Strom Thurmond 39, Airport 7 Wardlaw Academy 80, Cathedral Academy 20 Fox Creek 52, North 18 Ridge Spring-Monetta 49, Blackville-Hilda 12 Lexington 18, North Augusta 14 Saluda 48, Mid-Carolina 12 Greenwood 45, Woodmont 12 McCormick 36, Southside Christian 33 Lexington 18, North Augusta 14 Dutch Fork 59, South Aiken 28 White Knoll 35, Aiken 20
Six captive black bears were voluntarily turned over by their owners to the S.C. Department of Natural Resources on Monday, Oct. 7, and the bears were transported to a 720-acre wildlife sanctuary in Colorado, where they have begun a new life. Three of the bears came from Spartanburg County and three from Greenville County. The […]
McCORMICK, S.C. – A group from the Edgefield Baptist Men’s Association recently spent a day at John de la Howe School rebuilding a set of steps and repairing a deck at the school’s Wilderness Program dining hall. This group of volunteers has also been responsible over the years for providing other opportunities for students in […]
50 Years –Historical Overview of Beckman Now Under Leadership of Edgefield Native The Beckman Center for Mental Health Services opened its doors to serve the residents of Abbeville, Edgefield, Greenwood, Laurens and McCormick counties on Jan. 7, 1963. The original clinic, named the Area Five Mental Health Center, was located in Greenwood and staffed with two […]
– By Tiffani Ireland – Imagine expectantly awaiting the birth of twins, only to have those expected gifts to come very prematurely into the world. Then imagine having those tiny gems, one weighing three pounds and the other only a mere pound, being given grim prospects and small chances for life. Then fast forward nearly […]
Governor Nikki Haley was at Johnston–Edgefield–Trenton Middle School. on Wednesday, October 2, at the invitation of Sen. Shane Massey. She came with a message for the students, who had prepared for her coming with a large poster, made by the art department, full of colorful images showing the excitement they felt around her visit. And […]
Over 40,000 turkey hunters take to the woods annually in South Carolina with hopes of harvesting a wily gobbler, and the 2013 spring turkey season was no exception. With an estimated harvest of 19,211 birds, the spring turkey harvest was down about 11 percent from 2012 and down 25 percent from the record harvest established […]
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Saturday October 12, 2013, will be the Downtown Edgefield Fall Festival from 11:00 a.m. to 10:00 p.m. sponsored by the ECDA. This all day event guarantees a wonderful time for all ages in a fall celebration with good, old fashioned family fun. There will be an All Day Fall Harvest and Artisans Market with vendors from all over, […]
Everyone enjoyed the water conservation skit performed by members of the Trenton Country Garden Club at the club’s October meeting held at the home of Dianne Yonce. Betty Jackson, Penny Hunt and Jan Burch used watering cans to demonstrate an easy way to conserve water. Rather than allowing water to run down the drain as […]