“Piper Tales”– Chapter 3 – And Now There Are Two
The Continuing Adventures of a Very Lucky Black and White Dog By Penny L. Hunt Chapter 3 – And Now There Are Two Last week: The sixth grade class at Whitman Academy began plotting ways to catch three...
View Article“Piper Tales”– Chapter 4 – Flash Flood Warning!
The Continuing Adventures of a Very Lucky Black and White Dog By Penny L. Hunt Chapter 4 – Flash Flood Warning! Last week: One of the puppies living in a drainage pipe near Whitman Academy was rescued...
View Article“Piper Tales”– Chapter 5 – Smokey
The Continuing Adventures of a Very Lucky Black and White Dog By Penny L. Hunt Chapter 5 – Smokey Last week: A severe thunderstorm warning canceled the PTO meeting and sent most of the families...
View ArticleSlept in Pink Tents and Walked for Cancer
The Charlotte Avon Walk for Breast Cancer took place on October 27-28 for a total of 39.3 miles–a marathon walk on Saturday and a half-marathon on Sunday. The walkers were fed a hot supper and slept...
View ArticleTaking up Painting Later in Life
Sir Winston Churchill started painting when he was in his mid-60s. A leader in our community, retired Senior Center Director Jim Griffith, has taken up the paintbrush in his 80s, and is loving it....
View ArticleSarah Tripp, Nurse Practitioner – Serving in Dr. Morgan’s Office
Sarah Cabri Tripp, Nurse Practitioner, is now serving in the medical community of this county, in Dr. Hugh Morgan’s office, Johnston. She has been there now for three months and says, “I love it...
View ArticleThurmond FFA Fresh Cut Christmas Wreath & Poinsettia Sale
Proceeds Benefit the Strom Thurmond FFA Taking Orders: Now – Dec. 15th Pickup Dates: During school hours or Nov. 30th till 6:00PM Wreath Prices: Small 1 – $15 Or 2 – $25…………or……….Large 1 – $25 Or 2 –...
View ArticleCall For Auditions
The Edgefield County Theater Company is preparing a new musical, SUNNY DAY. With words and music by Edgefield resident, Leonard Todd, it will have its world premiere in April of 2013. Auditions for...
View ArticleFamily Descendants Visit Birthplace of James Butler Bonham
By Judy Dancy Duncan, V-P Saluda County Historical Society – Saluda County Historical Society celebrated its 25th Anniversary in October with a tour which included the birthplace of Alamo hero James...
View ArticleOne Table Dinner – Making Their Leaves for the Thankful Tree
It was a wonderful Thanksgiving in Ridge Spring. The 4th annual Community One Table dinner was a huge success. Many families volunteered at the dinner and then sat down and ate together. Young and old...
View ArticleTrenton Has New Postmaster
Susan Curry of Evans, Ga., is the new postmistress at Trenton, and she says she loves working for the US Postal Service. She has been at it for 26 years and is getting used to a new placement –...
View ArticleEdgefield Has New Postmaster
Nancy Snellings is the mother of four children, two of whom are married, and one grandchild and one on-the-way. She met her husband when he came into the Post Office where his parents had a P.O. Box....
View ArticleComing Home: Poet Nikky Finney to Bring Her Voice and Vision to USC
Poet Nikky Finney has a connection to Edgefield through a sister-in-law, Elaine Gilliam Finney, who grew up in Edgefield and graduated from STHS. Ed. Note Poet, National Book Award winner and South...
View ArticleQuiet Confidence – Pinnacle Training Academy
By Jack Reece – Mike Lipscomb dropped by the office this week to tell me about his new business. If you haven’t met Mike you need to, it makes me think I am shaking hands with a grizzly bear each time...
View ArticleSarah Watson in Paris During World War II
By Owen Clark – For years, I have been interested in learning more about Sarah Pressly Watson, a Ridge Spring native who spent thirty-nine years, from 1920 to 1959, as director of a dormitory for...
View ArticlePiper Tales – Seeing Black And White – New Contest
Piper Tales – The Continuing Adventures of a Very Lucky Black and White Dog By Penny L. Hunt Chapter 25 Last week Bill was struggling with an assignment to write a poem as part of his class’s...
View ArticlePiper Tales – A Black & White Contest For YOU!
Last Week: Bill was running out of ideas for his poem about black and white things that could go flashing past his door. If you are in grades 3-5 you can help Bill by entering YOUR ideas in the Black...
View ArticleMiss Galaxy Travels Abroad
Mae-Ann Webb, Miss Galaxy International 2013, made appearances in the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland over the past week. She was invited to attend and judge the prestigious United...
View ArticleBeth Robertson Clark Exhibits at Hire Grounds
Beth is an artist, illustrator, muralist, as well as a teacher in her native town of Edgefield, South Carolina. Beth has created and painted murals from Tennessee to Alabama, illustrated poetry and...
View ArticlePatriotic Group Requests Coast Guard Speaker
When Allen Cantrell, Boatswains Mate Third Class of Coast Guard Station Lake Worth Inlet heard that a local group asked for a guest speaker to tell of Coast Guard life, there was no hesitation. His...
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