Eileen Morgan Millburg-Orangeburg, SC

Dukes-Harley Funeral Home and Crematory 3379 Columbia Road Orangeburg, SC  29118 Phone:803-534-6621 Fax: 803-536-3586 Eileen Morgan Millburg, 100, of Orangeburg, SC, passed away May 1, 2018. She was the beloved wife of the late Harvey Joseph Millburg. A funeral service will be held at 11:00 am, Thursday, May 3, 2018, at the Methodist Oaks Chapel, […]

Harold E. Miller, Sr. Columbia, S.C.

   COLUMBIA– Harold Edward Miller Sr., 86, of Columbia, South Carolina passed away May 1, 2018 at Providence Hospital Columbia, S.C.  He was born on October 10, 1931 in Edgefield, South Carolina to the late George and Anna (Hammond) Miller.  A proud US Navy Veteran, Harold served honorably during the Korean War and in the China […]

Payne Whatley, Jr. – 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 April 27, 2018   Payne Whatley, Jr. Edgefield, SC […]

More on the Holocaust & Another Action Item

More on the Holocaust & Another Action Item

Last week I shared my personal experience of holding back vomit when I toured the Nazi Concentration Camp Dachau twice during the 1980’s.  I wrote about today’s trend of American millennials and even their parents not having a solid grasp of history as it relates to the horrific acts and statistics surrounding the holocaust in […]

Letter to Editor  

Letter to Editor   

  Convenience Center Management Complaint Notice has been given by Edgefield County Council that a public hearing will be held at the Council Chambers of the County Council, 225 Jeter Street, Edgefield, SC 29824, at 6:00 p.m. on Tuesday, May 8, 2018 in conjunction with their regularly scheduled meeting of the County Council.  Several Ordinances […]

Around the Square & Down Main

Around the Square & Down Main

Readers will find under this header photos of some of the personalities working to keep our businesses going for the citizenry in the Town of Edgefield. Jessica Mack is photographed in the Edgefield Fuel and Convenience Store on Main.  She is the cook and kitchen manager for that enterprise, owned by Joel Jolly.  Next time […]

 Local Educators Sign Publishing Contract

 Local Educators Sign Publishing Contract

Linda G. Smith teacher at God’s Little Angels 4K, Dr. Paulette Harris Founder of Augusta University Literacy Center, Beverly R. McGee a retired Edgefield County teacher signing contracts with Kendall-Hunt Publishing Company for Lights, Camera, Read’; Puppetry Path to Science and Math. Clappity Clap.    Local educators and authors, Linda Smith (a teacher in the Edgefield First Baptist […]

Just Ducky Kennel Wins National Championship

Just Ducky Kennel Wins National Championship

Comes Away with Numerous Awards Pam Kadlec, owner of Just Ducky Kennel, won the Intermediate Championship at the 2018 Boykin Spaniel Society’s National Field Trial held in Camden and Boykin, S.C., the weekend of April 7-8. There were forty dogs competing in this class, the largest entry since the first intermediate category was introduced almost […]

Dr. Felder Dorn Brings His New Book To Edgefield

Dr. Felder Dorn Brings His New Book To Edgefield

  Sarah and Felder Dorn sit before his publications at the Tompkins Library on Saturday.   Felder and Sarah Ruth Dorn were a bright scene on the square as they made their way to Tompkins Library annex (Lynch building) where he signed books for an audience on Saturday, April 14. This was their first visit […]