– By Ethel Butler – On Friday, September 6, 2013, at 3 p.m., a beautiful dedication ceremony was held for the Mamie J. Rearden Highway at the Joanne T. Rainsford Discovery Center in Edgefield. After a concurrent resolution – It was a request that the Department of Transportation name the portion of Pleasant Lane Road […]
The South Carolina Department of Health and Environmental Control (DHEC), in partnership with the EPA, today announced it will hold a South Carolina Environmental Leadership Forum that will meet in December 2013, and in January, March, and April of 2014. The four meetings will consist of two-day workshops. During the forum sessions, participants will learn […]
Several new sets of tire marks near the intersections of Hwy 23, Hwy 230, and North Martintown Rd. (at Westside Fire Dept.), serve as reminders of the 2 wrecks that occurred there in as many days this week. The first accident, on Tuesday, Sept. 17, occurred around 4:30 in the afternoon and involved two pick-up […]
The Aiken Visitors Center and Train Museum will celebrate three years with a birthday celebration on Saturday, September 21st. The party will be held from 10 a.m. until 1 p.m. The public is invited to attend. Cake and ice cream will be served! In addition, balloons will be given out to the children in attendance. […]
Leonard Todd, author of the award-winning book, Carolina Clay, set in Edgefield, has again turned to our community and its people for inspiration. This time, he has given us a work for the theater—complete with eight original songs. It’s called “Sunny Day.” Aptly described by the producers as “A Shining New Musical,” it opens on […]
Over 100 people are registered for the Southern Studies Showcase, which will be held on September 20-21, 2013 in the Town of Edgefield and is hosted by the Old Edgefield District Genealogical Society and the Old Edgefield District African American Genealogical Society. Local citizens are encouraged to participate in the Southern Studies Showcase by registering […]
“Smokin’ Stacks BBQ Team” is pictured at a recent Edgefield Heritage Jubilee. Teams such as this one, from over the area, will be coming to Edgefield on Friday, Sept. 27, for the annual Whole Hog Cook-Off, to be judged by the SC Barbecue Assoc., which sanctions this event each year. Joel Jolly, who is in […]
CLEMSON, S.C. – Clemson University has been named to the 2014 Military Friendly Schools list, which honors the 20 percent of colleges, universities and trade schools in the country that are doing the most to embrace America’s military service members, veterans and spouses as students and ensure their success on campus. The list is published by Victory Media, […]
– By Tiffani Ireland – At their regularly scheduled monthly meeting, Administrator Al Harvey informed the Trenton Town Council that a loan in the amount of $100,00 was obtained from BB&T to go toward the purchase of a new fire truck for the town . The loan is for 10 years and has a 2.55% […]
– By Tiffani Ireland – Martha MacDonald was unprepared for the sight that awaited her on the morning of June 29 when she went to her pasture to check on her horses. There she found her 10 year old miniature horse with her lower lip hanging from her face. Further inspection revealed the mini’s muzzle […]