STCTC Cosmetology students win multiple awards at Lower Charleston expo
Strom Thurmond Career and Technology Center Cosmetology students competed against five schools in the Lower Charleston Exposure Hair and Nail competition on April 27. Winners include Carlissa Prescott first in Glamour Team nails, Aesha Frazier top Realistic Nail Art, Kenya Jones overall Fantasy Hair, and other placed finalists with sponsor Sally's Beauty Supply awarding $25 gift cards to overall winners.
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Strom Thurmond Career and Technology Center
Charleston
STCTC
Carlissa Prescott
Nicole Painter
Fantasy Nails
O’shea Watkins
Aesha Frazier
Roseanna Johns
Kenya Jones
Zykeria Weston
Akasha Dublin
Fantasy Hair
Lekindra West
Sally’s Beauty Supply
Winners named in CNTA 2014 High School Essay Contest
CNTA announces three high school winners for 2014 with Jackson Poole Phillip Wiggins and Ayanna Woods each earning 1000 prizes. Schools receive 500 for supplies. Winners and guests will attend Teller Lecture and Banquet during National Nuclear Science Week in October.
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Clint Wolfe
Citizens For Nuclear Technology Awareness
CNTA
Jackson Poole
North Augusta High School
Phillip Wiggins
Greenbrier High School
Ayanna (Yanni) Woods
Teller
Wolfe
C-N-T-A
Donation speeds up cleanup at Hopelands Gardens and Rye Patch
The Friends of Hopelands and Rye Patch unanimously donate 10000 to the City of Aiken to accelerate debris removal after Winter Storm Pax. About half supports Schneider Tree of Greenville to clear limbs and hangars while city crews and arborists are credited for prior work. FEMA funding may determine reimbursement and future costs.
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Friends of
Hopelands
Rye Patch
Hopelands Gardens
Friends of Hopelands
Aiken
Schneider Tree
Greenville
Friends
David Tavernier
Tavernier
Tom Rapp
Richard Pearce
Aiken Standard
Federal Emergency Management Agency
FEMA
Aiken's Equine Rescue Aims for a Perfect Ending
Perfect, a 22 year old former stakes winner and half brother to Flawless, arrived in poor condition after multiple moves. Jim Rhodes of Equine Rescue of Aiken and Deb orah Jones of the R A C E Fund plan to restore him, hoping he can inspire others and perhaps join the Saratoga War Horse Foundation program once fit.
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Perfect
Aiken
Flawless
Affirmed
R.A.C.E. Fund
California
Deborah Jones
Jim Rhodes
Rhodes
Equine Rescue of
Suspect Identified in Sage Creek Vehicle Break-Ins
Christopher J. Griffin 20 of Aiken identified as a suspect in a string of vehicle break-ins in the Sage Creek subdivision Graniteville. The stolen credit card used at Walmart and BP on Whiskey Road. warrants issued for breaking into a motor vehicle and financial transaction card theft and fraud. Call 803-648-6811 or CrimeStoppers at 888-274-6372 with tips.
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Christopher J. Griffin
Aiken
Wal- Mart
Sage Creek
Graniteville
Griffin
Sheriff’s Office
Parkway widening costs and time frame draw public questions
Residents challenge the Hitchcock Parkway widening cost and timeline at the South Carolina ARTS subcommittee meeting. SCDOT cites a $34.6 million long term estimate, while a 2013 ARTS program listed $43.6 million and the debate notes escalation and schedule factors.
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Hitchcock Parkway
South Carolina
Augusta Regional Transportation Study
S.C. Department of Transportation
Aiken
Sherill Norton
SCDOT
ARTS
Bob Gilbert
Sherrill
DOT
Gilbert Randall Young
SCDOT revises Midlands route plan with narrower width
Midlands production engineer notes possible phased or uniform project delivery as estimates tighten. Officials say the 5 to 6 mile route will feature separate mulituse paths, sidewalks, 14-foot shared lanes, a reduced center median, retaining walls, and a 47 percent smaller right of way impact while citizen input narrowed scope. Ben Baugh covers equine industry for the Aiken Standard.
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Midlands
Young
SCDOT
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North Augusta
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Lander
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Aikenstandard.com
Maayan Schechter
Atlanta
University of North Carolina Asheville
MaayanSchechter
IKEN
Aiken County
Whiskey Road
Randall Young
Ben Baugh
Porrky Bradberry
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