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Newspaper
Aiken Standard
Location
Aiken, South Carolina, United States of America
Date
Jun 24, 2011
Page
1
The MOMS Club of Aiken donated funds to the City of Aiken Parks Recreation and Tourism to support a new handicapped accessible playground. The project will replace the current facility at the Aiken County Public Library, with local officials noting community support.
Youth baseball All Stars from around the country gathered at Citizens Park and MVRA this week. The event highlighted teams headed to the next level with matchups and standout players.
A reader notes Thursday’s issue but says pay raises for Aiken County employees were not on the front page. Also reports repeat vandalism at the Laurens Street bus shelter near Hahn Village with windows broken again.
A 2012 readers poll teaser hints at a splash park planned for Aiken with options Citizens Park or Odell Weeks. PR T is evaluating location. Readers are urged to follow the paper on Twitter at aikenstandard.com for updates.
An online poll as of 9 p.m. Thursday asks readers if South Carolina will win the College World Series again. Voters are directed to visit www.aikenstandard.com vote in today’s poll.
Obituary notices for Dewey David Anderson of Edgefield Dr. Michael Edward Hodges of Augusta Ernest Dean Becheler of Lexington and Michael Mickey Conaway of Aiken list their deaths and locations in a concise obituary roundup.
A 71-year-old Greer man awaiting a flat tire repair on Whiskey Road was struck and killed by a northbound 2011 Kia. Officials said the victim stood about 30 to 35 feet from the roadway when the car veered off the right side and struck him. Aiken County Coroner Tim Carlton confirmed the fatality.
The Griffin announces a name change from Tipsey McStumbles to The Griffin at the Alley pub with a new menu and attire. Bartenders will wear shorts and menu shifts to a typical bar style, while a civil suit over name logo and dress between Augusta and Aiken Tipsey’s continues, postponing a court hearing to mid July.
Robert Vernon Patnoude, 26, from Burnettown, pled guilty to six indictments of criminal sexual conduct with a minor under 14 and was given 40 years for each indictment to run concurrently. He befriended two 7 year old boys after moving to Aiken County and assaulted them between fall 2010 and his arrest in March. Prosecutors say 23 counts were reduced to six. the case stemmed from a neighbor IP address used to download child pornography. He confessed to authorities.
Charles P. Gregory 37, a former North Augusta High School assistant and later administrator, quit on June 9 to take a job elsewhere in the state. He was arrested June 18 after leading police on a foot chase during a traffic stop and is charged with resisting arrest and improper lane change. He reportedly left his 6-year-old daughter home during the incident.
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