– By G. Miller Thompson – America’s youth have an extremely twisted and warped perspective of what constitutes a hero. We live in a society in which pop music stars like Miley Cyrus, Lil Wayne, and the like actively poison the minds of our children who blindly consume the trash these individuals put out under […]
COLUMBIA, S.C. – Today, the Board of the South Carolina Department of Health and Environmental Control (DHEC) offered changes to their regulations for public comment. Proposed Regulation “61-107.4 Solid Waste Management” allows businesses to compost and reduce landfill waste statewide by 30%; reduces regulation for small businesses; invites in new composting industry to manage food […]
The third annual National Rural Health Day will be held this year on Thursday, November 21, 2013. Events recognizing this important day that “Celebrate the Power of Rural” will take place in our state and in every state throughout the nation on that day. National Rural Health Day was created as a way to showcase […]
Piedmont Technical College and the University of Phoenix – Columbia announce the signing of an articulation agreement which will provide even more educational opportunities for students. Through the agreement, students at PTC can pursue a variety of degree opportunities at the University of Phoenix – Columbia ground campus, as well as have full access to […]
The Birthday Girls started meeting 38 years ago during the middle 1970s after participating in the Christian Women’s Club in Augusta. They had their annual early Christmas party at the DoubleTree in Augusta on November 4. Four have been Chairman of the Christian Women’s Club: Judy Sechrist, Joyce Barinowski, Gina Bridgers and Wally Russ. Joyce Barinowski of the Merriwether District of Edgefield […]
JOHNSTON, S.C. – Graveside funeral services for Mrs. Frances Casey Johnson, age 90, will be held Thursday, November 7, 2013, in Sunset Gardens Memorial Park at 1:00 p.m. The family will receive friends at Bland Funeral Home Wednesday evening from 5 to 7 p.m. Mrs. Johnson, a native of Augusta, GA, was the widow of the […]
– By Margaret C. Pope – On March 7, 1973, the Home Rule Amendments to the South Carolina Constitution became effective, and with such passage, local government devolved from the State House to the county seats and town halls—thus, the primary functions of government became local again. No longer were counties solely and strictly limited […]
Maria Roserio Bryant, a 54 year old Edgefield woman, was reported missing by a relative Sunday morning, Nov. 3. The Hispanic woman, who was last seen at a neighbor’s house on Parker Road, was found late Monday afternoon, and returned home to her family. According to a spokesperson with the Edgefield County Sheriff’s Office, Mrs. […]
According to Johnston Police Chief Chris Aston, vandals threw rocks from the railroad side of Satcher Ford in Johnston late last week causing a yet undetermined amount of damage to several vehicles on the business’ car lot. Chief Aston said the investigation into this crime is still in its early stages, and there remains a […]
In honor of Veterans Day, the Francis Marion and Sumter National Forests will offer a fee free weekend Saturday through Monday, Nov. 9-11, 2013, waiving fees charged at day-use fee sites on all four districts, and overnight camping fees at campgrounds on the Enoree and Long Cane ranger districts. “It’s our privilege to honor the […]