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Ground water, wetlands mitigation key issues at HGM public meeting Cell phone fight leads to arrest Two arrested for shooting of local man By Ronnie Wall Correspondent Questions and comments flowed freely at the Commu- nity Meeting last Tuesday for input on the Environmental Impact Statement (EIS) for the proposed gold mining operation at Haile Gold Mine. Lt. Col. John Litz, Com- mander of the Charleston District of The Army Corps of Engineers, introduced Dr. Richard Darden, who served as moderator. The meeting was held at the Andrew Jackson Recre- ation Center with around 200 people in attendance. About 20 visitors spoke during the comments portion. The meet- ing began at 7 pm and lasted over two hours. Lt. Col. Litz opened the meeting by asking for a dia- logue with the Kershaw com- munity and the various agen- cies involved in reviewing the proposal for mining gold at the Haile site. He gave infor- mation on the role of The Army Corps of Engineers in the project. Dr. Darden gave an overview of the proposed pro- ject using a web-based tool, which allows viewers to see a virtual tour of how the pro- posed mining operation will look as it begins, and plans for the future of the project. The tool can be found at www.hailegoldmineeis.com. A reminder was given of the timeline for the Environ- mental Impact Statement process. After input is received from the communi- ty, the Draft EIS will be pub- lished in March of 2014, with a Public Hearing in April, and the Final EIS in July 2014. THE PUBLIC SPEAKS Individuals at the meeting were invited to speak and ask their questions or make com- ments about the EIS and potential mining at the Haile site. Dr. Darden and those representing cooperating agencies involved in the EIS review cooperated to answer questions. Those who spoke raised several issues. One major concern involved the quality and availability of ground water in the areas surrounding the mining operation once min- ing begins. There were also concerns about the mining processes, the resulting chemical content of surface water, and the impact on wildlife. Several people voiced opin- ions in favor of the mining operation while others ques- tioning the operation of the proposed mine. By Joseph Garris, Jr. News Editor It’s back to the drawing board for the Lancaster County Fire Service after County Council voted down a grant submit- tal that could have resulted in over $1 million in funding for recruitment and retention of firefight- ers. Council first voted in favor of the idea at a July 8 meeting, however, several council members seemed to be against the hiring of a grant coordinator responsi- ble for record keeping and facilitating the grant. Emergency Management Director Morris Russell was back before council Monday night explaining the need for council to support the recruiting coordi- nator before the application would receive any serious consideration. Appli- cations are due in to the Federal Emer- gency Management Agency (FEMA) by the end of the week. Russell told council that approval of a coordinator to go along with the grant is crucial because FEMA designates the hiring as a high prior- A 29-year-old Ker- shaw woman was arrested for criminal domestic violence Aug. 19 after her husband claimed she struck him several times in the face when he would not give back her cell phone. Officers were called to the Bridgeport Drive residence and spoke with Kevin Outen, 31, 6943 Bridgeport Drive, who said he was handed the cell phone by his wife, Amanda Lisa Outen, to look at some pictures on Facebook. While he had the phone, Kevin said he began to look through Amanda’s pri- vate Facebook mes- sages. When Amanda noticed what Kevin was doing, she asked for the phone back. Getting suspicious, Kevin told deputies he started looking through more mes- sages and trying to keep the phone away from his wife. He ran outside and Amanda followed behind. Kevin told officers he first thought the two were playing around but noticed that Amanda was getting more aggravated, the report said. According to the report, Kevin went next door to his grand- mother’s residence. Amanda followed him there and the two went into a room where the struggle for the phone continued. Kevin told officers See Meeting, page 10 Wednesday, August 28, 2013 50¢ COPY Russell Dr. Richard Darden of the US Army Corps of Engineers moderated last week’s meeting. Photo by Ronnie Wall. Kershaw News-Era From Release The Lancaster County Sheriff’s Office is still investigating last week’s shooting death, in which two men have been arrest- ed and are being held at the Lancaster County Detention Center, facing murder charges. The shooting hap- pened last Wednesday at about 8:45 p.m. at the home of victim Bryan Matthew Hatchel, 30, 308 Harold Faulkenberry Road. The report from the Sheriff’s Office said Hatchel was unresponsive and appeared to have sev- eral gunshot wounds. Criminal Investiga- tors and Crime Scene Investigators with Lancaster County arrived and began to survey the scene. During their investi- gation, officers learned that suspects Ronald Eugene Reed Jr., 39, 3591 Rocky River Road, Heath Springs, and Gregory D. Follans- bee, 46, 11035 Elven Drive, Indian Land, came to the home and shot Hatchel. The report said the two men fled the scene immedi- ately after the shoot- ing. The release from the Sheriff’s Office said deputies learned through their investi- gation that there was a relation between the suspects and Hatchel and that the three had been involved in an ongoing dispute for unknown reasons. Reportedly, Hatchel was married to Reed’s sister. Just a few hours after first responding to the 911 call, offi- cers located Follans- bee at his home while executing a search warrant. He was arrested without inci- dent. Officers arrested Reed Thursday at his home at about 1:15 p.m. He was also brought in without incident. Lancaster County Undersheriff Matt Shaw said no addi- tional suspects are being sought in the crime. Shaw also said late Monday afternoon that no additinall information had been learned about the case. VOL. 64 NO. 47 The Andrew Jackson Recreation Center was filled with approximately 200 people last week getting their first look at the proposed Environmental Impact Study for Haile Gold Mine. Photo by Ronnie Wall. See Arrest, page 10 See Grant, page 10 Lack of recruiter kills bid for $1 million fire grant Follansbee Reed
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Transcript of Wednesday, August 28, 2013 50¢ COPY Two arrested for...
Ground water, wetlands mitigationkey issues at HGM public meeting
Cell phone fightleads to arrest
Two arrested for shooting of local man
By Ronnie WallCorrespondent
Questions and commentsflowed freely at the Commu-nity Meeting last Tuesday forinput on the EnvironmentalImpact Statement (EIS) forthe proposed gold miningoperation at Haile Gold Mine.
Lt. Col. John Litz, Com-mander of the CharlestonDistrict of The Army Corps ofEngineers, introduced Dr.Richard Darden, who servedas moderator.
The meeting was held atthe Andrew Jackson Recre-ation Center with around 200people in attendance. About20 visitors spoke during thecomments portion. The meet-ing began at 7 pm and lastedover two hours.
Lt. Col. Litz opened themeeting by asking for a dia-logue with the Kershaw com-munity and the various agen-cies involved in reviewing theproposal for mining gold atthe Haile site. He gave infor-mation on the role of TheArmy Corps of Engineers inthe project.
Dr. Darden gave anoverview of the proposed pro-
ject using a web-based tool,which allows viewers to see avirtual tour of how the pro-posed mining operation willlook as it begins, and plansfor the future of the project.The tool can be found atwww.hailegoldmineeis.com.
A reminder was given ofthe timeline for the Environ-mental Impact Statementprocess. After input isreceived from the communi-
ty, the Draft EIS will be pub-lished in March of 2014, witha Public Hearing in April, andthe Final EIS in July 2014.
THE PUBLIC SPEAKSIndividuals at the meeting
were invited to speak and asktheir questions or make com-ments about the EIS andpotential mining at the Hailesite. Dr. Darden and thoserepresenting cooperatingagencies involved in the EISreview cooperated to answerquestions.
Those who spoke raisedseveral issues.
One major concerninvolved the quality andavailability of ground waterin the areas surrounding themining operation once min-ing begins. There were alsoconcerns about the miningprocesses, the resultingchemical content of surfacewater, and the impact onwildlife.
Several people voiced opin-ions in favor of the miningoperation while others ques-tioning the operation of theproposed mine.
By Joseph Garris, Jr.News Editor
It ’s back to thedrawing board for theLancaster CountyFire Service afterCounty Council voteddown a grant submit-tal that could haveresulted in over $1million in funding forrecruitment andretention of firefight-ers.
Council first votedin favor of the idea ata July 8 meeting,however, severalcouncil membersseemed to be againstthe hiring of a grantcoordinator responsi-ble for record keepingand facilitating thegrant. EmergencyManagement DirectorMorris Russell wasback before councilMonday nightexplaining the needfor council to supportthe recruiting coordi-nator before the
application wouldreceive any seriousconsideration. Appli-cations are due in tothe Federal Emer-gency ManagementAgency (FEMA) by theend of the week.
Russell told councilthat approval of acoordinator to goalong with the grantis crucial becauseFEMA designates thehiring as a high prior-
A 29-year-old Ker-shaw woman wasarrested for criminaldomestic violence Aug.19 after her husbandclaimed she struckhim several times inthe face when hewould not give backher cell phone.
Officers were calledto the Bridgeport Driveresidence and spokewith Kevin Outen, 31,6943 Bridgeport Drive,who said he washanded the cell phoneby his wife, AmandaLisa Outen, to look atsome pictures onFacebook. While hehad the phone, Kevinsaid he began to lookthrough Amanda’s pri-vate Facebook mes-sages.
When Amandanoticed what Kevinwas doing, she asked
for the phone back.Getting suspicious,Kevin told deputies hestarted lookingthrough more mes-sages and trying tokeep the phone awayfrom his wife. He ranoutside and Amandafollowed behind. Kevintold officers he firstthought the two wereplaying around butnoticed that Amandawas getting moreaggravated, the reportsaid.
According to thereport, Kevin wentnext door to his grand-mother’s residence.Amanda followed himthere and the twowent into a roomwhere the struggle forthe phone continued.Kevin told officers
See Meeting, page 10
Wednesday, August 28, 2013 50¢ COPY
Russell
Dr. Richard Darden ofthe US Army Corps of Engineers moderated lastweek’s meeting. Photo byRonnie Wall.
Kershaw News-EraFrom Release
The LancasterCounty Sheriff’s Officeis still investigatinglast week’s shootingdeath, in which twomen have been arrest-ed and are being heldat the LancasterCounty DetentionCenter, facing murdercharges.
The shooting hap-pened last Wednesdayat about 8:45 p.m. at
the home of victimBryan MatthewHatchel, 30, 308Harold FaulkenberryRoad. The report fromthe Sheriff ’s Officesaid Hatchel wasunresponsive andappeared to have sev-eral gunshot wounds.
Criminal Investiga-tors and Crime SceneInvestigators withLancaster Countyarrived and began tosurvey the scene.During their investi-
g a t i o n ,of f icerslearnedt h a tsuspectsR o n a l dEugeneR e e dJr., 39,3 5 9 1Rocky River Road,Heath Springs, andGregory D. Follans-bee, 46, 11035 ElvenDrive, Indian Land,came to the home andshot Hatchel. The
r e p o r tsaid thetwo menfled thes c e n eimmedi-a t e l yafter thes h o o t -ing.
The release fromthe Sheriff ’s Officesaid deputies learnedthrough their investi-gation that there wasa relation between thesuspects and Hatchel
and that the threehad been involved inan ongoing disputefor unknown reasons.
Reportedly, Hatchelwas married to Reed’ssister.
Just a few hoursafter first respondingto the 911 call, offi-cers located Follans-bee at his home whileexecuting a searchwarrant. He wasarrested without inci-dent.
Officers arrested
Reed Thursday at hishome at about 1:15p.m. He was alsobrought in withoutincident.
Lancaster CountyUndersheriff MattShaw said no addi-tional suspects arebeing sought in thecrime.
Shaw also said lateMonday afternoonthat no additinallinformation had beenlearned about thecase.
VOL. 64 NO. 47
The Andrew Jackson Recreation Centerwas filled with approximately 200 peoplelast week getting their first look at the
proposed Environmental Impact Study forHaile Gold Mine. Photo by Ronnie Wall.
See Arrest, page 10
See Grant, page 10
Lack of recruiterkills bid for $1
million fire grant
Follansbee Reed
