Chamber/Schools Sponsor this Special Event Acknowledgement of the Citizen of the Year and Teachers of the Year, Support Staff of the Year, and our District Teacher of the Year, as well as District Support Staff of the Year – Celebration of Success 2014 will be held Tuesday evening, September 2, beginning at 6:30 p.m., in […]
Items Stolen from Vehicle at Dollar General in Trenton A customer who went into the Dollar General in Trenton, Monday, July 28, returned to her vehicle to find several items had been stolen from it while she shopped. According to a report filed with the Edgefield County Sheriff’s Office, the customer left the driver’s side […]
Opinion – By Most Rev. Robert E. Guglielmone, Bishop of Charleston, South Carolina – America did not become great by keeping people out. We are great because, throughout our history, we have held our doors wide open to those seeking a new start, economic opportunity, and a chance to raise their families in peace and […]
Newberry, S.C. – Edgefield County students, Nicole Jackson and Abbie Miller, were among a select group of high school juniors and seniors from around the state who recently participated in the 2014 South Carolina Farm Bureau (SCFB) Youth Leadership Conference. “Our Youth Leadership Conference allows students to explore opportunities within agriculture while developing their skills […]
EDGEFIELD, S.C. – Mr. William Diggs Berry, of Garrett Road, entered into rest July 31, 2014. Funeral servies will be held 11 a.m. Wednesday, August 6, at Pleasant Grove Baptist Church with Rev. Oscar W.Brown officiating. Interment wil be in the church cemetery. Mr. Berry, a native of Edgefield County was a member and deacon of […]
EDGEFIELD, S.C. – Mrs. Loretta Blair Patten, of Preacher Lane, entered into rest July 29, 2014. Funeral services will be held 1 p.m. Saturday, August 2, 2014 at China Grove Baptist Church with the Rev. Luther Garrett, Sr. officiating. Interment will be in the church cemetery. Mrs. Patten, a native of McCormick County, was a […]
NORTH AUGUSTA, S.C. – Mrs. Louise Tanksley Samuels, 100, of W. Five Notch Road, entered into rest July 30, 2014. Funeral services will be held 1 p.m. Monday, August 4, 2014 at Mt. Transfiguration Baptist Church with the Rev. Clarence D. Hill officiating. Interment will be in the church cemetery. Mrs. Samuels, a native of […]
ALBANY, Ga. – Maxie Ray Prince, 81, of Albany, GA died Friday, August 1, 2014 at Phoebe Putney Memorial Hospital. Funeral services will be conducted Tuesday, August 5, 2014 at 11:00 a.m. at Mackey Funeral Home, Greenville, SC. Rev. Ken Kessler will officiate. Interment will follow in Greenville Memorial Gardens Cemetery. Born in Edgefield, SC, […]
Mark your calendar. For the first time, the H. L. Hunley Exhibit is coming to Edgefield County. On Friday, September 26th, the Hunley will be in Edgefield in the Piedmont Technical College parking lot. The exhibit will be open from 9:00 a. m. to 5:00 p. m. There will also be Living History demonstrations by […]
Opinion – By Robert Scott – This essay’s subject sounds totally outlandish in 2014, doesn’t it? Well, if we are talking about the Federal Government, unfortunately it pretty much is. The only agreement between our two political parties is to agree that the national government is totally dysfunctional and absolutely nothing will be accomplished. Their […]