Volunteers, through what is known as the Cooperative Observer Program, have served the nation for 125 years by recording and reporting weather data. Mr. Olin Berry, of Johnston, has been a part of the service for 35 of those years. That is why Kim Campbell, NWS Columbia Meteorologist-In-Charge was in the field next to Olin’s […]
Piedmont Technical College will be offering its final Instant Admission Day for fall 2015. Instant Admissions Day will be Tuesday, Aug. 11 for fall classes which begin on Aug. 24. Admissions and financial aid counselors will be on hand to help students through the entire enrollment process in just one day. “We wanted to provide […]
DUE WEST, S.C. – John William Dobbins, 73 of Due West, SC died Saturday August 8, 2015 in Augusta, GA. Mr. Dobbins was born in Anderson, SC and was the son of the late Thomas L. and Amelia Seawright Dobbins, Sr… He was a retired Insurance Salesman. Survivors include 1 brother Thomas L. Dobbins, Jr. […]
GILBERT, S.C. – Services for Gerald O. Leaphart, Sr., 82, will be conducted at 4:00 p.m. Friday, August 7, 2015 at Mt. Horeb UMC with burial to follow in the church cemetery. Honorary pallbearers will be members of the Julia Rogers SS Class and former co-workers at Western Electric. Visitation will be 5-7 p.m. Thursday […]
SPARTAN BURG, S.C. – Grace Rauton Taylor, age 97, wife of the late Dr. Dwight L. Taylor, died August 5, 2015 at Spartanburg Regional Hospice Home. A daughter of the late Mr. & Mrs. Charlie Rauton (Melissa Morris), she was born and grew up in Johnston, SC. Grace attended Limestone College and was a member of […]
Farmer’s Market: Edgefield Farmers Market is open on the square on Saturdays from 9 to 1. For more info call Carolyn at 803-507-00278. Johnston Farmer’s & Artist’s Market : Thursdays from 4 – 6 p.m. on Calhoun Street, with fresh fruits and vegetables, baked goods, artwork, locally made crafts, and plants. For more information contact […]
Last Saturday, Women in Unity partnered with Grace and Mercy to hold the Youth Explosion at the Edgefield Soccer Field. It was a very successful event, and they enjoyed good weather that day. There were roughly 150 people in attendance. They were able to participate in activities involving inflatables, a water slide, and golf games […]
Multiple Vehicle Break-ins The Edgefield County Sheriff’s Office responded to multiple reports of vehicle break-ins Sunday, Aug. 2. According to ECSO reports, a dozen vehicles were broken into in the Fox Creek Drive, Flintlock Drive, Dogwood Glen, and Country Club Hills Drive areas of the county. Many of the vehicles had their front passenger side […]
In a letter from the Edgefield County Hospital Board (signed by Board Chair Connie Sutton and Personnel Committee Chair John Pettigrew) the following statements were made available to the ECH employees and the press, on Wednesday morning, July 29. “We are pleased to inform you the BOT took action at our July 27 board meeting […]
Opinion – By Bettis C. Rainsford, Sr. – The shooting of nine African-Americans in an AME Church in Charleston on June 17, 2015 by a 21 year old Columbia man who had posted photographs of himself with a Confederate Flag and a manifesto announcing white supremacy views has led to a remarkable transformation of public […]