Billy Sellars of Aiken County, the accused murderer of Johnny Hydrick, appeared before a magistrate judge at the Edgefield County Court House, Wednesday, Dec. 17, 2014 to hear the evidence against him in this case. The judge found the evidence to be sufficient enough to forward the murder case to a grand jury. Sellars was […]
The Edgefield Troop 30 Boy Scouts had their Court of Honors Thursday December 18th, 2014. Eleven Scouts earned their next rank badge and 41 merit badges were received for the work they completed through the year. Pictured are Assistant Scout Master Chris Aston, Carter Harding, Tucker Goff, Marshal Smoak, Schump Aston, Walker Harding, Dalton […]
NAACP Meeting: Saturday, December 20, at 9:00 AM, Macedonia Baptist Church, Macedonia Street, Edgefield Turkey Drive: Dec. 20, 2014, the Dorn Family, Mr. and Mrs. Norman Dorn, Mr. Vann Dorn and Mr. Nelson Dorn, will sponsor a turkey drive at Rosa Hill Missionary Baptist Church at 12 noon. This drive is for SENIOR CITIZENS ONLY. For […]
Opinion – By G. Miller Thompson – The title “Chief Executive Officer” carries with it a sense of prominence and perhaps intimidation. These individuals often live in large houses in prestigious neighborhoods and they enjoy the finer things of life. America’s CEOs are an integral part of society. Without businesses and corporations to employ Americans, […]
The Edgefield County Mass Choir will be having their 2nd annual Christmas program, Saturday December 20, 2014 at 5pm at Macedonia Baptist Church located at 315 Macedonia St, Edgefield, SC 29824. The program is free to the public. Special guests this year will be the Hopkins family. The choir is still open for new members […]
JOHNSTON, S.C., December 15, 2014 – “Holidays such as Christmas hit financially challenged families the hardest,” says Marcella Edwards, CEO of Edgefield County Youth Empowerment Center (ECYEC). “When you are unable to feed and clothe your family, putting toys under the Christmas tree isn’t a priority. Over the past 3 years, we have been attempting […]
TRENTON, S.C. – Mrs. Isabell Lybrand Riley, 88, of Trenton, S.C., wife of the late Lawrence Riley, died Sunday December 14, 2014. A Memorial Service will be held Wednesday December 17, 2014 at 2 P.M. at Edgefield Mercantile Funeral Home with Rev. Philip Howle officiating. Mrs. Riley was born in Saluda County and was the […]
TRENTON, S.C. – Funeral services for Mr. Tommy L. Johnson will be held 2 p.m. Sunday, December 14, 2014, at Simmon Ridge Baptist Church with the Rev. Lonnie Jones officiating. Interment will follow in the church cemetery. He is survived by two sons, Kelvin Johnson (Dawnchelle) and Tommy Johnson, Jr. both of North Augusta; a […]
MONETTA, S.C. – Funeral Services for Wayne Warren Meyer, age 79, will be held Tuesday, December 16, 2014 in Mt Calvary Lutheran Church at 1 o’clock with burial to follow in the church cemetery. The family will receive friends in the church social hall from 12 – 1 prior to the service. Mr. Meyer died […]
EDGEFIELD, S.C., Dec 12 — The National Wild Turkey Federation (NWTF) welcomed over 150 individuals to the Palmetto Shooting Complex at the NWTF for a tour and an exclusive first run of the facility’s world-class sporting clays courses. The Palmetto Shooting Complex at the NWTF is a destination where like-minded people will flock to enjoy the […]