Crime Blotter

Crime Blotter

Separate Incidents Lead to Two Charges of CDV High & Aggravated Over $18,000 in Stolen Items Reported in Separate Incidents This past weekend the Edgefield County Sheriff’s Office responded to separate domestic disputes which resulted in two charges of criminal domestic violence of a high and aggravated nature.  On Friday, Oct. 25, deputies with the […]

Corps Waives Day Use Fees at Lake Thurmond for Veterans Day

Corps Waives Day Use Fees at Lake Thurmond for Veterans Day

In honor of Veterans Day, the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) Savannah District will waive day use fees for all veterans, active and reserve component service members, and their families at Corps-managed recreation areas throughout the Veterans Day holiday weekend, Nov. 9 through Nov. 11. The fee waiver requires only verbal confirmation of service and is […]

Movers and Shakers

Letter to the Editor: Dear Editor, Ely, Moore, Worth, Gilloy, Amos, Bess, Thornton, Glenn, Lowish, Shank, Nunamaker, Dowler, Ashcraft, Humphries, Wherry, McMullen, Todd, Blossom, Benton, Browder, Guy, Woods, Klein, Gerrard, Altalo, Benedetto, Snead and Deschaine. Recognize these names? No, It’s not the list of prospective jurors.  These people do have several things in common; one, […]

ARA Holds Reunion at the Murphy Farm

ARA Holds Reunion at the Murphy Farm

For ten years, the Academy of Richmond Academy (ACA) has been meeting near Trenton, S.C., for their ten-year 50s high school reunions.  This is the last time it will be held at the lovely farm of Mr. and Mrs. G. Robert Murphy. Submitted by Anne Sawyer Click a thumbnail image below to enlarge and begin […]

SRR Zero Injuries Nets $500 to the United Way of Edgefield County

SRR Zero Injuries Nets $500 to the United Way of Edgefield County

AIKEN, S.C. – U.S. Department of Energy’s (DOE) liquid waste contractor Savannah River Remediation (SRR) employee Roger Staten presents a $500 check to Craig McMullin, board member for the United Way of Edgefield County, as part of SRR’s Zero Injuries campaign  The Zero Injuries campaign means that when SRR employees work a month without any […]

Winner of Fall Festival Basket

Winner of Fall Festival Basket

The winner of last Saturday’s Fall Festival Shop Around was Janice Presley of Edgefield.  Janice attended the festival with her daughter, Hannah.  Janice was wearing her new silver bracelet she purchased from Still Magnolia’s during the day.  She also picked up a new piece of pottery from Jane Bess Pottery.  Hannah got a neat new […]

Old Macedonia Site of “Lights On” Celebration

Old Macedonia Site of “Lights On” Celebration

Last Thursday morning an appreciation breakfast was held for the “Lights On After School” program that is in its second year, in Edgefield County.  The breakfast was held in the spacious banquet room of the Old Macedonia Baptist Church whose congregation holds members of the board that runs this nonprofit organization.  This is a program, […]

Term Limits Are the Only Way to Stop the Ruling Elitists

OPINION: By U.S. Senate Primary Candidate Nancy Mace Watching the battle on Capitol Hill last week reminded me once again how desperate we are for real leadership in our nation’s capitol. While many have been willing to assign blame and offer the blow-by-blow details of the left vs. right fight, not too many have pointed […]

Bank Donates to Non-Profit

Bank Donates to Non-Profit

Once a year, team members at Wells Fargo pick a local non-profit to receive a donation of $1000.  This year the team of employees chose the Edgefield County Youth Empowerment Center. They received their check on Tuesday, photographed here. From left to right we had Maretha Harris with Wells Fargo, Marcella Edwards with the Edgefield […]

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