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 April 19, 2018 Rev. J. Brantley Bryan Oakdale, Louisiana Rev. J. Brantley Bryan, 41, husband of […]
Attempted Murder on Padgett Rd. in Trenton The Edgefield County Sheriff’s Office responded to a suspected attempted murder Apr. 16 that is believed to have taken place at a home on the 700 block of Padgett Road in Trenton. While the actual event is believed to have taken place at the Padgett Road location, according […]
The celebration of the 250th anniversary of Horn’s Creek Church, April 15, 2018, and its recent renovation came with rains, testing its new, red tin roof, and an outpouring of interested persons as well as members of the Edgefield County Historical Society who sponsored the event. Guest speaker was Dr. A. V. Huff, Jr., of […]
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 […]