Dear Editor: I would like to offer thanks to everyone who made the “Bags of Love” for the Edgefield County Senior Citizens a success. We made up 103 bags to give to our Edgefield County Seniors. Those who attended the Edgefield Center and Bettis Academy Center and those who receive Meals on Wheels very much […]
Dear Editor: As a two-time cancer survivor, March 1 looms greatly on my mind. Under sequestration, across-the-board cuts to nearly all government agencies, prevention, public health and funding for cancer research and other medical research supported by the National Institutes of Health (NIH) would be cut. If the Budget Sequestration is not turned off, the […]
Are you a mom or grandmother with a child who has special needs or special health impairments? If so, you are invited to join the launch of UPLIFT. UPLIFT is a faith-based group, supported by Edgefield First Baptist Church for moms and grandmothers who have preschool and school-aged children with differences such as ADHD, Autism […]
Dear Editor: The Edgefield County Chamber of Commerce is planning to host our Third Annual Oyster Roast on March 9th in downtown Edgefield, SC. This year we are planning on adding a Chili Cook-Off to the festivities. Oyster Roast/Chili Cook Off profits will support our “Fill-A-Bus” Back to School Supply Drive in memory of our […]
Dear Editor: In Saturday’s Augusta Chronicle there was a front-page article which noted that Georgia Power’s tax bill in Burke County had substantially increased due to the increasing value of the nuclear power plant there. The article further noted that Plant Vogtle now accounts for 67% of that county’s tax digest! The citizens of Burke […]
Dear Editor: I would like your readers to know we have a great asset in Edgefield. Please allow me to share my story with the readership. I have a concrete driveway and parking area. It was painted black and had begun to crack and peel. A local contractor, who will remain unnamed, assured me he […]
Dear Editor: I want to thank Dr. Gordineer and all of the staff at Edgefield County Hospital for the exceptionally good care I received while I was a patient thru last week. We are blessed to have a good community hospital. Thank you, Julia Verna Forrest Johnston
February 1, 2013 – Animal Shelter Update Coming At our upcoming February 5 County Council meeting, Administrator Lynn Strom will be giving the Council an update on the proposed Animal Shelter. As you may remember, a year or so ago the County Council agreed that we could save money and provide a better service to […]
Sportsmen were the original conservationists and remain the driving force in conservation today. By purchasing hunting and fishing licenses, paying a voluntarily imposed excise tax on all firearms, ammunition and other sporting equipment (Pittman–Robertson Act and Dingell-Johnson Act), and supporting conservation organizations, sportsmen pay for 80 percent or more of conservation efforts in this country. […]
Cayce, S.C. – An article entitled “Urgent: Big Ag group trying to ban raw milk sales in South Carolina – your help needed to stop this tyranny” by Ethan A. Huff, staff writer for naturalnews.com has generated hundreds of calls and e-mails to South Carolina Farm Bureau Federation (SCFB) from people who support the sale […]