whiskey Road
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