Letter to the Editor Dear Editor: My church, The Episcopal Church of the Ridge (including Edgefield, Trenton and Ridge Spring parishes), has The Harvest Food Bank as one of our outreach projects. Each Sunday parishioners donate food items to support this worthy cause. A couple of years ago, I put an empty box denoting “Donations […]
Two Democratic candidates running in the General Election made their way to Edgefield County and Johnston on Friday, October 31, a few days before the November 4 election. They are Bakari Sellers, running for Lieutenant Governor of S.C. and Barbara Jo Mullis running for Congress, District III. They came to expound on issues and to […]
Nationwide’s “Preserve your Passion” contest recently ended with the National Wild Turkey Federation (NWTF) collecting the highest voter percentage and winning the top prize of $45,000. Recognizing the importance of hunting and fishing to its members and conservation partners, Nationwide created the “Preserve Your Passion” contest to give $75,000 to conservation and help create or […]
To combat the scourge of highly destructive feral pigs, the S.C. Department of Natural Resources (DNR) in conjunction with several partners is sponsoring a Wild Hog Management Workshop on Thursday, Dec. 11 from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. at the Blue Heron Nature Center in Ridgeland. Join experts from USDA Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service […]
Arrest Made in Johnny Hydrick Murder Case The Edgefield County Sheriff’s Office arrested Billy Sellars, 31, of Aiken, SC, for the murder of Johnny Hydrick of Edgefield, Thursday, October 30, 2014, at his home. Sellars is charged with Burglary 1st and murder. He has been denied bond and is being held in the Edgefield County […]
This is the final announcement of the upcoming Veteran’s Day Ceremony on Tuesday November 11. The celebration will be held at the Strom Thurmond High School Football Stadium. Veterans are to park behind the stadium and rendezvous in the field house located behind the goalpost from 0900 to 0920 hrs. At 0920, fall in and […]
Kalei Mariah Bowser was named to the 2014 All-American Clogging Team. The announcements were made at the American Clogging Hall of Fame Championships held in Spartanburg, South Carolina this weekend. An All-American Clogging Team is selected each year through a nominating and selection process in which 24 of our best dancers are chosen. These dancers are showcased […]
Representatives from state wildlife agencies gathered with National Wild Turkey Federation (NWTF) staff and volunteers for a weekend of training and collaboration aimed at solving the biggest problem facing both conservation and hunting industries – lack of new hunter recruitment and retention. The NWTF is the first non-governmental organization to unite state and federal wildlife […]
Trick or Treating Hours: Halloween is Friday, October 31, and the towns of Edgefield and Johnston will observe the holiday with trick or treating allowed from 6 pm until 8:30 pm Friday. In Edgefield, Mayor Ken Durham will be on the Town Square handing out candy on behalf of the town from 6 pm until […]
– By Josie Rodgers – Domestic violence continues to be in the forefront of the media, and SC still ranks at the top for the number of women killed due to domestic violence. The most frustrating issue is the reason these women stay with their abusers or don’t leave sooner. We hear all kinds of […]