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 January
2008 Archive
Bomb scare fears escalate after bomb dog “alerts” to possible threat (Photos) web posted January 31, 2008 EDGEFIELD – Early Wednesday morning an unknown male called W. E. Parker Elementary School asking to speak to Principle Gaye Holmes by name. When the caller was told she was unavailable due to overseeing the children arriving at school the caller stated there was, “a bomb in the school, get the kids out,” Edgefield Police Chief Ronnie Carter said. The school was evacuated and students were sent to the Edgefield Gym on Church Street. EdgefieldDaily.com "Mud Boggers" could face hefty fines for damage to county roads web posted January 31, 2008 COUNTY – With Edgefield County being largely a rural county some people take advantage of wet road conditions to try out the power of their four-wheel drive trucks by repeatedly traveling up and down some area dirt roads leaving serious damage in their wake. However, with the county trying to tighten road maintenance costs to dirt roads, those doing the damage may end up facing hefty bills for their extracurricular activities. County Administrator John Pettigrew said the county is looking into charging those responsible for the repairs. EdgefieldDaily.com Rekindled fire destroys remaining structure (Photos) web posted January 31, 2008 MERRIWETHER – A fire at a home on Royal Place Tuesday night brought Merriwether and County Line Firefighters back to the scene on Wednesday morning when flames returned just before 8 am. The Tuesday night fire left the unoccupied home, that had no power connected, severely damaged when firefighters left the scene after hours of watering down the remains largely left intact. When the first units arrived Wednesday the flames were rolling out of the remaining structure. EdgefieldDaily.com Deputy forced to shoot pit bull during vandalism call web posted January 31, 2008 COUNTY LINE – An Edgefield County Deputy responding to a call of vandalism ended with the shooting of a pit bull and two other unidentified breeds of dogs fleeing the scene. The Monday afternoon call to a home on Casalina Drive, just off Highway 25 south, was a routine call. The deputy arrived and spoke to the woman who reported her 2001 Mitsubishi Mirage had been vandalized. The deputy reported finding two flat tires on the car as well as scratches and “pry marks” on the car. Then the unexpected happened. EdgefieldDaily.com Saluda deputy questioned about drug purchases web posted January 31, 2008 NINETY SIX – A Saluda County Sheriff’s Office deputy has been questioned about the purchasing of large amounts of Ephedrine/Sudafed according to a report by the Index Journal.com. The report states that according to a Ninety Six Police Department report, Sgt. Michael D. Franklin was patrolling near the Shell station in the town on Sunday evening when he was flagged down by the state’s district manager. The manager said Marty Cecil Fulmer, an off-duty deputy who was driving his squad car, had purchased more than 144 pills since Jan. 9. EdgefieldDaily.com Gov. praises passage of illegal immigration bills for South Carolina web posted January 31, 2008 COLUMBIA – Governor Mark Sanford said Wednesday that the passage of the S.392 and H.4400, matching bills aimed at addressing illegal immigration in our state, was fitting to his desire to curb the influx of illegal immigration into the state. EdgefieldDaily.com Death Takes a Cowardly Killer from the World By: Carl Langley web posted January 31, 2008 GUEST COLUMN – The average American, burdened by ignorance on matters of historical significance, will not notice the death of a man a couple of days ago whose passage through life meant the deaths of thousands of innocent men, women and children. George Habash, the founder of the Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine, was 82 at the time of his death from pneumonia in a Jordan hospital, which was 82 years more than this rat deserved to live. EdgefieldDaily.com Found dog: web posted January 31, 2008 PSA – This dog was found on Sweetwater near Horn’s Creek – very sweet loving dog, likes to ride in the car! Male Rott Mix about 8 months old. Please contact 803-637-5304, 803-275-7787, or 803-637-5391 to claim him. He is very friendly. Call to identify. Off The Wall: Noah’s Ark for world’s seeds web posted January 31, 2008 It's been called the Noah's Ark for plants and the planet's insurance policy. Now, after years of planning and construction the Svalbard Global Seed Vault will shortly open its armored doors on the remote Norwegian island of Spitsbergen. Off The Wall W.E. Parker students transported to Edgefield Gym after threat web posted January 30, 2008 EDGEFIELD – W.E. Parker students were in the process of being transported to the Edgefield Gym on Church Street around 8 am Wednesday after an alleged threat was phoned into the school. Edgefield Police, Sheriff's Deputies, and the Edgefield Fire Department are on the scene. Parents may pick up their children at the Edgefield Gym if they so desire, however; classes will resume once the buildings have been cleared. School Officials are on hand and must be informed before picking up any student. A dog team from Aiken County Sheriff's Office is on the scene to clear the school buildings. All traffic on Crest Road is being blocked at this time. Developing Fire destroys Murphy Village home (Photos) web posted January 30, 2008 MERRIWETHER – A wind driven fire gutted a Murphy Village home Tuesday night that brought both Merriwether and County Line Departments to the scene. When the first units arrived the home was fully engulfed in flames and a brush fire that was touched off began creeping to nearby homes. EdgefieldDaily.com Aiken Police seek armed robber (Photo) web posted January 30, 2008 AIKEN – The Aiken Department of Public Safety is looking to identify a man they believe is responsible for an armed robbery of an Aiken woman in front of her home in the Gatewood neighborhood last Thursday. The suspect followed the woman home from her job on Laurens Street before forcing her to the ground at gunpoint and stealing her money. EdgefieldDaily.com Chamber of Commerce announces "Peachiest of Edgefield County" web posted January 30, 2008 EDGEFIELD – The Edgefield County Chamber of Commerce held its annual “Taste” of Edgefield County Smorgasbord on Friday evening at the National Wild Turkey Federation headquarters in Edgefield, highlighted by the handing out of the first-ever “Peachiest of Edgefield County” accolades. EdgefieldDaily.com Edgefield Hospital Is Growing web posted January 30, 2008 ADVERTISEMENT  EDGEFIELD – The
Edgefield County Hospital
proudly welcomes Dr. Prakash N. Maniam to the staff and he will begin
seeing patients at the Specialty Doctor’s Office in Edgefield this
February. Dr. Maniam is a Board Certified Urologist who has practiced
in the CSRA since March 2005. Prior to working in Aiken, he practiced
in Troy, New York.EdgefieldDaily.com Northrop selected as semifinalist for Coca-Cola Scholars Program (Photo) web posted January 30, 2008 JOHNSTON – Parker Northrop, a student at Strom Thurmond High school has been selected as a semifinalist in the 20th anniversary class of the Coca-Cola Scholars Program. The Coca-Cola Scholars Foundation, a joint effort of Coca-Cola Bottlers across America and The Coca-Cola Company, is one of the largest corporate sponsored, achievement-based scholarship programs of its kind in the United States. EdgefieldDaily.com Letter to the Editor Open Letter from Edgefield Mayor; Seeks input on redesign of Town Square web posted January 30, 2008 Dear Residents, Thank you so much for supporting our town during this past holiday season. Thanks to the hard work of many, it was a huge success! I would like to remind you of several upcoming events that you will not want to miss. EdgefieldDaily.com Gov. Sanford Praises Passage of Small Business Healthcare Bill web posted January 30, 2008 COLUMBIA – Gov. Mark Sanford issued the following statement on the S.C. House's passage of S.588 on Tuesday, a reform the governor called for in his State of the State address aimed at making it easier for small businesses to offer health insurance to their employees. EdgefieldDaily.com It’s a bird, it’s a plane, it’s a… UFO? web posted January 29, 2008 MERRIWETHER – A strange light was reported in the skies around Merriwether this weekend. Several people saw a suspicious light in the eastern sky at about 30° above the horizon around 7 pm Sunday. Though that sighting was just a single bright white light that zigzagged around as it intensified and diminished in brightness, it was nothing compared to what one Merriwether woman reported to the Edgefield County Sheriff’s Office on Monday morning. EdgefieldDaily.com Animal cruelty case investigated web posted January 29, 2008 JOHNSTON – The Edgefield County Sheriff’s Animal Control is investigating an animal cruelty case in Johnston that left a female pit bull and all of her puppies dead. Two male dogs in the yard, a police report stated, “are in bad shape.” EdgefieldDaily.com The Information Connection Booth at Educational Summit: A Great Resource web posted January 29, 2008 JOHNSTON – The Second Annual Edgefield County School District’s Education Summit is just a little over a week away. The event scheduled for February 9, 2008 from 9:00 a.m. – 12:30 at Johnston-Edgefield-Trenton Middle School is free to all parents and the public. EdgefieldDaily.com More firearms stolen across county web posted January 29, 2008 COUNTY – More firearms were reported stolen over the weekend across the county bringing the total to five in the past week and a total of six recently. The most recent theft was reported on Friday when a Fox Creek Drive resident in Merriwether told deputies he discovered two guns missing from his garage. EdgefieldDaily.com Here's Your Card: Tasers work, resisting arrest does not  web
posted January 29, 2008JOHNSTON – A Johnston man learned the hard way that the Johnston Police have tasers and know how to use them. Just after midnight Saturday, Johnston Police were called to a disturbance at John’s Club. Officers arrived and found the man standing outside the club yelling and cursing at the owner. The owner told police the man was causing problems and she wanted him removed from the premises. EdgefieldDaily.com County Soccer registration adds additional sign-up this Saturday web posted January 29, 2008 EDGEFIELD – Registration for the County Spring Soccer Program has added another sign-up weekend due to the bad weather of Saturday January 19. Sign-ups will be taken on Saturday, February 2, from 10 am – 1 pm at the Edgefield Soccer Complex. The season begins on March 10. A registration form is available for download. EdgefieldDaily.com Gov. Sanford Calls for Passage of 'First 30 Days' Agenda web posted January 29, 2008 COLUMBIA – Gov. Mark Sanford visited four cities across the state Monday to call for passage within the first 30 days of the legislative session of three key reforms - a bill making it easier for small businesses to provide healthcare to their employees, a bill to strengthen our state's DUI laws, and a bill aimed at curbing illegal immigration in South Carolina. EdgefieldDaily.com Double-dog dare doesn't work out for 2 kids web posted January 29, 2008 CHESTERTON - Single-digit temperatures brought a scene right out of the movie "A Christmas Story" to two students at Jackson Elementary School on Friday morning. The two fourth-grade boys, who served flag duty to raise and lower the flag for the school, stuck their tongues to the flagpole and spent the rest of the day in pain and embarrassment. EdgefieldDaily.com Aiken man dies in violent single car crash, second death in Aiken County in 2008 web posted January 28, 2008 AIKEN – An Aiken County man became the second fatality in Aiken County for 2008 Sunday after a violent single car crash on Roslyn Circle. According to Aiken County Coroner Tim Carlton, 57-year-old Larry Bruce Bowman of Aiken was pronounced dead on arrival at the Aiken Regional Medical Center at approximately 3:15 pm Sunday. EdgefieldDaily.com JET students awarded "Best Project Management Plan" in “Future City” Competition web posted January 28, 2008 JOHNSTON – A team of seventh grade students at JET Middle School competed in the Future City Competition that was held Saturday at USC-Aiken with a city they built, first on computer, and then in scale. The students were awarded "Best Project Management Plan". Congratulations for a job well done. Merriwether Elementary School Honor Rolls web posted January 28, 2008 MERRIWETHER – Merriwether Elementary School has released the Honor Rolls for the second nine weeks. Each grade is listed individually. EdgefieldDaily.com congratulates all students for their achievements. EdgefieldDaily.com Public Invited to Attend Annual Pancake Supper web posted January 28, 2008 PSA - EDGEFIELD – The Episcopal Church of the Ridge will be hosting the Shrove Tuesday Pancake Supper on February 5th from 6:00 - 7:30 pm at the Trinity Episcopal Church Parish Hall in Edgefield. Admission is $3.00 per person and "carry-out" plates will be available.Mardi Gras (French for "Fat Tuesday") is the day before Ash Wednesday, and is also called "Shrove Tuesday" or "Pancake Day". It is the final day of Carnival and marks the beginning of fasting during the Christian liturgical season of Lent. People cooked pancakes to use up supplies of fat, butter and eggs which were forbidden during Lent. Rebels pick up two wins, Lady Rebels fall web posted January 28, 2008 JOHNSTON – The Strom Thurmond High boys' basketball team picked up victories in one region and one non-region contest this week. The Rebels improved to 10-9 overall and 5-1 in Region 4-AAA with a 55-49 win over the Chapin Eagles on Friday. EdgefieldDaily.com Lady Patriots remain undefeated, Patriots split games web posted January 28, 2008 The Wardlaw Academy girls remained unbeaten while the varsity boys came away with a split of their basketball games this week. Friday, Wardlaw edged Newberry Academy 38-35 in overtime, but the Newberry Academy boys rebounded to take the nightcap 41-31. EdgefieldDaily.com Obama takes landslide win in Edgefield County web posted January 26, 2008 COUNTY – Barack Obama took Edgefield County in landslide fashion in Saturday's Democrat Primary with a resounding 65.3% of the total votes cast. Hillary Clinton finished a distant second with 25.83% with John Edwards placing third with 8.32%. In all a total of 2,919 votes were cast. No problems were reported Election Officials said. The precinct breakdown and totals are listed below. EdgefieldDaily.com Federal Prison guard arrested; held on $20,000 in bonds (Photo) web posted January 26, 2008 EDGEFIELD – An Edgefield Federal Prison guard has been arrested and is being held on $20,000 in surety bonds for four counts of threatening public officials. William A. Copeland was arrested Friday morning in Aiken after he made contact with the Federal Prison on Gary Hill Road in Edgefield. Aiken Police were notified of the phone call by the Edgefield Police Department and Copeland was taken into custody without incident a short time later at his home, Edgefield Police Chief Ronnie Carter said. EdgefieldDaily.com Two-hour "gas war" sees prices fall to $2.29 a gallon in Merriwether Friday afternoon web posted January 26, 2008 MERRIWETHER – Merriwether residents began swarming to Sportsman’s Corner at the intersection of West Martintown Road and Woodlawn Road Friday afternoon as news spread of a “gas war” of sorts began and the store offered regular gas for $2.29 a gallon Friday afternoon. “It’s sort of a giving back to the community,” manager Kyle Kenrick said. EdgefieldDaily.com Flim-flam artist now in SC custody: will face charges in Edgefield County web posted January 26, 2008 AIKEN – A suspected serial flim-flam artist that is allegedly responsible for countless swindles across Edgefield County has now been taken into custody by Aiken County authorities and will lead to him facing charges in the towns of Johnston and Edgefield and Edgefield County as well as Saluda County. Tyrone Eugene Reid, 40, of Augusta, Georgia, was taken into custody by Richmond County Deputies in mid December but due to the many charges in South Carolina being misdemeanors it seamed unlikely that he would ever be extradited across state lines. That has changed. EdgefieldDaily.com God’s Little Angels Preschool opens registration web posted January 26, 2008 PSA - EDGEFIELD – God’s Little Angels Preschool at Edgefield’s Field Baptist Church will begin registration for Parents Day Out, 2K, 3K, and 4K for the upcoming 2008/2009 school year. Church members register February 1st and 4th -6th, currently enrolled non-church members register February 7th and 8th, and registration is open to the public, Saturday, February 9th from 9am-11am. Classes fill up quickly so register early. For more information call the church at 637-6139 Edgefield Police seek arrest of Federal Prison guard (Photo) web posted January 25, 2008 EDGEFIELD – The Edgefield Police Department is seeking to take a Federal Prison guard into custody but they are not having any luck locating the man. William Arthur Copeland, 39, of Pebble Lane, Aiken, has four warrants for his arrest for allegedly threatening several public officials at the Federal Prison on Gary Hill Road in Edgefield. Edgefield Police Chief Ronnie Carter said they are hoping Mr. Copeland will turn himself in to authorities. EdgefieldDaily.com JET students build “Future City” (Photos) web posted January 25, 2008 JOHNSTON – A team of seventh grade students at JET Middle School are set to compete in the Future City Competition that will be held Saturday at USC-Aiken with a city they built, first on computer, and now in scale. “It has been amazing to watch the progress of these students. I have been so proud of each one,” 7th grade Math teacher Debbie Courtney said. The city was built on the computer using the SimCity program is now in the year 2770 and has been replicated in scale by the students. EdgefieldDaily.com Community Road home destroyed in afternoon fire (Photos) web posted January 25, 2008 COUNTY LINE – A Community Road man is left without a home after an apparent electrical fire gutted the small home Thursday afternoon. The man, who was next door when the fire started, said the flames started in the front room. Firefighters found several small electric heaters in the room. County Line and Merriwether Fire Departments responded to the 2 pm call and the home was fully engulfed in flames when the first fire trucks arrived on the scene. EdgefieldDaily.com Local Merchants, Artists, Businesses Pitch in For All God’s Creatures Big Event web posted January 25, 2008 EDGEFIELD – The business and arts community want to help make the upcoming All God’s Creatures fundraising event become even more successful. They hope their donations for both silent and live auctions will add to the special pro-bono appearance by Jack Hanna. EdgefieldDaily.com Belvedere Little League Baseball sign ups now underway web posted January 25, 2008 PSA – The Belvedere Little League Baseball is having sign ups for youths interesting in playing this year. The dates for sign up are listed below and will take place at the ballpark on Rita Avenue, just off Highway 25, in Belvedere. EdgefieldDaily.com County Councilman said to cut power to mother of three during winter weather advisories over $30 dispute web posted January 24, 2008 BETTIS ACADEMY – A single mother of three said Edgefield County Councilman Willie Bright turned off her power last Saturday night as temperatures plunged below freezing bringing the Edgefield County Sheriff’s Deputies and an Investigator to the scene. In the end Councilman Bright’s actions, she claimed, forced her and her three small children out of the home they have been in only three and a half weeks. EdgefieldDaily.com Democrats set to vote on Saturday; All eyes on SC again this week web posted January 24, 2008 EDGEFIELD – All eyes will be on South Carolina again this week with the Democrat Primary this coming Saturday. Elections Director Trish Butler said the elections office has not received phone calls about the Democrat Primary that her office received last week leading up to the Republican Primary. “We haven't received any calls about the primary this week,” Butler said, “before the primary last week we got a lot of calls about where to vote and asking if all precincts were going to be open.” Mrs. Butler said that every voting precinct would be open from 7 am until 7 pm Saturday. EdgefieldDaily.com Off The Wall: Sister of dead teen says she takes comfort in knowing brother was drinking, going fast, and being together with friends web posted January 24, 2008 Lorie Flaherty, the sister of one of victims, told the Camera, "The thing that really makes me feel much better about this is they died doing what they loved to do -- they were drinking, they were going fast and they were together." Off The Wall ESPN shelves host for 'F--- Jesus' rant web posted January 24, 2008 ESPN has issued a one-week suspension to anchorwoman Dana Jacobson for a profane rant at a celebrity roast in which she said, "F--- Jesus," according to sources. WND.com Local thefts now include electricity web posted January 23, 2008 MERRIWETHER – Everybody hates getting high electric bills and one Cheves Creek resident found a way around it, temporarily. Workers with Aiken Electric Co-operative met with a Sheriff’s Deputy at the Merriwether Fire Station on Sweetwater Road Saturday after discovering a home that was not supposed to have power hooked into the power grid. EdgefieldDaily.com Dixie Youth Baseball sign-up forms now available for download web posted January 23, 2008 COUNTY – Dixie Youth Baseball is getting ready to start the 2008 season and is offering several sign up locations. All youths between ages 4 and 14 are asked to register in order to participate. Sign up forms are now provided for download. EdgefieldDaily.com Education Summit Gives Parents a View of Key Topics web posted January 23, 2008 JOHNSTON – February 9th, 2008 from 9:00 a.m. to 12:30 will be the opportune time for parents of students in the Edgefield County School District to find themselves “back in the classroom” for a learning opportunity of their own. The Summit will be a family fair adventure and has been designed to give parents valuable information to help their child in the learning process and will be held at the Johnston Edgefield Trenton Middle School. EdgefieldDaily.com Guns stolen from home, vehicles web posted January 23, 2008 COUNTY – At least three guns have been stolen recently with two of them stolen from automobiles. The most recent theft occurred last Friday when a County Line resident reported the theft of a 20-gauge shotgun from his truck on the 1500 block of Highway 25 south. The Sheriff’s Office is investigating the thefts, two of which involve handguns. EdgefieldDaily.com Parent Conference Meetings Thursday and Friday web posted January 23, 2008 COUNTY – The Edgefield County School District has announced January 24 and 25, 2008 as Parent Conference Meeting Days for all Edgefield County Schools. EdgefieldDaily.com Governor Praises Committee for Passage of Bill Aimed At Improving Small Businesses' Access to Healthcare web posted January 23, 2008 COLUMBIA – Gov. Mark Sanford praised the House Labor, Commerce and Industry Committee’s passage of Bill S.588, a reform the governor called for in his State of the State address. The bill’s aim is to make it easier for small businesses to join together to make healthcare more affordable. EdgefieldDaily.com Northrop obtains BSA Eagle Scout rank (Photo) web posted January 22, 2008 EDGEFIELD – Parker Northrop was recognized for obtaining the rank of Eagle in the Boy Scouts of America on Sunday, January 20, 2008. Parker, a member of Troop 30 in Edgefield, served as Senior Patrol Leader for over two years and remodeled the Country Store of Trenton used in the Annual Peach Festival for his Eagle Project. EdgefieldDaily.com Edgefield County Chamber of Commerce to announce "Peachiest of Edgefield County" at annual banquet web posted January 22, 2008 PSA – The Edgefield County Chamber of Commerce is again presenting our Annual Banquet, “A Taste of Edgefield County” Smorgasbord. We are again asking the membership to bring a dish, according to your name, to showcase your talents. A one tray dish is all we ask. The event will be at the National Wild Turkey Federation, January 25th, 2008, beginning at 7:00 PM. EdgefieldDaily.com "Edgefield County Alliance" organizational meeting to be held February 4 web posted January 22, 2008 COUNTY – There will be an organizational meeting on Monday morning, February 4, 2008, at 7:30 a.m. at Pine Ridge Country Club for a new organization to be known as the “Edgefield County Alliance.” Breakfast will be served, compliments of the Town of Edgefield. EdgefieldDaily.com An open letter from State Sen. Massey: "Our Work Begins in Columbia" web posted January 22, 2008 Many of you have asked me what the first week or two has been like for a newly minted South Carolina Senator. In the Senate, there’s no question that things move swiftly, and you have to be able to juggle a lot of information, pay close attention to what’s going on, and give careful consideration to every bill. It’s a challenge, to be sure, but it’s a challenge that I am enjoying – mainly because I can represent you. EdgefieldDaily.com 48,589,993 dead: 35th Anniversary of Roe vs. Wade web posted January 22, 2008 COLUMN – With the South Carolina Democrat Primary coming this Saturday, Hillary Clinton, Barack Obama, and John Edwards are rushing to promise the gifts they are going to bring voters, via taxpayers’ money, if elected and clamoring for the “redeployment” of our troops from Iraq. The 3,850 named deaths are far too many they say. Yet they shun discussion of the killing of almost 50,000,000 Americans since 1973. Today marks the 35th Anniversary of the Supreme Court ruling on Roe vs. Wade, opening the doors to the mass extinction of America’s most innocent, our children. EdgefieldDaily.com Off The Wall: Not dead yet, Chilean man wakes up at his own wake web posted January 22, 2008 An 81-year old man in the small Chilean village of Angol shocked his grieving relatives by waking up in his coffin at his own wake, local media said on Sunday. EdgefieldDaily.com Country Cooking Section grows to almost 600 local favorites listed online web reposted January 21, 2008 WEBNEWS – The EdgefieldDaily.com Country Cooking Section continues to grow with almost 600 local recipes offered for your cooking pleasure. Find that special dish or send in yours to share with other readers. EdgefieldDaily.com EdgefieldDaily.com announces New Online Business Directory web reposted January 21, 2008 WEBNEWS – EdgefieldDaily.com is pleased to announce the only Online Business Directory available for Edgefield County that will be launching on February 4, 2008. Need your car repaired, looking for a local florist, or perhaps wanting to add on to your home? EdgefieldDaily.com Business Directory makes it all available with a click of your mouse. It is also the most inexpensive way to have your business advertised in Edgefield County and have it available to readers 24-hours a day, 7 days a week on the county’s #1 source for local daily news. EdgefieldDaily.com Pressure washers top stolen items in Merriwether recently web posted January 21, 2008 COUNTY – A thief or thieves have made pressure washers an item of choice with several being stolen this month. The most recent occurred on Sunday from a home on Big Branch Road in the Merriwether Community. EdgefieldDaily.com Here’s Your Card Seño; No habla “Dead End”? web posted January 21, 2008 MERRIWETHER – Three Hispanic males, all
providing the same Charlotte, N.C. address, were spotted loading sand
onto a trailer in the Whispering Woods subdivision last week by the
owner of the property. When the owner approached the three men and
asked whom they worked for they just got into their truck and drove
away with the sand.EdgefieldDaily.com McCain a "front-runner" with 67% of SC Republicans voting against him? web posted January 21, 2008 OPINION – The national media is pandering to Sen. John McCain’s razor thin victory in South Carolina and calling him the “front-runner” and lamenting all others should give up. The reality of the narrow victory was just three percentage points over Mike Huckabee and showed that almost 67% of Republicans chose anyone but McCain as a more qualified leader. That is not much to crow about and certainly does not cement McCain as a “front-runner” by any means. EdgefieldDaily.com Dixie Youth Baseball sign-ups begin Feb. 2 web posted January 21, 2008 JOHNSTON – Dixie Youth Baseball is getting ready to start the 2008 season and is offering several sign up locations. All youths between ages 4 and 14 are asked to register in order to participate. Sign up forms were not provided for download. EdgefieldDaily.com Sports: Rebels, Lady Rebels move to 4-1 and 4-2 in Region Play web posted January 21, 2008 SPORTS – The Strom Thurmond High boys' basketball team remained in the hunt for a Region 4-AAA championship by picking up a pair of road wins this week. The Rebels began by edging Swansea 64-61 on Tuesday and closed the week with a convincing 65-44 victory at rival Midland Valley on Friday. EdgefieldDaily.com Patriots attack with big wins against Long Cane web posted January 21, 2008 SPORTS – The Wardlaw Academy basketball teams continued their respective successful seasons with road wins at Long Cane on Friday night. The Lady Patriots posted a commanding win with a 48-21 final score while the varsity boys rolled to a 46-34 victory. The Lady Patriots took control early in the contest going up 11-2 at the end of the first quarter and built a 27-6 lead by the end of the first half. EdgefieldDaily.com Huckabee takes first in Edgefield County followed by McCain, Thompson web posted January 19, 2008 COUNTY – Edgefield County Election Commissioner David Satcher said Edgefield County's Republican Primary was "a good clean vote" with only one fail-safe vote recorded. "That's really good". Satcher complimented Director Trish Butler for her outstanding work in running local elections. "She does a great job," Satcher said. All results shown are unofficial. EdgefieldDaily.com VOTE: Republican Primary Today 7 am - 7 pm web posted January 19, 2008 All normal precincts will be available for voting. Local election results will be online in a special update Saturday night. |
