Edgefield County Water & Sewer Authority is one of thirty-seven SC public water systems that have been awarded the Water Fluoridation Quality Award from the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) for 2012. Water fluoridation is the adjustment of fluoride in the drinking water supply to a level which safely and effectively reduces […]
An overturned dump truck tied up traffic on Hwy 23 West for over three hours Friday afternoon, Apr. 11. According to sources at the scene, after getting off route around three o’clock in the afternoon, an out-of-town truck pulling a horse trailer was trying to turn around at the site of Sandy Oaks Rodeo when […]
On Wednesday, April 2, Amman Hill’s mother, Yolanda Hill, a Master Sergeant in the U.S. Army, came to his kindergarten class at W.E.Parker Elementary School to surprise him with her arrival home from her deployment which took her from him for over a year. While she was away, W. E. Parker Elementary had sent her […]
A second candidate is making his public announcement of running for the District 1 County Council Seat now held by Norman Dorn. Also running is Albert Talbert. This most recent candidate is Joe Quarles who resides on Hwy. 378 East in Edgefield County. Quarles was born and raised in Edgefield County and his parents are […]
“It’s time for a change and I want to be that change,” declares Albert Talbert who is announcing his candidacy for the Edgefield County Council District #1 position. This is the seat now held by Norman Dorn. Another candidate has paid his dues to run for this seat, also, putting three in the race for […]
Unofficial results of the Johnston mayoral race held Tuesday, March 8, 2014. Terrence Culbreath 410 Andy Livingston 229
The SC Department of Public Safety (SCDPS), joined by the South Carolina Department of Transportation (SCDOT), recognized Edgefield County officials during an awards ceremony as the first ever “Target Zero Hero” Wednesday for their traffic safety accomplishments in 2013. Edgefield County recorded 445 consecutive days without a traffic fatality, including the entire calendar year […]
A mother and her daughter each have lynching charges pending as a result of an incident that occurred Friday, April 4, at Pine Ridge Country Club . According to a report filed with the Edgefield County Sheriff’s Office, the daughter, a 21 year old from Edgefield, attacked a co-worker at the country club while they […]
Members of the Edgefield County Historical Society worked this past weekend to get old Horn’s Creek Church into readiness for next Sunday’s Palm Sunday service. The church has been vacant and vandalized for many years; however, the Historical Society is erecting a new caretakers cottage so that it can be safe-guarded and restored. The Palm Sunday […]
12,000 lbs. of Food to 326 Families The Edgefield Food Bank distributed over 12,000 lbs. of food to 326 families Saturday. The total number of people affected in the county was 858, including 266 seniors and 263 children. People began lining up at 8:00 am for the 10:00 am give-away. We were expecting 200-250 families […]