COLUMBIA, S.C. – Land managers who conduct outdoor burning can reduce their liability by becoming Certified Prescribed Fire Managers. The South Carolina Forestry Commission has scheduled fourtraining sessions statewide: October 8, 2014 Columbia October 22, 2014 Florence Nov. 13, 2014 Walterboro January 2015 Columbia Conducted by Forestry […]
– By Tiffani Ireland – In what was believed by all in attendance at their regularly scheduled monthly meeting, Wednesday, August 13, Trenton Council broke their record for the shortest council meeting in the town’s history; Wednesday night’s meeting last only three minutes! This was attributed by one councilman to the fact that Trenton Council […]
On July 6, 2014 Megan Gordon, native of North Augusta, South Carolina, was crowned Miss Collegiate America 2014! She represented the state of South Carolina as she traveled to Orlando, Florida, and competed for the crown. While there she took home the awards of best overall interview, best overall evening gown and most photogenic. Megan is […]
Trailer Stolen from Local Peach Business A forklift trailer was reported stolen from J.W. Yonce and Sons, Saturday, August 9. According to a report filed with the Edgefield County Sheriff’s Office, the trailer was stolen sometime after 6:30 on Friday, August 8. The trailer is described as being black, 14 feet long, and having fold […]
ANDERSON, S.C. – South Carolina Congressman Jeff Duncan announced today that in addition to keynote speaker Senator Marco Rubio (R-FL), Governor Haley and Senator Graham would also be in attendance for his annual Faith & Freedom BBQ being held on August 25th at the Anderson Civic Center. Duncan, a two-term Congressman from Laurens is holding the event […]
The festival is growing! In 2013 it came to the square – one of the most beautiful town squares found anywhere – and will be there again on September 27, 2014. However. It has grown, so that it will reach from the Courthouse all the way down Main to Piedmont Technical College where the car […]
Multiple Car Break-ins Sixteen separate car break-ins were reported to the Edgefield County Sheriff’s Office, Tuesday, Aug. 5, all centered around the same area in the North Augusta section of Edgefield County. According to the multiple reports filed with the ECSO regarding these crimes, the thefts occurred sometime during the night time hours between Monday […]
It is now official. Although it was one of the smallest senior classes in recent times, the class of 2014 at Strom Thurmond High School shattered all previous records in the amount of money that was awarded to members of this class in scholarships. The total amount of $4,022,280.00 broke all previous records at the […]
On Saturday August 2, 2014, Senator Tim Scott hosted a Vietnam War Era Veterans Honor Event at the First Baptist Church in Columbia, SC. This was to thank the Veterans for their service during the Vietnam War, as their return was not what it should have been. The Keynote Speaker was Major General James E. […]
CLEMSON, S.C. – Clemson University students love their school and are among the happiest college students in the nation, according to The Princeton Review. In its new “The best 379 Colleges,” 2015 edition, the organization used student surveys to rank Clemson No. 1 among U.S. colleges in “Town-gown relations are great.” It is the fourth […]