Three more candidates in Edgefield County have been removed from the ballot for the November 2012 election. None of these were on the ballot for the Primary of June 12. The candidates who were removed are: Democrat Attaway of Johnston, running for Dist. 3 County Council Seat; Republican Davis Parkman of Johnston running for Edgefield […]
Scheduled for July 1, 2012 The S.C. Department of Natural Resources (DNR) Freshwater Fisheries Section announces a series of changes to South Carolina state statutes (Chapter 13) regulating freshwater fishing. The goals of these changes are to promote consistency and modernize the laws to ensure proper freshwater fisheries management. “DNR utilizes scientific data through various […]
Calhoun Street in front of Library/Warehouse Thursdays 4 – 6 P.M. Our first seasonal Thursday market was held last Thursday, June 7th. There were 7 vendors with tomatoes, sweet potatoes, cucumbers, corn, fresh flowers, baked goods (pies cakes, cookies), fresh green boiled peanuts, watermelons, local blueberries (and oh, how delicious!), farm fresh eggs, squash, peaches, kale, red […]
As Issues About Northside Community are Addressed The regularly scheduled monthly meeting of the Edgefield County Council, held Tuesday, June 5, started off in a quite conventional manner as the Council held the required public hearing on the ordinance to amend an agreement for development at the Joint County Industrial Park of Aiken and Edgefield Counties. […]
The Pulitzer Prize winning Crimes of the Heart will be performed this weekend by Edgefield County Theatre Company at the William Miller Bouknight Theatre. Performance times are: June 8th: 8:00 PM June 9th: 8:00 PM June 10th: 3:00PM June 15th: 8:00PM Jun3 16th: 8:00PM The theatre is located in the Joanne T. Rainsford Discovery Center at […]
Community happenings of interest. Farmers’ and Artists’ Market: Johnston Farmers’ and Artists’ Market will begin Thurs., June 7, from 4-6 p.m. and each Thursday thereafter. If interested in being a vendor call 275-4097. Men on Fire: Antioch Male Chorus, The Hopkins Brothers, and Many Others will be at Antioch Baptist Church, June 10, at 3 […]
Charity Plunkett, 91, died Tuesday, June 5, 2012 at Saluda Nursing Center. Born in Saluda County, she was a daughter of the late Gilson Yarborough Plunkett and Mary Herlong Plunkett. Ms. Plunkett was a retired Lunch Room Manager with Saluda High School and was a lifetime member of Zoar United Methodist Church. She was the […]
Columbia SC – The U.S. Forest Service announced June 9 as its first fee-free day of the 2012 summer season. In honor of National Get Outdoors Day, fees will be waived at all day-use fee sites operated by the USDA Forest Service. “Fee-free days offer the public an opportunity and incentive to experience scenic areas […]
Much of South Carolina sees lowering of drought status. Members of the S.C. Drought Response Committee, meeting via tele-conference on June 6, lowered the drought status for most counties in the state except Abbeville, McCormick, Edgefield and Aiken in the Savannah River Basin, which remain at severe, the third level of drought. Oconee, Pickens and […]
The next Coffee with the Chairman and Vice Chair of Edgefield County Council will be held at Sportsman’s Corner in Merriwether, 7-8 a.m., Tuesday, June 12. Edgefield County Council Chairman Dean Campbell and Vice Chair Genia Blackwell will be on-hand to answer citizens’ questions on topics of interest to them and listen to topics of […]