Letter to the Editor Dear Editor: Sonny and I would like to take this opportunity to thank all of our volunteers, sponsors, mayor, city council, and the town employees who made the Heritage Jubilee Festival a great success this year. Having these support people not only make our festival a success but makes us realize with more […]
A place to sit was at a premium last Monday night in the Johnston City Council Chambers. Well-wishers filled the room to witness the swearing in ceremony and to offer support for the new Johnston Police Chief. Town Attorney Jennifer Sumner stepped forward and administered the oath of office to Lamaz Robinson. Being duly sworn in […]
Sweetwater Baptist Church Burglarized The Edgefield County Sheriff’s Office responded to a burglary call at Sweetwater Baptist Church, Wednesday, Oct. 8. According to the ECSO report, thieves entered two storage buildings behind the church office on Sweetwater Road and took numerous tools and equipment. The responding deputy was able to locate a chainsaw in an […]
NORTH AUGUSTA, S.C. – Mr. John Louis “Boy” McKie, 80, of Sweetwater Rd., husband of the late Doris Coleman McKie, died Monday Oct. 13, 2014. Funeral Services will be held Wednesday October 15, 2014 at 11 A.M. at Sweetwater Baptist Church with burial in the church cemetery. Mr. McKie was born in Edgefield County and was […]
• ECSO Has Ruled the Death a Homicide Johnnie Hydrick, 50, of Trenton, was found dead in his home at 103 Windy Ridge Road shortly before noon, Saturday, Oct. 11. According to the Edgefield County Sheriff’s Office, the victim was found by his brother after he had gone to check on him because he had not […]
Strom Thurmond Career and Technology Center’s new Project Lead the Way (PLTW – Engineering) teacher is Scott Johnson. Mr. Johnson attended the Intro to Engineering course training in July at the University of South Carolina. “The PLTW curriculum and training are great” said Johnson. PLTW is the nation’s leading provider of Pre-Engineering programs. PLTW’s world […]
The Building Construction students at Strom Thurmond Career and Technology Center (STCTC) are building a home in front of the school. “I’ve wanted to build a house with my students for years because they will learn so much” said Lewis Burt, Building Construction teacher. Log Creek Timber Company is the project sponsor. “We now how […]
Wilson Mold & Machine a company specializing in tire, bladder and tube molds has moved into the location on Rabbit Trail in Edgefield most recently occupied by SWEP. A ribbon cutting ceremony was held, Thursday, October 9, 2014. Wilson Mold & Machine is a ISO:9001 certified company based in Wilson, N.C.
A member of the faculty at a South Carolina Independent School Association school has achieved the status of Master Teacher, assording to Larry Watt, SCISA executive director. Leslie Whitlock, of Francis Hugh Wardlaw Academy, began completing the requirements for the designation earlier this year. On November 6, the 11th Master Teacher Class will receive formal […]
Chris and Linda Clancy traveled to Maui, Hawaii, and are pictured on the road to Hana with friends Gerry and Jan Bonnette from West Columbia.