There was a special event at Wagener-Salley High School Tuesday, January 19. Morgan Tyler, a senior on the War Eagles softball team, signed a letter of intent to continue playing in college at USC Salkehatchie. "I'm excited. I never thought I'd get to do this," Tyler said of the chance to play softball beyond high school. "When I got the opportunity, I was thrilled." Tyler was joined at the signing - held in Wagener-Salley's library - by her parents as well as school administrators and members of the faculty.
"Always remember that you're here for the entire town, so represent each person, each family, each area and each business equally."
Former Mayor Steve Carver gave a few words of advice to incoming Mayor Mike Miller. Carver, mayor of Wagener for 13 years, has seen a lot of changes in this small town, most of which he attributes to a long list of volunteers and both town employees and town citizens who consistently work hard for this community.
"Get help," Carver continued, "WDDC, Wagener Garden Club, WS JROTC, WS FFA, Crescent Cities Park Leadership and many more -- people want to help." Carver encouraged Miller to pursue Grants, one of Carver's strong suits. "My role as mayor was to constantly work to find projects that would match the needs of Wagener and then work with others to make these types of accomplishments happen."
The town of Wagener congratulates Mayor Mike Miller, returning Councilman John Hudson, and new Councilman Marlon Hudson. The three were sworn in Monday night, January 4, 2010 by outgoing Councilman George Smith and now join Councilman Dave Heffron. A special election was held to replace Mike Miller as councilman for which Jack Atkinson ran unopposed negating the need for a vote. Councilman Jack Atkinson will be sworn in during the February meeting.
It is with warm memories and much sadness the town of Wagener says goodbye to Mrs. Nancy Bonnette. Nancy Rish Bonnette, the woman responsible for bringing a library to Wagener and for whom the library is named after, passed away December 22, 2009. Mrs. Bonnette was a gracious, generous lady, loved by all and we will miss her tremendously. Visitation and the funeral were held at First Baptist Church, December 26. Read more about Nancy Bonnette from the Aiken Standard story.
(Courtesy of Cheryl Desrosiers and The Wagener Monthly.)
In July, Chief Mark Redd and his four sons, Lt. Cody Redd, Lt. Brodie Red, Asst. Chief Russell Redd and Firefighter Scottie Redd competed in the SC State Firefighters Association's Annual Firefighter Challenge. Never before has a father and his four sons competed in this Challenge together. This family comraderie was a great example of our community's strong sense of family and family values.
The town of Wagener congratulates Mayor Mike Miller, returning Councilman John Hudson, and new Councilman Marlon Hudson. The three were sworn in Monday night, January 4, 2010 by outgoing Councilman George Smith and now join Councilman Dave Heffron. A special election was held to replace Mike Miller as councilman for which Jack Atkinson ran unopposed negating the need for a vote. Councilman Jack Atkinson will be sworn in during the February meeting.