COLUMBIA, S.C. – The South Carolina Arts Commission congratulates the finalists in the state’s 2012-2013 Poetry Out Loud: National Recitation Contest. All nine students advance to the March 16 state finals to compete for South Carolina’s spot in the POL national finals and a shot at a $20,000 scholarship. Region 1: Upstate Ashley Kiley, Crescent […]
Monday evening the Republican Women of Edgefield County held their January meeting at Town Hall. It was the first meeting for two new officers: Trish Berry, president, and Laura McKie, treasurer. Ms. Berry thanked outgoing officers Melanie Gibson and Mary Allison Pettigrew with plaques commemorating their service. The meeting adjourned after a lively discussion of […]
Edgefield County Youth Empowerment Center hosted their 1st Community Family Night. Family is a miniature replica of the society in itself, says, CEO, Marcella Edwards. “A close family bond is like a safe harbor where our youth find refuge.” We are making every effort to create activities and events to preserve the bond of unity […]
The Edgefield County Chamber of Commerce Along with The Edgefield County Senior Citizens Council are putting together Bags of Love for senior citizens. There are plenty of seniors in our community living alone and dependent on community agencies for food, socialization, and basic human contact. What this event brings will brighten their day and warm their hearts! […]
Martin Luther King Day: Simmon Ridge Missionary Baptist Church will celebrate Martin Luther King, Jr. day with a program, Monday, Jan. 21 at noon with Rev. John C. Wiliams of Positive Outreach Ministries as the guest speaker. Everyone is invited to celebrate this joyous occasion (Democrats, Republicans, Independents). Victory Celebration: Come celebrate the re-election of […]
The Edgefield County Theatre Company is in its third year of producing plays in the William M. Bouknight Theatre, a 65-seater that has welcomed community members and out-of-towners for what have been Broadway smashes as well as plays of local color, written by local talent, reflecting the history of the area as well as the […]
It is a new year with the Republican Women of Edgefield County (RWEC) and there is new leadership – Trish Berry is the new president. She is inviting people from the communities of this county to attend a meeting of the RWEC on January 21, 6:30 p.m., at Town Hall in Edgefield. The invited attendees […]
Poet Nikky Finney has a connection to Edgefield through a sister-in-law, Elaine Gilliam Finney, who grew up in Edgefield and graduated from STHS. Ed. Note Poet, National Book Award winner and South Carolinian Nikky Finney will join the faculty at the University of South Carolina this fall. Finney, who has taught at the University of […]
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 […]