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Newspaper
Aiken Standard
Location
Aiken, South Carolina, United States of America
Date
Jun 19, 2008
Page
1
Tiger Woods will not play this year as he undergoes tendon surgery. He hints the pending major could be his best ever and explains the decision, while updates on four injuries and two monikers Outlaw and Wyatt are noted.
Local obituary brief items reference Bath Georganne Lewis Coker Evans of Georgia and Norman H. Macintyre Jr, along with other community names in a Bath area death notice column. The fragment suggests a funeral notice page listing regional residents and affiliations.
City of Aiken advances plans to enlarge the Municipal Building by buying 0.2117 acres at Alley and Newberry Street from James C Brinkley Dan sion H Brinkley and Rebecca Brinkley Johnson for 930851.06 dollars funded over three years with 55851.06 at closing 300000 by end of 2008 300000 by end of 2009 and 275000 by end of 2010. The deal includes land behind City Hall facing Newberry Street and Olde South Realty on Newberry Street. The new 18000 square foot two story addition would attach to the current City Hall with retail space on the first floor and City Hall on the second. City Manager Roger LeDuc said leasing or selling the first floor as retail space is undecided. Council has pursued expansion to keep pace with Aiken growth per a 2006 Needs Assessment showing 1320 square feet in additional office space is needed. See EXPANSION, page 12.
In Graniteville area a fire day camp for 30 children from Aiken and North Augusta public safety departments honored nine Charleston firefighters who died at the Sofi Super Store fire on June 18. Each child received a red balloon with the names of the fallen, commemorating the tragedy and the largest fire service loss since 2001.
Police responded to a report near Tractor Supply on Whiskey Road. David Beard, 39, faces arrest for larceny of auto and related counts, while Craig Alan Williams, 39, is charged with resisting arrest and burglary offenses. A large go cart, a motorcycle, and a 50 pound bag of grass seed were found in a Buick.
Elijah Brunson Jr. died in the Lancaster Street Habitat for Humanity house on Father’s Day leaving Jennifer and two young sons. The Brunsons received ongoing support from the Habitat community and ACTS as they cope with funeral costs and adjust to life after tragedy.
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