Winner of Fall Festival Basket

Winner of Fall Festival Basket

The winner of last Saturday’s Fall Festival Shop Around was Janice Presley of Edgefield.  Janice attended the festival with her daughter, Hannah.  Janice was wearing her new silver bracelet she purchased from Still Magnolia’s during the day.  She also picked up a new piece of pottery from Jane Bess Pottery.  Hannah got a neat new […]

Old Macedonia Site of “Lights On” Celebration

Old Macedonia Site of “Lights On” Celebration

Last Thursday morning an appreciation breakfast was held for the “Lights On After School” program that is in its second year, in Edgefield County.  The breakfast was held in the spacious banquet room of the Old Macedonia Baptist Church whose congregation holds members of the board that runs this nonprofit organization.  This is a program, […]

Term Limits Are the Only Way to Stop the Ruling Elitists

OPINION: By U.S. Senate Primary Candidate Nancy Mace Watching the battle on Capitol Hill last week reminded me once again how desperate we are for real leadership in our nation’s capitol. While many have been willing to assign blame and offer the blow-by-blow details of the left vs. right fight, not too many have pointed […]

Bank Donates to Non-Profit

Bank Donates to Non-Profit

Once a year, team members at Wells Fargo pick a local non-profit to receive a donation of $1000.  This year the team of employees chose the Edgefield County Youth Empowerment Center. They received their check on Tuesday, photographed here. From left to right we had Maretha Harris with Wells Fargo, Marcella Edwards with the Edgefield […]

S.C. Offers Free Identity Theft Protection with CSID

S.C. Offers Free Identity Theft Protection with CSID

As Contract with Experian Expires  – By Tiffani Ireland – The contract that South Carolina had negotiated with Experian for one year of free credit protection has expired.  However, free protection is still available to SC taxpayers whose personal information was compromised as a result of the 2012 hacking of SC tax records.  CSID, a […]

Oyster Roast–Low Country Boil–BBQ Event

Oyster Roast–Low Country Boil–BBQ Event

The Edgefield County Chamber of Commerce is hosting an Oyster Roast/Low Country Boil/ BBQ event on Saturday, November 9th, 2013, in downtown Johnston, SC.  This event will be a fundraiser for the Chamber in support of the programs provided by the Chamber. The Oyster Roast/Low Country Boil/BBQ event will start at 5:00 PM and go […]

Here and There – 10-24-13

Here and There – 10-24-13

Johnston Farmer’s & Artist’s Market every Thursday, from 4 – 6 p.m. in front of the Library/Warehouse on Calhoun Street. Edgefield Farmers Arts and Crafts Market:  On the Town Square every Sat. 9:00 a.m.-1:00.For more info call Carolyn Piekielniak @ 637-6861 or 803-507-0278. STHS Cosmetology Salon: Will be open on October 23, 3:30 till 6:00pm and […]

Sunny Day: A Love Letter to Edgefield!

Sunny Day: A Love Letter to Edgefield!

Audiences are calling Sunny Day, the new hit musical from The Edgefield County Theatre Company, “a love letter to Edgefield.” That was the reaction last Wednesday night, when the play, which is about our town, was presented for the first time. Sixty guests attended a black-tie reception at the Discovery Center, then entered the William […]

Jimmie L. Coleman

EVERLY BEACH, Fl. – Mr. Jimmie L. Coleman, 79, of Florida, husband of Rose Mary Coleman, died October 19, 2013 in Florida. Mr. Coleman was born in Edgefield, S.C. and was the son of the late Herman and Ruby Coleman. He was a Navy veteran of the Korean War and was a Retired Supervisor at […]

Rebel Cadets Win Trophy

Rebel Cadets Win Trophy

The Strom Thurmond High School NJROTC Rebel Cadets came home with a trophy for fourth place overall in the Silver Classic 2013 Drill and Field Meet on Saturday.  The competition was hosted by Silver Bluff High School and attended by eleven area JROTC units.  It included events in armed and unarmed military drill as well […]