KAT PUT THIS AT THE TOP OF PAGE 8 Photo caption: Joyce Rude and the Rude Dudes The Johnston Development Corporation (JDC) is sponsoring three springtime Community Concerts in the Park in Johnston on the first Friday of April, May, and June. The Concerts, which will be held 7-8 p.m., are free and […]
Essie Nicholson is pictured here at the Women in Unity building where each month they hold a food giveaway for those in need. Because it is not done on a certain scheduled day each month, but must be held as the produce is available, it is best to check this newspaper in HERE and THERE […]
March 26 -In what is becoming an all too common occurrence for the town of Edgefield of late, there was another report of shots being fired within the town Monday evening, March 25. The reports were again in the same area as have been several of the other reported shots being fired; the Buncombe Street […]
Please join The Augusta Chapter of the Military Order of World Wars and the Vietnam War Memorial Initiative Steering Committee this Friday, 29 March 2019, in honoring those who answered the call to duty and must never be forgotten. On May 25th2012 President Barrack Obama endorsed a Presidential Proclamation designating May 28th, 2012 through November […]
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: March 25, 2019 DHEC Media Relations media@dhec.sc.gov 803-898-7769 COLUMBIA, S.C. ̶ Several South Carolina veterinarians are partnering with the S.C. Department of Health and Environmental Control (DHEC) this spring to help pet owners protect themselves, their families, communities and pets from rabies. Participating veterinary practices are offering low-cost vaccinations during spring rabies […]
Mercantile Funeral Home Johnston Chapel PO Box 389 Edgefield, South Carolina 29824 (Phone) 803-275-2509 – 803-637-6536 Email: david@edgefieldmercantile.com March 23, 2019 Louie Olin Welborn, Jr. Johnston, SC Louie Olin Welborn, Jr., 78, husband of the late Gloria Combs Welborn of Woodside Dr., Johnston, SC entered into rest Saturday, March […]
Group that shared in the Money Talks workshop Edgefield County Family Literacy Program in collaboration with Aiken Alumnae Chapter of Delta Sigma Theta Sorority, Inc. recently concluded ‘Money Talk Mondays’: A Three-Day Financial Literacy Workshop series purposed to promote financial health and family stability. The February workshops, held at the Johnston Learning Center were open […]
Palmetto Boys State 2019 – Fundraiser This year’s Boys State will be held June 6-15 at Anderson University. Once again Johnston Memorial Post 154 will send young men to this outstanding program. The annual fundraiser steak supper will be held April 6, at their Post Home at 99 Edisto Street in Johnston. A meal will […]
Bullet hole can be seen just below and to the left of the door knob. The path goes through the area where the resident takes his meals (chair in foreground) Two Reports of Shots Being Fired in Edgefield Edgefield Police Department received two reports of shots being fired last week both from the Mims/Coral Street […]
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: March 19, 2019 DHEC Media Relations media@dhec.sc.gov 803-898-7769 COLUMBIA, S.C. – The Department of Health and Environmental Control (DHEC) reported today that one person has been referred to their health care provider after being potentially exposed to rabies by a raccoon that tested positive for the disease. The potential exposure occurred […]