Multiple Car Break-ins Sixteen separate car break-ins were reported to the Edgefield County Sheriff’s Office, Tuesday, Aug. 5, all centered around the same area in the North Augusta section of Edgefield County. According to the multiple reports filed with the ECSO regarding these crimes, the thefts occurred sometime during the night time hours between Monday […]
It is now official. Although it was one of the smallest senior classes in recent times, the class of 2014 at Strom Thurmond High School shattered all previous records in the amount of money that was awarded to members of this class in scholarships. The total amount of $4,022,280.00 broke all previous records at the […]
Edgefield Farmers and Artisans Market: Town Square, every Saturday until November from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. Plants, vegetables, fresh eggs, crafts and more. Vendors welcome. Info: 706-631-5564. Johnston Farmers Market: with seasonal fruits & vegetables, baked goods, artist’s painting, etc. is held Thursday afternoons from 4 until 6 pm. Car Wash/ Fish Fry: Moores AME […]
NORTH AUGUSTA, S.C. – On Monday, August 4, 2014, Ms. Annette Mance McCain, 75, of Edna Street entered into eternal rest. She was the daughter of the late Robert Mance, Jr. (Beatrice) and the late Rosa Bell Brunson Mance. Funeral services will be held 11 a.m. Thursday, August 7, 2014 at Second Providence Baptist Church […]
– By G. Miller Thompson – Representing South Carolina’s Third Congressional District (including Edgefield County) is Laurens native Jeff Duncan. I was able to interview the Congressman by phone Friday afternoon and here are his thoughts on issues at home and abroad. First, the Congressman and I discussed some issues from abroad. Mr. Duncan is […]
On Saturday August 2, 2014, Senator Tim Scott hosted a Vietnam War Era Veterans Honor Event at the First Baptist Church in Columbia, SC. This was to thank the Veterans for their service during the Vietnam War, as their return was not what it should have been. The Keynote Speaker was Major General James E. […]
CLEMSON, S.C. – Clemson University students love their school and are among the happiest college students in the nation, according to The Princeton Review. In its new “The best 379 Colleges,” 2015 edition, the organization used student surveys to rank Clemson No. 1 among U.S. colleges in “Town-gown relations are great.” It is the fourth […]
The S.C. Natural Resources Board recently approved migratory bird hunting seasons for mourning doves, marsh hens (rails), woodcock, snipe, moorhens, purple gallinules, and early seasons during September for teal and Canada geese. The 2014-2015 seasons must still meet approval by the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service and be published in the Federal Register in order […]
– By Tiffani Ireland – In what has been called a “monumental” event by one observer, and what is believed to be a first in the history of Edgefield County’s political scene, a Republican State Senator will speak at the next meeting of the Edgefield County Democratic Party. Sen. Shane Massey will be the guest […]
EDGEFIELD, S.C. – Mrs. Betty Chinn, of Rock Hill Drive, entered into rest August 3, 2014. Funeral services will be held 11 a.m. Thursday, August 7, at Pleasant Grove Baptist Church with Rev. Willie Patten officiating. Interment will be in the church cemetery. Mrs. Chinn was a member of Pleasant Grove Baptist Church. Survivors include […]