Crime

Crime

Two Stolen Vehicles Recovered by ECSO ​The Edgefield County Sheriff’s Office recently recovered two stolen vehicles according to ECSO reports.  The first report was made Mar. 11 and details that while running the license plate of a vehicle with an expired validation sticker, the responding deputy was informed that the vehicle in question had been […]

CaliGrace Enlow of Johnston Gets a New Heart

CaliGrace Enlow of Johnston Gets a New Heart

CaliGrace is mending well following her heart transplant on March 6 at MUSC says her mother. CaliGrace Enlow is the daughter of Eric and LaTasha Enlow of Johnston, S.C.  She is 9 months old and has carried the diagnosis of Pulmonary Atresia with intact ventricular septum, since birth. However as of Saturday, March 6, 2020, she has a NEW heart, flown to her from Delaware. In a brief interview […]

ECSD Mock Trial Teams Win Virtual Competitions

ECSD Mock Trial Teams Win Virtual Competitions

J-E-T- Middle School students watch virtual presentation of awards. JET Middle Wins State Competition; STHS Wins Region ​Denise Jackson has seen a great deal as Strom Thurmond High School Mock Trial team’s coach over the years, but the 2020 – 2021 competition took the cake. “It was unlike anything I have ever experienced before because it was […]

Crime Stories Of The Week

Crime Stories Of The Week

Home Invasion in Johnston ​The Edgefield County Sheriff’s Office responded to a home invasion on the 1500 block of Hwy 121 North in Johnston, Mar. 4.  According to the ECSO report, the homeowner was asleep when she was awaked by the sound of banging on her back door and breaking glass.  Running into her living […]

Thornton Weighs in on LMO’s Business and Environmental Impacts

Thornton Weighs in on LMO’s Business and Environmental Impacts

​The Edgefield Advertiser recently interviewed George Thornton. Thornton has a strong commitment to Edgefield County and provided a couple of perspectives regarding the County’s future. The article is divided into two parts. In Part 1, Thornton weighs in on the impact of the Comprehensive Plan and the Land Megaevent Ordinance on the business climate in […]

SCDNR asks South Carolinians to remove bird feeders until early spring

SCDNR asks South Carolinians to remove bird feeders until early spring

Lucas Boby (Cornell Lab) COLUMBIA, S.C. (March 8, 2021) — The South Carolina Department of Natural Resources (SCDNR) is asking for South Carolina residents to take down their bird feeders until early spring after an increase in mortality reports for Pine Siskins, and other species. While Pine Siskins are more susceptible than other species to getting sick from […]

Johnston’s Newest Advocate Shares Plans

Johnston’s Newest Advocate Shares Plans

Marilyn Bloodworth sporting one of her Peach Dolls, her gift to Johnston, South Carolina. By Arthur Northrop Marilyn Bloodworth has come home to Johnston, South Carolina to stay. “We’re here for the long haul,” declared Bloodworth. Bloodworth left Johnston as a child and spent her early years in Harlem, the Bronx, Brookland, and Connecticut.  Bloodworth […]

Vaccine Clinic Set for March 9

Vaccine Clinic Set for March 9

At Palmetto Shooting Complex On March 9 DHEC will be hosting a drive thru COVID-19 Vaccine Clinic at the Palmetto Shooting Complex Pavilion.  There are still 225 slots that we can fill with residents of Edgefield County that are 65+ or those that fall in Phase 1A of the COVID-19 Vaccination Program.  DHEC has agreed to keep […]

South Carolina to Move to Phase 1b of COVID-19 Vaccination Plan on March 8, 2021

South Carolina to Move to Phase 1b of COVID-19 Vaccination Plan on March 8, 2021

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE:March 2, 2021Contact:COVID19News@emd.sc.gov Public Health Officials Unveil Plans for All Vaccination Phases COLUMBIA, S.C. — Governor Henry McMaster and the South Carolina Department of Health and Environmental Control (DHEC) announced today that South Carolina will advance to Phase 1b of the state’s COVID-19 vaccination plan beginning Monday, March 8.“Throughout South Carolina’s vaccination efforts, our priority […]

Recovery’s New Home

Recovery’s  New Home

In Aiken, Edgefield and McCormick Counties  February 24, 2021 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE New Partnership has been awarded grant funding to support long-term recovery from addictions in Aiken, Edgefield and McCormick Counties Folks in recovery from substance use disorders (SUDs) and their families often need support, and in turn they want to assist others on their journeys.  Responding to these needs and the urgency aroundrecovery services, Aiken Center for Alcohol […]

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