Wreck hearing on proposed Norfolk Southern class action settlement
A hearing begins today at the federal courthouse in Aiken over a proposed settlement in the Norfolk Southern class action. Motley Rice attorney Fritz Jekel says the hearing will show negotiated portions, addressing property damage evacuation and small business losses while excluding wrongful death and serious injury claims.
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Norfolk Southern
Aiken
Fritz Jekel
Motley Rice Law Firm
Graniteville
U.S. District Court
Margaret Seymour
Jekel
Erin Brooks
Ebrooks
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Three Norfolk Southern Cars Derail Near Graniteville
In Warrenville, three empty Norfolk Southern rail cars derailed from a local service train on Line Street near downtown Graniteville. No injuries or chemical releases occurred, and crews reported the derailment involved a car rolling back from loading to strike the main line.
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Warrenville
Graniteville
Norfolk Southern
Line Street
Susan Terpay
Aiken County
Sheriff's Office
Obesity Rising Among Affluent Shows Narrowing Gap
A study presented at an American Heart Association meeting finds obesity growing fastest among Americans earning more than $60,000 a year, with rates rising from 9.7% in the 1970s to 26.8% in 2002 while low income groups also increase. Researchers caution income shift affects waistlines differently across groups.
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Washington, D.C
Jennifer Robinson
University of Iowa
American Heart Association
Robinson
Nidhi Maheshwari
End of an era as Aiken Band opens Hopelands series
The Aiken Community Band launched Hopelands Summer Concert Series 2005 with Col. William Clark conducting his final official concert after 12 years as director. The event, backed by Security Federal Bank, drew families with strollers dogs and lawn chairs and featured pieces from The Star Spangled Banner to Fantasy on American Sailing Songs plus a soprano Sol Catherine Stapleton singing Georgia on My Mind and Looney Tunes Overture.
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Aiken
Hopelands
William Clark
Clark
Security Federal Bank
Doug Leader
Catherine Stapleton
Georgia
Bugs Bunny
Duane Carpen
Security Federal Insurance
Brohl to Run for At Large City Council Seat in Aiken
Kay Brohl announces she will seek an at large seat on the Aiken City Council. She has long served on local boards including Hitchcock Healthcare and Aiken Preparatory School and will make a 12 30 pm formal declaration at the Aiken Municipal Building.
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Aiken
Kay Biermann Brohl
Pat Canning
Jane Vaughters
Brohl
Planning Commission
Don Sprawls
Aiken Regional Medical Centers
Hitchcock Healthcare
Aiken Preparatory School
Chrysler Corporation
Detroit
Ed Brohl
Aiken Municipal Building
Park Ave
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Abby Nation
Olney L. Brown Jr
Frank F. Corbett
Sawyerdale
Mattie Foulks
Willie H. Freeman
Edgefield
Carolyn M. Moore
Bath
Trenton
Feedom
Carl Phillips
Lexington
Brunson Spicer
Mary B. Sweetnam
Carolina First
Col
Kay) Brohli
J.C. Lexow
Flexow
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