This article originally ran in the print edition on July 3, 2013. Brian Walden, Senior Musician in the entire U. S. Navy and Senior Band Master for the U.S. Navy Band(s) spent most of his early years in this County, and in the Harmony Community. He, his parents and siblings lived in the old Hancock […]
EDGEFIELD, S.C. – Carl Dennis Gordon, 55, died August 1, 2013, after a long battle with cancer. Funeral services will be held Monday, August 5, 2013 at 11 a.m. at the Pleasant Lane Baptist Church with burial in the church cemetery. The body will be placed in the church at 10 a.m. Mr. Gordon was a […]
– By Susan Conley, Guest Writer – It’s not every day you see buffalo grazing in the South, but Edgefield County residents have that opportunity just five minutes outside the town of Johnston. Sometimes you have to follow a dream, and that’s just what Barry and Debbie Mauldin on McCreight Road in Johnston did when in […]
The public has long been warned of scams to defraud the elderly, internet fraud scams, and identity theft scams. A recent report filed with the Edgefield County Sheriff’s Office, however, exemplifies how there is really no one for whom a con artist can not find a scam. According to the report, an Edgefield County woman […]
The Chicks that Click Photography Club met in Trenton on Saturday, July 27, for an HDR (High Dynamic Range) Workshop. The instructors were Steve Rich and Jimmy Batte from Aiken HDR. After several hours of classroom instruction, the photographers loaded into golf carts and Gators and enjoyed a photo shoot in downtown Trenton which included […]
SALUDA, S.C. – Augustus “Gus” Padgett 87, husband of Kathleen Caughman Padgett, died Wednesday, July 31, 2013 at his home in Saluda, SC. He was a son of the late Gus and Essie Stone Padgett and a lifelong resident of Saluda, SC. Graveside services will be held Saturday, August 3, at 4:00 p.m. at Travis […]
The Aiken County Sheriff’s Office announced this week that it uncovered a theft ring involving stolen golf carts and ATVs. At press time, one man had been arrested in this case and two other were sought in connection with the crimes. One of the suspects being sought, Laquavis Marcus Williams, is also wanted on charges […]
Miles D. Mealing, an Edgefield County native, was nominated for 4 awards in the country’s largest independent gospel awards show. It was announced this week that Mr. Mealing received the 2013 Rhythm of Gospel Award “Best Performance by Praise & Worship Artist.” Miles was born and raised in Edgefield, South Carolina, and is a 1997 graduate of Strom […]
Shot is a new requirement for 7th graders to attend school this year COLUMBIA, S.C. – In an effort to assist parents in meeting new school requirements, the S.C. Department of Health and Environmental Control will offer free Tdap (whooping cough) vaccines at mass vaccination clinics across the state in August, the agency announced today. […]
Forty-eight public dove fields will be available across the state during the 2013-14 mourning dove season through the S.C. Department of Natural Resources (DNR) Wildlife Management Area program. A county-by-county list of public dove fields and special youth hunts is available online or can be obtained by writing: DNR, Attn: Public Dove Fields, PO Box 167, Columbia, […]