Announcing our Peach Edition

Announcing our Peach Edition

for the 42nd Trenton Ridge Peach Festival, in mailboxes; newsstands; and convenience stores, June 13, Featuring: Interviews with the Parade’s Grand Marshals A Ramble Down Woodyard Road A Salute to a Noteworthy Trentonite Recipes including Peach Dishes A Look at Trenton in 1936 in Days Gone By Lots of Greetings from Businesses in Ads (thanks to […]

Thanks – Family and Friends Fun Filled Night

I would like to rave about the downtown drive-in on the square on Friday June 8. I took my 2 boys and met my sister, her husband and daughter there. We brought our lawn chairs and visited for about an hour before the movie. We enjoyed free snow cones, popcorn and drinks during our visit. […]

Pettigrew Readdresses Ballot Controversy

As you have probably heard, last week’s ruling by the SC Supreme Court has kicked many other challenger candidates off the election ballot this year, bringing the total removed statewide to around 300. As in their previous ruling, no incumbents were removed, and most will now run unopposed. Here in Edgefield County, candidates William Smith, […]

Sheriff’s Office Solves More Area Burglaries

Sheriff’s Office Solves More Area Burglaries

The Edgefield County Sheriff’s Office has solved 3 more area burglaries.  A suspect has been identified and charged with Burglary in the 2nd Degree and Grand Larceny for crimes that occurred on Brighthop Road and Hummingbird Drive in Trenton.        David Warrick, 28, formerly of Aiken county, but having recently moved to Edgefield county, has […]

PTC Honors Graduates

PTC Honors Graduates

The Finis Horne Arena at Lander University was the setting for the culmination of many dreams for the more than 500 Piedmont Technical College graduates who took center stage. Dr. Ray Brooks, president, welcomed graduates, family and guests to celebrate a milestone in their lives. He compared their educational journey to taking a road trip. […]

Lillie Bell Knight

NORTH AUGUSTA – Funeral services for Mrs. Lillie Bell Williams Knight, of Todd Avenue will be held  11 a.m. Saturday, June 9, 2012 at Old Macedonia Baptist Church with the Rev. Limuer Myers officiating. Interment will be in the church cemetery. Mrs. Knight, a native of Edgefield County was a former member of Shaws Creek […]

More Candidates Removed

More Candidates Removed

Three more candidates in Edgefield County have been removed from the ballot for the November 2012 election.  None of these were on the ballot for the Primary of June 12. The candidates who were removed are: Democrat Attaway of Johnston, running for Dist. 3 County Council Seat; Republican Davis Parkman of Johnston running for Edgefield […]

New Freshwater Fishing Regulations

New Freshwater Fishing Regulations

Scheduled for July 1, 2012 The S.C. Department of Natural Resources (DNR) Freshwater Fisheries Section announces a series of changes to South Carolina state statutes (Chapter 13) regulating freshwater fishing. The goals of these changes are to promote consistency and modernize the laws to ensure proper freshwater fisheries management. “DNR utilizes scientific data through various […]

Johnston Farmers & Artist Market

Johnston Farmers & Artist Market

Calhoun Street in front of Library/Warehouse Thursdays 4 – 6 P.M. Our first seasonal Thursday market was held last Thursday, June 7th.  There were 7 vendors with tomatoes, sweet potatoes, cucumbers, corn, fresh flowers, baked goods (pies cakes, cookies), fresh green boiled peanuts, watermelons, local blueberries (and oh, how delicious!), farm fresh eggs, squash, peaches, kale, red […]

Intense County Council Meeting

Intense County Council Meeting

As Issues About Northside Community are Addressed The regularly scheduled monthly meeting of the Edgefield County Council, held Tuesday, June 5, started off in a quite conventional manner as the Council held the required public hearing on the ordinance to amend an agreement for development at the Joint County Industrial Park of Aiken and Edgefield Counties.  […]