A pedestrian who has been identified as Lonnie Edward Glanton, 53, of Edgefield, died on Hwy 23 near Maple Avenue in the town of Edgefield around 1:00, Saturday morning, Aug. 4. Glanton died on the scene from what an autopsy on Monday determined to be multiple blunt force injuries to his body. The Edgefield Police […]
SCDOT Advisory The South Carolina Department of Transportation plans to replace the bridge on S-39 (Old Chappells Ferry Road) over Turkey Creek in Edgefield County. This project is part of SCDOT’s strategic Ten-Year Plan. This bridge is currently posted with 20-percent of the timber piles deteriorated or spliced. This bridge is to be replaced in-house […]
Get ready for South Carolina’s annual Sales Tax Holiday weekend from Friday, August 3, through Sunday, August 5, 2018. During tax free weekend, a variety of back-to-school essentials are exempt from the state’s 6% Sales Tax and any applicable local taxes. Tax free items range from clothing, accessories, and shoes to school supplies, book […]
The Edgefield County Sheriff’s was contacted by a resident of the 1300 block of Bettis Academy Road in Trenton, July 26, to report property damage that is occurring to her property as a result of the construction on Hwy 25. According to the report, since the closure of Bettis Academy Road at Hwy 25 by the […]
A car was reported broken into to the Edgefield County Sheriff’s Office, July 25. According to an ECSO report, a resident of Casalina Drive in the North Augusta area of Edgefield County noticed her driver’s side door open to her vehicle when she got ready to take it to work. She then discovered that the Smith & […]
Stolen Vehicle Recovered The Edgefield County Sheriff’s Office recovered a vehicle estimated to be worth $50,000 last week that was reported stolen by the Clinton Police Department in Clinton, SC. According to an ECSO report on the matter, the Clinton PD notified the ECSO that the OnStar in the stolen vehicle had tracked it to […]
August 7, 2018, the Johnston community joining in a national event, is asking residents in neighborhoods throughout Johnston and across the nation to lock their doors, turn on the outside lights and spend the evening outside with neighbors and police. Johnston will have a cook-out (free of charge) along with a Back-To-School Drive from 5:30-8:00 […]
Rep. Bill Clyburn and Aiken County Sheriff Michael Hunt at last year’s inaugural Bustin’ Clays for United Way tournament. A fun event is planned for Saturday, July 28 at the National Wild Turkey Federation Palmetto Shooting Complex with proceeds going to the United Way of Edgefield County. Presented by Aiken Electric Cooperative, […]
Picture from Explore Edgefield From the Mayor Dear Edgefield, Pardon our progress!! After several years of dreaming and planning, we are finally ready to begin construction on the Downtown Improvement Plan. Construction will start the week of July 23rd. It is going to be a challenging 8 to 12 weeks for all of us but especially […]
UPDATE: No Swim Advisory Lifted The SC Department of Health and Environmental Control lifted the no-swim advisory, July 20 that had been put in place at parts of Lake Thurmond. The no-swim advisory had been issued Tuesday, July 17, after a broken pipe under a bridge near Lake Thurmond at Highway 378 and the Little […]