Watson Dorn never passes up an opportunity to educate someone about dairy farming. The third-generation dairy farmer in Edgefield, S.C., said he’s always known he wanted to operate a dairy farm, even as he was pursuing his degree in agriculture education from Clemson University. “It’s a blessing in a way to know what I wanted […]
Tuesday evening the Edgefield County Hospital hosted an appreciation dinner at Pine Ridge Club and they had the largest turnout ever for this yearly spring event. The enthusiasm among employees and board came through in the acceptance of gifts and the pledge of board and administrative personnel that the hospital would continue its service to […]
This Saturday, May 11, the Second Saturday History Series continues. This month there will be a special Confederate tour in Willowbrook Cemetery. It will include George Blocker Lake, who was buried alive at the Battle of the Crater and Jonathan Hanby Carter, who was the Captain of the ironclad, CSS Missouri, the last Confederate ship […]
In recognition of the arrival of SPRING, the Edgefield Community Development Association is sponsoring a Downtown Spring Celebration Stroll Thursday May 9th from 2:00 until 8:00 PM. Local merchants will open their doors to welcome spring shoppers to peruse merchandise while enjoying a glass of wine or other fun cocktail and tasting delicious treats, offering […]
Three ladies recently paid a visit to Edgefield and stopped by the pottery. They brought with them an interest in learning more of Dave the potter. In the photo are Joyce Hansen, Jeanette Samuels and Dr. Henrietta Smith. Hansen is originally from New York, but is living in Lexington, S.C. She has written numerous books […]
Four students, Christine Furtick, Ashley Bowman, Taylor Ingram and Michelle Myers, from Augusta Regents University recently completed a project for their Community Studies Program. The students are majoring in social work and chose Edgefield as their subject matter. As a result of their studies they all confess to having fallen in love with the Town […]
At the April 2013 Board Meeting of the Edgefield County Water and Sewer Authority, Richard Shaffer, Administrator, announced that he will be retiring, ending his 39 year career with ECW&SA. He has served as Administrator for the last 29 years. John Hare, who has been with the Authority 14 years, has been named his successor. […]
– By Tiffani Ireland – If you live on the Westside of Edgefield County and felt the floor beneath you tremble in the wee hours of Friday morning, you are not alone. When I heard the loud rumble followed by the quick shaking of the floor in my house, I immediately thought, “Earthquake.” Knowing our […]
Fox Creek High School’s Silver Fox Academy is a special program for gifted and talented students that allows them the option of taking multiple college courses on Fox Creek’s campus free of charge during their Junior and Senior years of high school. The program is in its second year and has grown by leaps and […]
The Edgefield County Library held a ribbon cutting Thursday afternoon, Apr. 18, to officially dedicate and open the newly renovated children’s area in memory of longtime library patron, Dorothy (Dot) Mims. Sponsored by The Friends of the Library, a host of family and friends of the late Mrs. Mims was on hand to see her […]