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St. Andrews Patch Turns Six Months

Take a look back at the top stories of 2011.

St. Andrews Patch launched on June 28 and has brought you news about everything from politics to crime to sports. Here are the top six stories from St. Andrews Patch's first six months.

In the site's first month, the top story was " a story that followed one of Bachmann's early stops in the state. 

Crime came to the forefront in July. The most-read story of the month was coverage of . Read more about the incident in .

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In August, the focus moved to a new business in the St. Andrews area. took the spotlight for the month.

Attention turned to crime again in September when Patch reported about a . An autopsy later determined that .

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All eyes turned to USC senior quarterback Stephen Garcia in October when .

And in November Patch brought you coverage of the beginning of .

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