Coastal Carolina reunites former rivals Hillary and Hazel
North Augusta natives Aramis Hillary and Matt Hazel, once on opposite sidelines at Strom Thurmond and North Augusta high schools, join Coastal Carolina as teammates. The pairing links a former quarterback and a former receiver from rival programs now sharing the same college roster.
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Aramis Hillary
Matt Hazel
Strom Thurmond High School
North Augusta High School
Coastal Carolina
Sam's Club coming to Aiken sparks local cheers
Aiken residents celebrate Sam's Club opening noting improved convenience and job creation. They contrast travel to Augusta and higher taxes, affirm support for locally owned businesses downtown, and acknowledge Sam's appeal for certain items while urging community backing.
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Aiken
Augusta
Vietnamese refugee wins Aiken County Teacher of the Year
Ayen Griffis, a special education teacher at Hammond Hill Elementary, won the Aiken County School District Teacher of the Year award. Born in South Vietnam in 1972, she recounts fleeing with her cousin’s family and reuniting with family years later.
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Rob Novit
Uyen Griffis
Aiken County
Darrell
Ayen Griffis
Hammond Hill
North Augusta
Griffis
South Vietnam
U.S
Quoc
See More Talkback Local Poll on Santorum Nomination
Aiken Standard notes an online poll as of 9 p.m Thursday asking if Rick Santorum can win the Republican nomination. Voters are urged to visit www.aikenstandard.com to cast ballots in today's poll.
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Rick Santorum
Aikenstandard.com
Bridgestone invests $1.2 billion in South Carolina plant expansion
Bridgestone Americas plans a $1.2 billion capital investment in Aiken County, creating 850 jobs as it builds a new off-road tire plant on 545 acres at Sage Mill Industrial Park and expands the existing facility by 740000 square feet, signaling a broad economic ripple through local lodging, housing, and services. Local and state officials praised the announcement as the largest capital investment in the state's history.
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Bridgestone Americas
Aiken County
Sage Mill
Will Williams
Aiken-Edgefield
New Shirts Give Aiken Officers Brighter Downtown View
Aiken Public Safety introduces a new uniform shirt for community service officers replacing golf shirts. The design adds reflective lettering and piping, better ventilation, moisture-wicking fabric, and keeps shoulder sleeve insignia with the City of Aiken patch and American flag.
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Aiken Public Safety
Atlanta
Washington D.C
Jake Mahoney
Public Safety
Jennifer Bickel
City of Aiken
Win Clemson or South Carolina tickets contest alert
Visit aikenstandard.com/contest to enter for a chance to win tickets to a Clemson or South Carolina football game. Limit 20 entries per day per selected games. winners chosen at random the Wednesday before each home game. sponsored by Security Federal Bank.
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Aikenstandard.com
South Carolina
Clemson
Security Federal Bank
Melissa Hanna
Carolina
Heather Strickland
Ie Thomas
Brittany Ray
USC
Vanderbilt
Area Deaths Katherine Stevens Signal Mountain Tenn
Katherine Stevens of Signal Mountain Tennessee is listed among area deaths. The obituary note directs readers to the Deaths and Funerals section on page 6A for full details and funeral arrangements.
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Katherine Stevens
Signal Mountain, Tenn
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Bridgestone
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Bridgestone Americas Coo
Bridgestone Americas Tire
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