AIKEN, S.C. – The University of South Carolina Aiken is ranked #1 among top public regional colleges in the South in the 2015 edition of U.S. News & World Report’s guide, “America’s Best Colleges.” Since U.S. News & World Report created this ranking category seventeen years ago, the University has been ranked in the top three public regional colleges every year — […]
Council Introduced to New County Attorney Suzy Spurgeon Officially Named New EMA Director – By Tiffani Ireland – Edgefield County Administrator Lynn Strom introduced Edgefield County Council members to the county’s new attorney, Jim Holly, at Council’s regularly scheduled monthly meeting Tuesday, September 2. Of Mr. Holly, Strom said he has “vast experience in the […]
ECSO Recovers Stolen Four Wheeler The Edgefield County Sheriff’s Office recovered a stolen four wheeler, Tuesday, Sept. 2. According to the ECSO report, law enforcement was notified by an Edgefield County man that he had purchased a four wheeler in good faith for $455 from Jeremy Kirkland of Graniteville, SC, only to discover the same […]
CLEMSON, S.C. – Clemson University is ranked seventh among top college football schools in its sustainability efforts by the website SaveOnEnergy.com. SaveOnEnergy.com ranked the universities in the Associated Press’s top 25 college football poll based on their commitment to being green. Clemson was ranked for its 11 active green organizations, 42.5 percent waste diversion, number of […]
The AmeriCorps program at Strom Thurmond High School invites all law enforcement, firefighters and first responders to a breakfast commemorating the 9/11 attacks – to thank them for their service to the community. This will be Saturday, September 13, at STHS cafetorium from 8:00 to 9:30 in the morning. There will be a guest speaker. […]
NINETY SIX, S.C. – Inez Craven Crowder, 93, of 105 Kirby Drive, widow of Francis “Tooley” Crowder, died Sunday, September 7, 2014 at her home. Born in Summerville, SC, she was the daughter of the late Myrtle and Luther Craven. She was a member of American Legion-Ladies Auxiliary, a member at Ninety Six First Baptist […]
The complete listing of South Carolina’s antler records is now available to the public online. Although summary information has been available annually, this is only the fifth time that the complete listing of all antler records has been available since 1998, according to Charles Ruth, Deer and Wild Turkey Program Coordinator for DNR. The South Carolina […]
Letter to the Editor Dear Editor: Jeff Duncan is touting his energy policy as all-inclusive, but we should follow the money. The United States’ energy policy must be crafted by legislators who have a vision for the future, not by politicians who have received thousands of dollars from fossil fuel industries and out of state […]
JOHNSTON, S.C. – A Memorial Service for Mrs. Lillian Holmes Cooner Hughes, age 89, will be held at Johnston First Baptist Church on Tuesday, September 9, 2014 at 11 o’clock. The family will receive friends at the church in the Lon Knight Fellowship Hall following the memorial service. A private interment will be held in Sunset Gardens Memorial […]
For all those theatre-going folks in the area, there is news at the Edgefield County Theatre: The Edgefield County Players are busy with a mystery play, the first of its kind to be produced at the William M. Bouknight Theatre. This is a “first” and promises to be a real thriller. All guilty parties are […]