This has been a very big year for David Drake, the superb 19th-century Edgefield artisan also known as Dave the Potter. In April, he entered the South Carolina Hall of Fame; in July, over thirty members of what is thought to be his family came from as far away as Washington, DC, to honor him […]
Edgefield, SC – Effie Moore McDowell, 94 of Mims St., wife of the late Felix Lake McDowell, died Tuesday December 13, 2016 at Edgefield County Hospital. Funeral Services will be held Thursday December 15, 2016 at 2 PM at Berea Baptist Church with the Rev. Bruce Cooley officiating, burial to follow in Sunset Gardens Memorial […]
The Edgefield County Sheriff’s Office was notified Dec. 6 of the suspected theft of 19 car batteries from a location on Mosely Drive in Trenton. According to the ECSO report on the incident, the property owner stated that unknown subjects had entered the property and taken the Delco batteries which were, in total, estimated to […]
Saluda, SC – Funeral services for John Richard Williams, age 69, will be held Saturday, December 10, 2016 at 2 pm at Bland Funeral Home Chapel with burial to follow at Mt. of Olives Cemetery . The family will receive friends at Bland Funeral Home from 1:00 – 2:00 prior to service. Mr. Williams died […]
Johnston Edgefield Trenton Middle School’s Library Media Specialist, Betsy Painter, took on the mission to acquire American Flags for each of the JET Middle School classrooms. Mrs. Painter did not have to go far. American Legion Post 30 of Edgefield took on the project to provide the needed flags and last Monday presented 35 classroom […]
Today is the 75th Anniversary of The Empire of Japan bombing Pearl Harbor. There is no question a lot of ink and airtime this week will be invested discussing the death and destruction which took place as a result of this event in 1941. Undoubtedly much ink and airtime will also be given to the […]
The ancient Chinese curse “May you live in interesting times!” applies to our entire nation this year, and times are especially interesting following November’s elections The federal government has been led by a Democratic administration, for most of its time in office opposed by a Republican-led Congress whose major goal seems to have been blocking […]
Rae Rhoden Phinney, 98, widow of George L. Phinney, to whom she was married for 60 years, passed away Tuesday, December 6, 2016, at Martha Franks Retirement Community in Laurens, SC. Born in Johnston on August 23, 1918, she was a daughter of Joseph Talbert and Leila Derrick Rhoden. Mrs. Phinney was a proud graduate […]
This year the Edgefield County Historical Society is once again sponsoring the Christmas Tour of Churches in Edgefield. This annual event will be held on Sunday, December 11th at 3:00 pm, beginning at St. Mary’s Catholic Church. A walking tour will then proceed to the Edgefield First Baptist Church, Trinity Episcopal Church and the Edgefield […]