Semi-annual event to offer verbal appraisals by experts The Museum Road Show, one of the South Carolina State Museum’s most popular events, is back and will be held from 9:30 a.m. – 4 p.m. on Saturday, Oct. 11. Whether it’s an heirloom, antique or artifact, local experts will be onsite at this popular semiannual event […]
Victim Chases Down Thief and Recovers Property A resident of Flintlock Drive in North Augusta (Edgefield County) took matters into his own hands Monday, Sept. 29, when he discovered his golf cart was being stolen. According to an Edgefield County Sheriff’s Office report detailing the incident, the victim stated he was awaken around five thirty […]
Saturday, September 27, 2014 Photography by Robert Norris
JOHNSTON, SC – Memorial services for Heather Nicole Holsomback, age 30, will be held Monday, September 29, 2014 at 11:00 a.m. at Bland Funeral Home. The family will receive friends after the service. Survivors include 2 children: Brayden Reames and Skylar Higgins, and her mother Sylvia Courtney; sister: Morgan Holsomback; brother: Houston Holsomback. Please sign guestbook and send condolences to […]
“Dead Man’s Curve,” the aptly named part of roadway on Hwy 23 West, claimed another life around 9:45 Friday night, Sept. 26. According to the SC Highway Patrol, thirty year old Heather Holsomback of Johnston was killed when the 1988 Chevy Blazer she was driving east on Hwy 23 toward the town of Edgefield lost […]
Opinion – By Robert Scott – As both a member of the Old Edgefield District Genealogical Society (OEDGS) and a mathematician, I have often thought about how sure we all are about our ancestry when Edgefield County was first settled by European-Americans and African-Americans, in the early 1700’s. One is never certain about paternity, of […]
Please join the Edgefield County Republican Party when we welcome Congressman Jeff Duncan to Edgefield County. Congressman Duncan currently sits on three House committees including the Natural Resources Committee, the Homeland Security Committee, and the Foreign Affairs Committee. Congressman Duncan is passionate about American Energy Independence and supports expedited permitting of energy projects and the […]
Edgefield Heritage Jubilee Festival Saturday, September 27, 2014 9-10:00 a.m. OMG Band/James Bo Gardner 10-11:00 a.m. Ft. Gordon Rock Band 11-11:30 a.m. Sugarloaf Mountain Boys 11:30-12:00 Rhythm & Class Cloggers 12:00-12:15 p.m. […]
The South Carolina Department of Social Services has promoted Moronda Talley to the position of Director of Edgefield County Department of Social Services. Originally from Saluda County, Talley graduated from Saluda High School and from the University of South Carolina with a degree in Humanities and Social Sciences. She has been employed with the agency […]
It has been a few weeks since the turkey statues disappeared from the streets and businesses in downtown Edgefield. However, it didn’t take long for the concerned citizens to find out that the turkeys were in good hands. The National Wild Turkey Federation had the statues pulled and placed in the care of Pamela Moore, […]