1931 Janette Cogdell Quinn was born May 18, 1931, in Union, South Carolina, the daughter of Steve Burnett Cogdell and Ellen Young Cogdell. 1973 On November 23, 1973, Mrs. Melvin Joseph Quinn was listed in the newspaper article “Ray – Quinn.” 2007 June 30, 2007, Janette Cogdill Quinn was listed as a living mother in the obituary of Marie Quinn Rish. 2012 ELGIN – A … Continue reading Janette Cogdell Quinn
Poverty and low-performing schools go hand-in-hand in South Carolina, but some schools in the Midlands are defying those annual expectations, including five Richland 1 schools that earned high marks for raising student achievement. The Richland 1 elementary schools – Arden, Burton-Pack, Edward E. Taylor, South Kilbourne and Webber – were identified as high-performing Title I schools under the federal category of “Reward Schools for Performance,” … Continue reading 5 Richland 1 schools beat odds
CASSATT – Funeral service for John A. Bennett, 81, will be held Sunday at 4:00 p.m. at High Hill Baptist Church, Elgin with burial to follow in the church cemetery. The Rev. David Stratford will officiate. The family will receive friends Saturday 5-6 p.m. at Powers Funeral Home, Lugoff. Mr. Bennett died Wednesday, July 25, 2012. Born July 17, 1931 in Blaney, he was a … Continue reading John A. Bennett
1944 Paul F. Hornsby was born on August 18, 1944 in Camden, he was the son of the late Joseph English Hornsby and Marie Bowers Hornsby. 2012 Mr. Hornsby, 67, of Lugoff, died Saturday, July 21, 2012. He was a Mason and enjoyed the outdoors. Funeral service for were held Monday, July 23, 2012 at 3:00 p.m. at Powers Funeral Home. Burial followed in Forest Lawn … Continue reading Paul F Hornsby
Michael Ray Richardson Hawkins was born November 7, 1987 in Columbia, he was the son of Douglas Wesley Hawkins and Wanda Sue Richardson. Michael Ray Richardson Hawkins, 24, of Elgin, died Wednesday, July 18, 2012. He was a graduate of Lugoff-Elgin High School and enjoyed racing, working on cars and fishing. Surviving were his father, Douglas Wesley Hawkins of Raleigh, N.C.; mother, Wanda Richardson of … Continue reading Michael Ray Richardson Hawkins
1933 Evelyn Virginia McPherson Branham was born May 19, 1933 in Lugoff, South Carolina, the daughter of William Alfred McPherson and Margaret Nancy Brazell McPherson. 1950 On November 5, 1950, Evelyn McPherson was listed in the newspaper article “Blaney School Annual Staff Is Selected.” 2012 ELGIN – Funeral service for Evelyn Virginia McPherson Branham, 79, will be held Tuesday at 4:00 p.m. at Harmony Baptist … Continue reading Evelyn Virginia McPherson Branham
POLICE [ COLUMBIA ] Employee at dry cleaner knocked down, robbed – Columbia Police are looking for two suspects who robbed a dry-cleaning business. The incident happened just after 1 p.m. Monday at Columbia’s Cleaners, in the 7400 block of Garners Ferry Road. Two men entered the store and demanded money, fleeing in a car with an undisclosed amount, police said. An employee was pushed … Continue reading BRIEFLY
A beagle that was a family’s longtime pet was saved from a burning Lugoff home. The beagle was found during an initial search firefighters made of a burning house Saturday night on North Village Lane near Lugoff, according to Lugoff Fire Chief Dennis Ray. No one was home at the time of the fire, which was called in by neighbors. Tens of thousands of dollar … Continue reading Firefighters save pet beagle from Lugoff blaze
1925 Boykin Kershaw Rose, Jr., was born September 3, 1925 in Elgin, Kershaw, South Carolina, to Boykin Kershaw Rose and Almena Alice Byrd Rose. On September 6, 1925, Boykin K. Rose, Jr. was listed in the newspaper article “Birth Announcement.” 1929 On September 8, 1929, Kershaw Rose was listed in newspaper article “Blaney.” 1930 On September 7, 1930, Kershaw Rose was listed in newspaper article “Children’s … Continue reading Boykin Kershaw Rose Jr
1950 On November 5, 1950, A. D. Goff was listed in the newspaper article “Blaney School Annual Staff Is Selected.” 1992 On March 11, 1992, Andrew “A. D.” Goff was mentioned as the living son in the obituary of James Boykin Goff. 2012 ELGIN – Funeral services for Andrew Dave “A.D.” Goff, 78, will be held Wednesday at 11:00 a.m. at Highway Pentecostal Holiness Church … Continue reading Andrew Dave “Flash” Goff
