While sitting down to enjoy turkey during the Thanksgiving holiday, remember that although wild and domestic turkeys are genetically the same species, that’s about where the similarity ends. “The wild turkey in a sprint can outrun a galloping horse,” said Charles Ruth, Deer and Turkey Project supervisor for the S.C. Department of Natural Resources (DNR). […]
Johnston Farmer’s & Artist’s Market every Thursday, from 4 – 6 p.m. in front of the Library/Warehouse on Calhoun Street. Pecan Sales: Festively wrapped chocolate covered, cinnamon glazed and glazed pecans will be available this year by the American Legion Post 30. Same price as last year. For advance ordering while supplies last call Bill or […]
OPINION – By G. Miller Thompson – Nearly 400 years ago, European colonists in Plymouth and Wampanoag Indians came together at one table to enjoy an “autumn feast” which many today describe as the first Thanksgiving in the colonies. When considering the mistreatment of the native population by many of the colonists, this first Thanksgiving […]
RIDGE SPRING, S.C. – Funeral services for Mr. Willie G. (Bill) Jones will be held 2:00 pm Wednesday, at the Mt. Pleasant Baptist Church with the Rev. Ernest Gordon, Pastor. Rev. Willie Conner will preside. Interment will be in the church cemetery. He is survived by: four daughters, Lelia Deloris Brown and Willie Mae Glover, […]
This weekend marks the beginning of the Christmas season with the Biggest Shopping Day of the year beginning Friday, November 29, and the Christmas tree lighting and snow on the square. The Mayor’s annual Christmas Tree Lighting tradition will be Friday night at 6 p.m. on the town square. Mayor Durham invites everyone to join […]
A privately owned twin engine plane crashed into a wooded area near the Twin Lakes Air Field in Trenton, SC, around six in the evening Monday, Nov. 25, killing the pilot, Richard Showalter, 56, of Graniteville, SC. Mr. Showalter was dead at the scene and an autopsy is being done on his body to determine […]
Christmas pearls (donated by Tidwell Jewelers) for Joan Timmerman King, presented at the Sunday afternoon fundraiser for Wesley Spires Medical Fund. The program was built around a fashion show by Mercy Me! and Caroline Bland (owner) and a book signing for Bury Me With My Pearls, a new book by Edgefield County author Jane Jenkins […]
The timeless story of the birth of Jesus Christ will be portrayed and celebrated by four of Edgefield’s down-town churches on Sunday1st December at 3:00 p.m. The presentation is hosted by the Edgefield County Historical Society and is free to the public. Each year the event draws a large following and has become one of […]
Looking for a thoughtful gift? Visit an Angel Tree at the Edgefield and Johnston Libraries from now until January 2nd. Be an Angel and donate a young adult or children’s book to honor or commemorate a loved one. For a contribution of 20 dollars a book plate will be placed a book selected from one […]
Thursday, December 5, will be a good day for eating and shopping in downtown Johnston. First, starting at 12 noon, Johnston United Methodist Church will be offering BBQ sandwiches and drinks along with whole and half barbecue chickens; pulled port also, by the pound. The sales will continue until 6 p.m., along with the Market. […]