NORTH AUGUSTA, S.C. – Memorial Services for Mr. Walter H. Anderson, Jr., 54, of Edgefield Road, who entered into rest January 4, 2014, will be conducted Friday afternoon at 5 o’clock in the Posey Funeral Chapel. Mr. Anderson had made the North Augusta area his home for the past 37 years. He was a Baptist […]
Our Readers Write By John C. Feltham, III (Johnny) Infancy My first trip to Edgefield occurred only two weeks after being born in Columbia. I was taken by ambulance at the request and paid for by grandmother and step grandfather, Grace and Mims Mobley. Being the first grandchild and first grandson has its advantages. So, […]
Each year, about 600,000 Americans – one in four deaths — in the United States are from heart disease, according to the Centers for Disease Control. Of the 715,000 Americans who have a heart attack each year, about 525,000 are first-timers, says the CDC, and those individuals may not know what’s happening. Sadly, many people […]
The Edgefield County Sheriff’s Office responded to a burglary call Friday, Jan.3, at a residence on Briggs Avenue. According to a report filed with the ECSO, the back door of the home was pried open by unknown suspects, and a total of six guns were stolen. The firearms stolen included three shot guns of various […]
Edgefield County Planning Commission will meet Thursday, Jan. 9, at 6 p.m. in the County Council Chambers. Free Workshops: Edgefield/SC Works Center, 400 Church St, Rm. 306, Tuesday, Jan. 14, 10 AM Networkers Group Session – topic – “10 Mistakes Job Seekers Make.”; 11 AM “Job Search Lab”; 1:30 PM “Personality Assessments”; 3 PM “Resume Clinic/Career Ready […]
The Edgefield County GOP would like to invite all to their meeting on the evening of Tuesday January 14 at the Edgefield County Council Chambers located at 225 Jeter Street in Edgefield (behind the Courthouse). They will be hosting the SC State Treasurer, Curtis Loftis. The meeting will be at 7:00 pm with a social before that […]
EDGEFIELD, S.C. – Funeral Services for Ms. Annie M. Medlock will be held 2:00 pm, Thursday at the Amos & Sons Funeral Home Chapel with the Rev. Billy Smith, officiating. She is survived by: four daughters, Sandra Mathis, Atlanta, GA, Ruth Alleyne, Jamaica, NY, Sharon Medlock, Jamaica, NY, and Regina Medlock, Glen Burnie, MD; three […]
JOHNSTON, S.C. – Funeral Services for Mrs. Edith N. Lanham will be held 12:00 noon Thursday at the Mt. Calvary Baptist Church with the Rev. Lewis Burt, Pastor. Interment will be in the Jeter Baptist Church Cemetery. She was a retired Nursery School teacher. She is survived by: her husband, John H. Lanham of the […]
JOHNSTON, S.C. – Mrs. Helen Campbell Merritt, of Plantation Lane, wife of the late J.D. Merritt, died Monday January 6, 2014 at NHC Healthcare. Funeral Services will be held Thursday January 9, 2014 at 2 P.M. at Ebenezer Baptist Church with burial in Ebenezer Cemetery in Trenton. Mrs. Merritt was born in Piedmont, S.C. and […]
JOHNSTON, S.C. – Mr. C. Glenn Glover, 61, of Long Cane Road, husband of Freda Price Glover, died Monday January 6, 2014 at his residence. Funeral Service will be held Wednesday January 8, 2014 at 11 A.M. at Edgefield Mercantile Funeral Home with burial in Sunset Gardens Memorial Park in Edgefield. Mr. Glover was a […]