Batesburg News

Thursday, Nov. 5, 2009 1:20 p.m. Eight people have been arrested in a drug bust in Aiken County.

Hospice Care of Tri-County is currently collecting gifts for our annual Santa Shoppe, benefiting residents of local nursing facilities.

Batesburg-Leesville voters are less than two weeks from deciding a mayor's race.

Why I am running: One of the most important issues facing Batesburg-Leesville is water.

"Jambalaya and a crawfish pie and filet gumbo 'cause tonight, I'm gonna meet ma cher-a mio ..." -- Hank Williams, 1952 The other day, I received a request from Andrew Hartley of Batesburg, who had a list of common plants that might serve as good topics for this column.

Saturday, September 19, 2009 at 11:09 p.m. In Lexington County, a single car crash leaves one man dead.

Wednesday, August 05, 2009 at 10:34 p.m. From a dispute over bringing a new water source to their town, to an alleged shoving match.A We've covered all of that in the tiny town of Batesburg-Leesville.A City council members there have been at odds for months.

Wednesday, August 05, 2009 at 10:34 p.m. From a dispute over bringing a new water source to their town, to an alleged shoving match.A We've covered all of that in the tiny town of Batesburg-Leesville.A City council members there have been at odds for months.

Wednesday, August 05, 2009 at 10:34 p.m. From a dispute over bringing a new water source to their town, to an alleged shoving match.A We've covered all of that in the tiny town of Batesburg-Leesville.A City council members there have been at odds for months.

Wednesday, August 05, 2009 at 10:34 p.m. From a dispute over bringing a new water source to their town, to an alleged shoving match.A We've covered all of that in the tiny town of Batesburg-Leesville.A City council members there have been at odds for months.

A memorial service for Charles Adams "Tiny" Carson, 83, will be held at 1 p.m. Saturday, August 8, 2009, at Eastminster Presbyterian Church, 3200 Trenholm Road in Columbia.

Wednesday, August 05, 2009 at 10:34 p.m. From a dispute over bringing a new water source to their town, to an alleged shoving match.A We've covered all of that in the tiny town of Batesburg-Leesville.A City council members there have been at odds for months.

James Raymond Brown, 58, of 395 Peterson Path, died on Friday, July 31, 2009, in Providence Hospital, Columbia, SC.

Brenda Greer, 53, passed away Friday, July 31, 2009. Funeral services will be held at 3:00 p.m. Sunday, August 2, 2009, at Milton Shealy Funeral Home Chapel with interment in Ridge Crest Memorial Park Cemetery.

Services for Brenton D. Ricard, 82, will be held at 4:00 p.m. Monday at St. James Lutheran Church with Rev.

According to officers, a 24-year-old Batesburg man died after his car struck a large oak tree at 512 North Lee Street in Batesburg.

Henry Louis Gates Jr. at his home in Cambridge, Mass., in 2008. July 22, 2009 When I heard that prominent black Harvard professor Henry Louis Gates Jr.

WHAT: A motorcycle ministry that, for the third year, will donate proceeds from a ride to a family in need WHO: The group was founded by Jackson residents Lucky and Jennifer Gray.

A South Carolina town councilman has been arrested on an assault charge after a confrontation with another council member.

Mr. and Mrs. Roscoe A. Norton Jr. Mr. and Mrs. Roscoe A. Norton Jr., of Appomattox, Va., celebrated their 65th wedding anniversary May 28, 2009, with their families in attendance.