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Easement boosts Cowasee basin project
The effort to preserve the Cowasee Basin's natural corridor along the Congaree, Wateree and Santee rivers has gained another boost from a conservation easement protecting a 1,900-acre tract between U.S. 601 and the Wateree River in Richland County.
Genealogy Query - HOLMES : JONES
I am looking for information about Thomas H. Holmes, b 1822 in Edgefield, SC, d 1916 in Alabama, is buried in Mount Pleasant Cemetery, Fayette county.
Holmes-Brown engagement1/25/2010
Wilbur and Debbie Holmes of Johnston announce the engagement of their daughter, Rebekah Ellen Holmes, to Anthony Rhoades Brown Jr., son of Mr.
Dyer to seek SC's 3rd District congressional seat
A former Air Force pilot says she'll try for a second time to capture South Carolina's 3rd District congressional seat.
Johnston Peach Blossom Festival accepting applications1/19/2010
The Johnston Peach Blossom Festival is now taking applications for individuals, organizations or businesses interested in being a part of the 27th annual event.
SC man accused of MySpace child solicitation
MySpace postings result in arrest of North Augusta man: The dude with the bushy eyebrows and sad blue eyes is 23-year-old He was arrested for soliciting a 13-year-old girl from Edgefield, South Carolina over MySpace.
An Augusta woman was arrested and jailed Jan. 1, shortly after midnight, on a charge of driving under the influence, after a wreck at Knox Avenue and Summerhill Drive, resulting in heavy front-end damage, the flattening of both front tires and the mutilation of both front rims.
Census-taker tests given at Center
The U.S. Census Bureau is administering tests to prospective 2010 Census enumerators Mondays at the H. Odell Weeks Activities Center.
PBT businesses taking name Comporium
Gilbert-based PBT Telecom and PBT Communications, which provide phone, cable and Internet service in the Midlands, will take on the Comporium name Monday.
Beta Club sponsors Christmas Angel Tree.
The Junior and Senior Beta clubs of Wardlaw Academy sponsored a Christmas Angel Tree.
Upstate artists say it with clay
Clay art, whether it is carved, molded, shaped, painted or naked - realistic in form or abstract in nature - is a beloved and enduring form of artistic expression that is a sure-fire way to keep visitors returning to museums, galleries, studios or gift shops.
Book is intro to history of Edgefield
The Edgefield County Historical Society has published "The Story of Edgefield." The idea for the book originated in 2006 during an informal class called the Edgefield History Class that meets every Sunday at the Edgefield Public Library.
Quail Unlimited, which closed its national headquarters in Edgefield, S.C., in November after running out of money, has a new president and a new survival plan.
Immigration program gives kids chance to experience difficulties
Juan Angel, a Millbrook Elementary School fifth-grader, has an intriguing family background: His mom's mother is from South Korea and his dad is from Mexico.
Aiken, Edgefield High School Exit Exam Scores Drop Along With Rest Of SC
The number of South Carolina high school students passing the state's exit exam dropped this year for the first time in three years.
Aiken, Edgefield scores higher than average
High school students in Aiken and Edgefield counties fared better than the average South Carolina student on the high school exit exam.
Authorities searching for armed, dangerous suspect
A North Augusta man wanted for carjacking was pursued by police but escaped arrest Wednesday, despite crashing into the back of a North Augusta business during the chase, officials said.
A year after Aiken County officials announced plans to become a part of a nationwide hydrogen energy initiative, usage of this alternative fuel source has increased but its everyday potential still seems years in the future.
Quail Unlimited faces bleak financial outlook
Monday, November 09, 2009 Quail Unlimited faces bleak financial outlook Quail Unlimited, the nation's largest conservation group devoted to bobwhite quail, has shut its doors, furloughed its 24 remaining employees and put its national headquarters in Edgefield, S.C., up for sale to resolve what board members say are catastrophic financial problems.
Container hits truck, kills Edgefield man An Edgefield man was killed Monday when the Ford truck he was driving was crushed by a tractor-trailer container unit.

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