June 1, 2020Contact: SCDMH: Tracy LaPointe (803) 898-8582 Tracy.LaPointe@scdmh.org DAODAS: Jimmy Mount (803) 896-5562 JMount@daodas.sc.govNew Toll-Free Number Provides Hope for South Carolinians Columbia, SC — The South Carolina Department of Mental Health (SCDMH), in partnership with the South Carolina Department of Alcohol and Other Drug Abuse Services (DAODAS), has today launched a statewide support line for individuals in need of mental […]
Sponsored by the Johnston, S.C., Development Corporation Growing and Promoting the Johnston Area For Immediate Release Contact: Dean Campbell, Festival Publicity Chairman, (803) 275-3635 Johnston Peach Blossom Festival Grand Marshal Due to the COVID-19 virus, the 37thannual Johnston, SC, Peach Blossom Festival was cancelled this month, but the Festival wants to proudly recognize the selection […]
In Coronavirus Time The Edgefield Market is excited to announce the reopening on June 13 from 10 a.m.-2 p.m. at the Piedmont Tech parking lot. We currently have about 47 vendors signed up to participate. Everyone is really looking forward to serving the community once again. Vendors have been busy preparing their inventory over the […]
The Strom Thurmond High School class of 2020 will have their graduation ceremony. “This is such an important event in the lives of our seniors and their families. We were determined if at all possible to make it happen,” said Robert Grimm, STHS principal. While the ceremony is still scheduled for Friday, June 5that 10:00 […]
COLUMBIA, S.C. (May 25, 2020) – As a result of a U.S. District Court order issued today, South Carolinians voting absentee by mail in the 2020 June Primaries and Runoffs are no longer required to have their signature witnessed on the ballot return envelope. Election officials will accept and count all absentee ballots regardless of whether […]
W. Thurmond Burnett David T. Burnett Edgefield Mercantile Funeral Home PO Box 389 – 801 Columbia Rd. Edgefield, South Carolina 29824 Phone: 803-637-6536 Email: david@edgefieldmercantile.com James Monroe Gillian, 75, of Weaver Rd., Johnston, SC husband of the late Willie Ann McGee Gillian entered into rest on Friday, May 22, 2020. A private graveside service was held […]
By MEG KINNARD May 14, 2020 Video Produced by The Carolina Agency May 14, 2020 COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — In a new video featuring some of the state’s notable residents, South Carolina’s lieutenant governor is promoting an effort to encourage residents to participate in the U.S. Census this year. Lt. Gov. Pamela Evette heads up […]
W. Thurmond Burnett David T. Burnett Edgefield Mercantile Funeral Home PO Box 389 – 801 Columbia Rd. Edgefield, South Carolina 29824 Phone: 803-637-6536 Email: david@edgefieldmercantile.com Daniel Bowman Layman, 95, of Long Cane Rd. Edgefield, SC husband of Mary Bledsoe Layman entered into rest on Friday, May 15, 2020. A Private Graveside Service will be held. There […]
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE DATE: May 14, 2020 SSS Program at Piedmont Tech Helps Eligible Students SucceedThrough Financial Aid, Workshops, Tutoring and Counseling Fabiola Corona came to the United States from Mexico when she was 14 years old. Spanish was the only language she knew. During four years of high school, she picked up English and is […]
