By Jack Reece Major development of Edgefield County’s long-awaited Veteran’s Memorial Park is rapidly approaching actualization. Project Chair Tommy Tripp invited me out to the site last week for an update on progress. Walkways have been poured and the flagpole, contributed by Senator Massey, is standing tall, held in place by a piece of granite, weighing more […]
W. Thurmond Burnett David T. Burnett Edgefield Mercantile Funeral Home PO Box 389 – 801 Columbia Rd. Edgefield, South Carolina 29824 Phone: 803-637-6536 Email: david@edgefieldmercantile.com Wanda Sue Timmerman, 63, daughter of the late Raymond T. and Mary Elizabeth Watkins Timmerman of Edgefield entered into rest on Sunday, February 16, 2020. Funeral Services will be 11 AM […]
Mr. G. William Rauton, Jr., loving husband of June Herlong Rauton, passed away Monday, February 17, 2020. Services for G. William Rauton, Jr., 91 will be held Saturday, February 22, 2020 at 2:30 pm at the First Baptist Church in Johnston, SC., with a burial following at Mt. of Olives Cemetery in Johnston. The family will […]
Laurie Cordell, Executive Director of Burton Center, has announced that Tina Tolson has been named Deputy Director of Burton Center. Tina has served for the past six months as Interim Deputy Director. She has been employed with Burton Center for over 18 years. She has served as Director of Ware Shoals Operations, Director of Special […]
Last week was the 5th week of the 2020 legislative session. There are 13 legislative weeks remaining before the General Assembly adjourns on May 14, 2020.Here are the highlights from last week in the Senate:K-12 EDUCATION REFORM LEGISLATION – The Senate continued discussing S. 419, a comprehensive bill with many K-12 education reform ideas. In the debate […]
W. Thurmond Burnett David T. Burnett Edgefield Mercantile Funeral Home PO Box 389 – 801 Columbia Rd. Edgefield, South Carolina 29824 Phone: 803-637-6536 Email: david@edgefieldmercantile.com Thomas Russell “Rusty” Blackston, 55, husband of Shannon Arnold Blackston West End Rd., Carlisle, SC passed away Thursday, February 13, 2020 surrounded by his loving family. Graveside services will be […]
W. Thurmond Burnett David T. Burnett Edgefield Mercantile Funeral Home PO Box 389 – 801 Columbia Rd. Edgefield, South Carolina 29824 Phone: 803-637-6536 Email: david@edgefieldmercantile.com Ronald Marvin Burden, 68, husband of Mary Jacalyn Bailey Burden, Hwy 23 W. Modoc, SC entered into rest on Wednesday, February 12, 2020. Graveside services will be held at 2 PM […]
Seventy-seven year old Patricia Robinson has been identified as the victim of the Feb. 10 house fire on Sweetwater Court in the Merriwether area of Edgefield County. Robinson was identified after an autopsy, Feb. 11. According to the Edgefield County Coroner’s Office, that autopsy revealed that Robinson died of smoke inhalation. Another victim, identified in an Edgefield County […]
Citizens in Edgefield County are being encouraged to participate in the 2020 Census. Counting for the census, which occurs every ten years and is mandated by the US Constitution, begins March 12. Data received from the census helps determine such things as the need for new roads, hospitals, and schools. It helps calculate the number of seats each […]
Wilson Mahoney is thrilled time be back on Edgefield’s stage portraying Melissa in “Love Letters”. She can think of no better way to celebrate Valentines than bringing this beautiful piece to the stage alongside her son and his fiancé, who are also in the cast. “Love Letters” is a play by A. R. Gurney […]