– By Tiffani Ireland – Turkey hunters across the state can expect to see changes to the season as well as to bag limits when a new bill goes into effect. These changes, first brought before the state’s House of Representatives in bill H. 3118, will change the current bag limit from 5 turkeys a […]
– By Tiffani Ireland – On March 18, 2015, the South Carolina Senate passed S. 454, a bill that will bring significant changes to deer hunting across the state. This bill will, among other things, change the bag limits on deer to 4 antlered and 4 antler-less deer a year and will require all deer […]
Anglers who want to show their fishing abilities can sign up for the 2nd Annual Bass Fishing Tournament, part of the Johnston Peach Blossom Festival. The Tournament will be held May 2, 2015, the same day as the popular Festival. Check-in is at 6 a.m. that day with weigh-in held in downtown Johnston shortly after […]
TRENTON, S.C. – Mrs. Delaine Morgan Murrell, 64, of Tolbert Lane, wife of Jerry Murrell, died Saturday March 28, 2015 at her residence. Funeral Services will be held Tuesday March 31, 2015 at 2 P.M. at Johnston Pentecostal Holiness Church. Mrs. Murrell was born in Augusta, Ga. and is the daughter of H. Kenneth Morgan and […]
Letter to the Editor Dear Editor: As a member of the library staff, I would like to thank the Friends of the Library for their continued support both morally and financially. Without them, there are projects we could not do. But in addition to the FOL, I would like to thank the other members of […]
The FFA students at Strom Thurmond Career & Technology Center recently celebrated National FFA Week. National FFA Week is an opportunity for FFA members, alumni and sponsors to advocate for agricultural education and FFA. It’s a time to share with local, state and national audiences what FFA is and the impact it has on members […]
Distinguished Young Women Pageant was held recently. Pictured left to right, above, are winners from 2015 (last year) and 2016 (this year): Nicole Jackson, Distinguished Young Woman of North Edgefield County for 2015; Bailey Pedersen, Distinguished Young Woman of North Edgefield County for 2016; Morgan Swearingen, Distinguished Young Woman of South Edgefield County for 2016, & Morgan […]
JOHNSTON, S.C. – Funeral Services for Mrs. Edna Gunter Hatcher, age 87, will be held Sunday, March 29, 2015 at 4 o’clock at Mt Calvary Lutheran Church with burial to follow in the church cemetery. The family will receive friends at Bland Funeral Home Saturday afternoon from 4- 6 pm. Mrs. Hatcher passed away Thursday, March […]
EDGEFIELD, S.C. – Mr. Johnnie James (Buddy) Bowman, Sr., 95, of 71 Faulkner Mountain Road, died on Friday morning, March 27, 2015 in the University Hospital, Augusta, GA. He was born in Edgefield County, SC, son of the late Reverend Johnnie B. Bowman and the late Essie Lue Holmes. He was a member of the Springfield […]
March, 24, 2015 – The Edgefield Police Department and the Edgefield County Sheriff’s Office responded to a report of shots fired at Gary Street Apartments, Monday evening, March 23, around 5:30. When they arrived, they discovered no one had been injured, and the suspect had fled the scene. A gun was recovered nearby that is […]