– By Morgan Havird, Ridge Spring-Monetta FFA Vice President – Six FFA members from South Carolina recently attended the National FFA Washington Leadership Conference. Morgan Havird and Reno Davis of the Ridge Spring-Monetta Chapter, Brandon Doolittle and Blake Spa of the Aiken High Chapter, and Darren Ashley and Caleb Brock of the Calhoun Falls High […]
Julius L. Rogers, the man charged in the June 13, 2013, Virgil Wall Road burglary in which over $12,000 worth of items including firearms was stolen, was sentenced Mon., Aug. 5, to 14 years in prison. Rogers pled guilty to Burglary 2nd Violent, a lesser charge than the original of Burglary 1st Violent. (The violent […]
Reports filed with the Edgefield County Sheriff’s Office over the weekend of Aug. 2 show scams and fraud continue to plague the county. One report details how a suspect attempted to use a counterfeit $20 bill at Billy’s Superstore in Trenton on Friday, Aug. 2. The owner of the establishment, however, refused the fake bill […]
It’s that time of the year again when we acknowledge our Citizen of the Year and Teachers of the Year, Support Staff of the Year, and our District Teacher of the Year, as well as District Support Staff of the Year. Celebration of Success 2013 will be held, Tuesday evening, September 3rd, beginning at 6:30 […]
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 […]
EDGEFIELD, S.C. – Carl Dennis Gordon, 55, died August 1, 2013, after a long battle with cancer. Funeral services will be held Monday, August 5, 2013 at 11 a.m. at the Pleasant Lane Baptist Church with burial in the church cemetery. The body will be placed in the church at 10 a.m. Mr. Gordon was a […]
– By Susan Conley, Guest Writer – It’s not every day you see buffalo grazing in the South, but Edgefield County residents have that opportunity just five minutes outside the town of Johnston. Sometimes you have to follow a dream, and that’s just what Barry and Debbie Mauldin on McCreight Road in Johnston did when in […]
The public has long been warned of scams to defraud the elderly, internet fraud scams, and identity theft scams. A recent report filed with the Edgefield County Sheriff’s Office, however, exemplifies how there is really no one for whom a con artist can not find a scam. According to the report, an Edgefield County woman […]
The Chicks that Click Photography Club met in Trenton on Saturday, July 27, for an HDR (High Dynamic Range) Workshop. The instructors were Steve Rich and Jimmy Batte from Aiken HDR. After several hours of classroom instruction, the photographers loaded into golf carts and Gators and enjoyed a photo shoot in downtown Trenton which included […]
SALUDA, S.C. – Augustus “Gus” Padgett 87, husband of Kathleen Caughman Padgett, died Wednesday, July 31, 2013 at his home in Saluda, SC. He was a son of the late Gus and Essie Stone Padgett and a lifelong resident of Saluda, SC. Graveside services will be held Saturday, August 3, at 4:00 p.m. at Travis […]