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Newspaper
Aiken Standard
Location
Aiken, South Carolina, United States of America
Date
Apr 15, 2005
Page
2
Readers comment on late night music at the Aiken Playhouse and the play Five Women in the Same Dress. They discuss civil rights in Aiken County, road conditions near the thoroughbred track, Books-A-Million's interest on Whiskey Road, and desire for better retail options.
The Aiken Standard corrects two errors from April 14 and Wednesday’s Page 2B. The Horse Play sculpture project credit should read Robbie Doying Bellamy, and Emily Smith of Aiken High JV girls soccer had seven saves in the game against South Aiken, not two.
Michael Batchelor, 37, faces three counts of accessory before the fact and other charges over a July 2002 incident that killed his three sons. Police say he bought beer for the group and let Ashton Groomes drive the truck with the Batchelor children in the cab and three friends in the rear.
Batchelor faces three counts of accessory before the fact in a felony drunk driving one count of involuntary manslaughter two counts of contributing to the delinquency of a minor three counts of unlawful conduct toward a child. Five people were injured when the truck struck a Mitsubishi Eclipse head on on Belvedere Clearwater Road Ashton died at the scene Brandon died the next day and Drew died three days later Batchelor was injured and not wearing a seatbelt He remains jailed in Aiken County since June 29 2003 after 15 days on the run His bond was revoked for missing court June 13 2003 A motion to reinstate his $100000 bond was denied His trial was reset from December 13 2004 Judge Jack Early will preside and Barabara Morgan is the prosecutor.
USC Aiken celebrated its Academic Convocation with Mary Elizabeth Dowdy named outstanding Associate Degree Nursing student. Dowdy balances nursing studies with family life and will start pediatric ICU work at the Medical College of Georgia. Also honored were top graduate Martin Sokolak and top athlete Plamen Peer, with Henderson Johnson receiving the Distinguished Citizen Award.
James Fleenor, 29, of North Augusta, was arrested for failure to register after tips tied him to the city. Prince Messiah, 43, also in North Augusta, was arrested by the Aiken County Sheriff's Office for failure to register amid an ongoing sexual conduct investigation. Both cases stem from unregistered offenders living in Aiken County. authorities note one new suspect remains under scrutiny while alibi defenses are reviewed.
USC Aiken honors a long list of award recipients including Martin Sokolak Nicole Leopard Plamen Peer and Dr Charmaine Wilson with teaching and service honors. The ceremony also saluted 7 faculty retirees and multiple outstanding students across biology geology psychology and engineering.
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