JOHNSTON, S.C. – Mrs. Jewel B. Pardue, 89, of Johnston, S.C., wife of the late John Cecil Pardue, Sr., died Monday January 13, 2014 in Conway, S.C. Funeral Services will be held Friday January 17, 2014 at 2:30 P.M. at Harmony United Methodist Church with burial in the Church Cemetery. The family will receive friends […]
Senator Lindsay Graham will be in Edgefield for a Meet and Greet on Monday, January 20. Local residents are invited to attend. This notice was given to the press on Wednesday afternoon. The invitation notes that the Senator (R-South Carolina) will be at the National Wild Turkey Federation from 9:00 to 9:45 to greet attendees. […]
TRENTON, S. C. – Mrs. Fannie Mae Brighthop Christie, 84, of Brighthop Road, entered into rest January 13, 2014. Funeral service will be held 1 p.m. Thursday, January 16, 2014 at Mt. Canaan Baptist Church with the Rev. G. L. Brightharp officiating. Interment will be in the church cemetery. Mrs. Christie, a native of Edgefield […]
OPINION – By G. Miller Thompson – New Jersey Governor Chris Christie and his administration found themselves in a predicament last Wednesday when the Governor was accused of closing down several lanes of the George Washington Bridge in retaliation to the mayor of Fort Lee, New Jersey who refused to endorse Christie’s gubernatorial reelection campaign […]
Here are just a few of the items in this week’s print edition that you will miss if you do not subscribe or buy a copy at local convenience stores and paper boxes. Wesley Spires and his bride-to-be announce their engagement “Donkey Lore” takes us to a driving event in Windsor, with miniature ponies Colliers […]
The next Edgefield County Alliance meeting will be Tuesday, January 21, at 8:00 a.m., in the County Council Chambers. The public is invited to participate. The topic will be: Our Community and Safety Nets, Education, Work and Life Skills Development and what part they play in creating a vibrant community. If anyone is involved in […]
Dr. James W. Strobel, 80, died in an automobile accident in Florida on Jan. 8, 2014. The 12th president of Erskine College and Theological Seminary, he served from 1990 until his retirement in 1998. Strobel was a native of Ohio and a graduate of Ohio University. He received his Ph.D. in plant pathology from Washington […]
January 21, 2014 6 p.m. 165 Shortcut Road North Augusta, SC 29860 803-613-9435 Interested students and parents are invited to tour Fox Creek High School and meet faculty and staff. Registration for the 2014-2015 school year will begin. Free T shirts will be given to 8th grade students. Representatives from Aiken Technical College and Piedmont […]
Letter to the Editor 14 January 2013 On the evening of Sunday, the 5th of January 2014, Log Creek Timber Company suffered a fire in our shop facilities. We want to express our most sincere appreciation to the firefighters of the Edgefield, Johnston, and Trenton Fire Departments for their efforts that night. While all fires […]
SAVANNAH, Ga. – After wrapping up a successful Christmas tree recycling program last week, the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Savannah District welcomes anglers to take advantage of about 1,500 used Christmas trees now available for use as fish attractors at select boat ramps on J. Strom Thurmond Lake (Clarks Hill, S.C.). “This was a very successful year for our […]