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Reception held for ETV Road Show executives and sponsors (Photos)
web posted April 30, 2007
MERRIWETHER – Developer Bettis Rainsford hosted a luncheon on Friday in honor of the ETV Road Show filming that has been taking place across Edgefield County over the past month. The luncheon was held at The Grille at Mount Vintage with ETV executives, corporate sponsors, and a host of local dignitaries in attendance.
EdgefieldDaily.com

Things are looking peachy (Photos)
web posted April 30, 2007
JOHNSTON – From the looks of several peach orchards, not all is lost for this years peach crop. The late spring freeze early in April had some experts and growers claiming 90% crop loss as most trees were in full bloom or setting fruit. EdgefieldDaily.com took some time to visit several orchards in the Johnston area and found peaches – and lots of them.
EdgefieldDaily.com

Strom Thurmond students help in 2007 Special Olympics Spring Games (Photo)
web posted April 30, 2007
JOHNSTON – The STCC HOSA Organization participated in the 2007 Special Olympics Spring Games held on April 27 at Midland Valley High School.  The local HOSA students were chaperons for the participating students from the Edgefield, Aiken and Saluda area.
EdgefieldDaily.com

Favor Awarded Scholarship to Presbyterian College (Photo)
web posted April 30, 2007
JOHNSTON – Akeem Favor has been awarded the John I. Smith and Multicultural Leadership Scholarship at Presbyterian College for a total of $17,800.00. He also received a Presbyterian College Grant in the amount of $3,250.00. The local senior will enter Presbyterian College this fall and major in Business as well as a Management Program.
EdgefieldDaily.com

Letter to the Editor: Writer takes on smoking ban and private property rights
web posted April 30, 2007
OPINION – Dear Editor,
In response to the current one sided articles and proposed legislation to ban smoking state wide that would deny a private business RIGHTS that are enjoyed by private businesses around the world including dictatorships. This is the right  for a private business to target a specific segment of the buying public to market their wares and make a profit. There is a difference between a private business open to the public and a Public facility funded by taxpayers.
EdgefieldDaily.com Opinions

Caught In The Act performances set for May 3-5 at STH
web reposted April 30, 2007
COUNTY – The Strom Thurmond High School Gifted and Talented Drama Class and Director Steven McKinney invite everyone to the 2007 edition of Caught In The Act. The Vaudeville style show is written by members of the Gifted and Talented Drama Class and features comical skits, song and dance, and music provided by the STH Show Choir and Jazz Band.
EdgefieldDaily.com

Found Dog: St Bernard
brown and white found on Vann Rd. Trenton.  Call 803-275-5620.

Working Replica of Noah's Ark Opens
web posted April 30, 2007
SCHAGEN, Netherlands (April 28) - The massive central door in the side of Noah's Ark was thrown open Saturday - you could say it was the first time in 4,000 years - drawing a crowd of curious pilgrims and townsfolk to behold the wonder.
AOLNews

Case closed: country club fire investigation leaves cause "undetermined"
web posted April 28, 2007
EDGEFIELD – The Edgefield County Sheriff’s Office and SLED have closed their investigations on the fire at the North Augusta Country Club that completely destroyed the building. “The point of origin is unknown and the cause of the fire is undetermined,” Sheriff’s Corporal Robbie Harter said Friday, “the case is closed”. The April 16 fire had completely engulfed the clubhouse when the first fire trucks arrived around 5 am that morning. At least five area fire departments responded to the scene.
EdgefieldDaily.com

Suspect sought in armed robbery of Belvedere loan company
web posted April 28, 2007
BELVEDERE – The Quick Cash Title Loan Company, located at 246 Edgefield Road in North Augusta, was the site of a reported armed robbery Friday evening just after 6 pm. The suspect is described as a black male, approximately 6-foot tall, slender build, wearing dark jeans and dark shirt, a black or dark blue cap with white writing, black “dew rag” and dark tennis shoes. He was last seen fleeing the area on Highway 25 north towards Edgefield County in a dark green or blue Ford SUV with a paper tag.
EdgefieldDaily.com


Brown Selected Outstanding State HOSA Student (Photo)
 web posted April 28, 2007
JOHNSTON – Marla Brown, a senior at Strom Thurmond High School has been recognized as an Outstanding HOSA State Student for the 2006-2007 school year.
EdgefieldDaily.com

SC Gov says he will endorse the Presidential candidate that can best his time in Family Fitness Challenge
web posted April 28, 2007
COLUMBIA – Gov. Mark Sanford Friday offered a lighthearted wager to all 2008 presidential candidates - if they can beat his time in the governor's upcoming 70-mile Family Fitness Challenge bike ride, a presidential endorsement will be theirs.
EdgefieldDaily.com

Clinton Says Her Southern Twang a Virtue while dissing southerners
Talking southern is now being "multilingual"
web posted April 28, 2007
GREENVILLE, S.C. (AP) - Democratic presidential hopeful Hillary Rodham Clinton said Friday she sees her sometimes Southern accent as a virtue. "I think America is ready for a multilingual president," Clinton said during a campaign stop at a charter school in Greenville, S.C.
BREITBART.com

Terrorists say anti-war statements in Democrat's SC debate "moment of glory" for global "resistance movements"
web posted April 28, 2007
TEL AVIV – Democratic presidential hopefuls flashing their anti-war credentials last night at a national debate by stating they would immediately withdraw from Iraq, encouraged Palestinian terrorist leaders here, who labeled the debate a victory for Iraqi insurgents and "resistance movements" throughout the world. "We see Hillary (Clinton) and other candidates are competing on who will withdraw from Iraq and who is guilty of supporting the Iraqi invasion. This is a moment of glory for the revolutionary movements in the Arab world in general and for the Iraqi resistance movement specifically," said Abu Jihad, one of the overall leaders of the Al Aqsa Martyrs Brigades terror organization.
WorldNetDaily

FBI joins investigation into bomb threats
web posted April 27, 2007
COUNTY – The Edgefield County School District and Sheriff’s Office were busy Thursday morning with four bomb threats disrupting schools and straining law enforcement personnel to cover the four locations. The first threat was discovered around 7 am at Wardlaw Academy, a private school, when a note taped to a door said a bomb would go off at the school and at Strom Thurmond High School. Sheriff’s Deputies converged on the schools and school officials activated their now all too familiar evacuation plans.
EdgefieldDaily.com

Car chase ends with arrest of man accused in alleged assault
web posted April 27, 2007
JOHNSTON – Just before noon on Thursday Johnston Police and Sheriff’s Deputies were alerted to two men fighting at a barbershop on Lee Street. One of the men was said to be armed with a fireplace poker and the other with a crowbar. Johnston Police arrived on the scene quickly, but not before one of the men, said to be the aggressor, fled the scene in a white Ford Crown Victoria towards Edgefield.
EdgefieldDaily.com

SC Gov. Sanford supports House bill adding 30 cent per pack tax on cigarettes
web posted April 27, 2007
COLUMBIA – Governor Mark Sanford came out in support of a SC House of Representatives Thursday for their plan to cut both income taxes and grocery taxes without raiding the Medicaid program. On Wednesday the House approved a 30-cent per pack increase on cigarettes in order to fund an equal cut to the grocery tax. A similar plan was proposed earlier in the year by Gov. Sanford, but with the cigarette tax offset going toward income tax relief instead. The House budget also provides for more than $80 million in income tax relief.
EdgefieldDaily.com

US Senate Votes to Require Iraq Withdrawals
web posted April 27, 2007
WASHINGTON (AP) - A defiant Democratic-controlled Senate passed legislation Thursday that would require the start of troop withdrawals from Iraq by Oct. 1, propelling Congress toward a historic veto showdown with President Bush on the war.
The 51-46 vote was largely along party lines, and like House passage of the same bill a day earlier, fell far short of the two-thirds margin needed to overturn the president's threatened veto.
MyWayNews

Internet sale leaves Edgefield man with $3,400 in worthless checks
web posted April 26, 2007
EDGEFIELD – An Edgefield man called the Sheriff’s Office on Tuesday to report a fraud. According to the man, his bank contacted him about four cashiers’ checks he deposited that were returned as fraudulent. The checks came from a sale over the internet.
EdgefieldDaily.com

Equipment trailers stolen
web posted April 26, 2007
MERRIWETHER – Two reports of thefts of equipment trailers have come into the Sheriff’s Office this week from the Merriwether area. The first was reported on Stevens Creek Road where a Merriwether man told the deputy his trailer was parked in his yard and when he returned the next day it was gone. Also reported missing from the home was a chainsaw that was left in the garage.
EdgefieldDaily.com

Gov. Sanford: Senate Budget grows more irresponsible by the day
web posted April 26, 2007
COLUMBIA – Governor Mark Sanford today joined with fiscally conservative Senators as the Senate headed into its final day of budget deliberations to urge fiscal sanity in the state's spending plan before it's too late.
EdgefieldDaily.com

Barrett pushes for troop funding
web posted April 26, 2007
WASHINGTON DC –  Congressman J. Gresham Barrett (R-SC) spoke on the House floor on Wednesday supporting a clean bill funding the military in Iraq.
EdgefieldDaily.com

Supreme Court skeptical of McCain-Feingold campaign finance law
web posted April 26, 2007
WASHINGTON - A majority of the Supreme Court appears to be skeptical of the landmark McCain-Feingold campaign finance law's restrictions on pre-election issue ads that mention a candidate by name.
Yahoo!News

Puppy Prozac to help stressed pets
web posted April 26, 2007
If your doberman is a little down in the mouth or your poodle a bit peaky, help is at hand from the makers of Prozac who have developed the drug for dogs, with the canine version coming in chewable form and tasty beef flavour.
Off The Wall

Second arrest made in armed robbery and burglary of Trenton couple
web posted April 25, 2007
EDGEFIELD – The Edgefield County Sheriff’s Office said they have arrested the second suspect in the burglary and armed robbery of an elderly Trenton couple last week. Keith Rocquell Thomas, 17, turned himself in to authorities Tuesday and is currently being held without bond at the Edgefield County Detention Center along with Rio Tyrone Bing Jr. who was arrested the day of the burglary.
EdgefieldDaily.com

Teen remains in school in spite of disturbing report
Teen tells officials killing animals "funny", likes "shooting their heads off", admires Va. Tech shooter
web posted April 25, 2007
JOHNSTON – A 14-year-old JET Middle School student is the focus of a police report requested by EdgefieldDaily.com after receiving several e-mails from worried parents of students at the school. In the report the child is reported as telling school officials that the Virginia Tech shooter, Choe, was his best friend and that he could learn from Choe. Even more disturbing are comments he made saying he found killing animals “funny” and that he liked “shooting their heads off” and wishing he could “spend all day with the devil”. In spite of the report, witness accounts, and written statements school officials are allowing the teen to stay in school.
EdgefieldDaily.com

One injured in rollover crash (Photo)
web posted April 25, 2007
JOHNSTON – A one-car crash on Highway 191 just outside of Johnston Tuesday morning sent one man to the hospital after his Dodge Durango rolled over and crashed into a building along the roadway. Edgefield County Sheriff’s Deputies, EMS, and the Highway Patrol responded to the scene.
EdgefieldDaily.com

Edgefield County United Way Names New Officers, Allocates Money (Photo)
web posted April 25, 2007
COUNTY – At its recent annual Allocation Meeting, the Edgefield County United Way elected new officers and decided which agencies would receive funding this year. Dean Campbell, former Johnston Mayor and local United Way Vice President, was elected President.  Ken Durham, President of the organization for 10 years, was elected Vice President.  Ann Adams continues as Secretary, and Richard Beals remains the Treasurer.
EdgefieldDaily.com

First annual Relay for Life Poker Run a success (Photo)
web posted April 25, 2007
EDGEFIELD – The first annual Edgefield County Hospital Relay for Life Poker run was held Saturday raising $1,131 for cancer research. The event was sponsored by the Edgefield County Hospital and was the scene of the start and ending point of the “poker run” where riders go to various locations and receive a card and try to make the best poker hand by the end of the ride.
EdgefieldDaily.com

One car crash blocks traffic on Hyw 121, sends one to MCG (Photos)
web posted April 24, 2007
JOHNSTON – Just before 2 pm Monday the Johnston Fire Department, Sheriff’s Deputies, and EMS were summoned to a single car crash on Highway 121 just south of Boughtknight’s Crossroads. A 62-year-old woman lost control of her PT Cruiser and left the southbound lane before striking several pine trees and rolling at least once. The woman was trapped in the car as emergency personnel arrived on the scene.
EdgefieldDaily.com

Outstanding Essay Winners Honored In Columbia (Photo)
web posted April 24, 2007
COLUMBIA – The Edgefield County School District Fifth and Eighth Grade Lt. Governor’s Essay Winners were recognized at a ceremony in Columbia on April 23, 2007 by Lt. Governor Andre Bauer.  Shown left of Lt. Governor Bauer is Sally Mickelsen a student at Johnston Elementary who is the county fifth grade winner and right is Elizabeth Holmes, a student at JET Middle School who was the county eighth grade winner.
EdgefieldDaily.com

School District Receives Unanimously Approved Accreditation
web posted April 24, 2007
COUNTY – The Board of Directors of the Council on Accreditation and School Improvement of the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools (SACS CASI) has unanimously approved District Accreditation for The Edgefield County School District.
EdgefieldDaily.com

Trenton woman reports burglary to home
web posted April 24, 2007
TRENTON – A Carrie Lane woman called the Sheriff’s Office to report a burglary at her home on Sunday morning. A Sheriff’s Deputy arrived a short time later and was told by the woman that there was almost $4,000 in goods taken from the home, among them a 42-inch HDTV television worth $2,238.
EdgefieldDaily.com

Locals Awarded Grants Through WSRC Mini Grant Program
web posted April 24, 2007
COUNTY – The Washington Savannah River Company Team at SRS is pleased to announce its 2007 Excellence-In-Teaching Mini Grant winners. Educations from all Central Savannah River Area public elementary and middle schools are eligible to apply for grants in one of three categories: $500, $750 or $1,000. Since the program began in 1989, WSRC has awarded $776,300 to fund 1,464 projects by 1,637 educations in the CSRA.
EdgefieldDaily.com

Gov. Sanford Unveils Spending Clock (Photo)
 web posted April 24, 2007
COLUMBIA – Governor Mark Sanford today unveiled a new spending clock, aimed at displaying just how fast the state budget is spending new tax dollars coming into Columbia this year. This week, the Senate will begin debate on its budget, which as of right now contemplates spending nearly all of the $1.3 billion in new money coming into Columbia this year, while only providing $54 million in tax relief to hard-working South Carolinians.
EdgefieldDaily.com

Stereo thefts from cars reported in Johnston
web posted April 24, 2007
JOHNSTON – Two Johnston residents reported their cars being broken into and stereo equipment being stolen Sunday. The first call came in just after 3:30 pm on Addison Street. In that case the resident told Johnston Police that he walked outside and noticed a window to his car was busted out and he went to investigate. When he looked he noticed his stereo and speakers were gone.
EdgefieldDaily.com

Man Not Guilty in 'Dungeon' Rapes
DARLINGTON, S.C. (AP) - A jury has found a convicted sex offender accused of raping two teen girls in an underground bunker not guilty of kidnapping, sex crimes and assault with intent to kill. Kenneth Glenn Hinson, 48, wiped his eyes and mouth and appeared to cry after the jury read its verdict, which followed about four hours of deliberations over two days.
Off The Wall

Over a Dozen More Recipes added to the Country Cooking, now over 350
web posted April 23, 2007
COUNTRY COOKING – EdgefieldDaily.com's Country Cooking Section continues to grow each week. Send in your favorites and help grow the cooking section even more!
Country Cooking

Police still seeking second armed robbery suspect
web posted April 23, 2007
COUNTY – The Edgefield County Sheriff’s Office is still trying to locate Keith Rocquell Thomas, 17, of Academy Estates in Bettis Academy in connection to an early Friday morning armed robbery of an elderly Trenton couple. Thomas is described as a black male, about 6 foot tall, slender build, weighing between 150 and 170 pounds. Rio Tyrone Bing, 20, of Bettis Academy Road is already in custody in connection to the case.
EdgefieldDaily.com

March for the Park met with sunny skies and warm temps
(Photos)
web posted April 23, 2007
BETTIS ACADEMY – The March for the Park was held Saturday at Bettis Park under clear shies and warm temperatures. Attendees began gathering by 9 am to get a good spot to view the parade that began at 11. The County Line Fire Department was also on hand with their brand new Service Truck the department just purchased proudly in the parade.
EdgefieldDaily.com

Governor Calls for Swift Passage of DUI Legislation
COLUMBIA – Governor Mark Sanford today called on the House Judiciary Committee to expedite passage of the DUI bill currently in subcommittee. In February, Gov. Sanford joined with legislators and law enforcement personnel from across the state to call for passage of legislation based upon the work of the S.C. Impaired Driving Council. The legislation would stiffen penalties for repeat offenders, and would remove some of the administrative roadblocks and loopholes that currently impede police in their efforts to enforce the .08 legislation.
EdgefieldDaily.com

A Total Waste of Time
By Rev. Skip Myers
EdgefieldDaily.com Columnist
web posted April 23, 2007
SKIP-OLOGY – (Every once in a while I have to preach, teach, or write something that serves as a reminder to myself. This article serves this purpose. So, if it sounds a bit harsh at times, remember it isn’t directed at you, it’s directed at me.)
EdgefieldDaily.com

Doctors want Pap test for gay men
web posted April 23, 2007
Bay Area doctors are leading a campaign to bring gay men into their offices for a basic exam that women have been enduring for decades -- the Pap test.
Off The Wall

'Smoking gun' tape indicts Hillary?
Shows her 'committing felony' punishable by 5 years in prison
web posted April 23, 2007
A business mogul who says he was Hillary Clinton's biggest donor in her 2000 Senate campaign is preparing to release a newly recovered videotape his lawyer calls "smoking-gun evidence" of the New York Democrat's commission of a series of felonies, each punishable by up to five years in prison.
WorldNetDaily.com

One arrested in Trenton burglary, second man sought
Edgefield County Sheriff's Investigators solve violent crime in a matter of hours
web posted April 21, 2007
BETTIS ACADEMY – Edgefield County Sheriff’s Investigators have made an arrest late Friday afternoon in the early morning burglary of an elderly Trenton couple. In the burglary the elderly couple was held at gunpoint while the two men stole several guns, thousands of rounds of ammo, cash, and one of the couple’s cars. A Sheriff’s Investigator spotted the car around 6 am on Highway 25 and a high-speed chase ensued before the two men crashed the car and escaped on foot.
EdgefieldDaily.com

Johnston man reports grand larceny of equipment, attempted car theft
web posted April 21, 2007
JOHNSTON – A Johnston man called Police Thursday morning to report a theft from his home on the 900 block of Lakeview Drive when he discovered someone tried to steal his truck and then made off with a trailer with a small tractor and other lawn equipment onboard. Johnston Police arrived a short time later and observed the truck with the steering column “busted”. The trailer that was connected to the truck had been unhitched and was missing from the home.
EdgefieldDaily.com

Trenton couple held at gunpoint during early morning burglary  (Photos)
web posted April 20, 2007
TRENTON – An elderly Trenton couple was held at gunpoint in their home on the 2500 block of Edgefield Road early Friday morning while two men robbed them of guns, cash, and a 2003 Mercury Sable automobile. The incident took place around 1am. Shortly after 6am Sheriff’s Deputies spotted the stolen car and gave pursuit until the car crashed and the two men ran off into the woods on Knight Lane, just off Community Road near Bettis Academy.
EdgefieldDaily.com

Governor, Representatives call for School District Consolidation
web posted April 20, 2007
COLUMBIA – Following his call in the State of the State address for school district consolidation, Gov. Mark Sanford today joined Representatives Ken Kennedy (D - Greeleyville) and Rex Rice (R - Easley) to call for bills aimed at reducing administrative overlap and getting more money to the classroom.
EdgefieldDaily.com

David vs Goliath battle brews between local web site and developers
web posted April 20, 2007
MERRIWETHER – When Charles Sharp and Linda Vola launched MountVintageExtra.com they had the best of intentions in helping those in the Mount Vintage and outlying Merriwether Community sell properties and goods which cannot be self advertised in Mount Vintage. What they got in return was notice of legal action if they did not take the site down.
EdgefieldDaily.com

Johnston woman held after stabbing
web posted April 20, 2007
JOHNSTON – A Johnston woman has been arrested and charged with assault and battery with intent to kill after a stabbing in Johnston earlier this week. Connie Jordan, 44, of the 200 block of Lee Street in Johnston was arrested after officers arrived on the scene and found the male victim with a stab wound to his chest and a second wound behind his ear.
EdgefieldDaily.com

Over the Limit: Raise the Limit
By Rev. Skip Myers
EdgefieldDaily.com Columnist
web posted April 20, 2007
Skip-Ology – It was his chance to be a big-shot. When the check hit the table he scooped it up like a shortstop going for the double play. The words, “I got this” rang out across the tables filled with impressed relatives. The waiter took the piece of plastic, smiled and disappeared. A few moments later a nice looking man with a tie returned with a sheepish almost embarrassed look on his face. He handed the card to the young man and quietly announced the card was no good.  He was over his limit.
EdgefieldDaily.com

Sponsor signs stolen from ball field
web posted April 20, 2007
JOHNSTON – The Edgefield County Recreation Director Nick Wates reported to Johnston Police that two large “sponsor signs” that were placed at the ball field on Academy Street were missing. The sings carried the advertisement for Jim Satcher Ford and Papa’s Pizza and each were four feet by four feet with white background. The cost of the signs was listed at a total of $72. No suspects were listed and it is unknown who may have taken the signs.

NOTICE: Relay for Life Poker Run set for Saturday
web posted April 20, 2007
EDGEFIELD – The 1st Annual Edgefield County Relay For Life Poker Run is this Saturday, April 21st. Start & Finish at the Edgefield County Hospital. First Bike out at 10:00AM, Last Bike out at 11:00AM  Call Kelvin Thomas 803-384-0128, Dale Gordineer 803-336-8632, Sean Kelly 803-270-2291 or Alison Diamond 706-825-1482 for more information or to join in the ride.

Families cancel NBC appearances over gunman video
web posted April 20, 2007
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Some family members of the victims killed at Virginia Tech university canceled interviews with NBC on Thursday because the television network aired video and photographs of the killer it received in the mail.
Reuters

Ohio Principal in Trouble for Kissing Feet of Teen Boys Over Volleyball Bet
web posted April 20, 2007
LORAIN, Ohio —  A former principal who kissed the feet of three male students to settle a bet on a volleyball game entered a no-contest plea to a misdemeanor sex charge.
Off The Wall

Questions surround hiring of Brightharp as Title 1 Director for School District
web posted April 19, 2007
COUNTY – The Edgefield County School Board voted Tuesday night to offer open positions in the school system to several candidates including the position of Assistant Superintendent to Diane Murrell. Present Assistant Superintendent Roberson said at the meeting the candidates were picked by the Search Committee, which included Dr. Roberson.
EdgefieldDaily.com

Identity released in death of logger (Photo)
web posted April 19, 2007
MERRIWETHER – The identity of a man killed during a logging accident on tuesday has been released Edgefield County Coroner Thurmond Burnett said Wednesday. Ronnie Tolbert, 43, of Norwood Georgia was killed while he was trimming limbs off trees on the back of his truck readying a load. He was killed when a dead tree was suspected to have been toppled by winds and never saw or heard the tree falling due to the noise of a chainsaw he was operating and the other machinery running nearby. The tree struck Mr. Tolbert from behind.
EdgefieldDaily.com

Hundreds held out of school after threats
Parents say rumors led to keeping almost half of students out of school
web posted April 19, 2007
MERRIWETHER – Following the most recent bomb threat at Merriwether Elementary parents reacted by keeping their children out of school on Tuesday in fear that a further threat was made in the handwritten letter left under a door at the Teacher’s Lounge area. Merriwether Elementary Principle Gene Huiet said, “around 300 were absent,” on Tuesday, adding that the school enrolls around 800 children. “Everybody was back (Wednesday),” he said.
EdgefieldDaily.com

Fox Creek defends evacuation
web posted April 19, 2007
Fox Creek High School Principal Dr. Tim Murph spent the latter part of last week defending his decision to evacuate FCHS during a bomb threat at two other county schools. On Tuesday, April 10, a bomb threat was called into the Edgefield County Sheriff's dispatch involving Merriwether Middle and Merriwether Elementary School.
The Citizen News

Fox Creek speaks out; opens mouth to change feet
A Column by the Editor
web posted April 19, 2007
COLUMN – Fox Creek Principle Tim Murph was interviewed by The Citizen News Editor Frank Johnson for an article published Wednesday April 18 in an effort for the school to refute reports published by EdgefieldDaily.com. If you have not read the article I encourage you to do so in order to obtain an even greater understanding of the constant incompetence displayed by their school officials. In the article Mr. Murph not only gives hair-brained excuses for creating a “potentially dangerous situation”, as Edgefield County School Superintendent Sharon Keesley described the un-called-for evacuation in the article, but outright misstates the facts.
EdgefieldDaily.com

Worker dies in logging accident (Photos)
web posted April 18, 2007
MERRIWETHER – A Georgia man working on a logging crew was killed Tuesday afternoon when a tree fell on top of him. The call came into dispatchers just before 2 pm and Sheriff’s Deputies and EMS were sent to the location on Woodlawn Road near the Edgefield and McCormick County line. The man was pronounced dead on the scene.
EdgefieldDaily.com

Johnston Police continue crackdown on drugs with more arrests
web posted April 18, 2007
JOHNSTON – Johnston Police Chief Christ Aston announced his department has made arrests for crack cocaine trafficking and drug possession in Johnston over the weekend. The arrests came as a result of traffic stops. Johnny Major Lott, 51, of Palm Branch Road in Leesville was arrested and charged with trafficking crack cocaine after finding over 10 grams of the drug in his Ford Explorer.
EdgefieldDaily.com

SC Judicial Department to provide free computer upgrade to Edgefield County court system
web posted April 18, 2007
EDGEFIELD – The Edgefield County Court system will officially be a Pilot Project for the new Statewide Court Case Management System by the SC Judicial Department. Under the program the Judicial Department will provide the desktops, laptops, printers, software, training, hosting, and customer support. For the county to provide the required upgrades would cost between eighty to one hundred thousand dollars.
EdgefieldDaily.com

Gov. Sanford takes aim at Senate Finance Budget Spending at Taxpayers' Expense
web posted April 18, 2007
COLUMBIA – Tuesday as thousands of South Carolinians file their state and federal income taxes, Governor Mark Sanford called on the Senate to put the brakes on overspending in the budget, and instead return more money to hardworking South Carolinians.
EdgefieldDaily.com

Fire Station Burns While Firefighters at Call
web posted April 18, 2007
JACKSONVILLE, Fla. -- Firefighters returned from an emergency call on Saturday night to find their Westside fire house on fire.
Off The Wall

Sheriff's Office, SLED investigate fire at country club (Photos)
web posted April 17, 2007
MERRIWETHER – The early morning fire that completely destroyed the North Augusta Country Club is currently being investigated by the Edgefield County Sheriff’s Office and the South Carolina Law Enforcement Division. According to investigators with the Sheriff’s Office they are looking into the matter in an effort to find the cause of the blaze. The fire completely engulfed the large structure in a very short time. The Country Club was officially sold on Friday and had just replaced the fleet of golf carts last Wednesday. They were also destroyed in the fire.
EdgefieldDaily.com

Caught In The Act performances set for May 3-5 at STH
web posted April 17, 2007
COUNTY – The Strom Thurmond High School Gifted and Talented Drama Class and Director Steven McKinney invite everyone to the 2007 edition of Caught In The Act. The Vaudeville style show is written by members of the student members of the Gifted and Talented Drama Class and features comical skits, song and dance, and music provided by the STH Show Choir and Jazz Band.
EdgefieldDaily.com

Ridge Spring woman charged in stabbing
web posted April 17, 2007
RIDGE SPRING – A Ridge Spring woman is being held at the Edgefield County Detention Center awaiting service of a warrant after an alleged stabbing on Old Plank Road on Sunday night. The call of an assault came into dispatchers just before 8 pm and the first deputy on the scene reported finding a woman with bloody and “disheveled” clothing with a visible swollen area on her forehead at the location.
EdgefieldDaily.com

Merriwether Elementary evacuated again after threat
web posted April 17, 2007
MERRIWETHER – The Merriwether Elementary School was evacuated again on Monday after school officials found a letter making a threat of an explosive device. The Edgefield County Sheriff’s Office and the Merriwether Fire Department were summoned to the scene as the students were being evacuated from the building. This is the second threat made in a week at the school. Last week a 911 call named Merriwether Elementary and Middle Schools as targets.
EdgefieldDaily.com

Annual Senior Farewell Basketball Game set for April 27
web posted April 17, 2007
PSA - JOHNSTON – The Second Annual Senior Farewell Basketball Game will be held April 27th starting at 7:00 p.m. The seniors will have to face the toughest opponents they have ever had, the faculty and staff! Last year the faculty and staff ran away with the competition and scored 100 plus points on the seniors.
EdgefieldDaily.com

The Virginia Tech Massacre, 33 dead
web posted April 17, 2007
Stories relating to the VT shootings.
EdgefieldDaily.com

More recipes added to the local Country Cooking Section; Now almost 350 for your use
web posted April 16, 2007
Country Cooking

Early morning fire destroys North Augusta Country Club (Photos)
web posted April 16, 2007