A substitute teacher at Merriwether Elementary School was terminated from her position with the Edgefield County School District, Tuesday, Dec. 9, after she brought a gun onto school property. According to published reports, the gun was found in a faculty bathroom by another teacher. The gun was loaded with four rounds. The substitute teacher, who […]
JOHNSTON, S.C. – Funeral services for Ms. Patricia Minnick will be held 2:30 p.m. Friday, December 12, 2014, at the Carey Hill Resource Center in North Augusta, S.C. with the Rev. Alfred Williams officiating. Interment will be in the Sunset Memorial Gardens, Johnston, S.C. She is survived by a son, Jamie Padgett; a daughter, Lisa […]
Senior Citizen Program: Mt. Calvary Baptist Church is having their annual Senior Citizen Dec. 13, at 1:30 p.m. All Senior Citizens are invited. Rev. Lewis Burt is pastor. The United Mass Choir (Bethlehem Gospel Choir, Bacon Chapel Choir and MSY Mass Choir) will present 1st Christmas Outpour featuring Elder David Smith and Min. Calvin Turner […]
TRENTON, S.C. – Leland Cale Quarles, 4 months old, of Allie Lane, son of Robert and Tanya Jasmin Quarles, Jr., passed away Tuesday December 9, 2014 at Edgefield County Hospital. Funeral Services will be held Friday December 12, 2014 at 11 A.M. at Ebenezer Baptist Church with burial in Ebenezer Cemetery. Survivors include Leland’s Parents, […]
Leland Quarles, the 4 month old son of Robert, Jr. and Tanya Quarles of Trenton, was pronounced dead at 3:25 p.m. Tuesday, Dec. 9, at Edgefield County Hospital after being found unresponsive at a local in-home child care center. The Edgefield County Sheriff’s Office responded to the home at which the daycare is located after […]
Opinion – By Robert Scott – There have been several discussions lately, about the perceived need to call for a Constitutional Convention to amend the U.S. Constitution. Many have focused on the never-used method of amendment of having two-thirds of the states call a convention for proposing amendments, amendments that would go into effect when […]
COLUMBIA, S.C. – The South Carolina State Library is pleased to announce the launch of its newly redesigned website ReadSC.org. The new site has an easy-to-navigate menu bar and provides keyword searching of its website pages. The South Carolina Center for the Book is the South Carolina Affiliate of the Library of Congress Center for […]
The Tour of Churches is scheduled for this weekend, December 14, at 3:00 p.m., when the Village churches join to tell the Christmas story in tableaux of angels, shepherds, Mary and Joseph and other well-known characters from the Bible. It will start at the Catholic Church at 3:00, and for those attending expect to enjoy […]
Kevin Richardson, 22, and Robby Moses, 23, were sentenced Monday, Dec. 8, 2014, for the May 3, 2013 attack at the Riverwalk in Augusta, Ga., of Edgefield native Wesley Spires and his then girlfriend, Ashley Solesbee. Both Richardson and Moses were charged with attempted murder, armed robbery, and robbery for their actions in this crime. […]
The Edgefield County Hospital Candles for Caring program is back for the 2014 Holiday season in support of the ECH Auxiliary. Those being honored and remembered will have their names displayed on banners in the hospital lobby during the month of December. Please support us by sending at least $5 per name and bringing it […]