Aiken boxers meet Muhammad Ali in Louisville spar event
Aiken Boxing Club youths led by Chris Jordan and coaches Leroy and Wanda Green traveled to Freedom Hall Louisville for the Amateur Youth Boxing Tournament hosting legends Ken Norton Muhammad Ali and Evan der Holifield. The trip featured dinners, receptions, and a chance to watch fights plus Ali interactions and a speech by James Earl Jones. Jordan recalled being body slammed by Ali who picked him up and dropped him in the ring.
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Chris Jordan
Aiken
Muhammad Ali
Jordan
Aiken Boxing Club
Louisville
Ken Norton
Evander Holifield
Ahmad Crafton
Tremaine Murray
Cyanthia Pearson
Michael Selby
Ali
Crafton
Freedom Hall
Murray
Ms. Pearson
Natalie Cole
Jeff Foxworthy
James Earl Jones
Success by Six becomes Aiken reality for first grade prep
United Way of Aiken County has turned Success by Six into a countywide effort to ready children for first grade. Over 30 percent of children are not school ready, prompting focus on early environments, foster care outreach, parenting education, and cross-agency collaboration led by community groups including the Mental Health Association. The Aiken Rotary Club hosts weekly meetings at Houndslake Country Club with Dean Sackett as resident.
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United Way
Aiken County
Carol McCormack
Aiken
McCormack
Mental Health Association
MHA
Aiken Technical College Anniversary Fund Campaign
Aiken Technical College celebrates 25 years with an Anniversary Campaign aiming to raise 1.75 million over five years. President Dr. Kathleen A Noble spoke to the Aiken Kiwanis Club outlining how funds fund Work Force Development and Economic Development efforts including training, education on demand, technology transfer, and IT training.
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Aiken Technical College
Kathleen A. Noble
Aiken Kiwanis Club
Aiken ‘Technical College
CSRA
Noble
Aiken
Erica Harden
John Crupi
SPCA Ways to Riches flea market benefit set Saturday
The Aiken SPCA auction and flea market runs 10 a.m. to p.m. Saturday at H.C. Weeks Activities Center on Whiskey Road with a $2 entry fee granting two chances at door prizes. Items include antiques electronics furniture jewelry books and more. Call 649-9677 or 648-2592 for details.
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Aiken
SPCA
H.C. Weeks Activities Center
Whiskey Road
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By Thomas Smith
Golden Pantry
Aiken Standard
ATC
By Lynne Katonak
Dr. Noble
Kiwanis
McDonald's
Kiwanis Club
McDonald's of
Ronald McDonald House
Richland Avenue
Interstate 20
Eastern Star
Graniteville — Constellation No. 97
Order of the Eastern Star
Masonic Shopping Center
City of Aiken Planning Commission
Woodside Development of
H/S AIKLO
Lynn B. Zody
Morrison Group Inc
Park Avenue
Ailuikien
Our
Slancos
Avery
Atta
Esa
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