Patsy Ann Marchant

NORTH AUGUSTA, S.C. – Memorial Services for Mrs. Patsy Ann Marchant, 82, who entered into rest March 29, 2014 will be conducted Wednesday afternoon at 2 o clock from the Posey Funeral Chapel. Dr. Gary C. Redding officiating. Private Family Interment will be held. Mrs. Marchant was a native of Minneapolis, Minnesota, having made South […]

Terry C. East

EDGEFIELD, S. C. – Mr. Terry C. East, 57, of W A Reel Drive, entered into rest March 29, 2014. Funeral arrangements will be announced later. Mr. East, a native of Edgefield County, was a member of Pleasant Grove Baptist Church. He was a 1975 graduate of Strom Thurmond High School. Survivors include his wife, […]

Final List for 1% Sales Tax to be Presented to Council April 1

Final List for 1% Sales Tax to be Presented to Council April 1

– By Tiffani Ireland – The 1% Sales Tax Commission has completed their list of proposed projects they will be presenting to the Edgefield County Council at their Apr. 1 meeting.  The following is a list of the projects and their costs: Build 5 new Fire Dept. Substations $700,000 (at Hwy 191, Miller Cross Rd., […]

Mary Frances Bailey

MODOC, S.C. – Mrs. Mary Frances Bailey, 80, of Hwy 23 West, wife of Jack Bailey, died Sunday March 30, 2014 at her residence. Funeral Services will be held Tuesday April 1, 2014 at 2 P.M. at Red Oak Grove Baptist Church with burial in the church cemetery. Mrs. Bailey was a native of Edgefield […]

Ruby Clark Trotter

WARD, S.C. – Funeral Services for Mrs. Ruby Clark Trotter, age 85, will be held Tuesday, April 1, 2014 at 3pm at Dry Creek Baptist Church with burial to follow in Mt.of Olives Cemetery. The family will receive friends at the church at 2 pm prior to the service. Mrs. Trotter, a native of Ward, […]

Julius W. Blume, Sr.

TRENTON, S.C. – Mr. Julius W. Blume, Sr., 85, of Trenton, husband of Jane Herlong Blume, died Friday March 28, 2014. Graveside Services will be held Wednesday April 2, 2014 at 11 A.M. at Ebenezer Cemetery in Trenton, S.C. Mr. Blume was a native of Denmark, S.C. and was a member of Trenton United Methodist […]

Car in Ditch Leads to Recovery of Stolen Vehicle

Car in Ditch Leads to Recovery of Stolen Vehicle

The Edgefield County Sheriff’s Office responded to a call of a suspicious vehicle on Windy Ridge Road and Nicholson Road Tuesday, March 25.  At the scene, an ECSO deputy located a silver Chrysler van bearing a South Carolina plate in a ditch on Windy Ridge.  He located the driver, an Aiken County woman, who stated […]

DHEC, Community Partners Unite to Fight Increase of Arthritis

DHEC, Community Partners Unite to Fight Increase of Arthritis

COLUMBIA, S.C. – Arthritis is the most common cause of disability in the nation, and the number of people with arthritis is growing. Due to the national increase in the number of people with arthritis, the S.C. Department of Health and Environmental Control (DHEC) and health care partners are uniting to encourage use of exercise […]

“With clay in my veins…”

“With clay in my veins…”

– By Leonard Todd – I was a guest speaker at the 48th annual NCECA Conference, held this year in Milwaukee. The National Council on Education for the Ceramic Arts is a dynamic and influential organization that celebrates the creative potential of clay. Almost 4,500 of its members were at the conference, nearly all of them potters. I spoke on […]

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