BELVEDERE, S.C. – Mrs. Mary E. Hammonds, 101, of Rivers Circle, entered into rest August 4, 2013 at University Hospital. Funeral services were held Wed., August 7, at Mt. Zion Baptist Church with the Rev. Eddie Freeman officiating. Interment was in the church cemetery. Mrs. Hammonds, a native of Edgefield County, was a member of […]
BEECH ISLAND, S. C. – Mrs. Lucy L. Griffin Brown, 79, of Ashmore Drive, entered into rest August 9, 2013. Funeral service will be held 12 p.m. Wednesday, August 14, 2013 at Pleasant Grove Baptist Church of which the Rev. Oscar Brown pastor and Pastor Tonita Cody eulogist. Mrs. Brown, a native of Edgefield County […]
September 7, 1955, were you there? The Edgefield High School Bulldogs will open their 1955 football season Friday night when they meet the Williston-Elko Blue Devils in Williston. The kick-off is scheduled for 8 p.m. The Bulldogs have been hard at work since August 15th, under the leadership this year of Coach Roddy. They worked […]
– Farmers Markets in the Edgefield County-Ridge Area – Hugh Weathers, South Carolina’s Commissioner of Agriculture, is asking South Carolinians to join him in celebrating Farmers Market Month in August by shopping at a farmers market in their community. Governor Nikki Haley has again proclaimed August as Farmers Market Month in South Carolina. Farmers Market […]
COLUMBIA, S.C. – Owners and operators of reservoirs throughout South Carolina should check their dams immediately and during the next several days for possible problems caused by heavy rainfall, the state Department of Health and Environmental Control announced today. “Owners who have the ability to lower their reservoir’s water level should safely do so to […]
The Upper Savannah SC Works System is warning job seekers about scams after a victim who was interviewed and trained online sent money for “work materials” that were never received. The victim was contacted about a data entry specialist position through the SC Works Online Services (SCWOS) messaging system. “After reviewing your profile on SC […]
_ By Tiffani Ireland – Nearly a year ago, Enova Energy Group, a wood pellet processing company from Georgia, announced that it would be opening a processing plant in Edgefield County. That announcement, coupled with the request for property rezoning on Hwy 121, has led citizens to believe the plant is seeking to locate there […]
– By Tiffani Ireland – In a 2-1 vote at their regularly scheduled monthly meeting, Tuesday, Aug. 6, (Councilwoman Genia Blackwell was absent and Councilman Dorn left mid-meeting) Edgefield County Council passed a measure to lift the county-wide hiring freeze that has been in place since May 2011. Originally instituted to save County funds and […]
The William Miller Bouknight Theatre, home of the Edgefield County Theater Company, will close out their 2012-2013 season with the hilarious comedy, The Hallelujah Girls August 16-18 and August 23-25. Written by Jones, Hope, Wooten–the same writers who gave us The Dixie Swim Club, Christmas Belles and Dearly Departed, this show is sure to put a […]
Johnston Farmer’s & Artist’s Market: every Thursday, from 4 – 6 p.m. in front of the Library/Warehouse on Calhoun Street. Edgefield Farmers Arts and Crafts Market: On the Town Square every Sat. through first Sat. in Sept. 9:00 a.m.-1:00.For more info call Carolyn Piekielniak @ 637-6861 or 803-507-0278. Planning Commission: Planning Commission will meet September 12, […]