As one of his last official acts in office, President Barak Obama commuted the prison term of Randolph Latroy Key of Johnston. The commutation was announced Tuesday, Jan. 17, as part of then President Obama’s record setting 64 pardons and 211 sentence commutations. Key was originally sentenced in March of 2010 to 240 months and […]
What Disney running event challenges participants to run 48.6 miles over a 4 day period through the 4 parks of Walt Disney World in Orlando, Florida? It’s the aptly named Dopey Challenge, and 2 of Edgefield County’s own accepted the challenge this year. Both runners had done 5K’s and 10K’s in the past, and one […]
What could have attracted this couple, Angela and James Wise, to such a challenging, dopey run? Angela and James Wise met in their high school math classroom, at STHS. It was Algebra3/Trig that they were studying while studying each other. Of course they eventually married, but math seemed to be at the root of their […]
Contraband Found at Detention Center The Edgefield County Sheriff’s Office located contraband in an inmate’s cell at the Edgefield County Detention Center, Sunday, Jan. 22. According to an incident report on the matter, a search of the inmate’s cell was conducted based on information the ECSO had obtained that led them to believe the inmate […]
Post members presented Commander Dwight Talbert the Distinguished Leadership Award for his leadership from 2013-2016. In attendance was SC Department Jr. Vice Commander and Auxiliary Jr. Vice President. Pictured Left to Right: JoAnne Sullivan (Aux. Jr. Vice Pres.), Hammond (6932 Aux. Pres.), Talbert (Post Commander), Senior Vice Commander Culbreath and John L. Sullivan Jr. (Dept. […]
Music at the Discovery Center has become a dependable entertainment in the last few months as performances there have included singers and with musical accompaniment. Next month, February 4, at 7 p.m., Jeff Barnes will be there to classic oldies and Valentine ballads. This happens to be his second visit for he was there earlier […]
GLEAMNS HUMAN RESOURCES COMMISSION, INC COMMUNITY SERVICE BLOCK GRANT (CSBG) PROGRAM ENERGY AND RENTAL ASSISTANCE ARE NOW AVAILABLE The Low-Income Home Energy Assistance Program (LIHEAP) and General Emergency Assistance Program (GEAP) are federally-funded programs designed to assist eligible low-income households meet home heating, cooling, and housing needs. Home energy is defined as residential heating and […]
Did you shop at Costco during the holiday season? I did, and I want to relay something I observed on a Sunday afternoon. Prior to entering the restroom at Costco, I was already thinking about the theme of this series of editorials, that pain is a non-respecter of person issue. In my mind I was […]
“God of our weary years, God of our silent tears, Thou who hast brought us thus far on the way; Thou who hast by thy might, Led us into the light, Keep us forever in the path, we pray.” These are the opening lines of Verse Three of James Weldon Johnson’s inspiring hymn, Lift Every […]
Dodge’s Store on Augusta Road in Edgefield re-opened for business Wed., Jan. 18. According to Doc Clark of Building and Planning, the convenience store passed its final inspection on Wednesday, and an employee at the business confirmed they re-opened for business that day as well. Dodges was closed Dec. 14, 2016, by Building and Planning […]