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Aiken's First Baptist embarks on local mission trip
Aiken Standard, S.C. via Yahoo News· 2 years agoJul. 13—Several local churches traditionally take part in mission projects involving passports and plane travel, with summer being a particularly popular time for volunteers to head abroad for ...
Young Professionals 2 Follow: James Hankinson helps mentor at-risk youth through boxing
Aiken Standard, S.C. via Yahoo News· 2 years agoJul. 17—The desire to help at-risk youth is what lead James Hankinson to start Hankinson Boxing Gym in Aiken. "Gloves Up, Guns Down" is the motto of the gym which was started in 2015, he said ...
St. Mary's students continue Good Friday tradition
Aiken Standard, S.C. via Yahoo News· 1 year agoApr. 8—Good Friday brought the renewal of a downtown Aiken tradition, with Saint Mary Help of Christians Church having its youth group offer its annual Stations of the Cross presentation. Wyatt ...
Anne Campbell: Still active at 85 and passionate about Aiken and helping others
Aiken Standard, S.C. via Yahoo News· 1 year agoMar. 18—Life is good for Anne Campbell, who celebrated her 85th birthday last October and unlike some people, isn't reluctant to disclose her age. "I'm in a great place of being thoroughly content ...
Lessie Price shares journey from Barnwell County farm to Aiken City Council, presidential meetings
Aiken Standard, S.C. via Yahoo News· 1 year agoJan. 22—Growing up on a farm in the rural Barnwell County community of Blackville (2020 population: 1,950), Aiken City Councilwoman Lessie Price had no idea the future that awaited her. Price ...
'This is not just a building': Church, Wellsville community ponder new uses for ICS
Spectator via Yahoo News· 5 months agoThe future of Wellsville’s Immaculate Conception School remains in limbo, but community stakeholders...
Prime Living: Ministry, magic and music: Retired pastor shares his story
Aiken Standard, S.C. via Yahoo News· 9 months agoSep. 20—The Rev. Jim Diehl, as a retired minister, touches on the legacies of Harry Houdini, Apostle Paul and Alexander the Great from day to day. "He's a man of many talents," in the words ...
Bill Collins: Software designer focuses on faith, service
Aiken Standard, S.C. via Yahoo News· 1 year agoFeb. 4—"Navigation" has been a major concept for Bill Collins through most of his life. Dozens of local taxpayers know the Navy veteran for his ability to help them find their way through the ...
Velice Cummings: Lifelong Aikenite is 'a woman of many firsts'
Aiken Standard, S.C. via Yahoo News· 2 years agoJul. 9—"If I can help somebody, then my living shall not be in vain." That's the motto through which Velice Rene Cummings lives her life. The lifelong Aikenite comes from a family of entrepreneurs ...
Head, Heart, Hands and Health
The Easley Progress, S.C. via Yahoo News· 2 years agoSep. 6—PICKENS COUNTY — When Alex Blocker arrived at Camp Bob Cooper in 2018 and was told to hand over his phone for the week — "you won't need it," the staff said — he wondered what he'd gotten ...
