Current Mayor, Billy Padgett, will not run again for mayor. Mayor Padgett was sworn in on Town Council in July,1996. He was sworn in as Mayor on April 2013. Phil Musgrave and Shannon Philpott are running for Mayor. Zeb Ryan and Keith Sexton are running for Town Council. The election will be held April 8. […]
District, Fine Arts Programs Pay Tribute to Steve McKinney Looking into a crowd filled with many former students, then turning to current students standing onraised stands, Steven McKinney poured out his heart before directing his last grand finale of the fine artsfestival he created. Thirty-six years ago, McKinney, who is retiring at the end of […]
Mary Ann Quarles DeSiders, 75, wife of the late Bill DeSiders of Johnston, SC entered into reston March 5, 2025, while being surrounded by her loved ones at her home.Mary Ann was born in Edgefield, SC as the daughter of the late Allie and Eras Quarles. MaryAnn retired after 27 years of teaching for the […]
Johnston, SC – Earlier during the 2024-25 school year the Johnston-Edgefield-Trenton Middle School (J-E-T) family collected over 200 winter coats which were donated to schools in North Carolina whose families are still recovering from the Hurricane Helene disaster. That support continued this month with a donation of over 400 canned goods on the part of […]
Pictured, from left to right, are STHS Mock Trial Teacher Coach Thomas Behr, team members Michaela Owen, Reece Lowe, Evan Williams, Dennis Fraser, Toney Robinson, Autumn Wingard, Mina Allen, Julianne Harper, Raina Barrs, Joseph Greene, Olivia O’Gorman, Carter Massey, Lilly Smith, Adelaide Zelmer and STHS Mock Trial Attorney Coach Blair Massey. Columbia, SC – Following […]
Courtesy of ECSD Pubic Information The day has been cloudy, overcast and rainy. It’s been downright dreary. That is until Rufus Hillary arrives replete in a flawless green Masters Tournament jacket and crisp white Masters hat that appears never to have seen a stain. Then he smiles and the clouds seem to dissolve into springtime. […]
Front l to r: Olyvia Wall, Brooklyn Proctor, Madeleine DeLoach, Taylor Hill Row 2 Asst. Coach LeeAnne Hill, Brianna McNeill, Savannah McNeill, Liz Parks, Lillie Slocum, Charlotte Bailey, Katherine Trotter, Mary Blanche Stark, Hailey Holmes, Head Coach Kristina Graves. Friday, February 21, Wardlaw Academy Varsity Girls played Curtis Baptist for the SCISA State Championship. After a […]
A Party for FunAnd Raising Money Three organizations are joining together to raise funds: EdgefieldHistorical Society, Edgefield Cemetery Assoc. and Oakley Park. Thesethree entities were hit hard by Helene the Hurricane, and they havebanded together to find a way to give aid to the repairs they need todo. And so, there will be a Party!Mardi […]
Thomas Russell Bryant, Sr., 71 of Edgefield entered into rest on February 17, 2025. Thomas was born in Edgefield, SC as the son of the late Maggie and Thomas Bryant. Thomas was a retired machine operator at Tranter in Edgefield. He had a special love for his pets Diego and Jinx. He was of the Christian faith. Thomas is survived by […]
Robert Clay Neal 82, of Edgefield, SC husband of Helen Barnes Neal entered into rest on February 15, 2025. Robert was a native of Haywood, NC and the son of the late Samuel Clay and Fay Marshal Neal. He was a retired self-employed building contractor. Survivors include three children, Schondria Yvonne (Doug) Highman, Joseph “Joe Bob” (Diane) Neal, and Thomas […]