Everywhere they went they were asked, “You are with the Honor Flight?” It was a trip of a lifetime, according to Dr. Jim Hawk who was one of over 70 WWII veterans who took the flight from Columbia recently to visit the memorials in Washington, D.C., to return the same day. According to him, there […]
– By guest writer Alana Caddell, STHS student – Early on Saturday morning at the Wake County Courthouse in Raleigh, N.C., Strom Thurmond High School’s mock trial team waited to face yet another team at the national level of competition. They could face a team from another state or from Guam or even one from […]
NORTH AUGUSTA, S.C. – Deanna Kimball Strawhorn-Yount, 43, of Coventry Court, entered into rest Sunday, May 17, 2015. Funeral Services will be conducted Friday afternoon at 2 o’clock from Christian Heritage Church. Pastor Stephen D. Phillips officiating. Interment in Aiken Memorial Gardens. Deanna was a lifelong resident of Aiken County and graduated Magna Cum Laude from […]
EDGEFIELD, S.C. – Mr. Raymond Tidwell Timmerman Jr, 86, husband of Mary Elizabeth Watkins Timmerman for 63 years, died Monday, May 18, 2015, at University Hospital. Funeral services will be held Thursday, May 21, 2015 at 11 AM at Edgefield First Baptist Church will burial at Eastview Cemetery. Mr. Timmerman was a native of Edgefield, […]
Opinion – By Robert Scott – By the time this OpEd goes to print, South Carolina’s Senator Lindsey Graham will likely have joined the field of announced Republican candidates for President. Sen. Graham is known for his favoring military solutions to many problems, certainly more than President Obama and probably more than President Bush. Following […]
GREENVILLE, S.C. – Benjamin Waldrep Anderson II, died peacefully on May 16, 2015, after a five-year battle with lung cancer. Born in Edgefield, SC on August 25, 1951, he was the son of the late Joe F. Anderson, Sr. and Carmen Wilkerson Anderson. Ben had a wide circle of friends and family, all of whom […]
NORTH AUGUSTA, S.C. – Memorial Services for Mr. Joe Melvin Clark, 70, of North Augusta, SC, who entered into rest May 18, 2015, will be conducted Sunday afternoon at 4 o’clock in the Christ Baptist Church. Interment will be private. Dr. Eddie West officiating. Mr. Clark was a native of Edgefield County, having made North Augusta […]
McCORMICK, S.C. – Robert Buchanan Mears Sr., 83 of McCormick, SC, passed away on Thursday, May 14, 2015 at Petra Health and Rehabilitation Center. He was born in Tillman, SC, on February 23, 1932 to the late John Harry and Mary Rebecca Nettles Mears. He was a retired Clemson Extension Agent. He was a Mason […]
JAMES ISLAND, S.C. – Tony Lavender, age 69, of James Island, SC, husband of Carolyn Wood Wash Lavender died on Saturday, May 16, 2015. Born July 10, 1945 in Charleston, SC, he was the only child of the late Arthur Wayne Lavender and Caroline Badger Lavender. He was a US Navy Veteran and a former […]
NORTH AUGUSTA, S.C. – Ms. Richie Dean Mims Coleman entered into rest May 14, 2015, at Pruitt Health of North Augusta. Funeral arrangements will be announced later. Ms. Coleman, a native of Edgefield County was a member of Mims Grove Baptist Church. Survivors include a daughter, Shea (Melvin) Jackson, North Augusta, SC; a son, Solen […]