Crime Blotter

Crime Blotter

Trailer and Other Items Stolen From Murrah Road A metal homemade trailer as well as other items were stolen from a property on Murrah Road. According to a report filed with the Edgefield County Sheriff’s Office, deputies responded to the scene Sunday, May 18, after the property owner discovered someone had kicked in the door […]

Mary Ella Anderson

JOHNSTON, S.C. – Mrs. Mary Ella Anderson, 92, entered into rest May 18, 2014 at Trinity Mission Health and Rehab in Edgefield, S.C. Viewing will be held at Davis Funeral Home in Ridge Spring, S.C., Thursday, May 22 from 10 a.m. – 7 p.m. and Friday, May 23, from 9-10 a.m. and at the church […]

June Hylton Timmerman

COLUMBIA, S.C. – June Hylton Timmerman, 87, of Columbia, died Saturday, May 17, 2014.  Born June 11, 1926 in Roanoke, Virginia, she was a daughter of the late Walter Hylton and Purnell Morris Hylton Harryman. June graduated from Anderson College, SC and attended the Oregon College of Education. She began her teaching career in Alabama before marrying […]

Donna Pierce Cabe

TRENTON, S.C. – Ms. Donna Pierce Cabe, 67, entered into rest May 15, 2014. A celebration of her life will be held at a later date. Ms. Cabe was a native of Connecticut, a former resident of Winterville, Georgia, having made Trenton her home for the past 9 years. She was a member of Harmony […]

Kameron Simpkins

JOHNSTON, S.C. – Baby Boy Kameron Simpkins entered heavenly life May 11, 2014 at Aiken Regional Medical Centers. Graveside services were held 1 PM Thursday, May 15, at Simmons Ridge Baptist Church, Edgefield, SC with Minister Gladiola Jesse officiating. Kameron was preceded in death by his grandmother, Janet Jones, his great-grandmother, Dora Bell Jones, and […]

Jackie Laverne Ouzts

EDGEFIELD, S.C. – Mr. Jackie Laverne Ouzts, 67, of Plum Branch Rd., passed away Saturday May 17, 2014 at Doctor’s Hospital. Graveside Services will be held Tuesday May 20, 2014 at 1 P.M. at Sunset Gardens Memorial Park in Edgefield. Mr. Ouzts was a lifelong resident of Edgefield and was the son of Mrs. Lucille […]

UGA’s ‘Vet School for a Day’ Set for September

UGA’s ‘Vet School for a Day’ Set for September

ATHENS, Ga. – The University of Georgia College of Veterinary Medicine has set Sept. 24 as the date for its 2014 Vet School for a Day program. The annual event will be held on the college’s campus and educates high school juniors and seniors about the wide variety of careers in veterinary medicine. Students from […]

Peeler and Staff a Winning Team

Letter to the Editor Dear Editor: I wanted to give a short testament to the hard work, efficiency, professionalism, and assistance recently rendered by Judge Bobby Peeler and his staff to my wife. My mother in law lost her husband in early February 2014. My wife went back to Edgefield County to assist her mother in the […]