Author Felder Dorn brought the subject of his recent book, Death of a Policeman: Birth of a Baby, to town on October 1. She is Jean Ghent, the daughter (baby at the time of the real story) born to a female S.C. Penitentiary inmate of long ago, at the same time of Sue Logue’s incarceration, […]
By Bela Herlong – The Saluda County Historical Society invites all of you to come on Sunday afternoon, October 21, at 2:30 p.m. to the Saluda Theater and Museum where a tour of the two buildings will begin. Guides will be there to tell you the history of both buildings before and after the Saluda […]
SAN DIEGO, CA – Charlotte Barnwell McCutchen, M.D., 67, passed away September 11, 2012, of complications from Guillain-Barre Syndrome. A private burial was held at sea. A Celebration of Life Service will be held Saturday, October 20, at 1 p.m., St. John’s Episcopal Church, Fallbrook, Calif. Dr. McCutchen is survived by her sister, Lilla D.,McC. […]
NORTH AUGUSTA, S.C. – Mr. Sam MacField McCain, of Griffin Lane, entered into rest October 14, 2012. Funeral services will be held 2 p.m. Thursday, October 18, 2012 at Carey Hill Baptist Church with the Rev. Louis T. Coley officiating. Interment will be in the church cemetery. Mr. McCain, a native of Edgefield County was […]
Citizens have been reporting work on the interior of the Presley building since the shootout (re-enactment) that took place there last week. In the windows appeared Romney/Ryan posters. All the stir was leading to a bigger announcement that came to this newspaper Monday morning. The following explains what is happening on the south side of […]
October 15, 1012 Industrial Development Announcements: Edgefield County Growing! Edgefield County has had two industrial announcements this year by companies that have been in the county for many years, US Fibers and Bondex. Bondex, the most recent announcement, has been in Edgefield County since 1997. (US Fibers announced their expansion earlier this year.) Bondex plans […]
The Edgefield County Sheriff’s Office responded to a burglary call on Tennessee Walker Lane in Trenton during the late evening hours of Thursday, Oct. 11. According to the incident report filed by the ECSO, the homeowner contacted law enforcement after noticing several firearms were missing from his home. Six guns and three scopes valued at […]
An Aiken County man who was hunting in the woods off Lick Fork Lake Road Friday morning, Oct. 12, returned to his vehicle after his hunting excursion to find its windows had been shot out. The truck, which was parked along the country road as is the custom of hunters who hunt the game managed […]
EDGEFIELD, S.C. – Mr. David F. (Dave) Nowak, 73, of Highway 23 West, husband of Joanne Nowak, died October 13, 2012 at his residence. Funeral services will be held at 11:00 a.m. Monday October 15, 2012 at Antioch Baptist Church with burial in the church cemetery. Mr. Nowak was born September 25, 1939 in Anderson, […]
COLUMBIA – Farmers interested in learning about transitioning to organic farming can plan to attend one of two workshops offered in November. The Organic Transition for Produce Farmers workshops are scheduled for Nov. 8 in Charleston and Nov. 29 in Columbia. These one-day workshops run from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. and will feature local […]