Celebrated Nonagenarians Enjoy a Kitchen Peach Fest

Celebrated Nonagenarians Enjoy a Kitchen Peach Fest

Imagine the fun and comfort of gathering in a Trenton kitchen to can peaches, surrounded by family and close friends.  That was the enjoyment found in Trenton at the Carpenter home on last Wednesday as nonagenarians Helen Carpenter (to be 98, Sept. 15) and her sister-in-law Mae Padgett (age 92) were peeling peaches and sharing […]

Robert L. “Bobby” McKie, Jr. – North Augusta, SC

Thurmond Burnett          Phone: (803)637-6536 David T. Burnett                  Fax: (803)637-6006 Edgefield Mercantile Funeral Home, Inc. Established 1902 801 Columbia Road Post Office Box 389 Edgefield, South Carolina 29824 www.edgefieldmercantilefh.com September 4, 2018   Robert L. “Bobby” McKie, Jr. North Augusta, SC   Robert Lee “Bobby” McKie, Jr., 88, […]

Luke Bryan is Coming to Edgefield County!

Luke Bryan is Coming to Edgefield County!

By Scott Cooper Every Country Music fan, or after this year, American Idol fan, knows who Luke Bryan is.  Luke Bryan is an award-winning Country Singer who in 2013, received the Academy of Country Music Awards, the Country Music Association Awards “Entertainer of the Year” award — and has sold over 7 million albums and 27 million singles worldwide. […]

Mrs. Barbara Rook Pulliam – Johnston, SC

Bland Funeral Home P O Box 425 Johnston, SC 29832 803-275-2509   Augusta Chronicle  – Paid Greenville News – Paid Gazette-Virginian – Paid Edgefield Daily Edgefield Advertiser Sarah Cleveland Web                 Birth Date: June 27, 1929                Death Date: August 30, 2018 Born in: Lowell, NC                           Resided in:  Johnston, SC   Mrs. Barbara Rook Pulliam   Johnston, […]

John S. McCain, III

John S. McCain, III

  Much has been written about the late Senator John S. McCain, the son and grandson of U.S. Navy Admirals of the same name, and much more will be written. He was a hero in life, an impetuous man whose life story was so unlikely as to be more fittingly a work of fiction, perhaps […]

Marijuana Found Growing in Garden

Marijuana Found Growing in Garden

Marijuana was found growing in a garden at a home on Aviary Lane in Johnston by the Edgefield County Sheriff’s Office, Aug. 16.  According to an ECSO report, law enforcement received information of the drug crop being grown at the site by a concerned citizen.  When law enforcement rode by the home, the report states […]

RECENT NEW OWNERSHIP BRINGS CHANGE

RECENT NEW OWNERSHIP BRINGS CHANGE

 This is the first in a three-part series on new ownerships of buildings/businesses that are impacting the community. Jake Jacobsen is a personality with talent, and his knowledge is available if one asks. Keeping the Blacksmith Shop a Working Shop A Blacksmith Shop that is open on a regular basis – Edgefield has that now.  […]

Diana L. Kogon – Edgefield, SC

Thurmond Burnett          Phone: (803)637-6536 David T. Burnett                Fax: (803)637-6006 Edgefield Mercantile Funeral Home, Inc. Established 1902 801 Columbia Road Post Office Box 389 Edgefield, South Carolina 29824 www.edgefieldmercantilefh.com   August 28, 2018         Diana L. Kogon Edgefield, SC   Diana Kanzilli Kogon, 71, wife of […]

Felicia Carson-Wallace, New York Bound

Felicia Carson-Wallace, New York Bound

September 5-9, Hairstylist Ted Gibson and Colorist Jason Backe, of celebrity status, will host Felicia Carson-Wallace of Johnston on their Artistic Team as they participate in this season’s Spring/Summer 2019 New York Fashion Week.  She will join the team in contributing hairstyling talents. “Fashion and hair dictate each other and it’s so great to have […]

13thAnnual Sandy Oaks Pro Rodeo This Weekend

13thAnnual Sandy Oaks Pro Rodeo This Weekend

Pictured is 2017 World Champion Bull Rider, Rowdy Rice, riding 2017 World Champion Bucking Bull, Jose Cuervo.  Both will be participating in the 13thAnnual Sandy Oaks Pro Rodeo this weekend   The 13thannual Sandy Oaks Pro Rodeo will be this weekend, Aug. 24-25, at the Lazy J Arena off Hwy 23 West in Edgefield.  Gates […]