Free Hunting Days Jan. 4-5, 2013

The S.C. Department of Natural Resources (DNR) is proud to announce the first annual free hunting days Jan. 4-5, 2013. If you ever wanted to experience the thrill of hunting, the relaxation of spending time in the woods or the joy of  a new adventure with family and friends, this is the time to get […]

Here & There – 12-21-12

Christmas Eve Services: Johnston First Baptist Church Christmas Communion and Johnston United Methodist Church Christmas Eve Service will be held Dec. 24 at 6 p.m. Spann Christmas Eve Service: Spann United Methodist Church Service will be held Dec. 24 at 6 p.m. Decorating of the sanctuary will begin at 5:30 p.m. and non-perishable food for […]

DUI Crash Coalition Donates Equipment to Highway Patrol

DUI Crash Coalition Donates Equipment to Highway Patrol

A local DUI crash prevention coalition has purchased equipment for area Highway Patrol officers in support of their efforts to keep Edgefield County’s roads safer. The Community Action for a Safer Edgefield coalition recently provided officers with Troop Two of the SC Highway Patrol with public safety checkpoint signs and LED road flares.  The signs […]

Lee Terrell Mathis, Sr.

EDGEFIELD, S.C. – Mr. Lee Terrell Mathis, Sr., 94, of Edgefield, husband of Katherine Hammond Mathis, died Wednesday December 19, 2012 at the Edgefield County Hospital. Funeral Services will be held Saturday December 22, 2012 at 11 A.M. at Peace Haven Baptist Church with burial in the church cemetery. Mr. Mathis was a native of Edgefield, […]

Raids by Sheriff’s Office Result in Arrests

Raids by Sheriff’s Office Result in Arrests

The Edgefield County Sheriff’s Office made 3 arrests and confiscated what is believed to be illegal drugs and alcohol from 2 different residences in separate raids conducted on Friday, Dec. 14.  According to reports filed with the ECSO, in the first incident, two men were arrested on drug charges after deputies with the narcotics unit […]

Former Thurmond Player Signs with Youngstown State

Former Thurmond Player Signs with Youngstown State

Strom Thurmond graduate and star football player, Octavious Brown, signed to play football for Youngstown State last Wednesday morning at the high school library.  Joining Octavious for the ceremony were his mother Ms. Endie Curry of Trenton and Head Coach Sawyer, Coach Collier and Athletic Director Coach Scott.  Octavious recently completed his studies at Georgia […]

More Counterfeit Money Passed in County

More Counterfeit Money Passed in County

The Edgefield County Sheriff’s Office responded to a call of counterfeit money at McDonalds, Monday, Dec. 17.  Upon arriving, an employee with the restaurant informed deputies that an unidentified black male attempted to pay for his purchase with a counterfeit fifty dollar bill. The bill was discovered to be a forgery by the use of […]

Local 8th Grader Places 2nd in National PP&K

Local 8th Grader Places 2nd in National PP&K

Keeley Marchant, an 8th grader at Merriwether Middle School, finished second in the National Punt, Pass & Kick competition this past weekend in Charlotte, North Carolina at the Atlanta-Carolina pro football game. The Punt, Pass & Kick competition was established in 1961 and is the oldest NFL youth football program. Competitors are required to punt, […]