EDGEFIELD, S. C. – Mrs. Bennie Mae Calliham Gordon, 65, of Eastview Road, entered into rest December 16, 2012. Funeral arrangements will be announced later. Mrs. Gordon, a native of Edgefield County was a member of Mt. Olive Baptist Church. Survivors include two daughters, Tamico (James) Mobley, Saluda; Catina Gordon (Ben), Johnston; two sons Ramon […]
JOHNSTON, S.C. – Funeral Services for Mrs. Louise Virginia Williams were held 1:00 pm Saturday, December 15, 2012 at Mt. Pleasant Baptist Church with the Rev. Ernest Gordon, Pastor. Rev. Larry Raiford was the Eulogist. Interment was in the church cemetery. She is survived by her children, Macy Williams (Thomas Smith), Trenton, SC, Tracy Williams […]
AIKEN, S.C. – Mr. Donald Marshall Robinson, 52, entered into rest on Tuesday, December 11, 2012. His funeral service will be held on Friday, December 14, 2012 at 11:00 AM in the Chapel of Rowland Funeral Home with Rev. Gaye Ortez and Rev. Jackie Ray Robinson officiating. Interment will follow at Sweetwater Baptist Church Cemetery. […]
In their 6th Annual Local Toy Drive for children at Christmas, The Southern Eagles Motorcycle Club filled the Discovery Center this past Saturday with excitement and a visit from Santa as they distributed Christmas gifts to families with children. There were 100 children who received these gifts. The Club would like to thank all of […]
EDGEFIELD, S.C. – Mr. George Francis Miller, 85, of Sweetwater Rd., husband of Edna Hammond Miller, died Sunday December 16, 2012 at his residence. Funeral Services will be held Wednesday December 19, 2012 at 11 A.M. at Sweetwater Baptist Church with burial in the church cemetery. Mr. Miller was a native of Edgefield, S.C. and […]
EDGEFIELD, S.C. – Dr. Benjamin Edward (Ned) Nicholson, IV, 76, of Edgefield, S.C. died December 15, 2012. He was born on November 5, 1936 in Columbia, S.C. to Ruth Walker Taylor Nicholson, formerly of Cochran, Georgia, and Benjamin E. Nicholson III of Edgefield. Ned graduated from Edgefield High School in the spring of 1954 and […]
A routine traffic stop Sunday, Dec. 9, lead to the arrest of two individuals on drug charges. According to a report filed with the Edgefield County Sheriff’s Office, deputies with the ECSO stopped a silver Lincoln Town Car that was traveling south on Hwy 25 South for erratic driving and for being registered to a […]
Columbia, SC – The Commission on Accreditation of Rehabilitation Facilities (CARF) has accredited the Backman Center for Mental Health Services (Beckman), for a period of three years, in the following areas: Mental health Case Management/Services Coordination for Adults; Mental Health Case Management/Services coordination for Children and Adolescents; Mental Health Outpatient treatment for Adults; and Mental […]
Experienced anglers are sought by the S.C. Department of Natural Resources Aquatic Education Section to volunteer for a new family fishing instruction program. The Family Fishing Clinics (FFCs) are designed to introduce the basics of fishing to the young and old. Participants will learn how to tie fishing knots, rig rods, cast, fish and more! […]
By Linda Nidiffer – In December we expect our children our children to be especially child like: full of wonder and joy, wild with anticipation and bedazzled by the out of control commercialism of our times. Homework and chores are the last things on their minds. Let’s face it kids sometimes turn into quarrelsome, tedious, […]