COLUMBIA, S.C. – South Carolina’s teen birth rate has reached an all-time low thanks to great progress over the past 20 years. According to the South Carolina Department of Health and Environmental Control, the state’s teen birth rate has fallen 47 percent from 1992-2012. From 2011 to 2012, the teen birth rate declined by 7 […]
The 6th Annual Carolinas Georgia Junior Championship will be played January 19th and 20th at Mt. Vintage Plantation Golf Club in North Augusta, South Carolina. The invitational event brings together the top boys and girls players from Georgia, South and North Carolina for an individual and team competition over the MLK Holiday Weekend. College coaches will be on […]
Two sisters, both of Johnston, SC, died Wednesday, Jan. 15, but at different times and both of undetermined causes. According to the Johnston Police Department and the Edgefield County Coroner’s Office, Trina Felder and Willette Johnson each had health issues and medical conditions that may have contributed to their deaths. An autopsy has been performed […]
AIKEN, S.C. – Ms. Lenora Lanham Mathis, 57, of Greenville Street, entered into rest January 13, 2014. Funeral arrangements will be announced later. Ms. Mathis, a native of Edgefield County was a member of Old Piney Grove Baptist Church. Survivors include her parents, Rev. Carsevelt Lanham and Dorothy Collier Lanham, North Augusta, SC; two brothers, […]
COLUMBIA, S.C. – A joint legislative panel is accepting notice from residents living in South Carolina’s 3rd Congressional District who are interested in running to fill an unexpired term on the South Carolina Department of Transportation Commission. The Joint Transportation Review Committee (JTRC) will receive notices of intent until 12:00 p.m. on Tuesday, January 28, […]
Legion Auxiliary: The American Legion Auxiliary Unit #30 will meet on Monday, January 20, at 3 p.m. at the Edgefield United Methodist Church Fellowship Hall. Alliance Meeting: Edgefield County Alliance will meet Tues., Jan. 21 at 8 a.m. in the County Council Chambers. Topic: Safety Nets, Education, Work and Life Skills Dvp. For more info […]
JOHNSTON, S.C. – Mrs. Jewel B. Pardue, 89, of Johnston, S.C., wife of the late John Cecil Pardue, Sr., died Monday January 13, 2014 in Conway, S.C. Funeral Services will be held Friday January 17, 2014 at 2:30 P.M. at Harmony United Methodist Church with burial in the Church Cemetery. The family will receive friends […]
Senator Lindsay Graham will be in Edgefield for a Meet and Greet on Monday, January 20. Local residents are invited to attend. This notice was given to the press on Wednesday afternoon. The invitation notes that the Senator (R-South Carolina) will be at the National Wild Turkey Federation from 9:00 to 9:45 to greet attendees. […]
TRENTON, S. C. – Mrs. Fannie Mae Brighthop Christie, 84, of Brighthop Road, entered into rest January 13, 2014. Funeral service will be held 1 p.m. Thursday, January 16, 2014 at Mt. Canaan Baptist Church with the Rev. G. L. Brightharp officiating. Interment will be in the church cemetery. Mrs. Christie, a native of Edgefield […]
OPINION – By G. Miller Thompson – New Jersey Governor Chris Christie and his administration found themselves in a predicament last Wednesday when the Governor was accused of closing down several lanes of the George Washington Bridge in retaliation to the mayor of Fort Lee, New Jersey who refused to endorse Christie’s gubernatorial reelection campaign […]