Lenard D. “Lenny” Schneider – Simpsonville, SC

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   April 3, 2019 Lenard D. “Lenny” Schneider Simpsonville, SC Lenard David “Lenny” Schneider, 42 of Simpsonville, SC entered into rest on Monday, April 1, 2019.   Funeral Services will be 2 PM […]

Easler Signs With Florence Darlington Tech

Easler Signs With Florence Darlington Tech

Autumn Easler signed to play softball with Florence Darlington Technical College on Friday.  Easler is a multi-sport athlete.  She can be found on the volleyball and basketball court as well as on the softball field.  Coach Kelly McIlvried said, “I am very proud of Autumn for working hard and achieving her goal to play softball […]

Tax Increase Proposed at Budget Workshop

Tax Increase Proposed at Budget Workshop

Edgefield County Council held a public budget workshop Monday, March 18 at the County Council Chambers.  The workshop, which at times became quite contentious with heated and spirited disagreements between council members, lasted over three hours and saw the proposal of a tax increase.  The tax increase, in the form of a General Obligation (GO) […]

CLEMSON – Emma Carr

Emma Carr CLEMSON – Emma Jeannette Carr of Clemson, South Carolina, was called home by our heavenly Father on April 1, 2019 after battling lung cancer. A fighter in every sense of the word, she never let this enemy destroy her will even as she survived two difficult bouts of breast cancer a number of […]

Virginia Collins Hammack -Edgefield, SC

Thurmond Burnett          Phone: (803)637-6536 David T. Burnett               Fax: (803)637-6006 Edgefield Mercantile Funeral Home, Inc. Established 1902 801 Columbia Road Edgefield, South Carolina 29824 www.edgefieldmercantilefh.com March 29, 2019         Virginia Collins Hammack Edgefield, SC   Virginia Collins Hammack, 89, wife of the late Perry Hammack of […]

Johnston to Hold Concerts in the Park

Johnston to Hold Concerts in the Park

KAT PUT THIS AT THE TOP OF PAGE 8 Photo caption: Joyce Rude and the Rude Dudes   The Johnston Development Corporation (JDC) is sponsoring three springtime Community Concerts in the Park in Johnston on the first Friday of April, May, and June.   The Concerts, which will be held 7-8 p.m., are free and […]

Food Give-away at Women in Unity

Food Give-away at Women in Unity

Essie Nicholson is pictured here at the Women in Unity building where each month they hold a food giveaway for those in need.  Because it is not done on a certain scheduled day each month, but must be held as the produce is available, it is best to check this newspaper in HERE and THERE […]

Another Report of Shots Fired in Edgefield

Another Report of Shots Fired in Edgefield

March 26 -In what is becoming an all too common occurrence for the town of Edgefield of late, there was another report of shots being fired within the town Monday evening, March 25.  The reports were again in the same area as have been several of the other reported shots being fired; the Buncombe Street […]

Vietnam War Veterans Memorial to be Dedicated     

Vietnam War Veterans Memorial to be Dedicated     

 Please join The Augusta Chapter of the Military Order of World Wars and the Vietnam War Memorial Initiative Steering Committee this Friday, 29 March 2019, in honoring those who answered the call to duty and must never be forgotten. On May 25th2012 President Barrack Obama endorsed a Presidential Proclamation designating May 28th, 2012 through November […]

DHEC Partners with Veterinarians to Offer Low-cost Rabies Vaccinations

DHEC Partners with Veterinarians to Offer Low-cost Rabies Vaccinations

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: March 25, 2019  DHEC Media Relations media@dhec.sc.gov 803-898-7769 COLUMBIA, S.C.  ̶  Several South Carolina veterinarians are partnering with the S.C. Department of Health and Environmental Control (DHEC) this spring to help pet owners protect themselves, their families, communities and pets from rabies. Participating veterinary practices are offering low-cost vaccinations during spring rabies […]