COLUMBIA, S.C. – US Fibers, a recycler of PET Post Industrial and Post Consumer material, today announced plans to expand its current operations in Edgefield County. The $5.5 million investment is expected to generate 48 new jobs. “This investment and expansion represents another important step in our evolution as a major recycled PET fiber producer. We […]
The aftermath of the confusion on “Who will be on the ballot?” which was set off last week by a SC Supreme Court ruling has left only one candidate in Edgefield County off the ballot, and that is Betty Butler, Democrat running for County Council. Below is a short summary to bring readers up to […]
The Strom Thurmond Career Center FFA Forestry Team took first place honors in the state finals held at the Harbison State Forest near Columbia, SC, on Saturday, May 5th, 2012. Team members Allie Jhant, Colton Kirkland, Logan Pollack and Kevin Smith along with Darla Steele, Agricultural Education instructor and FFA advisor at the […]
The 2012 State FFA Agronomy Career Development Event was held on Saturday April 21, at the State Fairgrounds in Columbia. The Agronomy CDE is a competitive activity that allows students to apply classroom knowledge to real-life situations. Participants’ knowledge of agronomic sciences was tested through several levels of competition including developing solutions for problematic scenarios; […]
Edgefield County residents advised to avoid wild animals, vaccinate pets. COLUMBIA, S.C. – A dead fox found in Edgefield County has tested positive for rabies, the S.C. Department of Health and Environmental Control reported today. “Avoid wild animals acting tame and tame animals acting wild,” Ferguson said. “About 275 South Carolinians are advised to undergo preventive […]
This Weekend, May 12, at Lick Fork. “Get hooked on fishing and not on drugs,” say the officials of the Jimmy Shay Fishing Rodeo. Always a great event for the young –12 years and under – it is held at Lick Fork Lake on the west side of the county. Here is what the anglers […]
The Strom Thurmond Rebels baseball team kept their march to a championship alive Monday night at Pendleton. Rebel pitcher Marquez Mathis secured his seventh win of the season as the Thurmond team defeated Pendleton 4 to 3 sending the Rebels to another “do or die” game against Palmetto on the road Wednesday. Palmetto High School […]
Edgefield, S.C. : Hospice Care of South Carolina is joining the American Nurses Association in celebrating Nurses: Advocating, Leading, Caring, as part of National Nurses Week, which is held May 6-12, every year. The purpose of the weeklong celebration is to raise awareness of the value of nursing and help educate the public about the […]
EDGEFIELD – Mrs. Ruby D. Gillispie, 82, of Edgefield, SC died Friday, May 4, 2012 at National Health Care. Funeral services will be held on Tuesday, May 8, 2012 at 11am at Elliott Sons Funeral Home, Lumpkin Road Chapel with Rev. Perry Shelfer and Rev. Sandy Heslop. Interment will follow in Hillcrest Memorial Park. Born […]
EDGEFIELD – Ms. Elizabeth Catherine Bryan, 95, passed away Saturday May 5, 2012 at Richard M. Campbell Nursing Home in Anderson, S.C. Funeral Services will be held Wednesday May 9, 2012 at Little Stevens Creek Baptist Church at 2 P.M. with burial in the church cemetery. The family will receive friends after the service at […]