Benjamin “Peanut” Riley, 60, from Edgefield was killed Thursday evening, Dec. 20, at approximately 6 p.m. in a vehicle accident on Hwy 19 in Aiken County. According to the SC Highway Patrol, Mr. Riley was driving a 2010 Chevy 4-door vehicle when he pulled out from a business near Hwy 191 and Hwy 19. His […]
A local DUI crash prevention coalition has purchased equipment for area Highway Patrol officers in support of their efforts to keep Edgefield County’s roads safer. The Community Action for a Safer Edgefield coalition recently provided officers with Troop Two of the SC Highway Patrol with public safety checkpoint signs and LED road flares. The signs […]
Charles Moss Duke Jr. attended elementary school in Johnston, S.C., where he lived with his mother, Willie Waters Duke, while his father, Charles Duke Sr., was in World War II. He had a twin brother, Billy, named for his mother, who became a doctor and remained in Lancaster where the family lived after they were […]
The Edgefield County Sheriff’s Office made 3 arrests and confiscated what is believed to be illegal drugs and alcohol from 2 different residences in separate raids conducted on Friday, Dec. 14. According to reports filed with the ECSO, in the first incident, two men were arrested on drug charges after deputies with the narcotics unit […]
The Edgefield County Sheriff’s Office responded to a call of counterfeit money at McDonalds, Monday, Dec. 17. Upon arriving, an employee with the restaurant informed deputies that an unidentified black male attempted to pay for his purchase with a counterfeit fifty dollar bill. The bill was discovered to be a forgery by the use of […]
In their 6th Annual Local Toy Drive for children at Christmas, The Southern Eagles Motorcycle Club filled the Discovery Center this past Saturday with excitement and a visit from Santa as they distributed Christmas gifts to families with children. There were 100 children who received these gifts. The Club would like to thank all of […]
A routine traffic stop Sunday, Dec. 9, lead to the arrest of two individuals on drug charges. According to a report filed with the Edgefield County Sheriff’s Office, deputies with the ECSO stopped a silver Lincoln Town Car that was traveling south on Hwy 25 South for erratic driving and for being registered to a […]
Columbia, SC – The Commission on Accreditation of Rehabilitation Facilities (CARF) has accredited the Backman Center for Mental Health Services (Beckman), for a period of three years, in the following areas: Mental health Case Management/Services Coordination for Adults; Mental Health Case Management/Services coordination for Children and Adolescents; Mental Health Outpatient treatment for Adults; and Mental […]
Participants kicked off the conference with a motivational workshop presented by former Miss South Carolina and Farm Bureau member, Jane Jenkins Herlong. SCFB Agricultural Literacy Director, Vonne Knight, spotlighted the 2012 Ag Book of the Year, “How Did That Get In My Lunchbox?”, and shared hands-on activities that volunteers can conduct with children to help […]
The SC Drought Response Committee, meeting via conference call on Dec. 11, upgraded the drought status one level in every county statewide. Oconee, Pickens, Anderson, Abbeville, McCormick, Greenwood, Edgefield, Saluda, Newberry, Lexington, Aiken and Barnwell counties moved to the severe drought level. Greenville, Spartanburg, Cherokee, York, Laurens, Union, Chester, Fairfield, Richland, Sumter, Calhoun, Orangeburg, Clarendon, […]