July 3, 2014 Why hold County Council Meetings? Have you ever really thought about why County Council (or any other public body) has public meetings? The answer is obvious … and maybe not so obvious. The obvious answer: We spend your hard-earned money that you pay as taxes. You have a chance to see what […]
JOHNSTON, S.C. – Funeral Services for Mrs. Mary Calvert Davis, age 85, will be held Tuesday, July 8, 2014 at Johnston First Baptist Church at 1 pm with burial to follow in Poplar Springs Baptist Church Cemetery, Ware Shoals, at 3:30 pm. Grandsons will serve as pallbearers. Honorary pallbearers will be members of the Gleaners/Fidelis […]
PARKSVILLE, S.C. – Mr. Lathan “Pop” Self, 65, of Oak Hill St, husband of Judy Blackwell Self, died Wednesday July 2, 2014. Funeral Services will be held Saturday July 5, 2014 at 10 A.M. at Parksville Baptist Church with burial in the Church Cemetery. The family will receive friends after the service at the Church […]
TRENTON, S.C. – Mr. Russell Johnson, devoted husband of Shirley Hawkins Johnson for 36 years, passed away as a result of his motorcycle accident on the morning of July 3, 2014, when God s Angels carried him to his new Heavenly Home. Funeral services will be held 2 P.M. Tuesday, July 8, 2014 at Old […]
At its annual meeting held in Orlando, Fla., May 20, 2014, The American Urological Association recognized Dr. Fletcher Derrick with a Presidential Citation for long standing contributions to urological education, patient care, and superb clinical judgments and surgical skills. Dr. Derrick is a Johnston native and was educated in Johnston Public Schools, Clemson University, and […]
As we celebrate the July 4th weekend and the excitement of patriotism, our country’s Constitution, and the meaning of freedom that one has in these United States, this story falls in line as one of a man who helped to protect our freedom in WWII. It is also interesting to note that there were four brothers (Robert, […]
The culmination of a criminal investigation resulted in the execution of a search warrant by the Edgefield County Sheriff’s Office and the Edgefield Police Department at a home on Silverbell Street, Thursday, June 26. According to the ECSO report, the subject of the investigation, a 27 year old black male who was a resident of […]
The Edgefield County School Board will hold the school board elections for Districts 1,2 and 6 on Tuesday, November 4, 2014. Any candidate for a nonpartisan office, multi-county district, countywide, or less than countywide office to be voted on at the time of the general election, who qualifies by statement of candidacy, shall file the statement […]
Opinion – By Robert Scott – Nobody wants to raise taxes; at least nobody who pays taxes wants to raise taxes. That’s what we are all led to believe, but is it true? Any politician running for office on a platform that says, “If you elect me, I pledge to raise your taxes” doesn’t stand […]
Cold War Patriots, a non-profit organization, has organized four town hall meetings to inform the community on issues which may affect former Savannah River Site workers. The meetings will be held Tuesday, July 15th at Strom Thurmond High School Cafeteria in Johnston, SC, at 10 a.m., and 2 p.m., and Wednesday, July 16th at Cail Community […]