Multigenerational Activities Under one Roof – Thursday afternoon the Edgefield County Senior Center on Center Springs Rd. was bustling with activity. For those who have not returned to this building since its opening in June of 2008, each should find a way to visit it to see what has been done to change it from […]
Spann United Methodist Church in Ward will have its annual Good Friday service at 6 p.m. on Friday, April 6. The service will include hymns about the Cross and a meditation by Pastor John Kneece. On Easter morning, Spann will have a service at 9:45. Spann’s membership has increased recently, with typical attendance of more […]
A roundup of last week’s results from area schools’ spring sporting events, including, Track & Field; Softball; Baseball; Soccer; and Golf. TRACK AND FIELD Boys Strom Thurmond finishes second in four way meet with South Aiken, Silver bluff and North Augusta. High jump — Raleigh Yeldell (ST) 6’2″ Girls Strom Thurmond finishes 4th in four […]
Kelley and Jodi Robinson are unofficial ambassadors for Foster Care. They live in the beautiful old Mobley home, built in 1888, on Edisto Street in Johnston. That home is what brought them to Johnston, and here is their story. Jodi and Kelley were living in Virginia where houses are expensive and they were making plans […]
John W. Pettigrew, Jr. of Edgefield announces his candidacy for the Republican nomination for the newly drawn SC Senate District 25 seat which now includes all of Edgefield County and portions of Aiken, Lexington, McCormick and Saluda Counties. Pettigrew is the broker in charge/ owner of Pettigrew Properties. He has previously been elected to serve […]
Blood Drive: Shepeard Community Blood Center will hold their April Blood Drive, Friday, April 20, from 9 a.m. – 12:00 p.m. at Edgefield County Hospital and from 1:30-6 p.m. at Bi-Lo Shopping Center in Edgefield County and on Wednesday, April 25 from 1-5 p.m. at National Wild Turkey Federation, 770 Augusta Road, Edgefield. Sunrise […]
A new business is coming to town, as seen in this sign going up where the former Carolina First stood for many years. First Citizens is opening a new branch in Edgefield and they plan to be open for business, Monday, April 23.
The Towns of Johnston and Edgefield will hold elections on Tuesday, April 3. In each of these Town Councils there is an incumbent. The following information may aid in getting voters to the precincts involved. In Johnston, Ward 1 has two candidates vying for that seat. It was vacated by Buddy Smith when he retired […]
EDGEFIELD – Mr. William W. (Billy) Johnson, 74, of Red Hill Rd., husband of Marie Bryan Johnson, died Wednesday March 28, 2012 at his residence. Funeral Services will be held Saturday March 31, 2012 at 11 A.M. at Red Hill Baptist Church with burial in the church cemetery. Mr. Johnson was a native of Edgefield, […]
Investigators with the Edgefield County Sheriff’s Office have solved 15 area burglaries that occurred in Edgefield County between August and December of 2011. Two subjects have been identified as the perpetrators of these crimes and are currently being detained at a jail in Greenwood, SC. The pair, whose names are not being released at this […]