Here and There – 11-29-12

Transportation Meeting: Edgefield County Transportation meeting has changed from December 6 to November 29, 2012. Clothing Giveaway/BBQ Sale: A blanket, coat and clothing giveway will be hosted by the Margaret Cox Circle at Johnston United Methodist Church on Dec. 1 at 9 a.m. in the church fellowship hall. On Nov. 29, the Missions Committee at […]

Lots of Laughs in the Upcoming Christmas Play

Lots of Laughs in the Upcoming Christmas Play

A church Christmas Program spins hilariously out of control, according to the Christmas Belles script: family secrets, a surly Santa, a vengeful sheep and a reluctant Elvis impersonator.  This is in Fayro, Texas, with the Futrelle Sisters.  It will be more fun than you can imagine – especially when Santa ends up having a kidney […]

Sue McComb Easler

EDGEFIELD, S.C. – Mrs. Sue McComb Easler, 68, of Crest Rd., wife of Marvin E. Easler, died Tuesday Nov. 27, 2012 in Augusta. Graveside Services will be held Friday Nov. 30, 2012 at 11 A.M. at Sunset Gardens Memorial Park in Edgefield. Mrs. Easler was a native of Spartanburg, S.C. and was retired owner of […]

Children’s Hope Store Delivers Aid Materials to Sandy Victims

Children’s Hope Store Delivers Aid Materials to Sandy Victims

By Bob Stockton – “Savannah Lakes Village people are the greatest people in the world,” said Martin Bailey of the Children’s Hope Store in McCormick. Bailey and a half dozen volunteers are collecting, packing and delivering materials to aid winter storm Sandy victims in the New Jersey area, and he’s obviously gotten great response from […]

Charleston Blues Singer to Appear in Concert

Charleston Blues Singer to Appear in Concert

Charleston blues music icon Shrimp City Slim will make a return appearance in Edgefield this Friday, November 30 as part of the “Blues Blues Christmas Party.” Show time is 7 p.m. at the Edgefield Discovery Center, 405 Main Street in Edgefield. Tickets are $10 and may be reserved by calling 803-257-7669 or 803-637-3833. Refreshments are […]

Pierce Emory Marks, III

AUGUSTA, GA. – Pierce Emory Marks, III died on November 23, 2012, at Doctors’ Hospital. Mr. Marks is preceded in death by his parents Pierce Emory Marks, Jr. and Katherine Norvell Marks. He is survived by his wife Catherine Tucker Brooks-Marks and his children with Kathryn Padgett Marks: Derek Fleming Marks, Elizabeth Walcott Marks and William […]

Area Law Enforcement Trained in Public Safety Checkpoints

Area Law Enforcement Trained in Public Safety Checkpoints

More than 60 area police officers and sheriff’s deputies were trained earlier this year in conducting public safety checkpoints. The training was sponsored by the Community Action for a Safer Edgefield coalition, a local group seeking to reduce DUI crashes in Edgefield County. “Edgefield County recently ranked sixth in the state in the percentage of […]

Thanks Veterans Day Program Contributors

The Veterans Day Program Committee would like to thank the businesses, organizations and individuals from the Towns of Edgefield, Johnston and Trenton for sponsoring the Veterans Day Program held Sunday November 11th on the square in Edgefield.  Without your contributions, this event would not have been possible. This program was the work of many hands.  […]