I am one of those people that actually enjoys watching the news. My favorite program is Fox News’ The O’Reilly Factor hosted by Bill O’Reilly. One of the segments on O’Reilly’s show is called Waters’ World and is hosted by Jesse Waters. During this portion of the show, Waters goes out so some heavily populated […]
The SC Department of Public Safety (SCDPS), joined by the South Carolina Department of Transportation (SCDOT), recognized Edgefield County officials during an awards ceremony as the first ever “Target Zero Hero” Wednesday for their traffic safety accomplishments in 2013. Edgefield County recorded 445 consecutive days without a traffic fatality, including the entire calendar year […]
Piedmont Technical College student and Trenton resident Comanika Mathis (left) recently received the MJA Endowed Scholarship at the college’s annual scholarship luncheon. Mathis, a business student, is congratulated by Gus Burgdorf, PTC Foundation development associate.
Two Piedmont Technical College students were recently awarded the Honeycutt Scholarship. Pictured are, from left, Crystal Mayson, a criminal justice student from Edgefield, and Brenda Brooks, scholarship committee member. Not pictured is Jimmie Carroll, a criminal justice student from Trenton. The scholarship is awarded annually to Edgefield County students and is based on academic achievement […]
On March 29th The Edgefield Chapter of the National Wild Turkey Federation along with many volunteers hosted a “Mentored Youth Turkey Hunt“. This event not only gave boys and girls who might not ordinarily have the chance to hunt the experience of hunting, but also to be paired with a seasoned turkey caller to learn […]
A mother and her daughter each have lynching charges pending as a result of an incident that occurred Friday, April 4, at Pine Ridge Country Club . According to a report filed with the Edgefield County Sheriff’s Office, the daughter, a 21 year old from Edgefield, attacked a co-worker at the country club while they […]
Members of the Edgefield County Historical Society worked this past weekend to get old Horn’s Creek Church into readiness for next Sunday’s Palm Sunday service. The church has been vacant and vandalized for many years; however, the Historical Society is erecting a new caretakers cottage so that it can be safe-guarded and restored. The Palm Sunday […]
JACKSON, S.C. – James Ira Ussery, age 80, entered into rest on Thursday, April 3, 2014 at his residence. Funeral services will be held April 5, 2014 at 11:00 at Open Bible Baptist Church of Beech Island, SC 14447 Atomic Road with Pastor Dan Hill officiating. The family will receive friends at the church 1 […]
11th Annual Event to be at Kendall Building Coming earlier this year than ever before, the Journey to Easter, produced by the Edgefield United Methodist Church, will be a one-time showing at the Kendall Mill Building on Sunday, April 6. It will be held at 3:00. Always a popular and inspirational event, it will include […]
12,000 lbs. of Food to 326 Families The Edgefield Food Bank distributed over 12,000 lbs. of food to 326 families Saturday. The total number of people affected in the county was 858, including 266 seniors and 263 children. People began lining up at 8:00 am for the 10:00 am give-away. We were expecting 200-250 families […]