Pecan Sales: The American Legion Post #30 Pecan Sale has gone well this year with only a limited quantity of pecans left for sale. Please contact Bill or Jane Doolittle at 637-3722 or see an American Legion Post member soon for your purchase of these festively wrapped ready to give gifts. $8.00 a bag. Christmas […]
EDGEFIELD, S.C. – Mr. Samuel Goode (S.G.) Reel, Jr., 90, of Hillcrest St., husband of Grace Hammond Reel, died Monday December 23, 2013 at his residence. Graveside Services will be held Thursday December 26, 2013 at 11 A.M. at Sunset Gardens Memorial Park in Edgefield. Mr. Reel was a native of Edgefield County and a […]
Health Related Home Care was recently named a “Cardiovascular Pioneer” by the Home Health Quality Improvement (HHQI) National Campaign, which is an initiative of the federal Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services. The Pioneer designation is awarded to home health agencies that make a commitment to helping patients lower their risks for heart attacks and […]
MCENTIRE JOINT NATIONAL GUARD BASE, S.C. – As South Carolinians settle in for a long winter’s nap this Christmas Eve, they should do so knowing that the Airmen of the South Carolina Air National Guard will be on the job at McEntire Joint National Guard Base, ensuring their presents arrive safely. Each year, the North […]
TRENTON, S.C. – Funeral Services for Mr. James Wilson Jackson, age 80, will be held Tuesday, December 24, 2013 at 11 am at Bland Funeral Home Chapel, Johnston, with burial to follow in Aiken Memorial Gardens. The family will receive friends Monday evening from 5 – 7 pm at Bland Funeral Home. Mr. Jackson, a […]
MODOC, S.C. – Mrs. Doris McDaniel Bussey, 81, of Hwy 23 West, wife of the late Claude Curtis Bussey, passed away Thursday December 19, 2013 after a brief illness. Funeral Services will be held Sunday December 22, 2013 at 3 P.M. at Red Oak Grove Baptist Church with burial in the church cemetery. Mrs. Bussey […]
FLORENCE, S.C. – South Carolina hasn’t seen a boll weevil in 13 years, but cotton farmers are taking no chances. At the annual meeting of the South Carolina Boll Weevil Eradication Foundation in Florence, the farmer-run organization prepared for the next step in the battle against the historic scourge of Southern agriculture: Having pushed the […]
Chad Newton, Head Pro at Pinewood Country Club in Asheboro, N.C. was named 2013 Carolinas PGA Golf Professional of the Year. At 38 years old Chad becomes the youngest pro to ever win the award. Newton’s ties to Edgefield are through his frequent visits to Recoleta Ranch on the west side of the county. When […]
For those of us who have been watching and waiting for the progress of the Sweetwater Community Center. The attached sign has now been placed at the Community Center. The statement below is from Genia Blackwell, our Merriwether District Councilman and Vice Chairman of the County Council. It is due in large part to her efforts on […]
Come As You Are – All Welcome – By Tiffani Ireland – “Home grown and old fashioned.” That is how Sandy Quarles, co-owner with her husband, Wesley, of Sandy Oaks Farm, home of the annual Sandy Oaks Rodeo, describes the church services that occur every Thursday night at the farm. Known as cowboy church, theses […]