Christy Chauncey Stone- Jackson, SC

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             Christy Chauncey Stone, 47, of Fischer Rd., Jackson, SC entered into rest on Sunday, May 5, 2019.   Services will be held at 6 […]

Eleanor Nelson Evans – Johnston, 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 May 6, 2019 Eleanor Nelson Evans Johnston, SC   Eleanor Nelson Evans, 85, of Clarksville, TN, previously of […]

 Betsy Gibson Yarborough – Thomson

 Betsy Gibson Yarborough – Thomson

 Betsy Gibson YarboroughDate of Birth: 8/31/1941Date of Death: 5/2/2019City: Thomson Thomson- Mrs. Betsy Gibson Yarborough, 77, beloved wife of Colonel William Glenn Yarborough, Jr., entered into rest on Thursday, May 02, 2019, at Self Regional Healthcare in Greenwood, South Carolina. She was the daughter of the late Dr. Frank Gibson and Mrs. Maree Perryman Gibson.A Requiem Mass […]

At the Invitation of Self Healthcare Services, Businesses Respond

At the Invitation of Self Healthcare Services, Businesses Respond

CEO Carlos Milanes is pictured with his assistant, Deidre Collins (left) and two members of the Edgefield Healthcare (hospital) Auxiliary, Jackie Simpkins and Catherine Butler, right and far right) Breaking through a long “dry spell” of no Business After Hours for some time, Self Healthcare entertained at NWTF headquarters in Edgefield with an array of […]

Bingo May 2 and Concert-In-The-Park May 3 Lead Into Peach Festival

Bingo May 2 and Concert-In-The-Park May 3 Lead Into Peach Festival

This coming weekend, the Johnston, SC, Peach Blossom Festival will showcase great entertainment, arts and crafts, food concessions, a parade, games for children, a cruise-in, and much more. The popular Festival is now in its 36th year. The parade Grand Marshal this year is Margaret Dawes Edwards, who has spent most of her adult life […]

Jorge Pacifico, Jr. – Aiken, 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 April 29, 2019 Jorge Pacifico, Jr. Aiken, SC   Jorge Pacifico, Jr. 61, husband of Debra Auvenshine […]

A Sondheim Musical at Strom Thurmond High

A Sondheim Musical at Strom Thurmond High

The Storm Thurmond Fine Arts Department is extremely excited to present “Into the Woods, Junior” this weekend!  The cast and crew have worked hard to bring this beloved musical to Edgefield.   Stephen Sondheim’s and James Lapine’s fairytale comes to life in this adaptation of their groundbreaking, Tony Award-winning musical.  Into the Woods JR. features all of […]

James M. “Jim” Rose, Sr. – Johnston, 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  April 28, 2019     James M. “Jim” Rose, Sr. Johnston, SC   James Marion “Jim” Rose, Sr., 92, husband of Kathryn […]

Biologists tracking cobia with satellite tags

Biologists tracking cobia with satellite tags

After being satellite tagged, a cobra is returned to the water (Photo: Eric Reyier/Kennedy Space Center Ecological Program) CHARLESTON COUNTY, S.C. (April 25, 2019) — New research led by the South Carolina Department of Natural Resources (SCDNR) aims to better determine where and when cobia migrate across southeastern coastal waters, and biologists are asking for the […]