The stakes of this election are high. We are reminded of this reality with the passing of Supreme Court Justice Antonin Scalia and the inevitable battle that will soon take place to name his successor. The next president, like the forty-four who have preceded him, will inherit remarkable power and influence. What is done with […]
The State of S.C. Judiciary subcommittee has been holding a Homeowners Act hostage since 2004. There is no protective agency for homeowners and no recourse but to take them to court at great expense to the homeowner. I spoke to the subcommittee on our issues February 2015, to no avail. Some people are fortunate and […]
Johnston, SC An Interment Service for Mr. John Owen Clark, Jr., age 77, will be held Thursday, February 18 at 2:30 pm at the Mount of Olives Cemetery followed by a Memorial Service at 3 pm at Johnston Presbyterian Church, 700 Mims Ave. Johnston, SC 29832, led by Pastor Paul Volpitto. Visitation will be on […]
The annual Edgefield Camellia Tea was held on the afternoon of Thursday, February 11, at Magnolia Dale, home of the Edgefield County Historical Society. The week of the yearly event dawned bleak and cold; the wind blew relentlessly, with an icy edge. The “Mid-Winter Afternoon of Beauty,” as the Tea is described, seemed threatened by the […]
Herlong Ford of Edgefield is celebrating a re-opening with a Special Sales Event, Drive 4Ur Community and Ribbon Cutting Ceremony on 3-5 March, 2015. This year marks the company’s 83rd year in business. Officials with the company noted: “We are excited to welcome the public to tour this brand new facility.” The facility can be […]
The Edgefield Camellia Club held its annual tea on Friday, February 11, on a day that was sunny and a bit warmer than had been earlier in the week. In the last several years predicting how the weather will be for the camellias has not been easy. This year enough blooms escaped the freezing night […]
The first ever POETRY MEETS POTTERY event, which will include the first rhymed couplets contest, will be held at the Clay Studio on Saturday, February 27, at 2:30 PM. The Poet Laureate of Edgefield, Laurel Blossom, would like to invite all and sundry to attend the event, at which the winners of the couplets contest […]
The Strom Thurmond CTC (Career and Technology) Sporting Clays Team overcame cold temperatures and gusty winds on Friday February 12th and Saturday February 13th at the Palmetto Shooting Complex in Edgefield to win the South Carolina Department of Natural Resources Youth Trap and Skeet Championship in the Intermediate Trap, Intermediate Skeet, and High School Ladies […]
James M. Edwards, Jr. JOHNSTON – Funeral Services for James Martin Edwards, Jr., age 97, will be held Friday, February 12, in Johnston First Baptist Church at 2 pm with the Rev. Thomas Barwick and Dr. Charles Hattaway officiating. The family will receive friends in the church social hall immediately following the service. Interment […]
Peggy Ayers Smith, 88, wife of the late Travis Grant Smith died Tuesday February 9, 2016 in Columbia, SC. Graveside services will be held Friday February 12, 2016 at 3 PM at Sunset Gardens Memorial Cemetery in Edgefield, SC. The family will receive friends before the service from 1:30 to 2:30 PM at Edgefield Mercantile […]