Taylor named to president's list at Georgia Southern
Quinton Taylor of Aiken was named to the president's list for the 2014 fall semester at Georgia Southern University for earning a 4.0 GPA while carrying at least 12 hours. Bespoke Fine Interiors of Aiken received the Best of Houzz award for Customer Satisfaction from Houzz, a major home design platform with over 25 million users and 500,000 top-rated professionals.
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Quinton Taylor
Aiken
Georgia Southern University
Houzz
Catherine Hersacher
Bespoke Fine Interiors
Kinsley Hall Named to All Academic AAC Basketball Team
Kinsley Hall, a Columbia College junior, earned a spot on the 2014-15 Appalachian Athletic Conference All-Academic Basketball Team for maintaining a GPA of 3.2 or higher. Despite a knee injury sidelining the 2013-14 season, she averaged 8 points per game and was the Fighting Koalas’ third top scorer, also earning All-Academic honors in prior eligibility years. Hall is a 2012 Aiken High School graduate, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Michael Hall of North Augusta.
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Kinsley Hall
Columbia College
National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics
Kingsport
Tennessee
Hall
Fighting Koalas
Aiken High School
Michael Hall
North Augusta
Doxie Derby joins Woolstock Dogs fundraiser in Aiken
The Friends of the Animal Shelter host the fourth annual Woolstock festival on May 2 adding a Doxie Derby race. Dachshunds vie for prize money up to 100 dollars, ribbons, and the Wiener Winner trophy amid heats and a 300 dollar raffle prize.
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Aiken
Friends of the Animal Shelter
Carole Stamm
Stamm
Cedar Creek
Richard
Dean Spiro
Fotasaiken.org
Aiken County
AAUW Book Fair Opens in Aiken Plaza for Weekend Sale
The American Association of University Women book fair opens at 9 this morning in Kalmia Plaza Richland Avenue next to Roses. Treasurer Lee Dane expects 50 000 to 70 000 books donated with most priced 50 cents or a dollar. Proceeds fund women’s education scholarships GED programs and reading.
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American Association of University Women
Kalmia Plaza
Richland Avenue
Rose
S. Lee Dane
Aauw Aiken
Dane
Book Fair at Kalmia Plaza This Weekend
AAUW invites readers to a book fair at Kalmia Plaza on Richland Avenue with hours from 9 a.m. to 6 p.m. today and 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. Saturday. Proceeds support local community programs and scholarships.
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AAUW
Kalmia Plaza
Richland Avenue
Warm wet weather anticipated next week in Aiken
National Weather Service foresees a transition to milder, wetter conditions for Aiken with above normal precipitation. Temperatures range from highs in the 40s to 60s this week, peaking near 70 later, as a cold front stalls and moisture surges from the Gulf of Mexico. Dede Biles reports for the Aiken Standard.
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Aiken
Leonard Vaughan
National Weather Service
Columbia
Vaughan
Gulf of Mexico
Weather Channel
Mary Driscoll Named New Vice Chancellor at USC Aiken
USC Aiken has selected Mary Driscoll as the new vice chancellor for university advancement to succeed Dr. Deidre Martin. Driscoll currently holds the same post at St. Bonaventure University and has previous roles at the University of Florida Foundation. Chancellor Sandra Jordan praised the appointment, while Randy Duckett will be interim until Driscoll arrives in June.
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USC Aiken
University Advancement
Deidre Martin
Mary Driscoll
St. Bonaventure University
New York
University
College of Education
University of
Florida Foundation
Gainesville
Florida
USCA
Sandra Jordan
Driscoll
Jordan
United States
Randy Duckett
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