Mrs. Ann Wills Wise Herlong, 96, of Johnston, widow of the late Preston B. Herlong, died on April 14, 2018 at Edgefield County Hospital. A funeral service was held on April 15 at Bland Funeral Home in Johnston. Mrs. Herlong was the daughter of the late Burda Eugenia Long Wise and Walter William Wise, Sr. […]
Bland Funeral Home O. Box 425 Johnston, SC 29832 Telephone: 803-275-2509 Fax: 803-275-2714 The State Newspaper (19JC) Twin City News Saluda Sentinel Edgefield Daily Edgefield Advertiser Sarah Cleveland Web Birth Date: November 4, 1929 Death Date: April 15, 2018 Born in: Saluda, SC Resided in: Ward, SC Mrs. Lois Wilson Berry […]
Left to right: Logan Timmerman, Carrie Ann Yonce, Winner Miss Hattie-Grace Summers, and Addy Grace Dukes The Johnston Peach Blossom Festival began it’s 2018 season by holding the Miss Peach Blossom beauty pageant on Saturday, April 7th at the Johnston Elementary School Gymnasium. The Johnston Peach Blossom Festival is sponsored by the Johnston Development Board, […]
Monday morning, April 9, the former Edgefield Medical Clinic of 200 Ridge Medical Plaza opened its doors to a new clientele, ones seeking service at the Edgefield Mental Health Clinic which moved there on Friday. The Mental Health Clinic finished its move to the building, located at the Edgefield County Hospital grounds, and closed the […]
Old Plank Road, Change in Schedule With reference to the advisory attached below, the SCDOT District Two bridge replacement crew had planned to replace the Old Plank Road bridge over South Edisto River as their next project beginning April 23. Due to concerns about the impact this closure will have on the peach industry […]
A large crowd gathered in Johnston last week for the first of three springtime Community Concerts in the Park. Held April 6, the first concert in the series featured Joyce Rude and the Rude Dudes, who have been performing classic country and oldies in the area for almost two decades. The concerts, being […]
News of the death of a Saluda County Deputy Sheriff on April 6, a “Line of Duty Death,” according to Saluda County Sheriff John C. Perry. The Sheriff disseminated the following statements to the press. “We lost one of our deputies last night/early this morning in a Line of Duty death. The Uniform Road […]
Edgefield County- A survey for local input into the branding message has been available on the Edgefield County website since March 19th and will remain available until April 13th. A link to the survey can be found on the homepage www.edgefieldcounty.sc.gov Edgefield County has contracted with the South Carolina National Heritage Corridor (SCNHC) team […]
To Celebrate the Restoration and 250th Anniversary of Horn’s Creek Church on April 15, 2018 The Edgefield County Historical Society will celebrate the completion of the restoration of Horn’s Creek Church and the 250th Anniversary of its founding at its Spring Meeting on Sunday afternoon, April 15, 2018 at 3:00 p.m. Dr. A.V. Huff, […]
Veterans of Edgefield County and surrounding area who were honored for their service in Vietnam: Pictured, not in order, are James Slater, Johnny Abney, William Thomas, Linley Montgomery, William Haug, Jerome Coleman, David Butler, Bruce Morgan, Bud Hoag, MC Abney, and James Jay (Not pictured). On March 29, 2018 Edgefield County and surrounding […]