Now you can dispose of your worn United States Flag respectfully and with the honor that it deserves. You flew your flag with pride but now she is worn out and you have decided to replace it with a new one. You may privately dispose of your worn flag but it should not be thrown […]
130 high school sophomores from across the State of S.C. have been selected to attend the South Carolina Hugh O’Brian Youth (HOBY) Leadership Seminar. They will join more than 6,000 from high schools globally to experience an opportunity of a life-time in leadership development this summer. The seminar will be held June 20-22 at Erskine […]
Miss Kathy S. Oliphant graduated on April 26, 2014, from Georgetown University earning an Executive Master’s degree in Business Administration (MBA). She holds a BA degree in history education and an Master of Education in counselor education, from S.C. State University. Ms. Oliphant was awarded a US Army Green to Gold Scholarship to pursue her […]
Tim Worth carved his first decoy in 1987 and has exhibited them in Edgefield in years past. In April, he competed in the Ward World Championship Wildfowl Carving Competition and won second in species with 2 black ducks in the Lem and Steve Ward Gunning Pairs. This past weekend Core Sound Waterfowl Museum “Rig of […]
Ridge Spring Baptist Church will celebrate the July 4 holiday by welcoming local World War II servicemen as featured speakers during Sunday’s service, June 29, at 11 a.m. Everyone is invited to attend. From the D-Day invasion on the beaches of Normandy to delivering air strikes in the Pacific-Asian Theatre, some of the country’s finest […]
A few years ago, artist Pamela Moore established a group – Personalities on the Square – and she painted portraits of a few of them. (The painting of Terry Ferrell holding his famous feline is probably best known.) Another personality on the square, already inhabiting a place of business for almost a year, starting in […]
Movie Night: Edgefield County Library will be hosting a Movie Night on Thursday, June 19 at 7:00 p.m. We will be showing “Despicable Me 2”. Popcorn and drinks will be provided. Parents, please accompany your child(ren). Movie Night: Hitchcock Healthcare will sponsor the move “UP” on the square in Edgefield on Friday, June 20 at […]
Edgefield County Library News — Poet and Author John M. Starino is launching a Poetry and Musical Open Mic with the Edgefield County Public Library on Friday, June 20, 2014. Open Mic will be from 6-8 p.m. Refreshments will be available. John, along with Joe Schneider, the Library’s manager, wants participants to discover their creativity […]
Junior Volunteers; Edgefield County Hospital is seeking young men or women ages 14-17 to volunteer at the hospital 8-10 hours per week beginning June 23. For more info contact Kristi Tucker at 803-384-4003. Cancelled: The Edgefield County Planning Commission meeting scheduled for June 12, 2014 at 6pm has been cancelled due to there being no business […]
Gene Smith, once again, brings a wonder of nature to our attention, and this time it is a bird: “I could see that the bird had black eyes, so it isn’t a true albino; it’s a partial albino. In my experience, albinism (the absence of normal pigmentation) is more common in mammals than birds—so this […]