Batchelor guilty. father sentenced to 40 years for triple vehicular deaths
Michael R. Batchelor was convicted on multiple counts including involuntary manslaughter and felony DUI for the July 2002 deaths of his three sons. Judge Jack Early ordered 25 years for involuntary manslaughter, 15 more for DUI, and 81 years concurrent on remaining charges, totaling 40 years.
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Vision Fair invites input on Aiken County plan
Hundreds from Monetta to Jackson filled public forums in February while more than 140000 residents stayed home. At the Vision Fair timed 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. at USC Aiken, attendees review 2000 ideas sorted into 12 categories and select the top three priorities for the county's future.
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Reynolds Preserve offers wildlife haven along Edisto River
Leland Reynolds owns 433 acres of wildlife habitat from hardwoods by the South Fork Edisto River to pines and fields. Since buying in February 2002 he has planted corn millet and other crops, planted longleaf pines and cypress, harvested hardwoods, and secured a conservation easement with the National Wild Turkey Federation to keep the land as a refuge for deer rabbit turkey dove and other wildlife while enabling hunting fishing and timber management.
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Leland Reynolds
Ruby Redd
National Wild Turkey Federation
Graniteville man dies from chlorine spill after train wreck
Leonard Mathis, 51, a Graniteville brick mason, died after inhaling chlorine from the Norfolk Southern derailment spill. His death would raise the toll to 10 fatalities and follow months of respiratory complications and ongoing lawsuits. The coroner has not confirmed causation.
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Norfolk Southern
Aiken County
Darryl Ables
Mathis
Bonnie Mathis
Associated Press
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Reginald Simmons
Leonard
Jerry Gibson
State Department of Health and Environmental Control
SRS lays off 177 as part of restructuring plan
Westinghouse Savannah River Company begins involuntary separations delivering 177 pink slips at the Savannah River Site on Wednesday. Workers escorted from offices and kept on payroll 60 days as the first phase of a broader layoff plan unfolds.
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Will Callicott
WSRC
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