Crime Beat – Jan. 20th, 2017 – Money Stolen, Theft & Vandalism

Crime Beat – Jan. 20th, 2017 – Money Stolen, Theft & Vandalism

Money Stolen from Teacher’s Purse Two hundred and twenty dollars was reported stolen from a Douglas Elementary school teacher’s purse Jan. 9.  According to an Edgefield County Sheriff’s Office report on the incident, the teacher and her assistant went to lunch earlier in the day with their class leaving their classroom unlocked.  Upon returning, the […]

Mrs. Patsy Rienzo – Aiken, SC

Aiken, SC — Funeral Services for Mrs. Patsy Rienzo, age 75, will be held Saturday, January 21, 2017 at 2pm at Shiloh Baptist Church with burial to follow in Shiloh Baptist Church Cemetery.  The family will receive friends at Bland Funeral Home Friday evening from 6-8pm. Mrs. Rienzo, a native of Aiken County, died Wednesday January […]

Johnston Peach Blossom Festival Accepting Applications

Johnston Peach Blossom Festival Accepting Applications

The Johnston Peach Blossom Festival is now taking applications for individuals, organizations and businesses interested in being a part of the historic 34th annual event. The Festival will be held May 6, 2017, in Johnston, known as the Peach Capital of the World. Last year, thousands of patrons descended on Johnston to enjoy the day […]

Teacher Shortage Concerns Continue To Grow

Teacher Shortage Concerns Continue To Grow

Rock Hill – According to results from the Center for Educator Recruitment, Retention, and Advancement’s (CERRA’s) Fall 2016 Supply and Demand Survey, more teachers are leaving their classrooms each year. Nearly 6,500 public school teachers did not return to their teaching positions for the 2016-17 school year. More than 1,640 of these teachers took a […]

New Signs for Town of Edgefield

New Signs for Town of Edgefield

The town of Edgefield is getting new signs thanks to an $80,000 grant from the SC Heritage Corridor.  Crews began placing the new signs in and around the town, Tuesday morning, Jan. 17.  According to Town Administrator Roger LeDuc, who spoke to the Advertiser regarding the matter, signs being erected will include those such as […]

Tim Wheeler and David Coon Sentenced for Drug Trafficking

Tim Wheeler and David Coon Sentenced for Drug Trafficking

David Walter Coon, 53, and Tim Wayne Wheeler, 55, each of Edgefield County, were both sentenced to 25 years for trafficking methamphetamine. Sentencing was at the Edgefield County Court House as a result of trials held this court session.  Presided over by the Honorable John Hayes, Coon’s trial began the week of Jan. 8, and […]

Greenwood / Edgefield in the Path of Rare Solar Eclipse  

Greenwood / Edgefield in the Path of Rare Solar Eclipse  

GREENWOOD, S.C. – Greenwood is one of many U.S. cities in the path of the next total solar eclipse, expected to occur on Aug. 21, 2017, across the continent. Lander University, just north of Greenwood Uptown, is perfectly positioned for people to observe and record the historic event. This will be the first total eclipse […]

Not State Government, but Local Government

Not State Government, but Local Government

It’s a new year, and not only that but a new odd-numbered year – which means that, like the federal Congress, our state Legislature is going into two year session until 2018, the next election year. During this session bills can be introduced, passed, signed by the Governor, and become law. Also at the beginning […]

Non-Respecter of Person Issues

Non-Respecter of Person Issues

In 2016 I wrote 36 editorials for The Edgefield Advertiser.  One third of them addressed non-respecter of person issues.  That theme, non-respecter of person issues, will continue to be prevalent in my writings in 2017 because when we boil humanity down to these issues; principles, laws, and relationships, one comes to recognize there is far […]

Northern long-eared bats discovered in Beaufort County

Northern long-eared bats discovered in Beaufort County

Two northern long-eared bats have been found on South Carolina’s Coastal Plain region at Palmetto Bluff in Bluffton (Beaufort County). Historically this federally listed species was known in South Carolina to exist only in the Upstate, so the discovery of these bats 200 miles south of their known range this past November came as a […]