Schools to Reopen Tuesday
All Edgefield County Schools will resume their regular schedules on Tuesday, February 18. Students at Strom Thurmond High School will follow the schedule for A Day.
All Edgefield County Schools will resume their regular schedules on Tuesday, February 18. Students at Strom Thurmond High School will follow the schedule for A Day.
COLUMBIA, S.C. – On Tuesday, February 11, a bright and shining light went out when Andrew Quattlebaum, of Columbia, left us. Andrew fought a long battle with mental illness with courage, grace, beauty, and humor. He was a talented and accomplished musician, actor, and artist, appearing in many stage productions, the independent film “Summer Knowledge”, and several short films. He was a graduate […]
“Come Clay With Us” was an invitation in the email that Joel Jolly received and which prompted this story. The author of the email is Ms. Vartanian, the art teacher at JET Middle School. Joel Jolly is the chair of the Edgefield County Public School Foundation, which gave Ms. Vartanian a Vision Grant (money) for […]
The Johnston, S.C., Peach Blossom Festival wants you! Entertainment Entertainment has been a big part of the 31 years of the Festival, and now is your chance to be a part of the historic Festival. The Festival wants to feature talented people, local and not-so local, as part of the day-long entertainment in the 31st […]
EDGEFIELD, S.C. – Sophie Mae Adams Johnson Bowman, the wife of Deacon Johnny J. Bowman, Sr., died on Saturday, February 15, 2014, in Trinity Mission and Rehab Center. She was a housewife and a member of the Springfield Baptist Church where she served as a Deaconess and a member of the Senior Choir. She is […]
RABUN GAP, GA. – Larry C. Turner (Shrimp) passed away February, 2014, at his home in Rabun Gap. He was the son of the late J.C. and Katherine Turner of Edgefield. Survivors are his son David Turner (Yonnie) of Ridge Spring; three grandchildren, Cody, Haley, and Nikki; two sisters, Gail Snodgrass of Edgefield and Jeannette […]
NORTH AUGUSTA, S.C. – Funeral Services for Mr. Ernest Satterwhite will be held 3:30 pm Sunday, February 16, 2014 at the Walk of Faith Church in Johnston, SC. Interment will be in the church cemetery. He is survived by six children, Ernest Satterwhite, Jr, , Elbert , Satterwhite, Anthony (Josephine) Satterwhite and Rene Satterwhite all […]
EDGEFIELD, S.C. – Miss Angela F. Chinn, 48, of Hwy. 25 North, entered into rest February 12, 2014. Funeral arrangements will be announced later. Miss Chinn, a native of Edgefield County was a member of Springfield Baptist Church. Survivors include a son, Quaton D. Chinn, Johnston, SC; her parents, Albert and Sarah Roper Chinn; Edgefield […]
A 3.2 aftershock rocked Edgefield County Sunday afternoon, February 16, at 3:23. This tremor originated in the same vicinity in which Friday’s 4.1 earthquake occurred; 7 miles WNW from Edgefield near China Grove Baptist Church. Residents again reported feeling houses shaking and a loud booming sound. Citizens are being reminded that still more aftershocks are […]
EDGEFIELD, S.C. – Mr. Jimmy Ray Smith, of Thurmond St., husband of Sandra M. Smith, died Wednesday February 12, 2014 at University Hospital. A Memorial Service will be held Sunday February 16, 2014 at 3 P.M. at Edgefield Mercantile Funeral Home. Burial will be held at Oak Lawn Memorial Park in Winston-Salem, N.C. Mr. Smith […]