A Signed Contract on The Edgefield Hotel

A Signed Contract on The Edgefield Hotel

Yellow jonquils are blooming in front of the hotel building and around the square, reminding us of spring and more color and warmth to come. The contract on the hotel which happened over the weekend gives hope, like the flowers, for the future climate of progress for Edgefield.   Mike Bedenbaugh of Preservation South Carolina, […]

RECENT NEW OWNERSHIP BRINGS CHANGE

RECENT NEW OWNERSHIP BRINGS CHANGE

 This is the first in a three-part series on new ownerships of buildings/businesses that are impacting the community. Jake Jacobsen is a personality with talent, and his knowledge is available if one asks. Keeping the Blacksmith Shop a Working Shop A Blacksmith Shop that is open on a regular basis – Edgefield has that now.  […]

Sheppard Mason Lodge Merges with Kadosh of Johnston

Sheppard Mason Lodge Merges with Kadosh of Johnston

Time Capsule Found Under Cornerstone   The Sheppard Masonic Lodge 320 of Trenton merged on January 1, 2018, with the Kadosh Lodge, No. 181 AFM of Johnston.  This was made official through the approval of the Grand Lodge of Masons of South Carolina AFM (Ancient Free Masons). The sale of the Trenton Mason’s building came […]

Make a Wish for Cashous Gantt

Make a Wish for Cashous Gantt

  PHOTO- Cashous in car seat with his mother, grandmother and big brother.   On March 19, 2018, at 9 a.m. a long black limousine came to Johnson Street in Johnston, S.C., to pick up Amber, Teresa, Cashous and Gregory and carried them to Columbia, S.C., to shop. The limousine was stocked with sparkling cider, […]

Johnston Community Park Selected by Leadership S.C.

Leadership South Carolina believes the best way to positively impact the state is through education and awareness of the most pressing challenges facing the state. The Leadership South Carolina Class of 2018 selected the Johnston Park Partnership as their community investment project. The groundbreaking ceremony for the Johnston Park Partnership will be Sunday, April 15th at […]

  PTC New Apprenticeship Program with BMW  

   PTC New Apprenticeship Program with BMW   

  Did you know that it takes 12 hours for a series of robots to apply five coats of paint to a BMW vehicle and that, when completed, these layers add about 25 pounds to the vehicle? Folks who attended a special apprenticeship information session at Piedmont Technical College (PTC) on Feb. 22 learned this […]

Johnston Peach Blossom Festival

Johnston Peach Blossom Festival

Johnston Peach Blossom Festival Sponsored by the Johnston, S.C., Development Corporation   Growing and Promoting the Johnston Area   For Immediate Release Contact: Dean Campbell, Festival Publicity Chairman, (803) 275-3635   Entries Being Accepted for Arts and Crafts Vendors, Food Vendors for the Johnston Peach Blossom Festival The Johnston, S.C., Peach Blossom Festival is now […]

School District and Community Benefits from Solar Projects

School District and Community Benefits from Solar Projects

  Edgefield County School District is reaping benefits from a federal law requiring power companies to invest in green energy. “Because we are a public institution,tax credits were of no use to school districts, so the SCE&G developed a program that would make solar energy an option for us,” explained James Courtney, ECSD Director of […]