The South Carolina Department of Health and Environmental Control (DHEC) recently announced the forthcoming restructuring of their agency. According to Jim Beasley, Media Relations contact for DHEC, who spoke via email Friday afternoon, Jan. 18, with The Advertiser, the restructuring “will only impact layers of management and will have no visible impact on services.” Mr. […]
By Tiffani Ireland – Many of you may be experiencing the same problem my family and I am currently enduring; unwanted house guests. No, I do not mean those relatives that came for the holidays and just do not know when to leave. I am, however, talking about equally vexing pests – lady bugs! Or should […]
This flu season is shaping up to be one of the worst in decades – with the Centers for Disease Control already reporting widespread outbreaks in many states. While anyone can get the flu, seniors are especially susceptible to the virus and are at greater risk for serious flu-related complications that can lead to hospitalization […]
In her presentation at the bi-monthly Old Edgefield District Genealogical Society (OEDGS) meeting on the square in Edgefield, on Sunday, Elizabeth Laney told of the Hammond papers and how to access them. The Hammond papers refers to a collection of documents relating to James Henry Hammond (SC Governor, US Congressman, US Senator), his descendants, related families, […]
The Miss Fox Creek Pageant will be held on Saturday, January 26, at 6:00 p.m. at the Imperial Theatre in Augusta. This will be a nationally televised event, as MTV’s Emmy Award Winning show “Made” will be filming the pageant. Pageant tickets are now available for purchase from the Imperial Theater Box Office. Seating is […]
Mayor Andy Livingston introduced the Peach Exchange Committee: The members are Mrs. Artie Emanuel, Mrs. Darlene Smith, Mr. John Edwards, Mrs. Kaye Campbell, Mrs. Annette Holloway, Mr. Willie Campbell and Committee Chairperson Donna Livingston. The Mayor emphasized the importance of the decisions that this organization will be making as they select the next Johnston Citizen […]
Vernon Burton’s publications are well known in Edgefield; In My Father’s House are Many Mansions (families of Old Edgefield District) and, more recently, Free Flag of Cuba (Edited and Introduction, “the lost novel of Lucy Pickens”). He is a native of Ninety-Six. Ed. Note CLEMSON, S.C. — Vernon Burton, professor of history and director of the CyberInstitute […]
COLUMBIA, S.C. – Michelle McCollum, executive director of the South Carolina National Heritage Corridor, flanked by the members of Duke Energy and South Carolina Department of Transportation, State Senate and the University of South Carolina Sloan Institute along with members of the legislature announced a $50,000 grant to create a comprehensive management, development and marketing […]
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 […]
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 […]