The Edgefield Legion Auxiliary is pleased to again send seven young women from high schools in the county to Palmetto Girls State. Girls State is a week long leadership event that helps young women, going into their senior year in high school, learn about South Carolina government from the governor’s office to city council. Girls State […]
Eighteen Health Science students at Strom Thurmond Career Center have received their CNA (Certified Nursing Assistant) completer certificates following a year long intense training program. With their certificate in hand, these students are eligible to sit for the certification exam. For students who are planning on immediate entrance into the workforce, their CNA certificate allows […]
• Wardlaw Graduation, photos and interviews • Announcement of a new book by our favorite reviewer, Edmonds • A Recipe for Poke Salit! • A Fox is Trapped in the Town of Edgefield – Is he Red? • An engagement and a wedding in our community • MOX at SRS sends scraps for building to […]
SALUDA, S.C. – Graveside Services for Mr. Gartrell (Pee Wee) Hamby, age 87, will be held Tuesday, May 28, 2013 at Bethlehem United Methodist Church Cemetery at 2 pm. The family will receive friends at Bland Funeral Home in Johnston from 12:30 to 1:30 prior to the service. Mr. Hamby died Sunday, May 26, 2013. […]
Dig Into Reading! is a vacation reading program for children in Edgefield County running from June to August 12th. Children may register for the reading program at any of the libraries in the county or at the Bookmobile. Children completing the reading requirements will receive a hand puppet and a certificate. Don’t forget tweens and […]
GREENWOOD, S.C. – “If you love to ride your motorcycle, in your car or truck and want to help people with disabilities, then Saturday, June 1 is a day you won’t want to miss. We are excited about this year’s poker run. We have a great ride lined up,” stated Debbie Davis, Run Coordinator. The […]
Friday evening, May 24, sixteen seniors at F.H. Wardlaw Academy received their diplomas from their headmaster as they marched toward their futures in the school gymnasium/auditorium. Steven Daniel Wooten (Valedictorian) and Laura Christine James (Salutatorian) led their class in academic scoring. It was a special evening with Junior Marshals – Ashley Bryan, Madison Porterfield, Erin […]
EDGEFIELD, S. C. – Mrs. Maggie Simmons Dobey, 89, entered into rest May 21, 2013. Funeral services will be held 1 p.m. Monday, May 27, 2013 at Pleasant Grove Baptist Church with the Rev. Christopher Simmons officiating. Interment will be in the church cemetery. Mrs. Dobey, a native of Edgefield County, attended Edgefield Academy. Following […]
A Johnston man was killed in a single car accident on Coleman Bridge Road near Ott Dale Drive in Aiken County around 2 a.m. Saturday, May, 25. According to Aiken County Coroner Tim Carlton, Ricky Marquez Hammonds, 19, of Johnston, was killed when the late model Toyota Camry he was riding in left the road […]
A total of 8 golf carts and 10 battery chargers were stolen from 2 area golf courses over the week of May 13. According to a report filed by the Edgefield County Sheriff’s Office, 4 golf carts and 4 battery chargers were stolen sometime during the aforementioned week from Pine Ridge Country Club. The carts […]