The FFA students at Strom Thurmond Career & Technology Center recently celebrated National FFA Week. National FFA Week is an opportunity for FFA members, alumni and sponsors to advocate for agricultural education and FFA. It’s a time to share with local, state and national audiences what FFA is and the impact it has on members […]
Distinguished Young Women Pageant was held recently. Pictured left to right, above, are winners from 2015 (last year) and 2016 (this year): Nicole Jackson, Distinguished Young Woman of North Edgefield County for 2015; Bailey Pedersen, Distinguished Young Woman of North Edgefield County for 2016; Morgan Swearingen, Distinguished Young Woman of South Edgefield County for 2016, & Morgan […]
JOHNSTON, S.C. – Funeral Services for Mrs. Edna Gunter Hatcher, age 87, will be held Sunday, March 29, 2015 at 4 o’clock at Mt Calvary Lutheran Church with burial to follow in the church cemetery. The family will receive friends at Bland Funeral Home Saturday afternoon from 4- 6 pm. Mrs. Hatcher passed away Thursday, March […]
EDGEFIELD, S.C. – Mr. Johnnie James (Buddy) Bowman, Sr., 95, of 71 Faulkner Mountain Road, died on Friday morning, March 27, 2015 in the University Hospital, Augusta, GA. He was born in Edgefield County, SC, son of the late Reverend Johnnie B. Bowman and the late Essie Lue Holmes. He was a member of the Springfield […]
March, 24, 2015 – The Edgefield Police Department and the Edgefield County Sheriff’s Office responded to a report of shots fired at Gary Street Apartments, Monday evening, March 23, around 5:30. When they arrived, they discovered no one had been injured, and the suspect had fled the scene. A gun was recovered nearby that is […]
March 24, 2015 – The Edgefield County Historical Society will dedicate its new caretaker’s cottage at Horn’s Creek Church at its Spring Meeting this coming Sunday, Palm Sunday, March 29, 2015 at 3:00 p.m. The dedication ceremony will include a blessing of the cottage by several local clergymen, led by the Rev. Tom DiMarco of […]
TRENTON, S.C. – Ms. Annie L. Drummings Settles entered into rest March 21, 2015, at GLC-Windemere. Funeral services will be held Saturday, March 28, at 2 p.m. at Science Hill Baptist Church with Rev. Dr. Jasper Lloyd officiating. Interment will follow in Bettis Academy Memorial Park. Ms. Settles, a native of Edgefield County, was a […]
JOHNSTON, S.C., March 23, 2015 – The Annual FFA Plant Sale at STCTC is going on now! FFA students will be available to help you select spring plants now during school hours or Saturday – March 28th from 8AM-2PM (at the Greenhouses behind the ST football field-house). The plants look beautiful and people are welcome to […]
JOHNSTON, S.C. – Mr. Joe Edward Friar, 86, of Young St., husband of the late Frankie Norris Friar, died Saturday March 21, 2015. Mr. Friar was a native of Johnston, S.C. and was a Navy Veteran. He was retired supervisor of Maintenance and the Machine Shop at Owens-Corning in Aiken, S.C. Survivors include 2 Sons- […]
RIDGE SPRING, S.C. – A Memorial Service for Mr. Milton Lester Crouch will be held Tuesday, March 24, 2015 at Bethel Baptist Church at 3 pm. The family will receive friends at the church following the service. A graveside service will take place at Travis Park Cemetery in Saluda prior to the Memorial Service at 2pm. […]