TRENTON, S.C. – Ms. Willie Mae “Billie” Lloyd Carter of Nicholson Road, entered into rest November 8, 2014 in Yeadon, Penn. Funeral arrangements will be announced later. Ms.Carter was a member of Mt. Canaan Baptist Church. Survivors include a son, Roland Carter of Ransdowne, Penn.; eight grandchildren; a host of other relatives and friends. G. […]
The Edgefield County Delegation, comprised of SC Representatives Bill Clyburn and Bill Hixon and SC Senator Shane Massey, held a public meeting Thursday, Nov. 6, at the Edgefield County Council Chambers. The delegation heard from various county agencies among which included the Veterans Affairs Office, the County Transportation Committee, the SC Department of Transportation, all […]
A recently completed cooperative study between the S.C. Department of Natural Resources (DNR), Auburn University, and Brosnan Forest will help researchers and hunters better understand buck movements and behavior around food plots and deer stands. According to Charles Ruth, Deer and Turkey Program coordinator for DNR, this is one in a series of cooperative studies […]
The 41st Annual Edgefield Christmas Parade will be on Sunday, December 7, 2014 at 4:00 p.m. Our 2014 Grand Marshal is Mr. J. P. Calliham, Owner and Operator of Calliham’s TV & Furniture for 62 years. Bring the family and enjoy special entertainment before the parade, beginning at 1:00 pm, on the Edgefield Town Square. […]
NORTH AUGUSTA, S.C. – Mr. Clarence C. “Buck” Bell, 95, of North Augusta, husband of Vera Sharpe Bell, died Sunday November 9, 2014 at his residence. Graveside Services will be held Tuesday November 11, 2014 at 2 P.M. at Sweetwater Baptist Church Cemetery with Dr. Eleazer Benenhaley officiating. Mr. Bell was a native of Aiken, S.C. […]
NORTH AUGUSTA, S.C. – Mr. Noah Alexannder Creech, 19, of Ridgefield Drive, entered into rest on Friday, November 7, 2014. His funeral service will be held at 4:30 PM on Tuesday, November 11, 2014 at First Baptist Church of North Augusta with Rev. Tom H. Rogers officiating. Interment will be private. Mr. Creech was a member […]
Opinion – By Robert Scott – This year’s election cycle is finally over, and the results nationwide show a clear shift: in the U.S. Senate, there will now be a slight Republican majority instead of a slight Democratic majority, and in the U.S. House of Representatives, the Republican majority will be larger than it has […]
The public is cordially invited to the Old Edgefield District Genealogical Society meeting on Sunday, November 9, 2014 at 3:00 p. m. in the Lynch Building Annex of the Tompkins Library, Edgefield, SC. The guest speaker will be James Lowell Underwood, Distinguished Professor Emeritus of Constitutional Law at the University of South Carolina School of […]
EDGEFIELD, S.C. – Mrs. Miriam Bryan Winn, 95, widow of the late John E. Winn, of Edgefield, died Friday Nov. 7, 2014 at Forest View Manor. Funeral Services will be held Sunday Nov. 9, 2014 at 2 P.M. at Rehoboth Baptist Church with burial in Sunset Gardens Memorial Park in Edgefield. Mrs. Winn was born […]
Opinion Last month the County Council passed the millage rate for the current tax year. We did not increase the amount you pay in County Government taxes. That’s the first bit of good news. The second part of the good news is that our County is growing, which helps keep taxes under control. […]