ELGIN – Miss Tanya Renee Jones of Elgin and Brian Clay Sawyers of Patrick Springs, Va., were married June 3, at Blaney Baptist Church. The Rev. Dr. Lawrence C. Dennis performed the 3 p.m. double-ring ceremony. A reception followed at Columbia Country Club. The bride is the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Edward Jones of Elgin. The bridegroom is the son of Mr. and Mrs. … Continue reading Sawyers – Jones
West Wateree The west Wateree Communiuty Involvement Association will meet from 7 to 8:30 tonight at the Elgin branch of the Kershaw County Library, 2652 Main Street Elgin. Porter Kinard of VIP Developers will speak and lead a discussion on the role and responsibilities of the developer in protecting and preserving the environment. Porter is a member of the Home Builders Association Board. A report … Continue reading Neighborhood News
The crowd was way down from expectations, but nearly every voting-age person had a hand up when asked who was registered to vote at an anti-poker event in Elgin Saturday night. Some 75 people turned out for the first Midlands-area rally held since the video poker debate began heating up this summer. The program was sponsored by the Elgin Ministerial Association. Several hundred participants had … Continue reading ANTI-POKER FORCES RALLY IN QUIET WAY
Queen enjoys melon fun South Carolina Watermelon Queen Janisyn Grant of Jefferson joined a recent family-style picnic and watermelon cutting at Blaney Baptist Church in Elgin. Continue reading Close to Home
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Rally against poker The Elgin Ministerial Association plans a community wide, anti-video poker rally for 7 p.m. September 18 at Blaney Elementary School, 1621 Smyrna Road in Elgin. There will be gospel and contemporary Christian music and speeches. The Rev. Joe Mack, director of Christian life concerns of the S. C. Baptist Convention, will speak. He is coordinating the Southern Baptist effort to turn out … Continue reading Close to Home
CASSATT – Services for Earnest Belton, 81, will be held at 3 p.m. Monday, September 13, 1999 at Nazareth Baptist Church with burial in the church cemetery. Collins Funeral Home is in charge. Mr. Belton, widower of Elmira Belton, died Thursday. Born in Blaney, he was a son of the late Eugene Belton and Nora Salmond Belton. He was a member of Nazareth Baptist Church, where … Continue reading Earnest Belton
*UNION BAPTIST CHURCHElgin Ministerial Alliance will hold a “Just Say No to Video Poker” rally at 7 p.m. September 18 at Blaney Elementary School, 1621 Smyrna Road, Elgin. Call (803) 438-3706. Continue reading Weekly Bulletin
September 2, 1999 | State, The (Columbia, SC)Author: CLARK SURRATT, Senior Writer | Page: 1 | Section: NEIGHBORS 2 H.D. McLean of Blythewood not only saw the rise and fall of the local railroad business. He worked in it. McLean retired from Southern Railway in 1968 after 42 years with the company. He was an agent in Blythewood, one of those small towns where railroad and town were synonymous. The depot … Continue reading WHISTLE-STOP MEMORIES: VETERAN AGENT MCLEAN – A BIG PART OF BLYTHEWOOD TRAIN HISTORY
Churches continue to join the anti-poker forces across the state as the Nov. 2 referendum on the industry’s fate draws nearer. Lexington Baptist Church passed a resolution this week expressing its opposition to video poker. The resolution was passed during special meeting held after each of the church’s Sunday services. Also, the Elgin Ministerial Association will hold a “Just Say No to Video Poker” rally … Continue reading More churches work on video poker opposition
