On Saturday, January 26, at 5:30 p.m., Mount Calvary Baptist Church hosted its 7th Annual Wild Game Banquet. The Mount Calvary Baptist gymnasium and fellowship building were decorated and several trophy mounts adorned the walls.
State Museum Receives Award
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The South Carolina State Museum has received an award from the Southeastern Museums Conference (SEMC) for a recent art exhibit mounted by the museum.
Rice Appointed To Transportation Subcommittee
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Rep. Tom Rice (SC-07), was appointed by Transportation & Infrastructure Chairman Bill Shuster (PA-09) today to the following Transportation and Infrastructure subcommittees: Subcommittee on Highways and Transit; Subcommittee on Water Resources and Environment; and the Subcommittee on Coast Guard and Maritime Transportation. The Transportation & Infrastructure Committee will meet later today to formally approve Rep. Rice’s subcommittee assignments.
Editorial: When The Circus Comes To Town
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At a public grievance hearing for the Clerk/Treasurer Ernest Barrentine, who was not reappointed in a 4-3 vote of council, Councilman Brian Mason made the statement that he was told by a council member that this member not going to show up at the hearing for a “circus.”
State Should Support Its Miltary
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You probably haven’t heard much about it, but there’s an economic threat to South Carolina lurking on the horizon beyond the latest crises in Washington over the “fiscal cliff” and the federal debt
Peanut Growers Have Bumper Year
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Peanut growers in South Carolina are used to feast or famine. So after a bumper year last year, they know what to expect
Cotton Growers See Record Year
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If the cure for high prices is high prices, it certainly worked on cotton. South Carolina’s cotton growers have seen prices drop from $2 per pound about three years ago to around 80 cents per pound today.
Betty Jean Williamson
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Betty Jean Williamson, 74, died Friday, February 1, 2013.
Rosalee Webster Hardy
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Services for Rosalee Webster Hardy will be held 3:00 p.m. Sunday at Pyerian Baptist Church with burial in the church cemetery directed by Cooper Funeral Home. Visitation will be held 6-8 p.m. Saturday at the funeral home.
Melvin Tarte
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Services for Melvin Keith Tarte will be held 11:00 a.m. Saturday at Trinity Holiness Church of Gaddy’s Mill with burial in Lake View Cemetery directed by Cooper Funeral Home.