The Strom Thurmond High School Golf Team won the conference Region V-AAA championship last week eleven strokes ahead of their closest opponent. McKenzie Talbert was the named MVP with a total score of 149. Thurmond’s Josh Chriswell made All Region and was second in scoring while another Rebel Caleb McIlvried also made All Region and […]
This Saturday, May 11, the Second Saturday History Series continues. This month there will be a special Confederate tour in Willowbrook Cemetery. It will include George Blocker Lake, who was buried alive at the Battle of the Crater and Jonathan Hanby Carter, who was the Captain of the ironclad, CSS Missouri, the last Confederate ship […]
On Sunday, May 5th, over 100 people gathered in the warehouse of the Edwards Building in downtown Johnston to celebrate the lives of three of the Town’s pioneering developers. Van Edwards, Jr., Frank Burt and John S. Edwards, Sr. were selected by a committee of the Town Council to have their images added to the […]
Saturday Morning, May 4th, The Peach Blossom Stroll participants walked a 1.6 mile track to benefit Relay For Life-Edgefield County. Seventeen participants braved the cold winds and enjoyed a morning stroll thru Johnston – starting at the Edgefield County Chamber of Commerce office, turning around at Beasons Cleaners and returning to the Chamber office. A […]
Edgefield County Youth Empowerment Center ‘s “On” the Courts vs. “In” the Courts Basketball League expands into other counties. “What began as a seasonal event to keep youth and young adults on the courts playing basketball as opposed to standing before the judge in the judiciary courts has now become a movement, says, CEO Marcella […]
An Edgefield County man and his date were injured in an attack Friday night, May 4, at an event held in Augusta, Ga. Known as First Friday, the event has been plagued by violence, including gun shots, in the past. This latest act of violence has left Wesley Spires, 27, of Edgefield in critical condition […]
Although the weather Saturday, May 4, being unseasonably cold and windy with spotty showers of rain, was not ideal for outdoor activities, the Johnston Peach Blossom Festival carried on as planned. The beauty queens sported their best smiles, the band played their up-beat tunes, and the horses held their tales high has they all made […]
Some members of the Willington African American Center Committee of McCormick, S.C., visited the Biddle Hall Museum on the historical Bettis Academy Campus in Trenton. One of the year’s field trips that the committee took, included Edgefield County to visit Dave’s Pottery, Edgefield Visitors’ Center and Biddle Hall Museum at Bettis Academy. Anyone interested in […]
Mae-Ann Webb, Miss Galaxy International 2013, is featured on the cover of Supermodels Unlimited Magazine along with other titleholders and their director. This national magazine of beauty, fashion and celebs is available at Barnes & Noble, Books-A-Million and Target. The cover was photographed by Webb’s Photography located in Ridge Spring. The magazine is based in […]
In recognition of the arrival of SPRING, the Edgefield Community Development Association is sponsoring a Downtown Spring Celebration Stroll Thursday May 9th from 2:00 until 8:00 PM. Local merchants will open their doors to welcome spring shoppers to peruse merchandise while enjoying a glass of wine or other fun cocktail and tasting delicious treats, offering […]