Edna Mance

TRENTON, S. C. – Ms. Edna Mance, entered into rest January 21, 2013. Funeral arrangements will be announced later. Ms. Mance, a native of Edgefield County was a member of Science Hill Baptist Church. Survivors include a son, Rev. Charlie (Leatta) Johnson, Sr., Trenton, SC; 4 daughters, Lucille East, Trenton, SC, Juanita (Charlie) Nixon, Edgefield, […]

Lillie M. Garrett Callaham

EDGEFIELD, S. C. – Mrs. Lillie M. Garrett Callaham, of Promised Land Road, entered into rest November 14, 2012. Funeral services will be held 1 p.m. Monday, November 19, 2012 at Mt. Olive Baptist Church with the Rev. Alex Pope, Jr., officiating. Interment will be in the church cemetery. Mrs. Callaham, a native of Edgefield […]

ECSO Recovers Four Guns from Recent Burglary

​The Edgefield County Sheriff’s Office has recovered 4 of the 6 guns stolen in a recent burglary at a residence on Tennessee Walker Lane in Trenton. The burglary was reported on Oct. 11, 2012 after the homeowner returned home to find the firearms missing. There was no forced entry at the scene but evidence was […]

Merchants Beware! Counterfeit Money Again in County

Merchants Beware! Counterfeit Money Again in County

According to a report filed with the Edgefield County Sheriff’s Office, Wednesday, Nov. 14, two counterfeit $100 bills were tendered on two different occasions at the McDonald’s on Augusta Road in Edgefield. Alledgedly, an employee with the establishment made two separate purchases at the location in which she paid for items each time with a […]

Mark Homer Corley

COLUMBIA, S.C. – Mark Homer Corley, 57, died November 15, 2012 after years of suffering from primary progressive multiple sclerosis. Graveside services will be held Sunday, November 18, 2012 at 2 PM at Greenlawn Memorial Park, with visitation following at the graveside. Dunbar Funeral Home, Devine Street Chapel, is assisting the family. Mark was the […]

Wardlaw – State Champions

Wardlaw – State Champions

By: Gerald Doolittle – St. Matthews, S.C. –  Last week the Wardlaw Academy Patriots marched to the campus of Calhoun Academy to defend their SCISA 8-man Football Championship against the Cavaliers of St. John’s Christian Academy from Moncks Corner. After the dust had cleared from the battle the Patriots marched home with a 58-42 victory […]

James (Boone) Mims

EDGEFIELD, S.C. – James (Boone) Mims, 63, of Edgefield, husband of Stephanie Mims, died Saturday November 3, 2012 at his residence. Funeral Services will be held Monday November 5 at 2 PM at Antioch Baptist Church. Burial will follow in church cemetery. Mr. Mims was born in Edgefield County. He was a retired Logger & […]

Tony Marcus Hammond

TIGNALL, Ga – Mr. Tony Marcus Hammond, 69, of Tignall, Georgia, died Monday October 8, 2012 at MCG. A native of Clarks Hill, South Carolina, he was the son of Mary Dorn Hammond and the late Billy Hammond. Mr. Hammond served in the U.S. Navy, was a member of the VFW, the American Legion and […]

Options Abound for SC Landowners Looking to Plant Trees

Options Abound for SC Landowners Looking to Plant Trees

Columbia, S.C. – For many, it’s forestry’s version of the old Sears catalog — the Forestry Commission has just published a much anticipated new Seedling Catalog. Annual seedling sales have begun for savvy landowners who want to put their orders in ahead of this winter’s tree planting season.  The Forestry Commission remains a key provider of forest tree […]