Inside the reactor Web-posted 9/21/97   WAYNESBORO -- Thirteen feet of water separate Fred Mason from lethal radiation. The water shields him from radioactivity so intense it would kill if exposed to the air.

Innocent on death row Web-posted 9/21/97   It was as horrible as could be: A 6-year-old girl raped, sodomized and stabbed to death. But the man setenced to die for her murder was released after new evidence exonerated him of crime.

Appeals leave victims' families in limbo as they await justice Web-posted 9/21/97   Next spring, Fred and Carolyn Bunch expect an anonymous griever to leave a dozen yellow roses on their daughter's grave.

Waiting on Death Row Web-posted 9/20/97   Mark McClain stole Albert Brown's best buddy, his last living relative, his only son. And Mr. Brown hopes to live long enough to watch Mr. McClain die.

Appeals process lacking resources Web-posted 9/20/97   Eleven agonizing years have crawled through Fred and Carolyn Bunch's lives since Alexander Williams was sentenced to die for killing their teen-age daughter, Aleta.

Profiles of inmates on Georgia's death row Web-posted 9/20/97   The following are profiles of Georgia's death row inmates. They are listed in alphabetical order. To find a particular name, use your Web browser's "find" function.

Executions different in states Web-posted 9/20/97   Aiken County juries sent four of the 67 people to death row in South Carolina.

A tough summer for Bowers Web-posted 9/21/97   ROSWELL, Ga. -- In many ways for Mike Bowers, this has been the summer from hell. Some of his supporters have abandoned him, a few even asking for their money back.

Amnesty in Augusta Web-posted 9/21/97   Every month for eight years, Joycene Boyle has asked the government of El Salvador the same question. What happened to Sara Christina Chan Chan Medina? Until she gets an answer, Ms. Boyle intends to keep asking.

Taking in the arts Web-posted 9/22/97   The Arts in the Heart of Augusta festival Sunday concluded with a concert by the Augusta Dance Coalition.

Memorial for victims of shooting set today Web-posted 9/21/97   A public memorial service remembering the victims of the shooting spree at R.E. Phelon Co. last week is being held today.

Alma maters bring back memories Web-posted 9/21/97   You hear the first notes and the song comes flooding back. Forgotten days in high school rewind in your memory as the words spill out of your mouth.

Local and regional news briefs Web-posted 9/22/97   Evans man killed in car accident... Naked man arrested downtown...Police don't enforce curfew...Officials tired of interruptions...The Shepeard Blood Center's bloodmobile...Meetings.

Skating weather Web-posted 9/22/97   In-line skater Ryan Jackson, 7, of Aiken enjoys the cooler weather Sunday afternoon.

Georgia lottery results Web-posted 9/22/97   ATLANTA - Here are the winning numbers selected Sunday in the Georgia Lottery's ``Fantasy 5,'' "Cash3" and "Cash 4" game

Test results might yield clues to body's identity Web-posted 9/21/97   Investigators should find out today whether a body they found in Warren County last week is that of a missing Covington, Ga. woman.

Group protects cemetery Web-posted 9/21/97   GRANITEVILLE -- The history of Graniteville, like much of small town America, can be found written on the old stones of its cemetery.

While SRS bids for new project, some protest plutonium plan Web-posted 9/21/97   AIKEN -- The courting and the deal-making is well under way for a plutonium fuel fabrication plant. But twists and turns that lead to DOE's decisions will include protests from environmental, disarmament and medical groups that don't think this plant is a good idea.

Ministry helps those who need it Web-posted 9/22/97   NORTH AUGUSTA -- Every Wednesday morning, people begin filing into a nondescript building at 103 Five Notch Road in North Augusta to receive provisions to help them through another week.

Male military school supported Web-posted 9/21/97   CHARLESTON, S.C. -- A plan to open a new Southern all-male military school has picked up the support of a secessionist organization that wants to create a new Southern nation.