Saying goodbye to a dear friend or loved one is never easy, especially when it is the final farewell. The only thing that could make it more difficult is when the tie breaks suddenly. One of my favorite pieces of iconology is the lyre with a broken string. It represents a break between this life […]
This week saw many political happenings worth writing about, each of which will fill many a political column. There was the Georgia Governor’s signing a new law allowing “concealed carry” permit holders to carry their guns onto all public colleges and universities, whether students, faculty, or visitors. There was the resounding defeat in France of […]
As an elected public servant at the local level, I am just as concerned about the condition of our roads as all constituents, as well as those in the state house considering funding issues in Columbia this week. I am very concerned about the financial pressure that is being forced down to lower levels of […]
Clifford Williamson, 71, husband of Charlene Watson Williamson, of Cedar Creek Rd., died Monday May 8, 2017. Funeral Services will be held Thursday May 11, 2017 at 3 PM at Berea Baptist Church in Edgefield, SC with burial to follow in church cemetery. The family will receive friends from 2 to 3 PM before […]
Justin Montrail Hill, 23, of Johnston, was sentenced Tuesday, April 18, to 10 years in prison after pleading guilty to Burglary 2nd violent and Burglary 2nd nonviolent at the Edgefield County Court House. The Honorable Judge Eugene C. Griffith, Jr., presided over the case. Hill initially asked for a jury trial on Monday, April 17, […]
Henry Tillman Snead, 81, husband of the late Shirley Morgan Snead, died Sunday April 30, 2017. A memorial service will be held Wednesday May 3, 2017 at 2 PM at Trinity Episcopal Church in Edgefield, SC. There will also be a memorial service at 2pm on Monday, May 8, 2017 at Christ Episcopal Church in […]
Henry Snead, 81, of Edgefield, was hit by a vehicle, Sunday, Apr. 30, a little before 1:00 in the afternoon in the parking lot of Fred’s in Edgefield. According to the SC Highway Patrol, Mr. Snead was walking south in the parking lot when a 2009 Ford pickup driven by a 16 year old traveling […]
Walter Hugh Clark, Jr. — Johnston, SC Graveside Funeral Services for Walter Hugh Clark, Jr., age 87 , will be held Sunday, April 30, 2017 in Mt. of Olives Cemetery at 3 pm. The family will receive friends after the service. Mr. Clark, a resident of Johnston, SC, died Thursday, April 27, 2017. He was a son […]
The Edgefield Community Development Association (ECDA) and the Edgefield Chamber of Commerce is proud to announce The Edgefield County Spring Turkey Trot Run/Walk on Saturday, April 29, 2017. Registration at the minimum is through April 24th and add $5.00 on April 25th, until race time. Race day registration begins at 9:00 a.m. Race begins at […]
The Cowboy and the City Girl are coming to town! That’s right! On Friday, April 28, at 5PM at The Tompkins Library, Alice Friman, winner of the Georgia Book Award and poet-in-residence at Georgia College will bring her witty and wise poems to Edgefield in tandem with cattle rancher, artist and poet, Sean Sexton, Poet […]