January 20 2015 – On this absolutely gorgeous January morning in Edgefield County young men and women from across South Carolina, North Carolina and Georgia gathered at Mt. Vintage Plantation to compete in the 7th Annual Carolinas-Georgia Junior Championship golf tournament. Ninety-six players took to the course, located most fittingly in the heart of Old […]
The Johnston Peach Blossom Festival is now taking applications for individuals, organizations and businesses interested in being a part of the historic 32nd annual event. The Festival will be held May 2, 2015, in Johnston, known as the Peach Capital of the World. Last year, thousands of patrons descended on Johnston to enjoy the day […]
Opinion – By G. Miller Thompson – On Monday we celebrated the birthday of Martin Luther King, Jr. I am a fan of Dr. King. His public life and work in the Civil Rights Movement are inspirational. Dr. King epitomized the greatness of our country. He recognized the horrific injustice in race relations during his […]
Event of 1999 Returns to Edgefield February 19-21 January 21, 2015 – The Edgefield County Historical Society is pleased to announce that the Annual Meeting of the Southern Intellectual History Circle (“SIHC”) will be held in Edgefield on February 19-21, 2015. This interdisciplinary group of scholars, mostly historians but also students of literature and other […]
January 20, 2015 – The family of five that was burned out of their Brooks Street home last Thursday lost all of the contents of their home and had no renters insurance. Donations of clothes for the three children, the father and mother are needed. Below are the ages, sizes, and sex of children and […]
Guest Editorial – By Bettis Rainsford – A decade ago the Town of Edgefield undertook its Main Street streetscape project in which the unsightly power lines on Main Street were put underground and trees planted. This project, which cost over a half million dollars, created a spectacular entrance into our town. The vista from the […]
January 20, 2015 – The Edgefield County Sheriff’s Office responded to Urban Outfitters in Trenton, Friday, Jan. 16, in reference to threats made at the distribution facility. Upon arrival, law enforcement was informed by an employee that sometime during the morning hours, someone went into the men’s bathroom and wrote a threat on the wall […]
COLUMBIA, S.C. (January 19, 2015) – Governor Nikki Haley today released the following statement regarding the Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. holiday: “There is no better way to honor Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.’s memory and legacy – and his fight for equality – than working together to ensure that our children, no matter where […]
January 15, 2015 – The S.C. Department of Natural Resources (DNR), the Southern Goat Producers Association along with Clemson Extension and the SC Sheep Industries Association, will host a free coyote control program in Greenville at the University Center on Jan. 27. Check in begins at 5 p.m. at the University Center Auditorium, 225 S. […]
January 15, 2015 – The S.C. Drought Response Committee, meeting via conference call on Jan. 15, removed the incipient drought declaration statewide. According to Hope Mizzell, South Carolina State Climatologist, “Since many counties were just on the cusp of drought when the Committee upgraded in late November it didn’t take excessive rainfall statewide to end […]