Controversy Over Sign in Resident’s Yard

Dear Editor, I am writing to tell you just how far a candidate will go to get a simple little sign of his opponent’s moved.  I was in the local pharmacy in Johnston on Saturday, July 28th checking out at the counter and Davis Parkman walked up to me and said, “I need to talk […]

Here and There – 8/2/12

Farmers’ and Artists’ Market: Johnston Farmers’ and Artists’ Market is held from 4-6 p.m. each Thursday. If interested in being a vendor call 275-4097. Red Cross Blood Drive: New Century, 410 Calhoun St., Johnston will have a Red Cross Blood Drive Friday, Aug. 3 from 11 a.m. – 4 p.m. Riley’s will offer a 50% […]

Mamie Blocker

TRENTON, S.C. – Mrs. Mamie L. Nicholson Blocker, 91, of Rock Springs Drive, entered into rest July 25, 2012. Funeral services will be held 11 a.m. Monday, July 30, 2012 at First Providence Baptist Church with the Rev. Reginald White officiating. Interment will be in Springfield Baptist Church, Trenton, SC. Mrs. Blocker, a native of […]

35th Annual Truck and Tractor Pull

35th Annual Truck and Tractor Pull

The Saluda Young Farmers 35th Annual Truck and Tractor Pull, “Hottest Pull in the South” will be held August 10th – 11th at the Young Farmer Stadium at the County Recreation Complex. The NTPA professional pull will begin at 7:30 p.m. Classes this year include: 2 wheel drive trucks, 4 wheel drive trucks, super farm […]

Edith Rhoden Ripley

JOHNSTON, S.C. – Graveside services for Mrs. Edith Rhoden Ripley, age 98, will be held Wednesday, August 1, 2012 at Mt. of Olives Cemetery at 11 am. The family will receive friends at the gravesite following the service. Bland Funeral Home is assisting the family with arrangements. Mrs. Ripley, a native of Johnston, died Sunday, […]

“Fish Don’t Have an Address”

“Fish Don’t Have an Address”

A Reaction to Overharvesting—Fewer Crappies on Your line! A small but interested group gathered at the Turkey Shoppe in Edgefield on Friday to hear Department of Natural Resources representative Daniel Baker answer questions about the new regulations set forth by DNR.  Probably the regulation affecting more local people is the one that sets a smaller […]

Hats Off to Sisterhood

Hats Off to Sisterhood

Honoring Women with Breast Cancer Join us as Jane Jenkins Herlong shares stories from her book What Ta–Tas Teach Us at our Book Signing Event. The event is a fundraiser for local ladies with breast cancer. “Hats Off to Sisterhood” is the group handling the funds for this.  They give local ladies with breast cancer monies […]

Watson Rhodes

JOHNSTON, S.C. – Memorial services for James Watson Rhodes will be held at 11:00 AM Saturday, July 28, 2012, at Philippi Baptist Church, Johnston, South Carolina. Mr. Rhodes died at University Hospital on Thursday, July 26, 2012. Interment will be private at Sunset Gardens Memorial Park. The family will receive friends Friday, July 27, 2012 […]