...Scott Johnson said he discovered an inequity in the compensation for elected officials when he and County Attorney Doug Batchelor were preparing annual letters sent to contracted county employees and elected officials.Those letters inform the...

...the Augusta law firm Hull Barrett to handle all its legal issues under a negotiated rate, with Hull Barrett partner Doug Batchelor serving as county attorney."Fortunately, the Hull firm is large enough that they could handle pretty much anything...

...posting a photo of his ballot on Facebook. Two members of the county Board of Elections met with county attorney Doug Batchelor on Tuesday. Batchelor recommended referring the incident and a similar one involving another voter to the sheriff's...

...construction.Facebook group "Say No to Magnolia Trace Housing Project" posted Thursday that Columbia County attorney Doug Batchelor worked on the deal to close the sale of the property on Old Ferry Road. It didn't specify whether Batchelor worked...

...conflict of interest.In a brief interview after Tuesday's Columbia County Commission meeting, county attorney Doug Batchelor said he worked as the closing attorney for Affordable Equity Partners, the purchaser of the Magnolia Trace property...

...as the one filed by Augusta Prep, follow a six-month wait once denied by the full commission.County attorney Doug Batchelor said Thompson and others in favor of the appeal are misinterpreting the language in the code. The ordinance only...

...in the work of the Riverkeepers organizations across the nation. I GET NO COMFORT from knowing that Ron Cross and Doug Batchelor "are taking care of business" and "looking out for our best interest." A SADLY MISDIRECTED ranter claims the...

...of Community Affairs to receive tax credits to construct the "affordable housing" project, said county attorney Doug Batchelor.The commission supported that effort with a resolution passed in June 2010.Though rent vouchers might be available...

...denial.That six-month wait requirement doesn't apply to plan revisions or special districts, county attorney Doug Batchelor said before Tuesday's meeting. Augusta Prep is in a special district.The planning commission will hear the appeal...

...The question is if there is a new use," Quinn said. "The answer is obviously yes."However, County Attorney Doug Batchelor said that the six-month wait requirement doesn't apply to plan revisions or properties, like Augusta Prep's...