AIKEN, S.C. – Funeral Services for Mr. Earl Zimmerman, age 68, will be held Thursday, February 7, 2013 at 11 am at Bland Funeral Home, Johnston, with burial to follow in Mt Calvary Lutheran Church Cemetery. The family will receive friends at the funeral home Wednesday, Feb. 6 from 6-8 pm. Mr. Zimmerman, a native […]
Minister and researcher, Rev. Elvin B. Thompson of Augusta, delivered to a small but very interested audience a study of education in the black community after the Civil War. This was the first in a series of four lectures on Black History held at the Macedonia community building every Saturday morning through February, in Edgefield. […]
The S.C. Department of Natural Resources recently began mailing turkey tags for the 2013 spring season. Hunters can determine if they will receive their tags by mail by checking their hunting license. If “Turkey Tags” appears on their hunting license the tags should have already been mailed to them. If “Turkey Tags” does not appear […]
EDGEFIELD, S.C. – Miss Sara Ann Corley, 68, of Edgefield, died Sunday February 3, 2013 at Trinity Mission Health and Rehab. Funeral Services will be held Tuesday February 5, 2013 at 4 P.M. at Edgefield Mercantile Funeral Home. Miss Corley was born in Greenwood, SC and was the daughter of the late Ralph and Sara […]
Find Pottery in a Game of Chance – Here begins a series, a long one we hope, of articles from Justin Guy, who is steering Old Edgefield Pottery and appointed by the Edgefield Historical Society as Director of Pottery Initiatives for the Society. He will be sharing information about the field of pottery as well […]
GREENWOOD, S.C. – William B. (Bill) Coleman, 66, of Rumford Court, husband of Pamela Darmer Coleman, died January 31, 2013 in Greenwood. Funeral Services will be held Sunday February 3, 2013 at 2 P.M. at Edgefield Mercantile Funeral Home. Graveside Services will be at 4 P.M. in Greenwood Memorial Gardens in Greenwood. Mr. Coleman was […]
The Edgefield Community Development Association is sponsoring a Downtown Wine & Chocolate Stroll Thursday, February 7, 4:00 until 8:00 p.m. Local merchants open their doors and roll out the red carpet for shoppers to peruse merchandise while sipping a glass of wine and tasting chocolate confections, offering up a fun filled night of hospitality and […]
To Present “Year in Review, 2012” – The Edgefield County Chamber of Commerce will hold its annual “Taste” of Edgefield County’s Hospitality on February 7 at the American Legion Hut when membership will hear from the Board of Directors and the Administrator Donna Livingston with a “year in review.” Always billed as a smorgasbord as […]
February 1, 2013 – Animal Shelter Update Coming At our upcoming February 5 County Council meeting, Administrator Lynn Strom will be giving the Council an update on the proposed Animal Shelter. As you may remember, a year or so ago the County Council agreed that we could save money and provide a better service to […]
Darla Steele of Ridge Spring was recently named the South Carolina Mid-State Region Young Farmer Association Advisor of the Year by the South Carolina Young Farmer and Agribusiness Association. The announcement of Mrs. Steele’s selection for this prestigious award was made at the annual South Carolina Young Farmer and agribusiness Association conference held this past […]