Hitchcock Healthcare, a not-for-profit charitable organization, opened a new branch in Edgefield, 211 Norris Street, on Tuesday afternoon with a reception and ribbon cutting. This is the fourth and newest facility; two are in Aiken and one in Barnwell. Their focus in Edgefield is physical therapy services. Read more in this week’s print edition of […]
Edgefield County Hospital was host to kindergarten children on Wednesday morning, Oct. 30. The children, brought in by bus, were greeting by the hospital “guardian angel” Mary Brightharp, and the CEO Brandon Cleary, in an officer’s uniform (appropriate to the position). The children wore masks, provided by the schools, and carried large bags for the […]
The Edgefield County Historical Society will hold its fall meeting at 3:30 p.m., Sunday, November 10, 2013 at Magnolia Dale. The meeting will feature the Blocker family, one of Edgefield County’s early and prominent families. The Society has recently acquired three portraits of early members of the Blocker Family, including John Blocker, Sr. (1749-1814), John Blocker, Jr. (1775-1836), and […]
Separate Incidents Lead to Two Charges of CDV High & Aggravated Over $18,000 in Stolen Items Reported in Separate Incidents This past weekend the Edgefield County Sheriff’s Office responded to separate domestic disputes which resulted in two charges of criminal domestic violence of a high and aggravated nature. On Friday, Oct. 25, deputies with the […]
In honor of Veterans Day, the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) Savannah District will waive day use fees for all veterans, active and reserve component service members, and their families at Corps-managed recreation areas throughout the Veterans Day holiday weekend, Nov. 9 through Nov. 11. The fee waiver requires only verbal confirmation of service and is […]
AIKEN, S.C. – U.S. Department of Energy’s (DOE) liquid waste contractor Savannah River Remediation (SRR) employee Roger Staten presents a $500 check to Craig McMullin, board member for the United Way of Edgefield County, as part of SRR’s Zero Injuries campaign The Zero Injuries campaign means that when SRR employees work a month without any […]
The winner of last Saturday’s Fall Festival Shop Around was Janice Presley of Edgefield. Janice attended the festival with her daughter, Hannah. Janice was wearing her new silver bracelet she purchased from Still Magnolia’s during the day. She also picked up a new piece of pottery from Jane Bess Pottery. Hannah got a neat new […]
Last Thursday morning an appreciation breakfast was held for the “Lights On After School” program that is in its second year, in Edgefield County. The breakfast was held in the spacious banquet room of the Old Macedonia Baptist Church whose congregation holds members of the board that runs this nonprofit organization. This is a program, […]
As Contract with Experian Expires – By Tiffani Ireland – The contract that South Carolina had negotiated with Experian for one year of free credit protection has expired. However, free protection is still available to SC taxpayers whose personal information was compromised as a result of the 2012 hacking of SC tax records. CSID, a […]
Audiences are calling Sunny Day, the new hit musical from The Edgefield County Theatre Company, “a love letter to Edgefield.” That was the reaction last Wednesday night, when the play, which is about our town, was presented for the first time. Sixty guests attended a black-tie reception at the Discovery Center, then entered the William […]