Ed. Note: Statement from PTC Director of Marketing & Public Relations, Joshua Black, concerning the news that their pottery program will be shuttered over the summer. Piedmont Technical College is committed to the success of the pottery program in Edgefield. We believe that the program can draw students from throughout the region to Edgefield County, thus reinforcing […]
The Strom Thurmond Career Center FFA Forestry Team took first place honors in the state finals held at the Harbison State Forest near Columbia, SC, on Saturday, May 5th, 2012. Team members Allie Jhant, Colton Kirkland, Logan Pollack and Kevin Smith along with Darla Steele, Agricultural Education instructor and FFA advisor at the […]
The 2012 State FFA Agronomy Career Development Event was held on Saturday April 21, at the State Fairgrounds in Columbia. The Agronomy CDE is a competitive activity that allows students to apply classroom knowledge to real-life situations. Participants’ knowledge of agronomic sciences was tested through several levels of competition including developing solutions for problematic scenarios; […]
This Weekend, May 12, at Lick Fork. “Get hooked on fishing and not on drugs,” say the officials of the Jimmy Shay Fishing Rodeo. Always a great event for the young –12 years and under – it is held at Lick Fork Lake on the west side of the county. Here is what the anglers […]
Johnston Peach Blossom Festival On Tap for May 4-5. Grand Marshal: Mr. Frank Burt, long-time Johnston Builder This weekend, the Johnston, SC, Peach Blossom Festival will showcase great entertainment, arts and crafts, food concessions, a parade, rides for children, and a family-oriented street dance. This year’s Johnston Peach Blossom Festival Corporate Sponsors are Edgefield County […]
– in Edgefield and Greenwood Counties. Local potters in the Greenwood and Edgefield area are collaborating to host the first Heritage Trail Pottery Tour & Sale, a series of events from Friday, May 4 through Sunday, May 6. The Pottery Tour & Sale kicks off with joint receptions at The Museum in Greenwood and the Discovery […]
Another graduation of CNAs (Certified Nursing Assistants) at Trinity Mission Health and Rehab called for a ceremony held in the dining room of the place where they trained. Heading up their training was Barbara Seay. Nursing month is celebrated this month (May) as they begin their professional lives. When Ms. Seay delivered the certificates to […]
By Ted Kooser, U.S. Poet Laureate E.B. White, one of my favorite writers, used to say, “Simplify, simplify, simplify,” but that doesn’t mean that writing has to be simple, which is a different matter. Here’s a fine poem by Laurel Blossom of Edgefield, South Carolina, that’s been simplified into a pure, clean beauty. Red […]
Always Patsy Cline: Edgefield Theatre Company will present Always Patsy Cline, a musical play, April 27, 28, May 4 & May 5 at 8 p.m. and April 29 and May 6 at 3 p.m. at The William Miller Bouknight Theatre. For more information call 637-3833. Auxiliary Jewelry Sale: The Edgefield County Hospital Auxiliary will hold […]
An award, presented to a person working in the field of history and has done outstanding work to promote and preserve history of South Carolina, came to Tonya Browder recently, the Director of the Tompkins Library here in Edgefield. Tonya brings acclaim to our area through this award. Among those who have received this distinguished […]