Columbia, S.C. – For the fourth consecutive year, teen birth rates in South Carolina have declined, once again reaching an all-time low. Information released by the Department of Health and Environmental Control shows a teen birth rate for 15-19 year olds of 39.1 per 1,000, correlating to an 8% decline from 2010-2011. Since 1994, the same […]
EDGEFIELD, S.C. – Mr. Thomas L. Murphy, 85, husband of the late Marlene Smith Murphy, entered into rest on Saturday, January 12, 2013 at National HealthCare. His funeral service will be held at 11:00 AM on Wednesday, January 16, 2013 at Bream Memorial Presbyterian Church in Charleston, WV with Pastor Bob Wood officiating. Interment will […]
Now that the former First Citizens Bank building officially belongs to the town of Trenton, the town council is moving forward with renovation plans to the landmark. At their regularly scheduled monthly meeting, Wednesday, Jan. 9, Council was appraised of a recent meeting between Mayor Helen Summer and Administrator Al Harvey with Keith Smith, a […]
Campbell and Blackwell Re-elected as Chair/Vice Respectively The regularly scheduled monthly meeting of the Edgefield County Council, Tuesday, Jan. 8, began a bit earlier than most of the Council’s meetings as the swearing in of members meant the meeting began at 4:00. After their swearing in, Council re-elected Dean Campbell as Chairman and Genia Blackwell […]
Nancy Snellings is the mother of four children, two of whom are married, and one grandchild and one on-the-way. She met her husband when he came into the Post Office where his parents had a P.O. Box. She has been with the Post Office since age 19. Nancy started out at the Augusta Plant, as […]
Susan Curry of Evans, Ga., is the new postmistress at Trenton, and she says she loves working for the US Postal Service. She has been at it for 26 years and is getting used to a new placement – Trenton Post Office – since December 29, her first day. Susan loves the work at the […]
The Upper Savannah Area Agency on Aging/Aging & Disability Resource Center is seeking candidates for the next term of the S.C. Silver Haired Legislature. Greenwood and Laurens counties are eligible for three representatives apiece while Abbeville, Edgefield, McCormick and Saluda counties are each eligible for two representatives. The purposes of Silver Haired Legislature will be: […]
This special edition of the Edgefield County Chairman’s Update is a State of the County report to you. I committed to you that I would continue to communicate the County’s activities to you. This report seeks to do just that. First, nothing the County does is possible without the work of many people. From the […]
EDGEFIELD, S. C. – Memorial service for Mr. Raymond Oliphant will be held 2 p.m. Saturday, January 12, 2012 at Bethlehem Baptist Church with the Rev. Edward Lloyd officiating. Mr. Oliphant, a native of Edgefield County was a graduate of Strom Thurmond High School. He was a member of Bethlehem Baptist Church. Survivors include his […]
Want to get your line in the water and reel in the big one, but you don’t feel confident with your angling skills? The S.C. Department of Natural Resources (DNR) has a class for you. Family Fishing Clinics is an introductory class to fishing. The clinics are sponsored by the DNR Aquatic Education Section and […]