Pope wins ROTC awards at SC State and beyond
Capt. Michael T. Pope a South Carolina State University alumnus was named top Army ROTC recruiting operations officer and received the Army Cadet Command Award for Excellence. An Anderson native he serves as recruiting operations officer at Santa Clara University and leads marketing and scholarship management. Christina Crews and Arik Furner from Embry-Riddle have commissioned as 2LTs and will train this year. Georgia Southern students Kymbreana Coley and Justin Hewlett earn president’s list honors while Bianca Gibson makes dean’s list.
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Army Reserve Officers’ Training Corps
U.S. Army Cadet Command
Pope
SC State
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Anderson
Santa Clara University
Santa Clara
Calif
West Coast
Georgia Southern University
Kymbreana Coley
Aiken
Justin Hewlett
North Augusta
Collie Joins Master Chevrolet Cadillac Sales Team
Ryan Collie of Aiken is named new Sales Consultant at Master Chevrolet Cadillac. He will assist customers buying new and pre owned vehicles. He previously served in the US Marine Corps. Submit achievements and promotions to editorial at aikenstandard com.
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Aiken
Marine Corps
Green infrastructure progress shown in Hitchcock Woods
Residents hear about the Aiken led green infrastructure project in Hitchcock Woods and its impact on Sand River erosion. Clemson University scientists led by Dr. Gene Eidson report a successful model with data from 120 rain events showing reduced flooding.
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Gene Eidson
Clemson University
Aiken
United States
Eidson
Environmental Protection Agency
S.C. Department of Health and Environmental Control
Savannah
Linda Hunley
Sally Jenkins
Sam
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Jenkins
Clemson
Watershedcenteri
Aiken Green
Bridge demolition finishes ahead of schedule in Laurens Street project
Demolition of the Laurens Street bridge is complete and Crowder Construction crews will clear the site and assemble a crane. The project aims to finish by September 28 to secure $2 million in Federal Emergency Relief funding, with foundation work to start after final design approval. This fast paced effort began in April after the bridge sank and was deemed unsafe.
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Laurens Street Bridge
Crowder
Jeff Terry
S.C. Department of Transportation
Terry
Crowder Construction
Chad Payne
Student photography exhibit at Morris Museum of Art
The Morris Museum of Art in partnership with Lucy Craft Laney Museum and the Augusta Richmond County Office of Communities in Schools hosted digital photography workshops for students aged 10 to 15 in June 2012. Selected works, titled Racccamera Genes, will be shown July 3–29 with a free reception July 8 at 1 30 p.m. Additional photos will be displayed at Lucy Craft Laney Museum of Black History over the next year.
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Morris Museum of Art
Lucy Craft Laney
Genesis Museum of Art Education
Lucy Craft Laney Museum of Black History
Woman in Aiken Arrested for Filing False Report
Antoinette Jenkins 52 confessed she allowed a man she accused of stealing her bank card to use her PIN and withdraw funds. Police say the report was false and she faces up to five years in prison. surveillance images helped shift the investigation.
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Antoinette Jenkins
Aiken Public Safety
Kirk Owen
Public Safety
Jenkins
Owen
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