Barry Roger Sharrock

COLUMBIA, S.C. –  The funeral service for Barry Roger Sharrock will be held at 10:30 a.m. Thursday, June 20, 2013, at Saint Mary’s Episcopal Church, 170 St. Andrews Road, Columbia, SC 29210, where Barry was a member of the Vestry and the Choir. A memorial service will be held at 4:00 p.m. the same day […]

400 NWTF Volunteers Attend National Leadership Conference

400 NWTF Volunteers Attend National Leadership Conference

More than 400 of the National Wild Turkey Federation’s leading volunteers from across the nation descended on the NWTF’s Wild Turkey Center to take part in the 2013 NWTF National Leadership Conference. Volunteers are the lifeblood of the NWTF and a driving force behind the $432 million the NWTF has invested in conservation and the […]

Trenton Council Votes for Law Enforcement at Ball Field

Trenton Council Votes for Law Enforcement at Ball Field

 – Summer Again to Serve Trenton Community –   By Tiffani Ireland – In response to a recommendation made by Chief of Police, Deke Tanks, the Trenton Town Council voted unanimously at their regularly scheduled monthly meeting, Wednesday, June 12, to require anyone leasing the Trenton baseball facility hire an off-duty deputy.  This move came in […]

One Day of Crimes Results in Over $12,000 of Stolen Items

One Day of Crimes Results in Over $12,000 of Stolen Items

Two separate crimes in Edgefield County, Thursday, June 13, resulted in the theft of over $12,000 worth of items.  According to reports filed with the Edgefield County Sheriff’s Office, deputies responded to a residence on Woodward Lake Road in Trenton Thursday afternoon to find that an EZ GO Golf Cart with 6 new batteries as […]

Louise W. Puckett

GREENWOOD, S.C. – Louise Walker Trotter Puckett, 91, went to her heavenly rest Thursday, June 13, 2012 at HospiceCare of Piedmont in Greenwood, SC. She was born in Edgefield, SC, May 29, 1922, the oldest of three children and the only daughter of the late Tom and Everlean Peterson Walker. She was preceded in death by both brothers. […]

State Antler Records Remain at High Level This Year

State Antler Records Remain at High Level This Year

The most recent round of white-tailed deer antler measuring conducted by the S.C. Department of Natural Resources revealed 246 new records, including one Boone and Crockett qualifier. Each spring S.C. Department of Natural Resources (DNR) Wildlife Section personnel make a concerted effort to measure deer racks throughout the state, with a major session during the […]

Electric Cooperatives to Sponsor North-South All-Star Football Game

Electric Cooperatives to Sponsor North-South All-Star Football Game

Myrtle Beach, S.C. – South Carolina’s electric cooperatives have assumed primary sponsorship of the North-South All-Star Football game, played each December.  The announcement was made in Myrtle Beach, site of the 2013 All-Star game to be held on December 14 at Doug Shaw Memorial Stadium. With support from organizers of the North-South game, the electric […]

Here and There – 6-13-13

Johnston Farmer’s & Artist’s Market every Thursday, from 4 – 6 p.m. in front of the Library/Warehouse on Calhoun Street. Family Movie Night: Free family event, Friday, June 14, 7:30 p.m.(movie The Tooth Fairy begins at 8:30) sponsored by Family Dentistry of Edgefield. Popcorn, drinks and prizes will be provided. Theater: Edgefield County Theatre Company, 405 […]