Students Love Clemson and are Among Nation’s Happiest

Students Love Clemson and are Among Nation’s Happiest

CLEMSON, S.C. – Clemson University students love their school and are among the happiest college students in the nation, according to The Princeton Review. In its new “The best 379 Colleges,” 2015 edition, the organization used student surveys to rank Clemson No. 1 among U.S. colleges in “Town-gown relations are great.” It is the fourth […]

Early-Season Migratory Bird Seasons Approved by S.C. Natural Resources Board

Early-Season Migratory Bird Seasons Approved by S.C. Natural Resources Board

The S.C. Natural Resources Board recently approved migratory bird hunting seasons for mourning doves, marsh hens (rails), woodcock, snipe, moorhens, purple gallinules, and early seasons during September for teal and Canada geese. The 2014-2015 seasons must still meet approval by the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service and be published in the Federal Register in order […]

Betty Chinn

EDGEFIELD, S.C. – Mrs. Betty Chinn, of Rock Hill Drive, entered into rest August 3, 2014. Funeral services will be held 11 a.m. Thursday, August 7, at Pleasant Grove Baptist Church with Rev. Willie Patten officiating. Interment will be in the church cemetery. Mrs. Chinn was a member of Pleasant Grove Baptist Church. Survivors include […]

Soliciting COY and TOY and SSOY Candidates

Chamber/Schools Sponsor this Special Event Acknowledgement of the Citizen of the Year and Teachers of the Year, Support Staff of the Year, and our District Teacher of the Year, as well as District Support Staff of the Year – Celebration of Success 2014 will be held Tuesday evening, September 2, beginning at 6:30 p.m., in […]

Crime Blotter

Crime Blotter

Items Stolen from Vehicle at Dollar General in Trenton A customer who went into the Dollar General in Trenton, Monday, July 28, returned to her vehicle to find several items had been stolen from it while she shopped. According to a report filed with the Edgefield County Sheriff’s Office, the customer left the driver’s side […]

Edgefield County Youth Learn to Advocate for Agriculture

Edgefield County Youth Learn to Advocate for Agriculture

Newberry, S.C. – Edgefield County students, Nicole Jackson and Abbie Miller, were among a select group of high school juniors and seniors from around the state who recently participated in the 2014 South Carolina Farm Bureau (SCFB) Youth Leadership Conference. “Our Youth Leadership Conference allows students to explore opportunities within agriculture while developing their skills […]

William Diggs Berry

EDGEFIELD, S.C. – Mr. William Diggs Berry, of Garrett Road, entered into rest July 31, 2014. Funeral servies will be held 11 a.m. Wednesday, August 6, at Pleasant Grove Baptist Church with Rev. Oscar W.Brown officiating. Interment wil be in the church cemetery. Mr. Berry, a native of Edgefield County was a member and deacon of […]

Loretta Blair Patten

EDGEFIELD, S.C. – Mrs. Loretta Blair Patten, of Preacher Lane, entered into rest July 29, 2014. Funeral services will be held 1 p.m. Saturday, August 2, 2014 at China Grove Baptist Church with the Rev. Luther Garrett, Sr. officiating. Interment will be in the church cemetery. Mrs. Patten, a native of McCormick County, was a […]