How Lasting is Your Good Name?

Opinion – By Dr. Edward Mims Mobley – “What’s in a name? That which we call a rose by any other name would smell as sweet.” Those were the words Shakespeare gave Juliette to reassure Romeo that his having the Montague name, a family hated by her Capulet kin, did not lessen her love for […]

Greenwood Miracle League for Special Needs Children

Greenwood Miracle League for Special Needs Children

The Miracle League is a baseball league that gives boys and girls ages 4-19 with special needs and disabilities in Greenwood and surrounding counties an opportunity to play.   Our motto is “every child deserves a chance to play baseball.”  All games are played at the Burton Center on a special rubberized field with the spring […]

7th Annual Fashion Show and Luncheon

7th Annual Fashion Show and Luncheon

The Woman’s Club of Johnston will be hosting their 7th Annual Spring Fashion Show and Luncheon this year on Saturday, April 5, at 10:30 at Johnston United Methodist Church. This year’s theme will be “Southern Belles.” Robin Hagaman and Bobbie Pullon, club members, will be sharing the job of directing. The woman’s club awards a scholarship to […]

“Ol’ Sneaky” Harvested

“Ol’ Sneaky” Harvested

On March 29, 2014, Youth Day, Knox Rauton killed his first turkey.  Knox was hunting with his father, T. J. Rauton and Alex Cheatham “Calling.” Knox would like to thank the owners of the property for allowing him to hunt. The turkey known as “Ol’ Sneaky” weighed 20lbs., had a 10 ¼ beard, and 1 […]

Green Power Solar School Dedicated at Merriwether Middle School

Green Power Solar School Dedicated at Merriwether Middle School

Aiken Electric Cooperative, Santee Cooper and the Edgefield County School District dedicated today a Green Power Solar School at Merriwether Middle School. The school has been equipped with a solar cell array which is already producing electricity from the sun’s rays, providing students with a firsthand look at the opportunities and challenges of solar power. […]

1% Sales Tax Project List Receives No Support From Council

1% Sales Tax Project List Receives No Support From Council

Fails for Lack of Motion The proposed project list for the 1% Capital Sales Tax was presented to Edgefield County Council, Tuesday evening, Apr. 1.  This was the project list’s first presentation and was billed as its first reading on the Council’s agenda.  However, the project will be receiving no further readings as it failed […]

Luann E. Eidson

JOHNSTON, S.C. – A private memorial service for Mrs. Luann E. Eidson, age 58, will be held Friday, April 4, 2014 in Mt of Olives Cemetery. The family will receive friends at Bland Funeral Home from 3 – 5 pm prior to the private service. Mrs. Eidson, died Wednesday, April 2, 2014. She was a […]