FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE (JOHNSTON, SC)- Merriwether Elementary School (MES) is the second Edgefield County School to move to Full Remote Learning after district administrators learned over the weekend of an increase in the number of students and staff who arebeing quarantined because they were identified as being a close contact to someone who may have […]
Looking for an exceptional Christmas gift? If so, visit the Tompkins Library for all of your shopping needs. Give your friends and family a membership in the Old Edgefield District Genealogical Society or the Edgefield Preservation Association. Both of these organizations have newsletters and activities to keep your loved ones informed and entertained throughout the […]
LTC (ret) Charles Bledsoe by Jack Reece The first Alumni Association of The Military College of South Carolina was founded November 19, 1852 with C.C. Tew, Class of 1846 serving as the first association president. One hundred and sixty-nine years later a citizen of Edgefield County has been elected vice president of The Citadel Alumni Association. Charles […]
THE SCHOOL DISTRICT OF EDGEFIELD COUNTY 3 Par Drive, Johnston, SC 29832 (803) 275-4601 Kevin O’Gorman, Ph.D. Superintendent of Schools David Fallaw Assistant Superintendent For more information, contact THE SCHOOL DISTRICT OF EDGEFIELD COUNTY 3 Par Drive, Johnston, SC 29832 (803) 275-4601 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE December 10, 2020 (JOHNSTON, SC)- Strom Thurmond High School has experienced […]
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 […]