BEECH ISLAND — Mr. Norwood Chresswell Williams, 81, of Hammond Road, died Sunday April 8, 2012 at his residence. A Memorial Service will be held Wednesday April 11, 2012 at 11 A.M. at All Saints Episcopal Church in Beech Island. The family will receive friends after the service at the church. Mr. Williams was born […]
Always a devoted group joins together at Spann Church, devoted to the old church and its history and mission. Some are members; some are friends. They were there on Good Friday evening to follow a service led by Pastor John Kneece. Kneece read from the Book of John, a new translation, and talked of who […]
ROME, GA. – Ms Laurina M. (Susie) Sieben, 94, of Rome, Ga., formally of Edgefield, S.C., passed away Wednesday April 4, 2012. Funeral Services will be held Sunday April 15, 2012 at 2 P.M. at Edgefield Mercantile Funeral Home with burial in Sunset Gardens Memorial Park in Edgefield. Ms Sieben was born on October 24, 1917 […]
Burton is New Councilman – Culbreath Wins over Felder Edgefield and Johnston held elections on Tuesday for Town Council. Only one Ward in each town had candidates vying for the seats — Ward 1 in Johnston and Ward 6 in Edgefield. Winner of Ward 1 in Johnston is Terrence Culbreath with 76 votes, winning over Calvin […]
Senior Gardener Willie Leaverette Jr. and his young gardeners remove the remains of the fall garden Tuesday morning. Mr. Leaverette is sharing 77 years of experience and wisdom with the youth of his church. “Give a man a basket of corn and feed him for a day, teach a man to grow corn and feed […]
Local potters in the Greenwood and Edgefield area are collaborating to host the first Heritage Trail Pottery Tour & Sale, a series of events from Friday, May 4 through Sunday, May 6. The Pottery Tour & Sale kicks off with joint receptions at The Museum in Greenwood and the Discovery Center in Edgefield during which […]
A 17-year-old Edgefield County female was sexually assaulted on Sunday, Apr. 1 in the Big Oak Community. The suspect in this assault, a 19-year-old Edgefield County man, is in the custody of the Edgefield County Sheriff’s Office with pending charges of Criminal Sexual Conduct in the 1st Degree. The victim spent the day in the […]
LONG ISLAND CITY, N.Y. – Mrs. Lillie Ruth “Bit” Griffin Thomas, 75, entered into rest March 28, 2012. Funeral services will be held 1 p.m. Saturday, April 7, 2012 at Poplar Spring Baptist Church with the Rev. Donnell Meriweather officiating. Interment will be in the church cemetery. Mrs. Thomas, a native of Edgefield County was a […]
JOHNSTON – Funeral services for Mrs. Mary Alice Jackson will be held 2:00 pm Tuesday, at the Bland Baptist Church with the Rev. Jimmy Cue, Pastor, & Apostle Alvin Deal officiating. Interment will be in the church cemetery. Visitation will be held 6-7:30 pm Monday at the Amos & Sons Funeral Home. Survivors include: her […]
JOHNSTON – Funeral Services for Mrs. Louise Cullum Crouch, age 93, will be held Tuesday, April 3, 2012 at 12 Noon at Bland Funeral Home. Interment will follow in Mt of Olives Cemetery. The family will receive friends at the funeral home from 11:00 until 12 prior to the service. Mrs. Crouch, a native of Johnston […]