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 […]
Merriwether Elementary kindergarten classes enjoyed a visit to a small Pumpkin Patch last week. The PTO at Merriwether provided pumpkins for each student and created a pumpkin patch area at the school for the students to enjoy stories, fall activities, and treats. Teachers and students alike enjoyed this special time!
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 […]
Trick or Treat: In the Town of Edgefield, Thursday, Oct. 31, from 6-8:30 p.m. The Police Dept. will be on patrol. Please, 12 and under only for costumes and Trick or Treat. Johnston Farmer’s & Artist’s Market every Thursday, from 4 – 6 p.m. in front of the Library/Warehouse on Calhoun Street. Edgefield Farmers Arts and […]
#10 Jauveer Hammond and #22 Kenyatta Dunbar have been named to the 2013 North-South All Star Football Game roster. Senior quarterback Jauveer Hammond lives in Johnston and has played all four of his high school years for Strom Thurmond. Hammond has not committed to a college as of this announcement but does have plans to […]
With this photo of the Marsh-Johnson House came an invitation to a Ribbon Cutting and Open House to celebrate the interior and exterior renovations of the Marsh-Johnston House. The invitation comes from the Saluda County Historical Society. The event takes place at 308 Fruit Hill Rod., Saluda, on Sunday, November 3, 2013, at 2:30 p.m. […]
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 […]
GREENWOOD, S.C. – Mrs. Odell McManus McGrath, 100, of Greenwood, wife of the late Lloyd McGrath, died Tuesday October 29, 2013 at Trinity Mission Health and Rehab in Edgefield. Graveside Services will be held Thursday October 31, 2013 at 11 A.M. at Greenwood Memorial Gardens in Greenwood. The family will receive friends after the service […]
WHITMIRE, S.C. – Garrick Lee Bledsoe age 33, died Saturday, Oct. 26, 2013 in Whitmire. He was born in Newberry and was the son of Dr. Ricky and Susan Bledsoe of Whitmire and his mother the late Rosemary Bledsoe. He is survived by a daughter, Addison Leigh Bledsoe of Whitmire; one brother, William K. Bledsoe of […]
– By G. Miller Thompson – On October 22, United States Senator Lindsey Graham sat down with me to discuss his time in Washington and make the case for his reelection as South Carolina’s senior senator. Graham has served the people of South Carolina in both the SC State and United States House of Representatives. […]