A few weeks ago we published a column spotlighting a number of our Strom Thurmond baseball players who are spending this summer with The American Legion Post 20 Senior Baseball Program. This week I discovered that there are four more of our guys contributing to the American Legion summer baseball league at the junior level. […]
SAVANNAH, Ga. – The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers J. Strom Thurmond Project Office will host primitive weapon deer hunts at Bussey Point management area, located in Lincoln County, Georgia, from one hour before sunrise until one hour after sundown. The Corps hosts these hunts annually to maintain deer populations within the carrying capacity for the area […]
Edgefield County School District, today announced its policy for free and reduced price milk for children served in residential child care institution (RCCI), camps, schools and/or sites that participate in the Special Milk Program. The following household size and income criteria for determining eligibility are provided: Household Size and Income Guidelines for Free Meals or […]
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 […]
WARD S.C. – Graveside Funeral Services for Mrs. Julia Anne (Judy) Wright, age 93, will be held Friday, July 24, 2015 in Oconee Memorial Park, Seneca, SC at 11 o’clock. The family will receive friends at Bland Funeral Home, Johnston, Thursday, July 23, 2015 from 5-7 pm. Mrs. Wright passed away Tuesday, July 21, 2015. She […]
Political Cartoon
– By Tiffani Ireland – Only one of the three legislative delegation members from Edgefield County actually cast a vote on the historical decision to remove the Confederate Flag from the State House grounds, July 9, 2015. Representative Bill Clyburn was that one as Rep. Bill Hixon and Senator Shane Massey were not in attendance […]
Burglary at Murder Site The former home of murder victim Johnnie Hydrick was the site of a burglary last week according to a report filed by the Edgefield County Sheriff’s Office. The property, located at 103 Windy Ridge Road, is being cared for by a family member. That family member stated to law enforcement that […]
JOHNSTON, S.C. – Funeral Services for Mrs. Helen Johnson Derrick, age 92, will be held Wednesday, July 22, 2015 at Mt Calvary Lutheran Church at 5 pm with burial to follow in the church cemetery. The family will receive friends at Bland Funeral Home Tuesday evening from 6-8 pm. Mrs. Derrick passed away Monday, July 20, […]
EDGEFIELD, S.C. – Viola Harris Coleman, 90, of Edgefield, SC, wife of the late Thomas L. Coleman died Monday July 20, 2015. Graveside services will be held Wednesday July 22, 2015 at 11 AM at Sunset Gardens Memorial Park in Edgefield. The family will receive friends from 9:30 to 10:30 AM at Edgefield Mercantile Funeral […]