The Aiken County Sheriff’s Office announced this week that it uncovered a theft ring involving stolen golf carts and ATVs. At press time, one man had been arrested in this case and two other were sought in connection with the crimes. One of the suspects being sought, Laquavis Marcus Williams, is also wanted on charges […]
Miles D. Mealing, an Edgefield County native, was nominated for 4 awards in the country’s largest independent gospel awards show. It was announced this week that Mr. Mealing received the 2013 Rhythm of Gospel Award “Best Performance by Praise & Worship Artist.” Miles was born and raised in Edgefield, South Carolina, and is a 1997 graduate of Strom […]
Shot is a new requirement for 7th graders to attend school this year COLUMBIA, S.C. – In an effort to assist parents in meeting new school requirements, the S.C. Department of Health and Environmental Control will offer free Tdap (whooping cough) vaccines at mass vaccination clinics across the state in August, the agency announced today. […]
Forty-eight public dove fields will be available across the state during the 2013-14 mourning dove season through the S.C. Department of Natural Resources (DNR) Wildlife Management Area program. A county-by-county list of public dove fields and special youth hunts is available online or can be obtained by writing: DNR, Attn: Public Dove Fields, PO Box 167, Columbia, […]
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 Crafts Market: On the Town Square every Sat. through first Sat. in Sept. 9:00 a.m.-1:00.For more info call Carolyn Piekielniak @ 637-6861 or 803-507-0278. Community Back-To-School Extravaganza: Sat., August 3, 10 a.m. […]
GEORGETOWN, S.C. – Results from the 2013 firefly count are in. There’s a steady glow in many parts of the state, but conservation efforts are needed, say Clemson firefly project researchers. The Clemson University Vanishing Firefly Project was launched by entomologist Juang-Horng “JC” Chong and biogeochemist Alex Chow. The goal of the program is to […]
July 30, 2013 In this issue of my Update, I wanted to focus on one item by providing some basic information on an important item County Council will discuss at its meeting on August 6: A 1 percent Capital Sales Tax. It’s a concept worth discussing, and the best thing is that you, the voter, […]
SPARTANBURG, S.C. – The Reverend David Acrill Fort, 89, died at home on Sunday, July 28, 2013. David was born in Gaffney, SC to the late James Claude and Gladys Coker Fort. He attended The Darlington School in Rome, GA, Wofford College, Spartanburg, SC, and the University of the South in Sewanee, TN where he […]
Karson Barrett and Brittany Hutchins, seniors at Strom Thurmond Career Center, were recently selected by the South Carolina Department of Agriculture and Clemson University to attend the 2013 South Carolina Commissioner’s School for Agriculture. Barrett and Hutchins, Thurmond FFA members and students in the agriculture program at the Strom Thurmond Career Center, were selected from […]
A trailer was reported stolen from a driveway on Col. Shaw’s Way, Friday, July 26. According to the incident report filed by the Edgefield County Sheriff’s Office, the owner of the trailer reported it as having been attached to his truck in his driveway when he went to bed for the night. When he awoke […]