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Snuggle Bunny Scooter Pies reaches out to Elgin and beyond
It's hard to forget a name like Snuggle Bunny Scooter Pies, and the Elgin organization is hoping that local residents in need will remember it.
Elgin names parks for Potters, Grooms
Two new Elgin parks now have names, accepted by Elgin Town Council at its meeting Tuesday.
L-EMS Poetry Jam
Recently, the staff and students of Lugoff-Elgin Middle School held the 1st annual Open Mic Poetry Jam during all lunches. Mrs. Anne Lemieux and Mrs. Elaine Dorsey coordinated this effort to celebrate Poetry Month and Poem in your Pocket Day. Students and staff recited original poetry as well as published works by authors such as Shel Sliverstein, Walt Whitman, Edgar Allen Poe and more. The school thanked its 76 volunteers who recited poetry.
Elgin candidate just old enough to qualify for seat
Sydney Ernst will turn 18 years old just in time to qualify for June's special election to fill Elgin Town Council's fourth seat recently vacated by her father, Norman "Bubba" Ernst. The younger Ernst believes council needs representation for its younger citizens which is why she wants to run.
Meeting to address Twenty-File Mile Creek health
Just how healthy the Twenty-Five Mile Creek watershed is will be the subject of a public meeting to be held Wednesday at Elgin Town Hall at 6 p.m. Kershaw County and consulting firm AMEC Environment & Infrastructure, will present plans to improve environmental issues in the creek's watershed.
Elgin man plans trip after lottery win
An Elgin man recently won the lottery and is going to Disney World.
Special election June 18 for Ernst's seat
A special election resolution was passed to fill Norman Ernst's vacated seat at Tuesday night's Elgin Town Council meeting. Candidate applications will be accepted beginning today at noon at the Kershaw County voter registration office, until noon on April 19. Candidates will also have to electronically submit a statement of economic interest through the State Ethics Commission. The special election will be held on June 18 from 7 a.m. to 7 p.m. at Elgin Town Hall.
Ernst resigns from council after arrest
Norman Allen "Bubba" Ernst tendered his resignation from Elgin Town Council Friday after being arrested Tuesday on criminal domestic violence charges. Elgin Mayor Brad Hanely said he received Ernst's letter Friday afternoon. The Kershaw County Sheriff's Office (KCSO) and the Elgin Police Department (EPD) charged Ernst with criminal domestic violence of a high and aggravated nature. The charges stem from a series of incidents that took place Saturday and Sunday both in and outside the town of Elgin.
Sloan, Smith sworn in to Elgin Town Council
Dana Sloan and Ed Smith Jr. took their oaths of office, sworn in to Elgin Town Council by Mayor Brad Hanley during council's meeting Tuesday night. This is the first time that two women, Sloan and Councilwoman Melissa Emmons, are serving on council simultaneously.
L-EWA approves clearwell repair project during meeting
The Lugoff-Elgin Water Authority (L-EWA) board unanimously approved a $150,192 repair project at the authority's water treatment plant during its meeting Thursday. The project calls for improvements to a leaking clearwell tank, which would involve repairs of pits and holes, sandblasting, and recoating the tank inside and out.
Smith, Sloan are new Elgin council members
Ed Smith and Dana Sloan are the newest members of Elgin Town Council following an election Tuesday. Smith automatically won his seat, recently vacated by Larry Risvold, by virtue of being the only person officially on the ballot. Sloan, who missed the official candidate registration period, ran as a write-in candidate for the seat most recently held by Roger Ross, who decided not to seek reelection.
Super Bowl XLVII
One warm summer day in Elgin, James Reed was having a conversation with his young grandson who was spending part of his vacation from school in South Carolina.
Risvold steps down from Elgin Town Council
With only two months remaining in his term, Elgin Town Councilman Larry Risvold has resigned. Risvold did so by sending a letter to Mayor Brad Hanley which the mayor read to other members of council at their meeting Jan. 8.
L-EWA develops plan to award scholarship
The Lugoff-Elgin Water Authority (L-EWA) Board hashed out details for a new academic scholarship during its meeting Thursday, aiming to give support to students in the organization's service area.
Lights of Lugoff parade
Santa arrives on Lugoff Fire Department Engine 10 during the Lights of Lugoff parade Dec. 8. According to the official Lights of Lugoff website, the following floats and performances won outstanding entry awards: Best Overall Professional Float, Fitness Zone; Best Overall Non-Professional Float, Dance Extraordinaire; Frank Rabon Spirit Award, Friendship Baptist Church; Best Use of Lights, Lugoff House of Pizza; Best School Entry, L-E Singers; Best Church Entry, Wildwood Worship Center; Best Civic Group Entry, Grand Marshall Optimist; Best Overall Entry, Sandhill Heights Baptist Church; Optimists Choice Award, Cub Scout/Boy Scout Ventures, Troop 316; and Performance Award, Carolina Elite ...
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