Here are a few pictures we captured around Edgefield on Wednesday, January 29, 2014. Send us your best snow day pictures and we will pick some to add here and publish in next week’s print edition. Please include your name so we can give your pictures proper credit.
HARTSVILLE, S.C. – Memorial services for Dr. James “Jim” Wayne Lemke, 67, will be held at 2:00 pm Thursday, January 30, 2014 in Davidson Hall on the campus of Coker College. The service will be simulcast to Watson Theater in the Elizabeth Boatwright Coker Performing Arts Center. The Rev. Dr. Dan Sansbury and Dr. Deane […]
Tuesday, 1/28/14-Schools will release 2 hours early. Wednesday, 1/29/14-All schools & programs cancelled. THURSDAY-Jan.30th-CANCELLED-All Schools and Programs. Check the School District website for updates.
EDGEFIELD, S.C. – Mrs. Nell Covar Shaffer, 80, of Edgefield, wife of Melvin S. (Perk) Shaffer, Jr., died Tuesday January 28, 2014 at Edgefield County Hospital. Graveside services were held Friday, January 31, at 2 P.M. at Sunset Gardens Memorial Park in Edgefield. Mrs. Shaffer was a native of Edgefield and was retired manager at Hardees […]
COLUMBIA, S.C. – The S.C. Department of Public Safety, in conjunction with other state and local agencies, is preparing for winter weather and urging motorists to stay off the roadways as much as possible during inclement weather. Early weather predictions are for the heaviest impact to be in the Midlands and the coastal areas […]
ECSO Investigates Larceny of Nearly $9,000 Of Scrap Metal and Auto Parts A caretaker of a property on Rainbow Falls Road in North Augusta (Edgefield County) reported the theft of nearly $9,000 worth of scrap metal and auto parts Wednesday, Jan. 22. According to a report filed by the Edgefield County Sheriff’s Office, the caretaker stated […]
OPINION – By G. Miller Thompson – The United States of America has made a name for itself to the world as a resilient people. The Union we are so blessed to call home has faced horrific war and tremendous success. As the Land of Opportunity, the United States has received millions of immigrants who […]
ORANGEBURG, S.C. – Mr. Benjamin Bryan “Ben” Hare, 87, of Orangeburg, died Sunday, December 22, 2013, at the Veterans Victory House Nursing Home in Walterboro. A Celebration of Life service was held at 11:00 a.m., Tuesday, Dec. 24, 2013, in the First Baptist Church, Orangeburg, with the Reverend Ryan Tucker and the Reverend Toni Pipkins […]
Our staff photographer, Robert Norris, captured this hearty Pink Perfection camellia that has survived the recent bitterly cold temperatures. High resolution prints of this image are available for purchase at rhn3photo.com.
U.S. National Weather Service Alerts for Edgefield, SC Winter Weather Advisory Expires 9:00 AM EST on January 29, 2014 Statement as of 3:25 am EST on January 29, 2014 … Winter Weather Advisory in effect until 9 am EST this morning… … Winter Storm Warning is cancelled… The National Weather Service in Columbia has issued […]