OPINION: – By E. Mims Mobley, M.D. – Photographers have furnished us with images that record history pictorially since Mathew Brady‘s work during our American Civil War. They have also given us photographic vignettes of daily life here and around the world. Norman Rockwell vividly captured Americana with oils on canvas. One of my Rockwell […]
“A Success: It Works Better Downtown” Wanda and Sonny Seawright did well in their job of directing the 12th Annual Heritage Jubilee which happened on the square in Edgefield on Saturday. They have a history with festivals in Edgefield. Years ago, it started as the Halloween Festival on the square. They became affiliated with it […]
Andrew Medlock, Wardlaw class of 2012, spoke to the 9th grade recently about the rigors of college life. Andrew is a sophomore at USC, majoring in athletic training. Andrew is currently working with the football team and will also be working with the women’s basketball team this semester.
The Purple Fence at 102 Courthouse Square, Edgefield, is fast becoming a mecca for musical entertainment, events, local art and exceptional floral design. Stepping into the spacious store, created by visionary and artist Pamela Urban-Moore, is entering a landscape of creative inspiration. Described by Pamela as a center for artistic expression and experiment, it is […]
On the Edgefield Square – Saturday, October 12 The Edgefield Community Development Association along with the special sponsor, Dr. Bagshaw and staff from Edgefield Veterinary Clinic, invites everyone to the Downtown Drive-in movie night on the Square in historic Edgefield on Saturday, October 12, 2013, as part of the Fall Harvest Festival celebration. ECDA members […]
Pictured in repose after being shot in a shoot-out re-enactment for the Southern Studies event in late September, Sam Crouch lies waiting for his next cue. He is seen in many places, among them the Edgefield County Theatre Company Productions. In the musical coming up, Sunny Day by Leonard Todd, which opens at the William […]
– By G. Miller Thompson – The 2014 GOP Primary race for one of South Carolina’s two US Senate seats is shaping up to be quite an interesting one. The incumbent, Senator Lindsey Graham has upset many South Carolinians including Richard Cash. In a speech Cash gave to the Pickens County Republicans, he noted “Capitalism, […]
• Three Unidentified Victims An early morning fire at a home on Edgefield Rd./Hwy 19 in Eureka, SC, claimed the lives of three people Tuesday, Oct. 1. According to Aiken County Coroner Tim Carlton, the cause of the fire is considered suspicious and the fire is under investigation. Mr. Carlton said the three bodies, which […]
COLUMBIA, S.C. – Influenza, or “the flu,” has officially arrived in South Carolina, the state Department of Health and Environmental Control reported today. “Our agency’s Bureau of Laboratories has confirmed five cases of flu in the Midlands area of the state,” said Linda Bell, M.D. and state epidemiologist. “This confirmation reinforces the need for vaccination […]
EDGEFIELD, S.C. – Mrs. Virginia “Jennie Lou” Prince Hamilton, 81, of Edgefield, died September 29, 2013 at Trinity Mission Health and Rehab. Funeral Services will be held Wednesday October 2, 2013 at 11 A.M. at Red Oak Grove Baptist Church with burial in the Church Cemetery. Mrs. Hamilton was a native of Edgefield County and […]