The Miss Fox Creek Pageant will be held on Saturday, January 26, at 6:00 p.m. at the Imperial Theatre in Augusta. This will be a nationally televised event, as MTV’s Emmy Award Winning show “Made” will be filming the pageant. Pageant tickets are now available for purchase from the Imperial Theater Box Office. Seating is […]
Mayor Andy Livingston introduced the Peach Exchange Committee: The members are Mrs. Artie Emanuel, Mrs. Darlene Smith, Mr. John Edwards, Mrs. Kaye Campbell, Mrs. Annette Holloway, Mr. Willie Campbell and Committee Chairperson Donna Livingston. The Mayor emphasized the importance of the decisions that this organization will be making as they select the next Johnston Citizen […]
Vernon Burton’s publications are well known in Edgefield; In My Father’s House are Many Mansions (families of Old Edgefield District) and, more recently, Free Flag of Cuba (Edited and Introduction, “the lost novel of Lucy Pickens”). He is a native of Ninety-Six. Ed. Note CLEMSON, S.C. — Vernon Burton, professor of history and director of the CyberInstitute […]
The Edgefield County Theatre Company is in its third year of producing plays in the William M. Bouknight Theatre, a 65-seater that has welcomed community members and out-of-towners for what have been Broadway smashes as well as plays of local color, written by local talent, reflecting the history of the area as well as the […]
It is a new year with the Republican Women of Edgefield County (RWEC) and there is new leadership – Trish Berry is the new president. She is inviting people from the communities of this county to attend a meeting of the RWEC on January 21, 6:30 p.m., at Town Hall in Edgefield. The invited attendees […]
On February 27, 2012, Mr. Dorn released a statement through the Edgefield Advertiser that he referred to as his announcement bid for reelection. The announcement stated, “Probably the most disconcerting issue in the county is that Edgefield County Council has turned a “blind eye” to the Northside’s great need for water. My solution to show […]
Schedule of events for The 5th Annual Hosted By 2013 Tournament Schedule Saturday, January 19th Player registration – 11 a.m. until 3 p.m. Guests/Host Family – “Meet-Up” 3 – 6 p.m. Practice rounds – all day by tee time Sunday, January 20th Player registration – 9 a.m. until 11 a.m. First Round Begins 10:30 a.m. […]
Poet Nikky Finney has a connection to Edgefield through a sister-in-law, Elaine Gilliam Finney, who grew up in Edgefield and graduated from STHS. Ed. Note Poet, National Book Award winner and South Carolinian Nikky Finney will join the faculty at the University of South Carolina this fall. Finney, who has taught at the University of […]
COLUMBIA, S.C. – Michelle McCollum, executive director of the South Carolina National Heritage Corridor, flanked by the members of Duke Energy and South Carolina Department of Transportation, State Senate and the University of South Carolina Sloan Institute along with members of the legislature announced a $50,000 grant to create a comprehensive management, development and marketing […]
EDGEFIELD, S.C. – Mrs. Frances “ Frankie” Graham Holson, 93, wife of the late Robert L. Holson, Sr., died Saturday January 12, 2013. Graveside Services will be held Tuesday January 15, 2013 at 11 A.M. at Sunset Gardens Memorial Park in Edgefield.