Opinion – Robert Scott – “All the world’s a stage,” Shakespeare writes, “And all the men and women merely players. They have their exits and their entrances, and one man in his time plays many parts.” In my own life, and in particular between my leaving Edgefield County at age 17 and returning home forty […]
CLEMSON, S.C. – A team of green-conscious Clemson University students topped a field of 90 colleges to win the 2014 GameDay Recycling Challenge by collecting more than 60,000 pounds of recyclables during the school’s football game against rival University of South Carolina. “This award is a great accomplishment for the many student volunteers and Clemson […]
Jane Gunnell to Speak at OEDGS The public is cordially invited to the Old Edgefield District Genealogical Society meeting on Sunday, January 11, 2015 at 3:00 p. m. in the Lynch Building Annex of the Tompkins Library, Edgefield, SC. The guest speaker will be Ms. Jane Gunnell and the topic of discussion will be the […]
By Jack Reece The young woman pictured with this article is wearing a medal signifying that she has completed a marathon. That means she traversed about every street and road in Savannah, Georgia, for over 26 miles. Not bad for a 40-year-old mother of three. Do you recognize her? Yes, it is Gena Ellis Brown, […]
Free Workshops: Edgefield/SC Works Center, 400 Church St, Rm. 306, Edgefield, SC Tuesday, Jan. 6, 10 AM Networkers Group Session – topic – “Top 10 Job Search Resolutions”; 11 AM “Job Search Lab; 1:30 PM “Resume Construction”; 3 PM “Computers for Beginners”; For further information telephone 637-4029.
ASHEVILLE, N.C. – Ms. Carolyn Rucker, 76 of Asheville, NC, passed away on December 28, 2014. Ms. Rucker was born in Edgefield, SC and was the daughter of the late George and Dixie Rucker. Survivors include two daughters, Dixie (Mike) Gibson and Denise (Smitty) Smith; two sons, Whit (Paula) Gay and Sean Gay; one sister […]
Opinion – By G. Miller Thompson – In the aftermath of the attacks on September 11, 2001, thousands of brave men and women fled into the chaos of smoke, debris, and carnage. Some of these responders wore the uniform of New York Police and Fire Departments; others were good Samaritans. Without the heroic response by […]
RIDGE SPRING, S.C. – Graveside Services for Mrs. Grace Miller Asbill , age 88, will be held Wednesday, December 31, 2014 in Ridge Spring Cemetery at 2 o’clock. The family will receive friends Tuesday evening at Bland Funeral Home, Johnston, from 5 until 7 pm. The family is at 1004 West Main St., Ridge Spring. Mrs. […]
JOHNSTON, S.C. – Mr. Jack C. Kimbrell, II, 37, of Johnston, SC, died December 27, 2014. Born February 28, 1977 in Tampa, FL, he was the son of Jack C. Kimbrell and Jane Costakis Kimbrell. Jack is survived by his parents; his brother, John Lee, of Tampa, FL; his son, Austin Bozarth of North Augusta; […]
EDGEFIELD, S.C. – Funeral services for Rev. Cleo Lamkin, of W.A. Reel Drive, were held 2 p.m. Tuesday, December 30, 2014, at Republican Grove Baptist Church with the Rev. Willie Patten, Jr. officiating. Interment was in the church cemetery. Cleo Lamkin was born May 31, 1944 to James and the late Sarah Golatt Lamkin in […]