A Short Autobiography By Kim Walker I have been writing about donkeys, mules and K-9’s for over a year now for The Edgefield Advertiser. My column is entiltled DONKEY LORE. I grew up in the San Francisco Bay Area, a beautiful horsey town in the Redwoods — Woodside, California, similar to Aiken, where there is horseback riding all […]
The Edgefield City Police Department responded to a stabbing call Monday night, May 28, around 10:30 at 218 Holmes Street. According to Chief of Police Ronnie Carter, four individuals, two males and two females, were at the residence drinking when the women left to go get more alcoholic beverages. Reports are that all seemed well […]
Farmers’ and Artists’ Market: Johnston Farmers’ and Artists’ Market will be held Sat., June 2, during Peachtree 23 from 7:30 a.m. – 1 p.m. The regular summer season will begin Thurs., June 7, from 4-6 p.m. and each Thursday thereafter. If interested in being a vendor call 275-4097. Kids Day: 5th Annual Kids Day for […]
A body was discovered on Casalina Drive in Edgefield County Tuesday afternoon, May 29. Information is limited at this time, but according to a spokesperson with the Edgefield County Sheriff’s Office, the body was found in an abandoned trailer. The body is suspected to be that of a male, but due to decomposition, a positive […]
A domestic altercation at Silverbell Street in the city of Edgefield led to a shooting Monday afternoon, May 28, around 5:00. According to Edgefield City Police Chief Ronnie Carter, the estranged husband of the victim arrived at the victim’s home on the afternoon in question and tried to force his way into her home. The […]
Don’t miss The Edgefield Advertiser print edition, on the street Wednesday morning, May 30. It includes pictures of graduates from our four, area schools – STHS, Wardlaw, Fox Creek and RS-M. Special interviews with Vals and Sals start the edition and it ends with a collage of photos. And take note of the many greetings […]
Laurel Blossom and Irene Curtis enjoyed hearing about Hatitude, a program presented by Sissy Brodie of Aiken. This was an event in Edgefield, a luncheon for ladies in hats to hear from someone who knows all about hats – Hatitude as it is called. Read about it in the May 30th print edition, of The […]
He has been driving a truck for 35 years, a total of 3.1 million miles, enough to have gone around the world 140 time, and has never had a wreck, never gotten a ticket or points off his license! That is enough to make any man eligible for an award. That is one reason the […]
“Memorial Day is Monday, May 28th. This is the day our county will pay tribute to all who have made supreme sacrifices for our country. There is no greater country than the U.S.A., and there is no greater sacrifice than those who give their lives defending it. Memorial Day is set aside to remember heroes […]
Thelma Chambers, known by all her friends as Doodle, worked during summers as program director for Camp Ton-A-Wandah. Many in this area know Ton-A-Wandah as the place where the late Boots Bandy worked, also. Through Boots and her friend Margaret Edwards, Doodle came to know Johnston. The person who has been telling us the story […]