Gayla J. Sleister Easler

JOHNSTON, S.C. – Mrs. Gayla J. Sleister Easler, 57, of Johnston, beloved wife of Mr. Butch Easler, entered into rest on Wednesday, April 17, 2013. Born at Ft. Gordon, GA, she was a daughter of Margie C. Blackmon, Graniteville, SC and the late Buford T. Newsome. She was a former video store owner. Gayla enjoyed […]

Karnig Surabian

AUGUSTA, Ga. – Karnig (Bo) Surabian, 84, entered into rest on Wednesday,  April 10, 2013, at the Charlie Norwood VA Medical Center. A memorial service was held at 11 a.m. on Thursday, April 18th, at Resurrection Lutheran Church with the Rev. David Hunter officiating. Burial was private. Mr. Surabian was born on 9 January 1929 […]

Bobby H. Tanks

NORTH AUGUSTA, S.C. – Mr. Bobby Henry Tanks, 55, entered into rest April 21, 2013. Graveside service will be held Wednesday, April 24, at 1 p.m. at Sunset Gardens Memorial Park ,Edgefield, SC with the  Rev. Vernon Zinnerman officiating. Mr. Tanks, a native of Edgefield County was a 1976 graduate of Strom Thurmond High School […]

Dr. Henry Rives Coleman Chalmers

ATLANTA, Ga. – Henry Rives Coleman Chalmers, MD. July 28, 1918 – April 1, 2013. “When through one man a little more love and goodness, a little more light and truth comes into this world, then that man’s life has had meaning.” Alfred Delp Rives Chalmers’ life touched many others in the way he lived and […]

Thurmond Students Win Logo Contest

Thurmond Students Win Logo Contest

Baylee Sims and Bianca White won the logo contest for the “Goodwill, Dragon Boat Race,” presented by Nancy Browning, Manager of Volunteer Services. They are art students at Strom Thurmond High and are the students of Ms .Beth Clark. They received $50.00 gift cards and were chosen from high schools and colleges from the whole CSRA. […]

The ‘Second Saturday’ Event in Edgefield

The ‘Second Saturday’ Event in Edgefield

It was the premiere Second Saturday event on April 13, and one of the features of these Saturdays is a tour of Willowbrook cemetery which is full of interesting stories of the dead. Heard on Saturday was the one about the man who was buried sitting up behind a glass barrier.  Unfortunately, parts of the […]

School Art Show at Purple Fence

School Art Show at Purple Fence

Invitation for Show and Reception –  The art students of Strom Thurmond High School, under the direction of Beth Clark,are having an art show and reception at “the Purple Fence” in Edgefield on Wed., April 24, at 2:30, which is an early release day for students. Numerous students have received awards this year and more […]

FBLA Students Place in State

FBLA Students Place in State

On April 11th seven FBLA members traveled to North Charleston for the FBLA State Leadership Conference.  Over 1,000 members and advisers were present for the conference.  Students attended workshops and competed against students from around the state on Friday and Saturday.  All students placed in their event and did an excellent job of representing Strom […]

On Golden Pond: A Play for Everyone

On Golden Pond: A Play for Everyone

On Golden Pond by Ernest Thompson is an American treasure.  It is a play that struggles with family issues, that laughs at provincialisms such as ethnic and gender prejudice (especially those of New England origin where the story is set), and deals with a subject that is often denied, that of growing old and dying.  […]