Suspect in Custody An attempt to serve a warrant Tuesday, May 29, led to a manhunt and eventual capture of the suspect. According to a spokesperson with the Edgefield County Sheriff’s Office, deputies acting on information received went to a trailer in Trenton around nine in the morning Monday to serve a warrant […]
Every Country Music fan, or after this year, American Idol fan, knows who Luke Bryan is. Luke Bryan is an award-winning Country Singer who in 2013, received the Academy of Country Music Awards, the Country Music Association Awards “Entertainer of the Year” award — and has sold over 7 million albums and 27 million singles worldwide. […]
Larry Lybrand, 73, of Johnston, died May 22 a little after 4:00 p.m. at Augusta University Hospital as a result of injuries he received in a head-on collision on Hwy 121 that same day. According to the SC Highway Patrol, the crash occurred just before 3:00 in the afternoon when Lybrand, who was driving […]
BY: Tom Hallman, Issued by Clemson University Relations CLEMSON — Just as the weather warms, they pop their ugly heads out of hiding. But thank goodness they do, because now is the best time to find them so they can be destroyed. The flowers of cogongrass are in bloom now, helping the invasive weed resume […]
Tommy Strother, LCDR (ret.)USN to Speak VA office of Edgefield County: Please join the Edgefield County Veterans Affairs Office, All of our County Veteran Service Originations, Veterans, Retirees, Widows, Families, and Friends. Memorial Day Ceremony on May 28, 2018, from 10:00-11:00 a.m. on the Edgefield Town Square in Edgefield, SC, between Crouch […]
Barry Jones, 54, of Johnston, SC, is being charged with murder in connection to the May 7, 2018, shooting at the Johnston Pool Room that resulted in the death of Milledge Hall according to the Edgefield County Sheriff’s Office. The ECSO also confirmed that Jones is being charges with 2 charges of attempted murder, […]
Leonard Jackson, 72, of Saluda, SC, died May 15 in an automobile crash on Augusta Road. According to the SC Highway Patrol, the crash occurred around 2:30 in the afternoon on the aforementioned road approximately 1.4 miles north of Trenton. Mr. Jackson was traveling south on Augusta Rd. when he attempted to pass another […]
The public is cordially invited to the Old Edgefield District Genealogical Society (OEDGS) meeting on Sunday, May 20th, at 3:00 p. m., in the Lynch Building Annex of the Tompkins Library, 104 Courthouse Square, Edgefield. The guest speaker will be Professor Emerita Patricia G. “Pat” McNeely, who taught writing and report- ing in the USC […]
PHOTO: National Geographic Kids Residents of Edgefield County and the surrounding areas are accustomed to hearing reports of bears and even cougars (a.k.a. mountain lions, a.k.a. pumas) roaming about, but a kangaroo? Yes, a kangaroo. The McCormick County Sheriff’s Office issued a notice Monday, May 14, advising residents of the marsupial’s sighting and warning citizens […]