The S.C. Department of Natural Resources (DNR) is conducting a series of Family Fishing Clinics throughout the summer. Make sure to sign up as these clinics fill up quickly. Dates and locations as follows: * July 9 – Camp Gravatt – 9 a.m. to 12 noon * July 13 – Dreher Island State Park – […]
In an effort to keep state waterways safe during the upcoming July 4th holiday, the S.C. Department of Natural Resources Law Enforcement Division will again be conducting courtesy safety inspections at some public boat landings. The first of which will occur on June 29 around Lake Murray. S.C. Department of Natural Resources (DNR) boating safety […]
Dear Editor: Federal support of cancer research has put us on the verge of some incredible breakthroughs, and we are fortunate that research is going on right here in South Carolina at the Hollings Cancer Center. I recently had the opportunity to attend a congressional briefing hosted by the American Cancer Society Cancer Action Network […]
Katie is traveling to Washington, D.C., July 1- 7, to compete for the title of Miss Teen United States. Katie is a sophomore at the University of South Carolina and is majoring in Broadcast Journalism. She is the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Tracy Mode of North Augusta, the granddaughter of Mr. and Mrs. Sim […]
Gene and Ann Sawyer of the Merriwether section saw the announcement of the Republican Baptist Sunday evening music event to benefit Wesley and Ashley in The Advertiser. They attended and Anne wrote to the editor: “Gene and I went to Republican Baptist . . . and saw a walking miracle when Wesley Spires walked in […]
The suspect wanted in connection with the June 13th burglary on Virgil Wall Road was captured Monday, July 1, at a residence in McCormick, SC. According to a spokesperson with the Edgefield County Sheriff’s Office, Julius Lavern Rogers, 42, of McCormick, was arrested and charged with Burglary 1st. Rogers was arrested without incident and transported […]
Curtis Wright and father-in-law Rob Keck participated in the 150th Anniversary of the battle for Gettysburg in Pennsylvania. They attended the 3 reenactment days this past weekend. Rob was in the 100th Anniversary when he was 12 with his father so now he has done the 150th, as well. “We had a great time and […]
COLUMBIA, S.C. – Funeral service for Billy Hopkins Sprayberry Sr., 86, will be held at 10:00 a.m. Tuesday, July 2, 2013, at Dunbar Funeral Home, Devine Street Chapel, with burial in Greenlawn Memorial Park. The family will receive friends from 6 until 8:00 p.m. Monday, July 1, 2013 at Dunbar Funeral Home, Devine Street Chapel. Mr. Sprayberry, known as “Sarge”, […]
CHERAW, S.C. – James “Jim” Wellington Galletly, 76, died Friday, June 28, 2013 in Raleigh, N.C.. Born in Columbia, S.C., he was the son of the late Wellington Oakman and Celestia Elizabeth Hunter Galletly. He was married to the late Janis Anne Wilkerson Galletly. He attended Clemson University and The University of South Carolina, earning a […]