Another graduation of CNAs (Certified Nursing Assistants) at Trinity Mission Health and Rehab called for a ceremony held in the dining room of the place where they trained. Heading up their training was Barbara Seay. Nursing month is celebrated this month (May) as they begin their professional lives. When Ms. Seay delivered the certificates to […]
It took most of six and one half hours to decide but when the final strike was rung up on Emerald by the Rebel reliever, #7 Tannor Byrd, all was right with the world. Strom Thurmond’s baseballers defeated Emerald at about 11:30 Wednesday night sending them into a game this Saturday at home against an […]
In the mid-morning hours of Wednesday, May 2, a gas leak occurred at a residence on Coronet Drive in Edgefield County. According to Mike Casey with Edgefield County Emergency Management, a company digging a trench for a sprinkler system hit the natural gas line. No injuries occurred from this incident, but the area was blocked […]
By Ted Kooser, U.S. Poet Laureate E.B. White, one of my favorite writers, used to say, “Simplify, simplify, simplify,” but that doesn’t mean that writing has to be simple, which is a different matter. Here’s a fine poem by Laurel Blossom of Edgefield, South Carolina, that’s been simplified into a pure, clean beauty. Red […]
EDGEFIELD – Ms. Mary Adams, 62, of Moores Drive, entered into rest April 29, 2012 at her residence. Funeral services will be held 2 p.m. Thursday, May 3, 2012 at Mores AME Church with the Rev. Ronald McFadden officiating. Interment will be in the church cemetery. Mrs. Adams, a native of Edgefield County was a […]
The event in Johnston on Friday, the WJBF Hometown Tour, brought visitors and citizens out for the afternoon. The day started with a luncheon, followed by tours that took WJBF out to the J. W. Yonce Peach Packing Shed. Later, around 5:00, the TV crew gathered at the large parking lot next to the “Welcome […]
Five-year-old Corey Holmes led the Survivor’s Walk at this year’s Relay for Life event, Saturday. Corey, the son of Debbie and Wilbur Holmes of Johnston, is a leukemia survivor. While he is in remission, his stamina is still a little low, so he chose to drive his atv rather than walk the lap that kicked-off […]
EDGEFIELD – Mr. Ernest Adams, Sr., of Youngblood Road, entered into rest April 28, 2012 at his residence. Funeral arrangements will be announced later. Mr. Adams, a native of Edgefield County was a member of the Kingdom Hall of Jehovah’s Witnesses. Survivors include four daughters, Janette (Alvin) Nicholson, Edgefield; Dorothy Adams, Ft. Lauderdale, FL; Loretta […]
By Tanya Robinson It was on November 12, 1992 that I signed the papers. I asked myself for almost a year, would giving him up be the right thing to do? I had been hearing so many reasons as to why choosing adoption is right and best. I remember the smell of John’s skin. His […]
This weekend, the Johnston, SC, Peach Blossom Festival will showcase great entertainment, arts and crafts, food concessions, a parade, rides for children, and a family-oriented street dance. This year’s Johnston Peach Blossom Festival Corporate Sponsors are Edgefield County Hospital, First Citizens Bank, IGA, SCE&G, Edgefield Fuel and Convenience, J.W. Yonce and Sons, Northland Cable and […]