Inmate’s suicide attempt amid 23 counts of child offenses
Aiken County inmate Robert Vernon Patnoude, 26, faces 23 counts of personal offense against children after an arrest for sex charges involving a 7-year-old. While held at the detention center he attempted to hang himself in his cell and was taken to a local hospital in critical condition.
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Aiken County Detention Center
Robert Vernon Patnoude
Carline Road
Burnettown
Patnoude
Aiken County
Men Walk in Heels to Promote Domestic Violence Awareness
Dozens of area men wore three inch heels gold pumps and sandals to draw attention to domestic violence against women. They walked from the courthouse steps to Newberry Street for the event Walk a Mile in Her Shoes to support the Cumbee Center to Assist Abused Persons.
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Karen Daily
Aiken
Cumbee Center
Ben
Efit
Newberry Street
Scottie Fryar
Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity
South Carolina State
Aiken Heel Parade Highlights Men Supporting Women
The annual event in Aiken returns for a third year as men wear three inch heels to show solidarity with women in need. Crowds line the Alley and downtown streets while diners watch and applaud as survivor Carolyn McCloud thanks the participants and emphasizes true manhood.
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Aiken
Carolyn McCloud
Japan to receive aid from SRS for Fukushima relief
SRS will donate equipment to aid relief efforts at the Fukushima Dai-ichi Nuclear Power Station in Japan. The initiative aims to bolster safety, support workers, and assist affected communities amid the ongoing recovery response.
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SRS
Fukishima Dai-ichi Nuclear Power Station
Japan
Deaths and Funerals Brief for Beech Island and North Augusta
Bruce Wayne Mundy James Foreman Jr Beech Island Lawrence D Saylor Wagoner Patricia Ann Sam Dixon Edminster North Augusta are listed in the latest Deaths and Funerals brief for the area with brief notices and forthcoming services. This notice summarizes burial plans and surviving relatives as reported.
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Patricia Ann
Sam” Dixon
Edminster
North Augusta
Aiken GOP delegates decide on county chairman at convention
More than 400 Aiken County Republican Party delegates meet at River of Life Church on Columbia Highway for a decisive chairman contest. Incumbent Dennis Saylor seeks another term amid opposition from vice chair David Lobb. other posts include vice chair and executive committee seats with candidates Claude O Donovan Ken Gordon Jerry Guerin and K T Rutham. Friday registration opens 6 15 p m with the meeting at 7 p m open to elected delegates and invited officials not serving as delegates.
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Aiken County
Republican Party
Dennis Saylor
David Lobb
Claude O’ Donovan
Ken Gordon
Jerry Guerin
K.T. Rutham
GOP
Karen Floyd
Mick Zais
River of Life
Columbia Highway
U.S. 1
Saylor
GSK to Sell Aiken Site Keeping Equipment and Staff
GlaxoSmithKline plans to sell its Aiken manufacturing facility which employs 210 people. A spokeswoman says the goal is to find a buyer who will retain the location, equipment, and workers as the company divests several OTC brands. Sale hoped by year end.
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GlaxoSmithKline
Aiken
Brown-Tyson
Brown- Tyson
Economic Development Partnership
Will Williams
GSK
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Allege
Troy Elwell
Sheriff’s Office
Pathoude
Bruce Wayne Mundy
James Foreman Jr
Beech Island
Lawrence D. Saylor
Wagoner
Michael Gibbons
Kathryn Worrell
Gloverville Elementary
Steve and
Carrie Worrell
Simon
Acts
Warrenville
Church of Christ
Harrison Road
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