Dr. James W. Strobel, 80, died in an automobile accident in Florida on Jan. 8, 2014. The 12th president of Erskine College and Theological Seminary, he served from 1990 until his retirement in 1998. Strobel was a native of Ohio and a graduate of Ohio University. He received his Ph.D. in plant pathology from Washington […]
January 21, 2014 6 p.m. 165 Shortcut Road North Augusta, SC 29860 803-613-9435 Interested students and parents are invited to tour Fox Creek High School and meet faculty and staff. Registration for the 2014-2015 school year will begin. Free T shirts will be given to 8th grade students. Representatives from Aiken Technical College and Piedmont […]
Letter to the Editor 14 January 2013 On the evening of Sunday, the 5th of January 2014, Log Creek Timber Company suffered a fire in our shop facilities. We want to express our most sincere appreciation to the firefighters of the Edgefield, Johnston, and Trenton Fire Departments for their efforts that night. While all fires […]
SAVANNAH, Ga. – After wrapping up a successful Christmas tree recycling program last week, the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Savannah District welcomes anglers to take advantage of about 1,500 used Christmas trees now available for use as fish attractors at select boat ramps on J. Strom Thurmond Lake (Clarks Hill, S.C.). “This was a very successful year for our […]
EDGEFIELD, S. C. – Mr. Raleigh B. Yeldell, Jr., 54, entered into rest January 11, 2014. Funeral service will be held 2 p.m. Friday, January 17, 2014 at Springfield Baptist Church with the Rev. Craig Myers officiating. Interment will be in the church cemetery. Mr. Yeldell, a native of Edgefield County was United States Army […]
EDGEFIELD, S.C. – Mrs. Sara Branham Dorn, 89, of Edgefield, wife of the late Bennie Dorn, died Sunday January 12, 2014 at Trinity Mission Health and Rehab. Funeral Services will be held Wednesday January 15, 2014 at 2 P.M. at Red Oak Grove Baptist Church with burial in the church cemetery. Mrs. Dorn was born […]
EDGEFIELD, S.C. – Mrs. Elsie McDowell Quarles, 86, of Edgefield, wife of the late Lonnie Quarles, passed from this life January 12, 2014 at Agape in West Columbia. Funeral Services will be held Thursday January 16, 2014 at 2 P.M. at Edgefield Mercantile Funeral Home with burial in Sunset Gardens Memorial Park in Edgefield. There will […]
Our Staff Photographer, Robert Norris, captured this image of the Edgefield Methodist Church steeple at sunset. High resolution prints of this image are available for purchase at rhn3photo.com.
Issues Resolution Honoring Elijah Harris – By Tiffani Ireland – After a lengthy discussion that included input from Judge Brenda Carpenter, the Edgefield County Council voted unanimously (4-0 as Councilman Norman Dorn was absent) at their regularly scheduled monthly meeting, Tuesday, Jan. 7, to approve the submission of an application for a Justice Assistance Grant […]
– By Tiffani Ireland – A public hearing was held Wednesday, Jan. 8, at the Edgefield County Council Chambers to discuss suggestions for possible projects to be included in the proposed 1% Capital Sales Tax Project. A little over a dozen citizens were in attendance as different people and organizations presented ideas to the six-member […]