Rev. Aaron Tripp’s reading of the Christmas story from Luke, the second chapter, gave the opening of Christmas in Edgefield a focus on the Birth of Christ. At the Shop Local event on Saturday, November 28, Santa appeared under the lighted tree to hear Christmas wishes from the children and to get his photo made with them. The […]
Shop Local was a Christmas Shopping event held on the Square with vendors spread all around, except for next to the library. The weather was bright and it brought people in to do some looking and shopping, and eating at the restaurants open for the day.
Five of the newly erected welcome signs located in various places throughout Edgefield County and 3 SC Department of Transportation signs were found to have been vandalized with graffiti last week. The first notification of the vandalism was received Wednesday, Nov. 25, and the latest was received Sunday, Nov. 29. The welcome/entrance signs that were damaged […]
By Arthur Northrop I made two mistakes in the November 25, 2020 article headlined, Large Crowd Attends Planning Commission Meeting. First, Fab Burt was listed as Chairperson. That was incorrect. James Oliver was elected Chairperson at the start of the November 12, 2020, Planning Commission meeting. Second, I referred to the Land Maintenance Ordinance in the article. That should have read Land Management […]
At least 4 of the newly erected welcome signs located in various places throughout Edgefield County were found to have been vandalized with graffiti Wednesday, Nov. 25. The signs are located on Hwy 25 South, Bettis Academy Road, Hwy 19, and Hwy 23 toward Ridge Spring. According to Edgefield County Administrator Tommy Paradise, the sign installer advised that the […]
Beth Francis (pictured in red – ph. 706 951-1914) is available to talk with prospective brides interested in a marriage venue. The recently restored Horn’s Creek Church is now available to brides for their weddings! The Edgefield County Historical Society which owns the property has announced that this historic church is being offered for rent for weddings and other gatherings. The […]
A sight not seen often on the Westside of Edgefield – blue lights flashing in the night – occurred Monday evening, Nov. 23, off Hwy 23 West. The blue lights were Edgefield County deputies who responded to a call of possible burglary suspects being detained by a man who found them on his property. The […]
It was a pleasant fall morning at Veterans Park in Edgefield November 11th. Citizens gathered on all sides of the park to honor those who have served and are now serving our nation. Reverend Gene Mobley opened the celebration with a prayer and Travis Brian followed with the National Anthem after which by all joined […]
Columbia — Admission will be free at state parks in South Carolina on Friday, Nov. 27, as the Park Service joins the national #OptOutside initiative. The promotion, sponsored by REI, encourages people to spend some time in the great outdoors the day after Thanksgiving. “State parks are some of the most beautiful outdoor settings in South Carolina and are […]
A partially burned body was found Wednesday, Nov. 19, on McCreight Road outside Johnston near Ridgeview Lake Road. According the Edgefield County Sheriff’s Office, workers arriving at a worksite around 5 a.m. found the body on a dirt road. The victim is described as a white male in his early thirties. The name of the victim was […]