SC Year-End Holiday Travel Increases to Highest on Record

SC Year-End Holiday Travel Increases to Highest on Record

CHARLOTTE, N.C. – A record number of South Carolinians – 1,322,000 – will travel 50 miles or more for the Christmas/New Year’s holiday, according to AAA Carolinas. Travel volume represents an increase of 22,000 total travelers compared to last year. An estimated 1,196,500, or 90.5% of total travelers, plan to drive to their destination. The 12-day […]

Thousands of Dollars Worth of Copper Stolen

Thousands of Dollars Worth of Copper Stolen

The Edgefield County Sheriff’s Office was contacted on Monday, Dec. 16, by a contractor for the owners of a property on Ann Street in North Augusta (Edgefield County) regarding the theft of copper wire from an air conditioning unit on the premises. According to a report filed with the ECSO, an air conditioning unit on […]

Here and There – 12-19-13

Here and There – 12-19-13

Turkey Drive: Rosa Hill Missionary Baptist Church will sponsor a turkey drive for Senior Citizens only at noon at the church on Thursday, Dec. 19. For more info call Norman Dorn at 803-480-3190. Mass Choir Concert: The Edgefield County Mass Choir will have their 2013 Christmas Concert on Saturday, Dec. 21 at 4 p.m. at […]

2013 Miss Wardlaw Pageant Saturday, Dec. 7

2013 Miss Wardlaw Pageant Saturday, Dec. 7

Capturing the Little Miss title was Anna Lisenby with Hannah Frelin, first runner-up and Jane Walker Yonce, second runner-up. In the Young Miss category, Allison Burnett took the crown; Jordan Williams took first runner-up, and Ashland Yonce placed second runner-up. Rebekah Knowles won the Junior Miss division with Reagan Creasy as first runner-up. Receiving the […]

The Engineers are Home!

The Engineers are Home!

More than 150 members of the 122nd Engineer Battalion, with Headquarters in Edgefield South Carolina, were welcomed home from Afghanistan Monday at the Columbia Metropolitan Airport.  The unit mobilized in February 2013 and deployed one month later.  The 122nd Engineers supported route clearance missions and conducted construction projects in and around eastern and northern Afghanistan.  […]

Good Citizens Awards Given by DAR

Good Citizens Awards Given by DAR

The Old Ninety-Six District of the Daughters of the American Revolution recently presented five Good Citizens Awards to local students.  The award is made to a student from each high school, chosen by the faculty and staff, who most represents the qualities of a good citizen.  Among those qualities are dependability, service, patriotism, and leadership. […]

A Ramen Noodle Society

Opinion  – By G. Miller Thompson – Perhaps you have seen the car insurance commercial in which the representative pitches a sale for insurance that even a college student on a “Ramen noodles every night budget” could afford.  As a college student, I have certainly learned that a box of Ramen noodles is a cost […]

Road Rage at Local Drive Thru Results in Charges

A 58 year old Johnston man was arrested Sunday, Dec. 15, after he assaulted a 31 year old woman from Griffin, GA, at the drive thru of the McDonalds in Edgefield.  According to a report filed with the Edgefield County Sheriff’s Office, the woman stated she pulled into the drive thru ahead of the suspect, […]

Most Courteous and Polite

Guest Editorial – By Kate Lowish – Did any of you catch the little ticker tape news update at the bottom of the TV screen on Good Morning America last week that announced South Carolina has the most courteous and polite people in the nation?  I didn’t have time to sit and watch the program so […]

Angela Cooner Robinson

SPARTANBURG, S.C. – Graveside services for Mrs. Angela Cooner Robinson, age 66, will be held Friday, December 20, 2013 at 3 pm at Sunset Gardens Memorial Park, Johnston, SC. The family will receive friends from 1:00-2:30 at Bland Funeral Home, Johnston, prior to the service. Mrs. Robinson, died Saturday, December 14, 2013. She was a […]