GREENVILLE, S.C. – Mrs. Gay Barbare Purvis, 80, of Greenville, S.C., died Wednesday November 21, 2012 at Aiken Regional Medical Center. Funeral Services will be held Saturday November 24, 2012 at 2 P.M. at the Chapel in Woodlawn Memorial Park in Greenville, S.C. Mrs. Purvis was born in Greenville and was a Charter member of […]
EDGEFIELD, S.C. – Mrs. Carolyn Hyman Cleveland, 71, of Cleveland Rd., wife of Troy Cleveland, died November 19, 2012 at her residence. Funeral Service will be held Friday November 23, 2012 at 11 A.M. at Edgefield Mercantile Funeral Home with burial in Sunset Gardens Memorial Park in Edgefield. Mrs. Cleveland was born in Laurens, S.C. […]
Tidwell Jewelers, Johnston, has a new front which has, also, given the Tidwells more space for their beautiful store. Their original store, to the right in the photo and the part that holds the entrance, was built c. 1910 for the Bank of Western Carolina. The style of architecture was used for their banks across […]
Proceeds Benefit the Strom Thurmond FFA Taking Orders: Now – Dec. 15th Pickup Dates: During school hours or Nov. 30th till 6:00PM Wreath Prices: Small 1 – $15 Or 2 – $25…………or……….Large 1 – $25 Or 2 – $40 Poinsettia Prices: Small – $6 or Large – $12 To Place your order or for More […]
At Fury’s Landing – Savannah River (Off Hwy. 28), on Tuesday, Nov. 20, 2012 at 10 a.m., DNR will stock 15,000 redear sunfish in Savannah River. The S.C. Department of Natural Resources (DNR) will utilize specially equipped fish hauling trucks to stock redear sunfish advanced fingerlings at Fury’s Landing on the Savannah River near the McCormick/Edgefield […]
This weekend marks the official beginning of the Christmas season with the Biggest Shopping Day of the year beginning Friday, November 23, and the Christmas tree lighting, and snow on the square followed by a holiday movie on the town square Friday evening. The Mayor’s annual Christmas Tree Lighting tradition will be Friday night at 6:00 p.m., […]
Sarah Cabri Tripp, Nurse Practitioner, is now serving in the medical community of this county, in Dr. Hugh Morgan’s office, Johnston. She has been there now for three months and says, “I love it here.” Sarah says her patients ask: ”You are not going to go anywhere are you?” Her answer is: “I am here […]
National Rural Health Day was celebrated on November 15 at the Edgefield County Hospital with a conference calling together leaders in rural health from over the state and many local members of the medical community and agencies in this county. Mr. Tony Keck of the S.C. Department of Health and Human Services gave the address […]
Strom Thurmond High travelled to North Charleston last Friday night and took the third round playoff game from Hanahan 27 to 10. This win sends the Rebels to the lower state championship game to be played at Strom Thurmond this Friday night. Kickoff is scheduled for 7:30 p.m. The game at Hanahan started off just […]
LONG BEACH, CA – Former Edgefield resident Betty Mathis Whitlock, 74, died March 22 in Long Beach, California. This week her daughters placed a monument at Big Steven’s Creek Baptist Church, where Betty joins her kin in the Briggs and the Mathis burial site. Although Betty, her mother, Nell (Briggs) Alger, and her Grandmother, Mary […]