Local professionals receive honors and awards
Kevin Hunt of Horace Mann in North Augusta and with branches in Clearwater and Augusta earns induction into the Financial Services Council during a National Retirement Planning Convention in Boca Raton after ranking among the nation’s top 30 retirement planners and earning an Investment Adviser Representative credential. Emily Wright makes Belmont University dean’s list while Alexander Henderson earns a Rice University physics PhD. Coastal Carolina University honors SILA recipients. Edwin Harris wins SGA Legislative of the Year. Aiken County schools announce Full Circle Technology grant recipients.
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Kevin Hunt
Financial Services Council
Horace Mann Corp
Boca Raton
Florida
Hunt
North Augusta
Horace Mann
Clearwater
Augusta
Coastal Carolina University
CCU
Chanticleer
Edwin Harris
SGA
Memorial Day Parade Leads Aiken Salute To Veterans
The Memorial Day Parade in downtown Aiken begins at 11 a.m. on Park Avenue, moving along Laurens Street to honor veterans and especially Vietnam veterans on the 50th anniversary. Grand marshal is Irene Trowell-Harris. Tony Baughman hosts a 9 a.m. to noon remote from WKSX-FM. Sponsors include Ais for Advertising, Aiken County Veterans Council, Aiken Standard, Centerra, Security Federal Bank, WFXG Fox54, and WKSX-FM.
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Aiken
Park Avenue
Laurens Street
Irene Trowell-Harris
Department of Veterans Affairs
Aiken Colt
Aiken County
Tony Baughman
Tony B
Wksx-Fm
A Is For Advertising
Aiken County Veterans Council
Aiken Standard, Centerra
Security Federal Bank
Wfxg TV
Fox54
East Aiken students stage Annie KIDS in Broadway style
East Aiken School of the Arts students brought Broadway to Aiken with a performance of Annie KIDS at Cedar Creek Church. About 150 dancers and actors from East Aiken and East Airien wowed roughly 500 family members and guests, led by director Christian Sturgis and choreographer Adrienne Robinson.
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Jessica Spires
Aiken County
East Aiken
Cedar Creek Church
Kristin Stancel
Anna
Stancel
Aiken
Adrienne Robinson
Sturgis
Annie
Robinson
Megan Jensen
North Augusta OKs Hammonds Ferry plan change with 90ft cap
The North Augusta Planning Commission after a 5-1 vote recommends a major modification to Hammonds Ferry general development plan. Buildings capped at 90 feet, replacing 120, with a sports stadium for the Augusta GreenJackets as Project Jackson moves forward. Commissioner Watts opposed. Fletcher recused. Public turnout was low, Brick Pond Park concerns voiced by Wade Gassman. Council has 30 days to act, then steps proceed through subdivision and site plan reviews. The city awaits the South Carolina Supreme Court ruling in Donohue v. North Augusta.
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North Augusta
North Augusta City
Planning Commission
Planning Department
Wade Gassman
Gassman
Brick Pond Park
Todd Glover
Howard Kaufman
Hammond’s Ferry
Kaufman
S.C. Supreme Court
Steve Donohue
City of
Lark Jones
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Henderson
Physics
Alexander Henderson
Rice University
Wright
Belmont
Emily Wright
Belmont University
Harris
Coastal
Tech
Full Circle Technology
Kenny Andrews
Amber Bannister
Esther Blake
Amanda Brewer
Sarah Burnham
Rebecca Butler
Miranda Church
Crystal Coleman
Adam Cowart
Angela Drake
Chris Emerling
Dana Foster
Dustin Fowler
Gordon Gaskill
Brian Gibbons
Brandee Greene
Kennita Hairston
Agnes Hamilton
Rebekah Hannon
Elisabeth Hardy
Courtney Hewlett
John Hostetler
Kayla Host
Editorial
Aikenstandard.com
The
Trowell-Harris
JROTC
Aiken Memorial Day
Munity
Cassidy Iverson
Keyenna Priester
Christa Copley
Caylin Kight
Lily Lotz
Arianna Gordon
Te’Andra Brunson
Drew Winburn
Ricardo Gil
Logan Perkins
John Fogle
Cole Fulmer
Valerie Ziel
Isabella Reesor
Rylee McIntosh
Javaris Lightsey
Kameron Gardner
Jaheam Gomillion
Lashon Hatcher
Tristan Russell
Rob Novit
Aiken Standard
Alyssa Gannaway
Tamara Huerta
East Aiken School of the Arts
Oks
Hammonds Ferry
Scott Rodgers
Porky Bradberry
Whiskey Road
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