Month: November 1992

Life Story and Obituary

Laura Mae Baker Brittain

1919 Laura Mae Baker Brittain was born April 3, 1919 in Lee County, Daughter of Luther Baker and Mattie Baker. 1993 ELGIN – Services for Laura Mae Baker Brittain, 73, will be held at 2 p.m. today, at Hillcrest Baptist Church. Kornegay Funeral Home, Lugoff-Elgin Chapel, is in charge. Memorials may be made to the church building fund. Mrs. Brittain died Thursday, November 26, 1992. … Continue reading Laura Mae Baker Brittain

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LEAD, COPPER IN ELGIN WATER

Some Elgin water system customers may have unacceptably high levels of lead and copper in their tap water. The problem is similar to that experienced in Columbia, and it apparently is caused by leaching from pipes and pipe fittings in homes built from 1983 to 1987. The town this week is hand-delivering brochures about lead and copper levels to each of its 1,300 water customers. … Continue reading LEAD, COPPER IN ELGIN WATER

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