Friday, August 23, 2013 #10 Jauveer Hammond leads his team mates onto the same turf that Rebels have conducted Friday night battles for over fifty years. The difference this year is that this troop of players emptied out of a state of the art field house and took their place on the west side of […]
– By Tiffani Ireland – The Trenton Town Council unanimously elected Councilman Keith Sexton to serve as Mayor Pro-tem at their regularly scheduled monthly meeting, Wed., Aug. 14. As Mayor Pro-tem, Mr. Sexton will preside over Council meetings in the event Mayor Billy Padgett is absent. In other business, Council voted unanimously to proceed with […]
_ By Tiffani Ireland – Nearly a year ago, Enova Energy Group, a wood pellet processing company from Georgia, announced that it would be opening a processing plant in Edgefield County. That announcement, coupled with the request for property rezoning on Hwy 121, has led citizens to believe the plant is seeking to locate there […]
This article originally ran in the print edition on July 3, 2013. Brian Walden, Senior Musician in the entire U. S. Navy and Senior Band Master for the U.S. Navy Band(s) spent most of his early years in this County, and in the Harmony Community. He, his parents and siblings lived in the old Hancock […]
A car chase that started on Bacon Street in Edgefield and ended at the apartment complex on Woodland Ave., Sat., July 27, has led to multiple charges against a Trenton man. According to a report filed by the Edgefield County Sheriff’s Office, a deputy with the ECSO requested information on a white Chevrolet Suburban seen […]
Three young white males, ages 19, 20, and 25, were arrested Wednesday, July 17, for a burglary at Douglas Elementary School. According to a report filed with the Edgefield County Sheriff’s Office, the principal of the school, Bobby Turner, was alerted to suspicious activity at the learning center when the alarm company called him to […]
The Foundation for Public Schools in Edgefield County invites everyone to become a permanent part of the new stadium project at Strom Thurmond High School. Joel Jolly, Chairman of the Foundation, suggests that the citizenry “fill the big T.” The big T is placed on the ground, in its special spot, at the STHS athletic […]
– Summer Again to Serve Trenton Community – By Tiffani Ireland – In response to a recommendation made by Chief of Police, Deke Tanks, the Trenton Town Council voted unanimously at their regularly scheduled monthly meeting, Wednesday, June 12, to require anyone leasing the Trenton baseball facility hire an off-duty deputy. This move came in […]
Two separate crimes in Edgefield County, Thursday, June 13, resulted in the theft of over $12,000 worth of items. According to reports filed with the Edgefield County Sheriff’s Office, deputies responded to a residence on Woodward Lake Road in Trenton Thursday afternoon to find that an EZ GO Golf Cart with 6 new batteries as […]
The 43rd festival for Trenton, June 14-15, 2013, will start on Friday evening, in the park, with Gospel Music, from 7-9 p.m. and promises to be exciting for a number of reasons. “The entertainment is exceptional this year and should really excite the crowd.” This is Mike Lipscomb, chairman, speaking, when asked what he thinks […]