April, 18, 2015 – A “Murder and Mayhem” Tour was given on Saturday by Bushwhackin’ Bea (Tonya Guy). It is claimed that blood has been shed on every square inch of the Edgefield Courthouse Square and the stories told reflected some of this violent history. Nineteen people were on hand to walk around the square […]
Revival: Mt. Calvary Baptist Church of Johnston will have a spring revival Wednesday & Thursday( April 15 and 16) at 7:30 p.m. Guest speaker will be Rev. Melvin Searles of Pleasant Lane Baptist Church. The public is invited. Rev. Lewis Burt is pastor. Pottery Sale: Piedmont Tech 9th annual student spring pottery sale will be […]
Opinion – By Robert Scott – There are two very high-profile capital murder cases in the headlines this week: one in Massachusetts, with the Boston Marathon bomber the defendant, and one here in South Carolina, with a former North Charleston policeman as the defendant. The cases are very different. Each provides us with the opportunity […]
Strom Thurmond High School basketball standout Daquarious Johnson signed to play for Southern Union this week. Daquarious, third from left in front in photo, is joined by his mother Stacie along with family, friends and coaches at the signing ceremony.
The S.C. Department of Natural Resources (DNR) is pleased to announce the First Annual DNR Youth Sporting Clay Open will be held at the Palmetto Shooting Sports Complex in Edgefield on Saturday, April 18, 2015. With about 450 youth shooters competing, the First Annual Youth Sporting Clay Open event is available to all school and […]
On April 18, 2015 there will be a “Murder and Mayhem” tour on the Courthouse Square in Edgefield from 11:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m. Bushwhackin’ Bea will take 25 people around the Town Square and tell them about the bloodier side of Edgefield’s history. Tickets are $5.00 for an adult and children under 12 are […]
This beautiful, old home built in 1911 by Amelia Hankinson in Jackson, SC, is just one of 15 historic places in Beech Island and Jackson, SC, on the Beech Island Historical Society’s 9th Annual Historic Beech Island Tour to be held Saturday, April 25, from 10 a.m.-5 p.m. Featuring several homes and a church that […]
April, 14, 2015 – Carlos Milanes, MBA, MHS, MeD, EdS, FACHE, was selected as the Interim CEO for Edgefield County Hospital at a special called board meeting on April 13. Carlos will assume his new role on Monday, April 20. Mr. Milanes brings over twenty-five years of healthcare leadership experience; his most recent role was […]
A Johnston man was stabbed in the chest Friday afternoon, Apr. 10, at the parking lot of the old industrial site on Star Road in Edgefield. The victim was transported to Georgia Regents Hospital in Augusta for treatment of his injuries. An Edgefield County Sheriff’s Office spokesperson described those injuries as serious but said that […]
EDGEFIELD, S.C. – Walker Hett, 30, of Edgefield, entered into rest April 8, 2015. A memorial service will be held at a later date. Mr. Hett was a life-long resident of Edgefield. He was a carpenter, an avid Gamecock fan and enjoyed fishing. He will always be remembered as being a loving and devoted father. […]