While Karla is to be congratulated for her artistic talent, I was horrified to read the theme of the Project Sentry Logo contest in which she along with 467 children across the state competed. The theme, according to the article, was “Keeping guns out of the Schools.” Standing with Karla are her parents, grandparents, and […]
EDGEFIELD, S.C. – Juanita Dorn Gilstrap, wife of William (Bill) Gilstrap, died Monday April 29, 2013 at her residence on Jeter Street. She was a native of McCormick, S.C. and of the Baptist faith. Survivors include her husband, sons- Tommy (Debbie) Langley, Michael (Sonya) Langley, John (Amy) Langley, a daughter Janice (Charles) Kennett, sisters- Ruth, […]
The Strom Thurmond High School NJROTC Awards Ceremony was held on Monday, 29 April in the school gymnasium. Cadet Williams Awarded DAR Medal Ms. Sarah Sears, representative of the Old 96 District Chapter of the Daughters of the American Revolution (DAR) attended and presented the DAR Award for the 2012-2103 school year to second year […]
An early morning accident, Saturday, Apr. 27, in Aiken County, has taken the life of a Ridge Spring teenager. According to Aiken County Coroner Tim Carlton, the accident occurred around 1:30 a.m. on Piper Road in Aiken County. The incident was a single car accident involving two teenagers who were riding in a 2003 GMC […]
– By Tiffani Ireland – If you live on the Westside of Edgefield County and felt the floor beneath you tremble in the wee hours of Friday morning, you are not alone. When I heard the loud rumble followed by the quick shaking of the floor in my house, I immediately thought, “Earthquake.” Knowing our […]
WARD, S.C. – Funeral Services for Mrs. Willie Mae Storey Rhoden, 79, will be held Wednesday, May 1, 2013 at Bland Funeral Home Chapel at 2 o’clock with burial to follow in Spann Church Cemetery. The family will receive friends at the funeral home Tuesday evening from 6-8 pm. Mrs. Rhoden, a native of Ward, […]
The rains came but Relay For Life, in its 11th year of raising funds in this county to fight cancer, was not dampened. They moved inside to the gymnasium. Some of the booths remained on the front of Strom Thurmond High School, such as the jump castles. This was on Saturday, April 27. All in […]
Local potters in the Greenwood and Edgefield area are collaborating to host the second Annual Heritage Trail Pottery Tour & Sale, a series of events from Friday, May 3 through Sunday, May 5, 2013. The Pottery Tour & Sale kicks off Friday evening with a reception at The Museum in Greenwood during which the public […]
HENRYETTA, Ok. – Mr. James (Jim) Ollie Ferqueron, 82, husband of the late Sarah Anne Reeves Ferqueron, passed away on April 25, 2013. Graveside services will be held Wednesday May 1, 2013 at 11 A.M. at Overbrook Cemetery in McCormick, S.C. with Masonic and Military honors. Mr. Ferqueron was born in Greenwood, S.C. and was […]
EDGEFIELD, S.C. – Funeral services will be held at 11 am Monday April 29, 2013 at St. Mary’s Catholic Church in Edgefield for Emmie Dozier Mitchell Bland. Father Donald Abott will officiate and pall bearers will be Frank Stanford Bland V, Charlie Bland, Dale Fulcher, Daniel Phail, Mitchell Bland, Bland Phail, and Harry Bland. On April 26th the time […]