Grant recipient

Haley Mottel, a 2005 graduate of North Augusta High School and daughter of Phillip and Kim Mottel, of North Augusta, has received a $1,000 grant from The Comcast Foundation.

Military news

- Army Pfc. Adam J. Nettles, a 2005 graduate of Aiken High School and son of Lynn Nettles, of Aiken, has graduated from basic combat training at Fort Jackson, Columbia.

- Army Pvt. Robbie R. Voldness, son of Charles Voldness, of Aiken, has graduated from basic combat training at Fort Jackson, Columbia.

- Army Pvt. Maxwell P. Allgood, son of Pierce Allgood, of North Augusta, has graduated from basic combat training at Fort Jackson, Columbia.

- Marine Corps Pvt. Joseph Carter, a 2005 graduate of Midland Valley High School, recently completed 12 weeks of basic training at Marine Corps Recruit Depot, Parris Island, S.C.

- Air Force Lt. Col. George E. Forest, a native of North Augusta, has been decorated with the Bronze Star Medal for participating in Operation Iraqi Freedom.

Miss Sassafras

Elizabeth Joyce Towles, a 13-year-old eighth-grader at North Augusta Middle School and daughter of David and Valerie Towles, of Beech Island, has been named Miss Sassafras 2005.

Sponsorship

Aiken Regional Medical Centers has donated $180,000 to University of South Carolina Aiken to sponsor a nursing faculty position for three years.

Aiken Tech

Three $1,000 scholarships have been awarded to Aiken Technical College Foundation by Duke Cogema Stone & Webster, a consortium contracted by the Department of Energy to design, construct and operate the mixed oxide facility at the Savannah River Site. The scholarships are earmarked for full-time students pursuing associate degrees in engineering and will be awarded for the Spring 2006 semester.

Scholarship winners

The following students have received scholarships from SRP Federal Credit Union:

Amanda Beckman, Tiffany Kahn, Justin Corbin, Catlyn Thigpen, Justin Long, Adrian Davis, Angela Marshall, Charles Bellamy III, Chandra Denise Johnson, Candace Reese, Brittany Lauren Wise, Robert Kropp, Airangi Patel, Choicy Corley, Asheton Johnson, Haley Hiers, Jasmine Knight and Tiffany Plummer.

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