Ernest Williams

EDGEFIELD, S.C. – Ernest Williams AKA Haneef El-Amin Popcorn, entered into rest January 26, 2013. Funeral service was held from 7-8 p.m. Tuesday, January 29, at G. L. Brightharp & Sons Mortuary Chapel with the Rev. G. L. Brightharp officiating. Interment was in Springfield Baptist Church Cemetery. Survivors include his siblings, Sammie (Dorothy) Scurry, Roosevelt, […]

Enjoy a Winter Day of Beauty!

Enjoy a Winter Day of Beauty!

The Camellia Tea, sponsored by the Edgefield Camellia Club, will be held on Thursday, February 14, 2013 at Magnolia Dale in downtown Edgefield from 3:00 p.m. until 5:30 p.m. This event is open to the public; admission is free. Magnolia Dale is located at the intersection of Norris and Bacon Streets, across the street from […]

Repairs Being Made to Modoc Bridge

Repairs Being Made to Modoc Bridge

The SC Department of Transportation is making repairs to the bridge in Modoc on Highway 23 at the Edgefield/McCormick County line.  However, those repairs are considered minor and should be completed within the week. According to Tommy Parker with SCDOT in McCormick County, an accident that occurred at the bridge back in December necessitated repairs […]

The Role of Hunter in the Debate about Firearm Control

Sportsmen were the original conservationists and remain the driving force in conservation today. By purchasing hunting and fishing licenses, paying a voluntarily imposed excise tax on all firearms, ammunition and other sporting equipment (Pittman–Robertson Act and Dingell-Johnson Act), and supporting conservation organizations, sportsmen pay for 80 percent or more of conservation efforts in this country. […]

Ophelia Adams Little

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Ophelia Adams Little was born on September 24, 1923, in Edgefield, S.C., to the late Johnnie Jasper Adams and Minnie Lee Mitchell Adams. She was the second oldest of 13 children. Mrs. Ophelia Little came to Washington, D.C., in the early 1950s where she worked at the Latch String Cafeteria.  There she […]

Catherine Eve Nicholson Willis

EDGEFIELD, S.C. – Catherine Eve Nicholson Willis passed away peacefully at home on January 23, 2013. Catherine Eve (Cat-Eve) was born July 7, 1924 in Edgefield, SC to Dr. Albert Rhett Nicholson and Elizabeth Hammond Bryan. Raised in Edgefield, she graduated as Valedictorian from Edgefield High School. She attended Winthrop College where she  was Queen […]

Marjorie Thomas Yonce

JOHNSTON, S.C. – Funeral Services for Mrs. Marjorie Thomas Yonce, age 88, will be held Sunday, January 27, 2013 at 2 o’clock at Dry Creek Baptist Church, Ward, SC. with burial to follow in Mt. of Olives Cemetery, Johnston. The family will receive friends at Bland Funeral Home Saturday evening from 5-7 pm. Mrs. Yonce, […]

Johnston Peach Blossom Festival Loves A Parade

Johnston Peach Blossom Festival Loves A Parade

The Johnston Peach Blossom Festival is now taking applications for individuals, organizations or businesses interested in being a part of the Festival’s parade. The Festival will be held May 1, 2010, in Johnston, known as the Peach Capital of the World. Last year, thousands of patrons descended on Johnston to enjoy the day set aside […]