Death Scene details in Augusta trench collapse inquiry
Coroner questions why a 10 by 6 by 100 foot trench at Blair Construction site was not reinforced as six workers and Neutzling died in a cave in. Roy Mutimer, co owner of Blair Construction, faced scrutiny as OSHA involvement and public safety concerns draw attention to the incident.
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Roy Mutimer
Blair Construction Company
Augusta
Merle Taylor
Blair
Mutimer
Townsend
OSHA
Taylor
Neutzling
Blair L. Mutimer
Janice
Patricia
Gem Lake
Roy Cooper
Bath
Management Investment Corporation of
Orangeburg
Cooper
S.C. Utilities Inc
Management Investment Corporation
Richmond
Columbia
Georgia
Aiken County
Aiken Nursing Home
Aiken Public Safety
Carroll Busbee
Aiken Woman Of The Year Honored For Civic Service
Ann Taylor led efforts to establish Aiken County's Wee Care Center, now the Aiken Child Development Center, and continues work across Child Development and Tri-Development centers. She earned 1981 Woman of the Year from the Greater Aiken Chamber of Commerce and a White House Distinguished Volunteer Award, among other honors.
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County Association For Retarded Citizens
Wee Care Center
Aiken County
Aiken
Taylor
Greater Aiken
Voter Registration Rules For Absentee Ballots In Aiken County
Voters may request absentee ballots by contacting the office at 736 Richland Ave. Ballots are available until June 8. Duplicate cards may be issued after May 12 if no change of address is involved. No papers are required to register, though a driver's license may be asked for but is not required. Residents moving from other counties or states should turn in their voter cards or certificates.
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Richland Ave
Pennington
Aiken County
Congress Probes 1945 Insurance Regulation Law
Washington AP reports Congress examines if the 1945 law barring federal regulation of the insurance industry hampers competition and raises concerns over market fairness.
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Washington
Congress
Rescue Operation Ends After Gem Lake Water Crisis
Public Safety Officer Joe Drayton ordered residents to stop using water as rescue workers, aided by the Aiken County Rescue Squad. By 8:34 Benjamin was carried out on a stretcher as rain intensified and onlookers watched, lights on and plastic covering the backhoe. The emergency was declared over with a later message permitting water use again.
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Gem Lake
Joe Drayton
Aiken County
Busbee
Benjamin
Greer Youth Dies in Cave In Near Mauldin High
James Russell Metcalf II a 16 year old from Greer died when a ditch near Mauldin High School caved in burying him under dirt. Coroner Stan McKinney said he suffocated and an autopsy was planned. The incident follows another cave in death in Aiken and a surviving burial in the same area. Bruce Kroencke of EMS said Metcalf was dead when responders arrived.
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Mauldin
Greer
Mauldin High School
James Russell Metcalf II
Stan McKinney
McKinney
Metcalf
Aiken
Bruce Kroencke
Greenville
Emergency Medical Services
Kroencke
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Robbie Benjamin
Ginny Southworth
Coscob
Salem
Eber
L&k
Devon
Louise
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Aiken-Augusta Hwy
Nashville Recording
Aiken Electric Cooperative
Cave In
Jotal Gooma
Whiskey Shopping
Jack Rabbit
Mitchell Shopping
Kalmia Shopping Center
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