400 NWTF Volunteers Attend National Leadership Conference

400 NWTF Volunteers Attend National Leadership Conference

More than 400 of the National Wild Turkey Federation’s leading volunteers from across the nation descended on the NWTF’s Wild Turkey Center to take part in the 2013 NWTF National Leadership Conference. Volunteers are the lifeblood of the NWTF and a driving force behind the $432 million the NWTF has invested in conservation and the […]

Trenton Council Votes for Law Enforcement at Ball Field

Trenton Council Votes for Law Enforcement at Ball Field

 – Summer Again to Serve Trenton Community –   By Tiffani Ireland – In response to a recommendation made by Chief of Police, Deke Tanks, the Trenton Town Council voted unanimously at their regularly scheduled monthly meeting, Wednesday, June 12, to require anyone leasing the Trenton baseball facility hire an off-duty deputy.  This move came in […]

One Day of Crimes Results in Over $12,000 of Stolen Items

One Day of Crimes Results in Over $12,000 of Stolen Items

Two separate crimes in Edgefield County, Thursday, June 13, resulted in the theft of over $12,000 worth of items.  According to reports filed with the Edgefield County Sheriff’s Office, deputies responded to a residence on Woodward Lake Road in Trenton Thursday afternoon to find that an EZ GO Golf Cart with 6 new batteries as […]

Downtown Drive-In Movie on the Edgefield Square – Friday, June 14

Downtown Drive-In Movie on the Edgefield Square – Friday, June 14

The Edgefield Community Development Association along with our special sponsor, Family Dentistry of Edgefield, invites everyone to our Downtown Drive-in movie night on the Square in historic Edgefield on Friday, June 14, 2013. Bring your family, your neighbors, and your friends and gather around the Edgefield Square for the showing of “The Tooth Fairy.” The […]

Explosives Unearthed at Residence in Merriwether

Explosives Unearthed at Residence in Merriwether

A man doing yard work at his home in the Merriwether district uncovered an explosive surprise, literally, Saturday, June 8.  According to Emergency Management Director Mike Casey, the homeowner unearthed a box containing 7 packages of ½ pound high-grade TNT while he was digging in his yard. Along with EMA representatives, the Edgefield County Sheriff’s […]

Living History Saturdays – Continue Saturday, June 8

Living History Saturdays – Continue Saturday, June 8

The next Living History Saturday in Edgefield will be held on June 8th and spectators can anticipate some real excitement! Members of the South Carolina Independent Civil War Re-enactors Association are setting up a display near the Edgefield History Wall and will demonstrate various Revolutionary War and Civil War weaponry, including a mortar.  These items […]