No Swim Advisory Issued for Thurmond Lake

No Swim Advisory Issued for Thurmond Lake

UPDATE: No Swim Advisory Lifted The SC Department of Health and Environmental Control lifted the no-swim advisory, July 20 that had been put in place at parts of Lake Thurmond.  The no-swim advisory had been issued Tuesday, July 17, after a broken pipe under a bridge near Lake Thurmond at Highway 378 and the Little […]

SC DAR Members Journey to Washington

SC DAR Members Journey to Washington

Members of the DAR from South Carolina traveled to Washington for the Continental Congress. By Karyn Bland The bus pulled off early on Monday June 18th, with members of the South Carolina Daughters of the American Revolution onboard and eager for a memorable journey to the Nation’s Capital, Washington, D.C., for an annual event, known […]

Annabelle G. Nicholson – Edgefield, SC

Thurmond Burnett          Phone: (803)637-6536 David T. Burnett                      Fax: (803)637-6006 Edgefield Mercantile Funeral Home, Inc. Established 1902 801 Columbia Road Post Office Box 389 Edgefield, South Carolina 29824 www.edgefieldmercantilefh.com July 11, 2018 Annabelle G. Nicholson Edgefield, SC   Annabelle Griffis Nicholson, 92, wife of the late […]

SCDOT Advisory: Edgefield County

SCDOT Advisory: Edgefield County

SCDOT and Satterfield Construction Company are working on the US 25 Widening Project in Edgefield County. Weather permitting, S-19-37 (Bettis Academy Road) will be closed on Monday, July 23, 2018, and will remain closed until approximately August 22, 2018. As always, SCDOT and Satterfield Construction Company will make every effort to complete the work necessary […]

Kathleen C. Lybrand – Easley, S.C.

Kathleen C. Lybrand Easley, S.C. EASLEY -Kathleen “Kathy” Clark Lybrand, 68, wife of Lynwood “Sonny” Lybrand, died Monday, July 9, 2018. Born in Edgefield, SC she was a daughter of the late Philip and Carrie Quattlebaum Clark. She graduated from Strom Thurmond High School and Baptist Hospital School of Nursing. She had a long nursing […]

Dr. Mullins Joins Local Dental Practice

Dr. Mullins Joins Local Dental Practice

Dr. Christina Mullins   Dr. Ransom Bryan, DMD, is pleased to have Dr. Christina Covar Mullins, DMD, join his practice. Dr. Mullins graduated from the James B. Edwards College of Dental Medicine at the Medical University of South Carolina. Born and raised in Edgefield, she was a graduate of Strom Thurmond High School and the […]

Named Director, Edgefield Mental Health Clinic

Named Director, Edgefield Mental Health Clinic

Mrs. Gail Smith   Mrs. Gail B. Smith is the daughter of the late John B. Butler and Ethel B. Butler of Trenton, SC.  She is married to Mr. Wilson Smith, Jr., and they have 2 wonderful children, Jabril and Amaryn. Mrs. Smith has been with the Beckman Center for 25 years.  She began her […]

Left, Right, or Center?

Left, Right, or Center?

This year, like most years recently, seems to be dominated by politics. At least during Party Primary season, Republican politicians seem to vie for the dubious honor of being seen as the Most Conservative or the Most Trump; Democrats vie to be noted as the Most Liberal or Least Trump. One has the impression that […]

Lori H. Holmes – McCormick, SC

Thurmond Burnett          Phone: (803)637-6536 David T. Burnett                    Fax: (803)637-6006 Edgefield Mercantile Funeral Home, Inc. Established 1902 801 Columbia Road Post Office Box 389 Edgefield, South Carolina 29824 www.edgefieldmercantilefh.com July 3, 2018 Lori H. Holmes McCormick, SC   Lori Hood Holmes, 55, of Drennon St., McCormick, SC […]

Around the Square

Around the Square

And Down Main Street   Jalisha Michelle Adams, Edgefield County Public Library Manager, started out as a Page there in May of 2009 and became the branch manager in April of 2015. “The library is where I came when I was a little girl, it’s where I learned the joy of reading, so it’s a […]