A man was found dead in his home on Country Club Road in Johnston, Tuesday, April 29. According to the Edgefield County Coroner’s Office, the 57 year black male was found by a neighbor around 6:45 in the morning. His death has been ruled the result of a self inflicted gun shot wound. There was […]
Vehicle and Other Items Stolen A man living at a residence on Paces Creek Road in Trenton went out of town in March only to return Saturday, April 26, and find a truck and several other items had been stolen from his home. According to a report filed with the Edgefield County Sheriff’s Office, the […]
At a book signing on Sunday, April 27th at the Tompkins Library, the five authors of Our Ancestors, Our Stories explained to a standing-room-only audience how their long journey to find their ancestors ended up in Edgefield, South Carolina. Their book chronicles years of research and the emotional result of finding their slave ancestors and […]
Grand Marshals: Ice Storm Workers This coming weekend, the Johnston, SC, Peach Blossom Festival will showcase great entertainment, arts and crafts, food concessions, a parade, rides for children, and a family-oriented street dance. The parade Grand Marshals this year are the local ice storm workers. These heroes helped many citizens who had power outages, and […]
The usually quiet 300 block of Norris Street in Edgefield saw some excitement Saturday, April 26, 2014. Just before 6:00 PM, an abandoned moped caught fire in the parking lot across from the Methodist Church. No one at the scene could be identified as the owner of the moped. David Colman was working in his maintenance shop […]
Should See “Good Volume” From July On – By Tiffani Ireland – March 26, 2014, will be a day peach growers in Edgefield County and the Ridge area will not soon likely forget. That is because on that day, temperatures dipped, in some areas of the county, as low as 21°F and remained below freezing for […]
DHEC Holds Public Hearing – By Tiffani Ireland – The heretofore controversial wood chipper plant is a one step closer to becoming a reality in Edgefield County as the Department of Health and Environmental Control held a public hearing on the matter Tuesday, April 15. The public hearing, to decide whether or not the agency […]
A ten months old miniature paint pony was attacked and killed by dogs at a residence on Slide Hill Road in Johnston, Saturday, Apr. 19. According to a report filed by the Edgefield County Sheriff’s Office, the homeowner said that three dogs of undetermined breeds have been attacking and biting horses in her pasture in […]
Sometime in the early morning hours on Tuesday, Apr. 22, thieves broke into a 2005 GMC Yukon located at a home on Caslina Drive in North Augusta (Edgefield County) and stole nearly $5,000 worth of items. According to the Edgefield County Sheriff’s Office’s report, the owner of the vehicle found the Yukon’s driver and passenger’s […]
The Edgefield County School District has selected Coach Antwaun Hillary as Head Football Coach of the Strom Thurmond High School Rebel Football Program. Head Coach Hillary is filling the position recently vacated by the retiring head coach Lee Sawyer. His most recent coaching assignment has been as Offensive Coordinator for the highly regarded Rebel Football […]