The Strom Thurmond Class of 1970 held their class reunion Saturday, July 25, at Pine Ridge Club. Thirty-one members out of a class of 90 graduates attended. Front Row (L to R) Sharon Wall, Gladys Miller Spires, Cheryl Miller Long, Linda Bryan Ballentine, Sylvia Quarles Billue, Duane Nicholson, Brenda Ellis Doolittle, Annie Gibson Stokes Row […]
The S.C. Department of Natural Resources (DNR) and The National Wild Turkey Federation are offering a great opportunity for aspiring young hunters of South Carolina to attend a free wing shooting clinic Aug. 12 from 8:30 a.m. until 1 p.m. in Edgefield County. Participants with wing shooting skill levels from beginner to advanced learn how […]
Local rising 8th and 9th grade students received instruction this past week in the classroom and on the shotgun range as part of the First Annual Strom Thurmond CTC Sporting Clays Summer Shooting Clinic. The Strom Thurmond CTC Sporting Clays Team along with its coaching staff hosted the three day shotgun shooting sports clinic Wednesday […]
Opnion – By Robert Scott – As was the case last summer, I’m writing this week from a meeting of the American Association of University Professors, this time hosted by Denver University and funded by the professors themselves. And as was the case last year, one of the biggest issues under discussion is the “sticker […]
Missing Man With Dementia Found David Pearson, an 88-year-old man with dementia who went missing from his home on Whaley Pond Road (near the Edgefield County/Aiken County line) around three o’clock in the afternoon, Saturday, July 25, was found alive Sunday morning around ten o’clock. According to a relative of the man who spoke Monday […]
July 28, 2015 – Recent visitors to Edgefield were the Hirai family from Kanaya, Shizuoka, Japan. The story of their coming to Edgefield is worth telling! Rob Hirai and his wife Eriko arrived in Edgefield with their two sons last week following a time in Florida. Rob was there for training and recertification courses; he is […]
Anna Elisabeth Stillinger of Trenton, SC and a rising senior at Winthrop University majoring in Early Childhood Education has been named a Haggai Scholar for 2015-16. The Haggai Foundation of High Point NC recognizes non-traditional students who are outstanding in the fields of elementary and early childhood education. The scholarship is awarded to students who […]
Investigators for the S.C. Residential Builders Commission (RBC) and S.C. Contractor’s Licensing Board (CLB) found 73 cases of unlicensed activity when they participated in a national sting operation during the week of June 16, 2015, with NASCLA, the National Association of State Contractors Licensing Agencies. Six investigators from the S.C. Department of Labor, Licensing and […]
Blithe Spirit, a Noel Coward comedy of manners and social interactions of the mid 20th century, holds much entertainment for those attending. The play being produced in the theatre at the Discovery Center is a surprise for all since the staging is changed to “in the round.” Kudos to those who staged this play! Scene […]
Erin Elaine Springs McCottry recently completed a summer Visual Arts program at the South Carolina Governor’s School of the Arts and Humanities. She was selected after applying and interviewing to be among the first class for Visual Arts. The school is located in Greenville and offers programs in Drama, Music, Dance, Creative Writing and Visual […]