This week, the third-grade classes from Merriwether Elementary School went to the Ruth Patrick Science Center at USC Aiken. Recently, the students have been studying rocks and minerals in science as well as talking about important black history figures such as Harriet Tubman and her contribution to the Underground Railroad.During this field trip, the staff […]
Chad W. Craig, 34, of Graniteville, was found dead at a home on Eagle Road sometime around midnight Friday morning, Feb. 28. According to the Edgefield County Coroner’s Office, an autopsy was done Friday on the body, but the official ruling as to the cause of death will not be available for at least a […]
The Edgefield County Sheriff’s Office arrested a convicted Florida sex offender who was living at a residence on Tanglewood Drive in Trenton earlier in the week of Feb. 24. According to an ECSO report, deputies were actually responding to a compliant issued by the man regarding a civil matter when they routinely ran his information […]
Friday, February 28 is Rare Disease Day at Edgefield County Hospital. The main objective of Rare Disease Day is to raise awareness amongst the general public and decision-makers about rare diseases and their impact on patients’ lives. The campaign targets primarily the general public but it is also designed for patients and patient representatives, as well […]
TRENTON, S.C. – Mr. Curtis W. (Billy) Padgett, Sr., 82, of Trenton, S.C., died Wednesday February 26, 2014 at his residence. Graveside Services will be held Saturday March 1, 2014 at 11 A.M. at Padgett Family Cemetery. Mr. Padgett was a native of Keysville, Ga. and was a Retired Truck Driver. He was of the Baptist […]
EDGEFIELD, S.C. – Mrs. Louise A. Henderson, 76, of Rosa Hill Street, entered into rest February 25, 2014. Funeral service will be held 11 a.m. Friday, February 28, 2014 at Jeter Baptist Church with the Rev. James Thomas officiating. Interment will be in the church cemetery. Mrs. Henderson, a native of Edgefield County was a […]
The Strom Thurmond High School Mock Trial team is headed back to the State Championship Tournament in Columbia, March 7-8. Loaded with talent at the witness and attorney positions, the school was able to field two teams. Last Saturday in Greenville, at the Piedmont Regional competition featuring sixteen of the fifty-eight high school teams in […]
Made Possible by Comm. Dev. Assoc. & U.S. Fibers Donations – By Tiffani Ireland – The Trenton Town Council unveiled the town’s new golf cart to representatives of the Trenton Community Development Association and U.S. Fibers — whose donations made the purchase possible — at their monthly meeting, Wednesday, Feb. 19. The TCDA donated $2,500 […]
– By G. Miller Thompson – Two weeks ago today, our community was hit with severe winter weather. The ice caused widespread damage across the CSRA; some of which is still being cleaned up today. Nearly 200,000 homes in the region went without power for several days. Fallen trees downed power lines and many described […]
The Edgefield Community Development Association is sponsoring a new ChocAround, Thursday, February 27, from 4:00 until 8:00 p.m. The first ChocAround had been planned for the 13th of February, but due to the storm that brought ice and cold, which froze all plans for the Valentine weekend, the ChocAround was postponed. This Thursday, the event […]