Opinion – By Robert Scott – In this case, that’s better than being number one – but not much. It turns out that the state with the highest per capita rate for domestic violence – the kind of violence that has been in the news a lot lately, starting with the Baltimore Ravens star running […]
JOHNSTON, S.C. – Services for Dr. Samuel Marvin Hair will be held at Johnston First Baptist Church on Saturday, Sept. 20th at 2 pm. The family will be receiving friends at the church immediately following the service. A private burial will be at Sunset Gardens memorial Park in Johnston on Saturday morning. Bland Funeral Home will be assisting the family […]
Over $2,000 of Items Stolen from Moore Rd. Over $2,000 worth of items was stolen from a home on Moore Road in North Augusta (Edgefield County) over the weekend. According to an Edgefield County Sheriff’s Office report on the incident, the resident returned home Saturday, Sept. 13, to find his 2000 Suzuki motorcycle missing from […]
Strom Thurmond FFA Mums on sale now! During school hours at the greenhouses behind ST Football field! Call 803.275.1767 ext 526 or email: dssteele@edgefield.k12.sc.us for more info! Yellow Orange Purple White Red Small $4 Medium $6 Large $8 X-Large $10 Decorative Pots Medium $5 Large $10 Hanging Baskets $8
The National Wild Turkey Federation (NWTF) recently appointed Becky Humphries its new chief conservation officer. “I am excited to lead NWTF’s conservation efforts in this new role,” said Humphries. “Our staff is working hard to conserve the focal landscapes we have identified across the country. We also are focused on the future site of the […]
On an evening during a whirlwind weekend when ballgames, a play and family events were a distraction, the Edgefield County Historical Society hosted about 75 people from the citizenry to help in a celebration of its 75th year in operation, Friday, September 12. Numbered among the guests were out-of-towners whose lineage is associated with founding […]
The Old Edgefield District Genealogical Society and Edgefield Civic League are hosting the “Southern Studies Showcase” in Edgefield on September 19 and 20, 2014. Over a hundred people are registered to attend this exciting event. Twenty-two workshop classes will be held over the course of the two days, with local and out-of-town speakers giving lectures […]
EDGEFIELD, S.C. – Funeral services for Mrs. Brenda J. LaBord, age 61, who passed away Saturday, September 6, 2014, at her residence, were held 2 p.m. Thursday, September 11, at Jackson-Brooks Memorial Chapel, Aiken, S.C. with Dr. Robert LaBord officiating Burial followed in the Ebenezer AME Church cemetery. She is survived by her husband, Dennis […]
WARD, S.C. – Annette Lester Crouch, 99, of Ward went to be with her Lord on September 3, 2014. She was the daughter of the late Monroe and Betty Werts Lester and the wife of the late Thomas Milton Crouch. Surviving are her three sons, Milton (Barbara); Alfred (Ann); and Tim (Joanne). She is survived […]
– By Tiffani Ireland – A hearing was held Thursday, Sept. 11, at the Edgefield County Court House in regards to the ordered retrial of convicted murderer Steven Louis Barnes. The hearing was presided over by Judge Denise Goodstein who has been appointed to handle this case. The hearing concluded with Barnes being appointed two […]