Growing and Promoting the Johnston Area Chamber Sponsors Night of Games Lead-in event to the Johnston Festival; Friday Night Street Dance is Back! Citizens can participate in two events that lead into the Johnston Peach Blossom Festival: A Night of Games sponsored by the Edgefield County Chamber of Commerceand a revival of the Friday Night street dance. The Night of Games will be held on Thursday, May 5, 6 p.m., American Legion […]
Anglers show off their fish after the weigh-in at last year’s Johnston Peach Blossom Festival Bass Fishing Tournament. Sponsored by the Johnston, S.C., Development Corporation Growing and Promoting the Johnston Area For Immediate Release Contact: Dean Campbell, Festival Publicity Chairman, (803) 275-3635 Fishing Tournament and Cruise In Are A Part of the Johnston Peach Blossom Festival The Bass Fishing Tournament and Cruise In are now accepting people interested […]
Doug Landreth, owner of a new catering business in Johnston called Creative Catering, is excited to share news of a NEW event series that his business is spearheading in Edgefield County. Evenings of Dinner and Music. The dinners will feature delicious buffet dinners, wonderful live entertainment, and will raise funds for great causes. Here is Landreth’s story: “I recently learned of a […]
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASEMARCH 28, 2022 McCORMICK COUNTY – World-renowned mushroom expert and author Tradd Cotter will visit the South Carolina Governor’s School for Agriculture at John de la Howe on Thursday, April 21 for a public event at the school’s dairy barn. Mr. Cotter will offer his fascinating presentation, “Opportunities With Fungi That Can Change […]
802 Ouzts Street Johnston, South Carolina 29832 (803) 275-3635 Growing and Promoting the Johnston Area Johnston to Hold Community Concerts in the Park Johnston Development Corporation sponsors popular event The Johnston Development Corporation (JDC) is sponsoring three springtime Community Concerts in the Park in Johnston, which will be held in April, May, and June. The Concerts, which will be held […]
Pictured are, left to right, are Lisa Rodgers, “Grandma Ruby Posey, and Toni Brunson. Ruby Posey is 89 years old and is a Foster Grandparent at Strom Thurmond High School. She has served as a “Grandma” for over 20 years with this wonderful program that is designed to benefit Senior Citizens and the youth in […]
Pat Conroy, Author Jonathan Haupt to speak On Sunday afternoon, March 27, at 3 p.m., The Friends of the Edgefield Public Library will present the program “I Was Born to Be in a Library: Pat Conroy’s Great Love of Libraries.” The Pat Conroy Literary Center’s Executive Director Jonathan Haupt will discuss best-selling author Pat Conroy’s lifelong love of […]
This boxer is local and is looking for a Fur-ever home. The 2nd Annual Mutt Strut to benefit Paws & Hooves Rescue is coming to the town of Edgefield, March 12. Festivities will begin with a parade at 10:00 a.m. led by Grand Marshal Suzy Spurgeon, Edgefield County Director of Emergency Management. Participants in the Strut will march […]
Photographed By Brian Scott, October 10, 2008 Biddle Hall, located on the historic campus of Bettis Academy, in Trenton, SC, has been closed to the public for over a year due to COVID-19. Now it has re-opened to the public as of March 5, 2022 and will be open every Friday from 12:00 p.m. to […]
Winter is always a nice time to sit back and reflect on the growing seasons of the past and plan for the ones of the future. If you are planning on growing a garden in 2022, now is a great time to get out and do some soil sampling. Soil sampling and testing is a […]
