Montmorenci News

Angelo D. Hatcher, 20, of the 100 block of Psalms Circle in Montmorenci is charged with second degree burglary. via Aiken Standard

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Aiken County investigators, with the help of the Aiken Bloodhound Tracking Team, arrested two men this morning in connection with burglaries and thefts at a convenience store in Montmorenci. via Augusta Chronicle

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Workshops seek public input on development Augusta Tomorrow Inc. and the cities of Augusta and North Augusta will hold public workshops Monday and Tuesday to gather input on coordinated efforts to develop the ... via Augusta Chronicle

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May 9, 2008 Aiken Cty.,, SC-- Aiken County deputies have now identified the two men arrested for a burglary in the Montmorenci area earlier this week. via WRDW-TV Augusta

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After tracking for more than a half-mile, the Aiken County Sheriff's Office and Aiken Bloodhound Tracking Team arrested two men this morning concerning a pair of burglaries and thefts from overnight at ... via WRDW-TV Augusta

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“It was not a challenge we were not going to be able to overcome”

Avondale Mills' Stephen Felker Jr. is overseeing the dismantling of the company his family built.

Nearly all the workers have been gone for two years now, but Felker told The Augusta (Ga.) Chronicle that the company still has some real estate holdings to sell off.

'It's something that's slowly coming to a close,' said Felker, who worked as manager of corporate development for Avondale Mills.

The company employed more than 4,000 workers and operated 18 plants in Alabama, Georgia and South Carolina at the start of 2005. But then came a train derailment a few days into that year which caused a chlorine gas leak just outside the company's Graniteville plant. Nine people died, 250 were injured and the corrosive gas damaged the plant beyond operation. Read more

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“In the short run, services will be impacted, immediately. You will see less work at parks, higher grass, more trash, you're going to see repairs take a lot more time.”

A local correctional facility may be shutting down...and many people across the CSRA are not happy about it. via WJBF-TV Augusta

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“They're, number one, inexperienced, and they need to focus. They have a lot of things going on in their lives...they're really, they're continually learning.”

South Carolina lawmakers will debate another hot issue this week...cell phones and driving. via WJBF-TV Augusta

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Experts asked to examine the largest tree in South Carolina say two limbs need to be trimmed from the ancient oak for it to survive. via Myrtle Beach Online

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Peter Beattie was over at our house last night for dinner and mentioned that you and he had talked about some of the things that Queensland has done well. via Brad Warthen's Blog

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