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January 2014
Archive
Edgefield
County
Recreation
Department
Spring Sports
web
posted January
31, 2014
COUNTY –
The Edgefield
County
Recreation
Department’s
Spring Sports is
right around the
Corner. We are
starting signups
for our various
leagues over the
course of the
next 2
Saturdays. Below
is signup
information for
each of our
leagues. If you
have any
questions about
signups or the
league, please
give Nick Wates
a call at (803)
637-2621.
Edgefield
Daily
1%
Sales Tax
Meeting
Rescheduled
web
posted January
31, 2014
COUNTY –
The Sales Tax
Commission Work
Session that was
originally
scheduled for
Tuesday, January
28, has been
rescheduled for
Wednesday,
February 5,
2014, at 6pm in
the County
Council
Chambers.
Statement
From Gov.
Nikki Haley On
December 2013
Unemployment
Rate
web
posted January
31, 2014
COLUMBIA,
S.C. – Governor
Nikki Haley
issued the
following
statement in
response to
South Carolina’s
unemployment
rate declining
significantly to
6.6 percent in
December from
7.1 percent in
November.
Marking four
straight months
of decline, 6.6
percent
unemployment is
the lowest since
June 2008 and
the first time
South Carolina’s
rate has been
under the
national rate
since January
2001.
Edgefield
Daily
Edgefield
County Schools
Closed
Thursday
web
posted January
29, 2014
COUNTY –
All
Edgefield School
District Schools
will be closed
all day Thursday
due to inclement
weather.
SCDOT
Warns of Icy
Roadways
Thursday
Morning
web
posted January
30, 2014
COUNTY –
Secondary Roads
as well as
bridges and
overpasses will
be just as
dangerous
Thursday morning
as they were
Tuesday night as
melting snow
refreezes with a
low in the
middle teens
overnight. Icy
conditions are
worse than snowy
conditions as
tires cannot
make traction on
ice. SCDOT warns
that secondary
roads are still
facing icy
conditions.
Drivers are
advised to drive
slow and take
precautions.
Edwards
Drive Home
Found
Burglarized
web
posted January
30, 2014
MERRIWETHER
– An Edwards
Drive man called
the Edgefield
County Sheriff's
Office after
arriving home
and finding the
front door to
the home "kicked
in" and the back
door left open.
The man informed
dispatchers he
had already been
in the home and
items were
missing. After a
deputy and
investigator
arrived,
footprints were
found leading
away from the
crime scene.
Edgefield
Daily
Breakfast
is Served at
Edgefield
County
Hospital
web
posted January
30, 2014
EDGEFIELD
– Starting
Monday, February
10th Edgefield
County Hospital
will serve
breakfast to the
public
Monday-Friday
from
6:00am-9:30am.
The breakfast
menu will
include: Hash
Browns, French
Toast, Sausage,
Bacon, Scrambled
Eggs, Grits,
Biscuits, Toast,
and an Omelet
Station with all
the fixings.
Edgefield
Daily
Strom
Thurmond FFA
Ladies in the
SC Miss FFA
Pageant
web
posted January
30, 2014
JOHNSTON
– Taylor
Cordovano, a
member of the
Pelion High FFA
chapter won the
2014 Miss FFA
pageant on
January 17 at
the Lexington
Three Fine Arts
Center in
Batesburg-Leesville.
Forty-five young
ladies from FFA
chapters across
the state
competed in the
annual event.
The top five
finalists in the
pageant
included: first
runner up,
Tiffany Smith,
Pickens County
Career and
Technology
Center; second
runner up, Casey
Nix, Pendleton
High; third
runner up,
Morgan
Spaulding, Strom
Thurmond Career
& Technology
Center; and
fourth runner
up, Bayleah
Jackson, Pelion
High.
Edgefield
Daily
Letter
to the Editor:
Writer Takes
Different View
on Recent
Editor's
Column
web
posted January
30, 2014
Editor,
Let me begin by
saying that I'm
a registered
Republican and
have voted
straight
Republican my
entire
life. I
suppose I would
consider myself
a Conservative
Republican,
however these
days I'm not
always sure it
that's true.
While I agree
with the vast
majority of your
recent opinion
piece on why
Democrats can't
be Christians, I
feel the need to
point out the
fact that I
would have
stopped short of
making that bold
of a statement.
Edgefield
Daily
Edgefield
Dixie Youth
Registrations
web
posted January
30, 2014
EDGEFIELD
– Registration
dates for
Edgefield Dixie
Youth will take
place on
February 1, 8,
and 15, between
the hours of
10:00 - 12:00
noon at the
baseball complex
in Edgefield.
The cost is $45
per child during
the registration
period and $60
per child after
February 15. In
an effort to
keep the
registration
cost at $45,
EDYB will only
provide players
with a cap and
jersey this
season.
Edgefield
Daily
Winter
Photos: Send
in Yours
web
posted January
30, 2014
COUNTY
– Below are a
few of the
photos sent in
or taken by
Edgefield
Daily
following the
snow on
Tuesday night
and Wednesday.
Have a
snowman, kids
sledding, or
just a great
view from your
yard or
travels? Send
them in. Share
them with our
readers as the
snow begins to
melt away
starting
today. By the
weekend the
snow event
will be
history.
Edgefield
Daily
No
Booking
Reports Today
Emergency
Notices: Road
Conditions,
Power Outages
and other
Situations
web
posted January
29, 2014
COUNTY –
Edgefield
Daily will be
updating this
page during the
winter storm
event forecast
for Tuesday and
Wednesday with
regular updates
by the hour,
more as
conditions
warrant, through
Wednesday and
possibly
Thursday. You may
have to refresh
or reload the
page to receive
the latest
updates.
Edgefield
Daily
Computer
Tracking
Device Leads
to Location of
Suspect
web
posted January
29, 2014
COUNTY
LINE – A
Columbia County
Sheriff's
investigator
contacted the
Edgefield County
Sheriff's Office
to relay that
they were
tracking a
stolen computer
that was being
used at a home
on Casalina
Drive, in
Edgefield
County. The
tracking device
not only allowed
law enforcement
to track the
location, but
also monitor
what the user
was doing,
searching the
internet to see
if there were
any warrants for
his arrest.
Edgefield
Daily
Westside,
Merriwether
Firefighters
Called to
Structure Fire
web
posted January
29, 2014
WESTSIDE
– Westside and
Merriwether
firefighters
were called to a
structure fire
just after 9 pm
with a report of
a fire in a
chimney of a
Prescott Road
home. As
firefighters
arrived they
directed their
attention to the
back side of the
home.
Firefighters
were advised to
slow response
due to dangerous
road conditions
in the area due
to the snow.
Edgefield
Daily
Religion:
Words as
Swords
By
Pastor Phillip
Howle
web posted
January 29,
2014
RELIGION
– We are
studying the
Book of Proverbs
on Sunday
Mornings at
Antioch Baptist
Church. This
past Sunday the
message was on
words. Proverbs
is not short on
wisdom
concerning our
speech. One of
my commentaries
on the book of
Proverbs lists
around ninety
proverbs
counseling us
about how to
speak. In fact,
the book of
Proverbs has
more to say
about our words
than anything
else it
addresses in our
lives—more than
money, sex, or
family.
Edgefield
Daily
Ole
Edgefield
Butcher Shop
Weekly
Specials
web
posted January
29, 2014
EDGEFIELD
– The Ole
Edgefield
Butcher Shop's
weekly specials
have been
released below.
Click on their
banner above and
"Like" them on
FaceBook.
Edgefield
Daily
Daily
Booking Report
web
posted January
29, 2014
Edgefield
Daily
Weather Watch
Forecast
web
posted January
28, 2014
COUNTY
– Edgefield
County will
begin feeling
the brunt of the
winter weather
about
mid-morning
today and will
see
accumulations of
up to 3 inches
during the first
5 hours of the
storm. Up to a
1/2 inch of ice
and sleet could
arrive prior to
the snow event.
During the
latter half of
Tuesday
accumulations
are expected to
increase by
another 2
inches.
Edgefield
Daily
Closings
Due to Winter
Storm
web
posted January
28, 2014
COUNTY –
Below are
closings that
have already
been announced
due to the
winter storm
that will move
through our area
on Tuesday and
Wednesday. We
are working on
gathering more
closings and
will post them
on this page as
they come in.
You may need to
reload or
refresh your
browser in order
to get the
latest
information.
Edgefield
Daily
Burglars Steal $10,000 ATV
web
posted January
28, 2014
EDGEFIELD
– A Log Creek
Road man called
the Edgefield
County Sheriff's
Office after
discovering
someone had
peeled back the
metal on an
enclosed shed
and made off
with a $10,000
green Polaris
800 that was
kept inside.
After taking the
ATV, the metal
was pushed back
into place and
the door to the
shed was shut.
Edgefield
Daily
Bad
Link to
Edgefield
Mayor's Letter
to the Editor
Corrected
web
posted January
28, 2014
COUNTY –
Due to a bad
file
association, the
letter to the
editor by
Edgefield Mayor
Ken Durham was
improperly
linked. That has
been corrected
and the letter
is now
available. We
apologize for
the error.
Edgefield
Daily
Public Notice: Professional
Auditing
Services –
Term Contract
Bid for
Edgefield
County
PAID
ADVERTISEMENT
web posted
January 28,
2014
EDGEFIELD
– The County of
Edgefield is
accepting bids
for professional
auditing
services. Sealed
proposal
packages must be
received no
later than 2:00
p.m. on
Wednesday,
February 19,
2014 at the
Edgefield County
Administration
Building, 124
Courthouse
Square,
Edgefield, SC.
Edgefield
Daily
SCE&G Offers Winter Weather
Safety Tips
web
posted January
28, 2014
COUNTY –
With winter
weather expected
to impact much
of SCE&G’s
service
territory this
week SCE&G
offers the
following
recommendations
to help you and
your family stay
safe. During a
winter storm,
ice can cause
tree limbs and
entire trees to
break and fall,
sometimes taking
power lines and
even meter boxes
down with them.
Always assume
any downed power
line you see is
live and stay
away.
Edgefield
Daily
Daily
Booking Report
web
posted January
28, 2014
Edgefield
Daily
Winter Storm Warning Issued
web
posted January
27, 2014
COUNTY –
The National
Weather Service
has issued a
Winter Weather
Storm Warning
Monday
afternoon. The
warning is in
effect from 11
am on Tuesday
until 9 am on
Wednesday.
Expect 2 to 4
inches of snow
accumulations
and up 1/2" of
ice. Driving
conditions will
be very
hazardous. A
report from
Accuweather.com
states the local
area could see
between 4 to 8
inches of snow
accumulations.
Closings
Due to Winter
Storm
web
posted January
27, 2014
COUNTY –
Below are
closings that
have already
been announced
due to the
winter storm
that will move
through our area
on Tuesday and
Wednesday. We
are working on
gathering more
closings and
will post them
on this page as
they come in.
You may need to
reload or
refresh your
browser in order
to get the
latest
information.
Edgefield
Daily
Winter
Storm Forecast
for Edgefield
County Tuesday
and Wednesday
web
posted January
27, 2014
COUNTY
– With what may
be the first and
only major
winter storm of
2014 for the
Edgefield County
area,
forecasters are
calling for
between 3 to 6
inches of snow
being possible
starting Tuesday
afternoon
through
Wednesday.
According to
AccuWeather.com,
Edgefield County
lies right in
the middle of
the heaviest
frozen
participation
Tuesday with a
low in the
mid-twenties.
Snowfall is
expected to
continue well
into Wednesday
with a high only
reaching the mid
30's.
Edgefield
Daily
Three
Killed in
Head-on
Collision:
Victims
Identified
web
posted January
27, 2014
McCORMICK
– Three people
were killed
Saturday night
in a violent
head on
collision
between two
pick-up trucks
around 8:20 pm
on Highway 28
about 7 miles
south of Clarks
Hill, South
Carolina Highway
Patrol spokesman
Lance Cpl.
Keller said in a
statement. Both
drivers and one
passenger were
trapped in the
wreckage and had
to be
extricated. Two
were pronounced
bead on the
scene. One
driver was flown
to the Trauma
Center where he
died from his
injuries.
Edgefield
Daily
Opinion:
Why a True
Christian
Could Never be
a Democrat
A
Column by the
Editor
web posted
January 27,
2014
COLUMN –
As we enter the
sixth year of
Obama as
president, the
radicalization
of the Democrat
Party has been
broad and
sweeping and
promoted like
propaganda by
the so-called
"Mainstream
Media" as their
gospel. If you
do not agree
with the Obama
Administration
you are a
racist,
homophobe,
right-wing
extremist,
"bitter-clinger",
as Obama said,
to the Bible and
guns. To them,
if you do not
agree with their
radical views,
you are the
radical, not
them.
Edgefield
Daily
Palmetto
State Training
Concealed
Weapons Class
Offered
PAID
ADVERTISEMENT
web posted
January 27,
2014
EDGEFIELD
– Palmetto State
Training
will be offering
a South Carolina
Concealed Weapon
Permit class
Saturday,
February 15th,
9:00am until
5:00pm in
Edgefield , S.C.
$150.00 per
person, we will
provide
classroom
material,
fingerprint
cards,
fingerprinting,
target, CWP
training
certificate,
SLED application
fee ($50.00
money order) and
postage.
Edgefield Daily
Letter
to the Editor:
Edgefield
Mayor Seeks
Public Input
on 1% Sales
Tax Projects
web
posted January
27, 2014
Dear
Edgefield:
The next
Edgefield Town
Council meeting
will be Monday,
February 3,
2014. At
the February
meeting our
council will be
discussing
projects to be
submitted for
the proposed
Edgefield County
1% Capital Sales
Tax. We
would like to
hear from our
citizens.
Edgefield
Daily
No
Headline News
for Saturday
web
posted January
25, 2014
COUNTY –
There are no
headline news
reports for
today. Any
breaking news
will be placed
over the
weekend. Other
sections have
been updated.
Soldier
Returns from
Duty to Find
All Personal
Items Stolen
web
posted January
24, 2014
JOHNSTON
– A soldier
returning from a
tour of duty
overseas since
March of last
year came home
to find all of
her personal
belongings
stolen,
including some
military gear.
Before leaving
for duty, the
woman placed all
of her personal
items in a
storage facility
in Johnston.
When she
returned to the
business on
Tuesday, the
storage unit was
empty and the
lock had been
removed and
called the
Edgefield County
Sheriff's
Office.
Edgefield
Daily
Scrap
Metal Thieves
Steal Nearly
$10K in
Vehicle Parts,
Scrap Metal
web
posted January
24, 2014
COUNTY
LINE – A Rainbow
Falls Road man
called the
Sheriff's Office
after finding a
large amount of
vehicle parts
missing from the
property when he
checked the
location as a
caretaker on
Wednesday. The
man told the
deputy that when
he checked the
property around
Christmas he
noticed the
house had been
broken into and
a few things
were missing
from the
vehicles parked
in the back, but
did not report
it because only
"minor" things
had been taken.
That changed on
his visit
Wednesday.
Edgefield
Daily
Sheriff's
Deputies
Respond to Man
with Knife
Call
web
posted January
24, 2014
COUNTY
LINE – Edgefield
County Sheriff's
Deputies were
called to
respond to a 911
call of a man
chasing family
members around
with a large
knife following
a verbal
disagreement
turned physical.
Two of the
victims were
elderly. After a
physical
altercation the
mother and
grandparents
were able to get
outside the home
and get into a
car to leave,
but the man ran
out with a large
knife chasing
them, even as
they left.
Edgefield
Daily
Saluda
County
Deputies Bust
Meth Lab,
Seize Nearly 9
Ounces of
Methamphetamine
While
searching for
Stolen Scrap
Metal
web
posted January
24, 2014
SAULDA –
Saluda County
Sheriff's
Deputies working
cases of scrap
metal thefts
stumbled upon a
methamphetamine
"cook" and took
two suspects
into custody on
Wednesday.
According to a
Facebook posting
by the Sheriff's
Office deputies
recovered a
total of over
250 grams of
methamphetamine.
Edgefield
Daily
Daily
Booking Report
web
posted January
24, 2014
Edgefield
Daily
Former Prison
Official Found
Not Guilty of
Lewd Act on a
Minor
web
posted January
23, 2014
EDGEFIELD
– A former Unit
Manager at the
Federal Prison
in Edgefield
that was
arrested in
April of 2012 on
a charge of lewd
act upon a minor
under the age of
16 had his day
in court on
Wednesday.
Joseph Fred
Neal, 53, of
Aiken, withstood
a one day trial
and took the
stand in his own
defense, against
four witnesses,
including the
young victim,
her friend, and
the victim's
mother
testifying
against him.
Once the trail
concluded the
jury was out
less than an
hour and a half
before reaching
a verdict of not
guilty, a
shocking blow to
the victim and
her mother when
it was read.
Edgefield
Daily
Johnston
Man Arrested
for Assault on
Deputy
web
posted January
23, 2014
JOHNSTON
– A 49-year-old
Johnston man has
been arrested
after assaulting
an Edgefield
County Sheriff's
Deputy that was
responding to a
disturbance call
on the 70 block
of Monument
Drive Tuesday
evening.
Deputies were
called to the
home with the
resident telling
911 operators
Michael Stevens
was at the home
causing problems
and had
assaulted the
63-year-old
resident.
Edgefield
Daily
Merriwether
Resident Files
Suit Against
Volunteer Fire
Department and
Neighbor
web
posted January
23, 2014
MERRIWETHER
– Patricia and
William Pitka,
have filed a law
suit claiming
damages as a
result of the
Merriwether
Volunteer Fire
Department
clearing land
around the
Station 3 on
Murrah Road in
anticipation of
possibly
creating a
training
facility for
CSRA
Firefighters and
emergency
responders. The
9-page filing
was made Friday,
January 17, and
demands a jury
trial.
Edgefield
Daily
Gov.
Haley Delivers
State of the
State Address
Wednesday
Night
web
posted January
23, 2014
COLUMBIA
– Governor Nikki
Haley delivered
her State of the
State address to
a joint session
of the General
Assembly, state
and local
leaders, and
invited
dignitaries on
Wednesday
evening,
focusing on
additional tax
cuts, both in
the tax code
eliminating the
6% tax rate and
lowering
business taxes,
as well as
trying to fight
off pressure
from the Federal
Government on
the state. You
can read the
entire speech
below.
Edgefield
Daily
Daily
Booking Report
web
posted January
23, 2014
Edgefield
Daily
Merriwether
Home Found
Burglarized,
6th this month
web
posted January
22, 2014
MERRIWETHER
– A Merriwether
woman called the
Edgefield County
Sheriff's Office
after returning
to the family's
Country Lane
home and finding
window screens
in the yard and
then a broken
window on the
back of the
house. She
waited outside
until deputies
could arrive and
clear the home
to make sure no
one was inside.
Edgefield
Daily
Scrap
Metal Suspects
Identified
web
posted January
22, 2014
EDGEFIELD
– The two
suspects
arrested for
stealing nearly
$1,000 in scrap
metal from a
Trenton property
owner have been
identified. A
deputy
originally
reported a
disabled
vehicle, a white
truck that had
run out of gas.
However, in the
back of the
truck was scrap
metal reported
stolen a short
time earlier.
Edgefield
Daily
Religion:
Extreme
Measures
By
Pastor Phillip
Howle
web posted
January 22,
2014
RELIGION
– I don’t like
the
glamorization of
Pirates. I
mean they were
awful murderous
thieves. My boys
want to dress up
like pirates and
I explain to
them how awful
they were in
reality, but
thanks to
cartoons my boys
think they are
awesome.
Admittedly
saying “Ah
matey” and
wearing an eye
patch is pretty
fun, but come on
they were
professional
crooks! My boys
were to
surprised to
learn that
pirates still
exist.
Edgefield
Daily
Ole
Edgefield
Butcher Shop
Weekly
Specials
web
posted January
22, 2014
EDGEFIELD
– The Ole
Edgefield
Butcher Shop's
weekly specials
have been
released below.
Click on their
banner above and
"Like" them on
FaceBook.
Edgefield
Daily
Edgefield
Camellia Club
Tea set for
February 13
web
posted January
22, 2014
EDGEFIELD
– The Camellia
Tea, sponsored
by the Edgefield
Camellia Club,
will be held on
Thursday,
February 13,
2014 at Magnolia
Dale in downtown
Edgefield from
3:00 p.m. until
5:30 p.m. This
event is open to
the public;
admission is
free. Magnolia
Dale is located
at the
intersection of
Norris and Bacon
Streets, across
the street from
the Edgefield
United Methodist
Church and
beyond the Post
Office.
Edgefield
Daily
Daily
Booking Report
web
posted January
22, 2014
Edgefield
Daily
Live Streaming
of Edgefield
County School
District
Spelling Bee
web
posted January
21, 2014
JOHNSTON
– Please click
on the link
below to view
the Edgefield
County School
District
Spelling Bee
which will begin
at 3 pm today.
Edgefield
Daily
Scrap Metal
Theft Suspects
Nabbed After
Running Out of
Gas
web
posted January
21, 2014
TRENTON
– The owner of a
defunct peach
stand on Highway
25 near the
Industrial Park
reported the
theft of several
pieces of scrap
metal Monday
afternoon. While
Sheriff's
Deputies were in
route he checked
with a local
scrap yard to
see if the items
had been sold.
The stolen
property had not
been sold,
however, not
long afterwards
a deputy on
patrol spotted a
disabled vehicle
on Highway 25
south near
Square Circle
Ranch Road.
Inside the
vehicle was the
stolen metal.
Edgefield
Daily
Local
Race Car
Driver Needs
Public's Help
to win $50,000
Sponsorship
web
posted January
21, 2014
MERRIWETHER
– Local race car
driver Cla
Knight needs
help from his
hometown to win
a $50,000
sponsorship for
Champion Spark
Plugs and become
the face of
Champion for his
2014 racing
season. The way
the competition
works, each
driver had to
submit a video
of their racing
skills and why
they deserve to
be the next face
of Champion
Spark Plugs. Now
it all relies on
the votes.
Edgefield
Daily
Edgefield
Police Seek
Hit and Run
Driver from
Parking Lot
Incident
web
posted January
21, 2014
EDGEFIELD
– Edgefield
Police are
seeking warrants
on a 24-year-old
Edgefield man
after he was
identified as
the driver of a
hit an run
collision at an
Augusta Road
grocery store
this weekend. A
woman called to
report walking
out of the store
to find her car
had been hit and
damaged. Two
store employees
stated they saw
the man hit the
car and then
drive away.
Edgefield
Daily
Outstanding
Career and
Technology
Students
Selected for
Second Nine
Weeks
web
posted January
21, 2014
JOHNSTON
– The teachers
of the Strom
Thurmond Career
and Technology
Center (STCTC)
selected
students for
each program who
excelled during
the second nine
weeks. The
students were
chosen by their
teachers based
on their
academic
performance,
work ethic and
attitudes. “It
is great to be
recognized for
my hard work”
said Gabriela
Waldo, Business
Management
Administration
student. “What
we learn is
interesting and
I love my
teachers and
helping people
added DeVasha
Blacks.
Edgefield
Daily
Commerce
looking for
photos that
embody rural
South Carolina
web
posted January
21, 2014
COLUMBIA
– Have a photo
that
encapsulates
rural life in
the Palmetto
State? Send it
to Commerce and
you might be the
winner of the
10th annual
Amateur Rural
Summit
Photography
Contest.
Sponsored by the
Small Business
and Rural
Development
Division of the
S.C. Department
of Commerce, the
Rural Summit
Photography
Contest is part
of the annual
South Carolina
Rural Summit
conference,
which will be
held in Sumter
on March 3,
2014.
Edgefield
Daily
Daily
Booking Report
web
posted January
18, 2014
Edgefield
Daily
Martin Luther
King Jr. "I
have a dream"
web
posted January
20, 2014
NATION –
Martin Luther
King Jr.'s "I
have a dream"
speech given
Aug. 28, 1963 on
the Washington
Mall. "I
am happy to join
with you today
in what will go
down in history
as the greatest
demonstration
for freedom in
the history of
our nation.
Edgefield
Daily
Aiken
County
Investigates
Murder-Suicide
of Father and
Son
web
posted January
20, 2014
NORTH
AUGUSTA – Aiken
County Sheriff's
deputies were
called to a home
on Woodvine
Drive around
10:25 am Sunday
after the mother
returned home
and found her
husband and son
dead. Aiken
County Coroner
Tim Carlton
released the
identities as
52-year-old
Samuel Hewlett,
and his
21-year-old son,
Brandon Hewlett.
Carlton said it
appears an
argument
escalated into a
shooting.
Edgefield
Daily
Two
Vehicle Crash
Blocks
Northbound
Lanes of US25,
Driver Flees
on Foot
web
posted January
20, 2014
COUNTY
LINE – A
Merriwether
First Responder
reported a two
car collision on
Highway 25 at
Hayes Drive
around 5 pm
Sunday. As he
arrived at the
scene to check
for injuries,
the driver of a
pick-up assumed
to have caused
the crash, took
off running down
Hayes Drive.
Within moments
the driver of
the second
vehicle took off
chasing the hit
and run driver
until he lost
sight of him. It
was also learned
the truck the
fleeing driver
was in was
stolen and had
no tag.
Edgefield
Daily
Johnston
Peach Blossom
Festival
Accepting
Applications
web
posted January
20, 2014
JOHNSTON
– The Johnston
Peach Blossom
Festival is now
taking
applications for
individuals,
organizations
and businesses
interested in
being a part of
the historic
31st annual
event. The
Festival will be
held May 3,
2014, in
Johnston, known
as the Peach
Capital of the
World.
Edgefield
Daily
Park
Row Market
"Taking a
Break" from
Thursday Night
Specials
web
posted January
20, 2014
EDGEFIELD
– Park Row
Market has
announced they
will be
suspending their
Thursday night
specials until
Thursday, March
13, right after
daylight savings
time starts.
They will
re-start with
everybody's
favorite,
the BBQ
Buffet!
"We have lots of
pickles, jams,
jellies, soups,
gumbo, cider,
and many other
goodies for
sale. Come by
and have lunch
with us - 6 days
a week. Soups,
salads, and
sandwiches,
cookies,
brownies, cakes,
pies, 2 %
vanilla ice
cream with
choice of 4
different
syrups!" Click
on their banner
above for daily
specials.
Closings
for Martin
Luther King
Jr. Day
web
posted January
20, 2014
COUNTY –
The following
will be closed
today in honor
of Dr. Martin
Luther King Jr.:
All Edgefield
County
Government
Offices, the US
Postal Service,
Edgefield County
Sheriff's Office
(front office
only, dispatch
and 911 will
remain open).
Banking and
financial
institutions.
Normal business
hours will
resume Tuesday
morning.
Merriwether
Home
Burglarized
web
posted January
18, 2014
MERRIWETHER
– An Edgefield
County Sheriff's
Investigator was
called to a
burglary on
Cherry Tree Lane
Friday
afternoon. The
victim did not
call the
Sheriff's Office
when the
burglary was
discovered five
days earlier,
leaving very
little the
investigator
could process
for evidence at
the home.
Edgefield
Daily
Reader
Shares Bear
Photos from
Merriwether
Area
web
posted January
18, 2014
MERRIWETHER
– As comments in
the Wandering
Minds continue
to debate the
photo of a bear
captured on a
trail-cam in
Edgefield
earlier this
month, another
reader sent in
photos of a bear
they captured on
camera in May or
June of last
year behind
their house off
Martintown Road.
The location is
on the border of
the Merriwether
and Westside
area. We again
turned to our
wildlife expert
who said
definitively,
"There's no
question, that's
a bear."
Edgefield
Daily
Daily
Booking Report
web
posted January
18, 2014
Edgefield
Daily
Autopsies of
Two Sisters
Confirm One as
Natural
Causes, Raises
Questions on
Second
web
posted January
17, 2014
EDGEFIELD
– More
information has
been released on
two sisters that
died 20 hours
apart at their
parents home on
Ridge Road in
Johnston. The
sisters, Trina
Simpkins Felder,
36, and Willette
Simpkins
Johnson, 49, who
died on Tuesday
and Wednesday
respectively,
were autopsied
on Thursday.
Edgefield Daily
was earlier
supplied with an
age of 28 for
Mrs. Felder,
which was
incorrect.
Edgefield
Daily
Jeep
Bursts Into
Flames After
Crash
web
posted January
17, 2014
JOHNSTON
– A woman
driving a Jeer
Wrangler on
McCrieght Road
lost control and
left the roadway
in a curve near
Beech Creek Road
Thursday
afternoon. The
woman was able
to exit the
vehicle before
it caught on
fire. When the
first emergency
personnel
arrived on the
scene the Jeep
was engulfed in
flames.
Edgefield
Daily
School
Board Covers
Many Issues,
Mentions
Dangers of
Trucks on
Sweetwater
Road
By
Anne Waits
web posted
January 17,
2014
JOHNSTON
– The Edgefield
County School
Board kicked off
its first
meeting of the
year Tuesday
night with two
special orders
of business
presented by
Superintendent
Greg Anderson.
First, in
acknowledgment
of School Board
Appreciation
Month/Week,
Anderson
presented each
member with a
small gift from
all the
employees of the
district and
congratulated
them on all the
hard work they
do.
Edgefield
Daily
Bill
To Lift
Restaurant Ban
On Concealed
Weapons Permit
Holders Moves
Toward The
Finish Line
web
posted January
17, 2014
COLUMBIA
SC – S.308,
sponsored by
Senators Sean
Bennett, Katrina
Shealy and
others, which
allows Concealed
Weapons Permit
(CWP) holders to
legally carry
firearms in
restaurants,
moved one step
closer to final
approval today.
An amendment
added to the
bill also
streamlines the
CWP renewal
process by
providing the
State Law
Enforcement
Division (SLED)
with the
necessary tools
to perform its
duties in a more
timely manner.
Edgefield
Daily
Daily
Booking Report
web
posted January
17, 2014
Edgefield
Daily
Sisters Dying
Within 24
Hours at Same
Home Prompts
Investigation
web
posted January
16, 2014
JOHNSTON
– Edgefield
County EMS and
Johnston First
Responders were
called to a home
on the 600 block
of Ridge Road
Tuesday evening
with a report of
a 36-year-old
woman who just
recently had a
baby being
unconscious and
unresponsive.
EMS personnel
arrived and
tried to
resuscitate the
woman and
transported her
to the Edgefield
County Hospital
where she was
later pronounced
dead. On
Wednesday
afternoon
Dispatch
received another
911 call
reporting the
woman's sister
in the same dire
condition at the
same home.
Edgefield
Daily
Scammers
Continue to
Target the
Elderly
web
posted January
16, 2014
COUNTY –
Edgefield Daily
has reported on
countless scams
targeting our
senior citizens
over the years.
So far this
week, at least
two citizens
over 70 reported
being targeted
by possible
scammers over
the phone. Both
reports are
people claiming
the victim has
won a prize or
is offering
additional
Social Security
benefits hoping
to get personal
information or
money.
Edgefield
Daily
US
Sen. Lindsey
Graham to hold
Meet and Greet
in Edgefield
Monday
web
posted January
16, 2014
EDGEFIELD
– U.S. Senator
Lindsey Graham
(R-South
Carolina) will
be in Edgefield
next Monday
hosting a meet
and greet. Local
residents are
invited to
attend. The
gathering will
be at the
National Wild
Turkey
Federation
located at 770
Augusta Road,
just outside the
town limits on
Highway 25. The
"Meet and Greet"
will be from 9
am until 9:30
am. Residents
are encouraged
to attend and
provide Sen.
Graham with
feedback on his
service in the
US Senate.
SCANA
and its
Subsidiaries
Including
SCE&G Paid
Approximately
$169 million
in Property
Taxes to South
Carolina
Counties in
2013
web
posted January
16, 2014
STATE –
SCANA Corp. and
its
subsidiaries,
including
SCE&G, paid
approximately
$169 million in
property taxes
in South
Carolina for
property
assessed in
2013. “These
dollars help
support schools,
police, fire and
other critical
public services
and have a
significant
impact in the
communities we
serve,” said
SCE&G
spokesperson
Eric Boomhower.
Edgefield
Daily
Daily
Booking Report
web
posted January
16, 2014
Edgefield
Daily
General
Sessions Court
Gets Underway
web
posted January
15, 2014
EDGEFIELD
– The first two
week term of
General Sessions
Court this year
got underway
Monday with
Circuit Judge
William (Bill)
Keesley
presiding. No
trials have been
set at this
time, however;
below are some
of those who
have plead
guilty to felony
offenses as of
mid-day Tuesday.
All have
previous
convictions.
Edgefield
Daily
Bear
Captured on
Trail-Cam in
Edgefield
web
posted January
15, 2014
EDGEFIELD
– Reports of
black bears in
Edgefield County
are nothing new.
Edgefield Daily
has reported on
sightings dating
back to 2007,
and witnessed
one first hand
in 1999 in
Merriwether. The
Department of
Natural
Resources (DNR)
admit the bears
are here, but no
one has said how
prevalent they
are. Most of the
reports of bear
sightings come
from the
southern and
western side of
the county. The
latest was in
the Town of
Edgefield, and a
photo purports
to prove it.
Edgefield
Daily
1%
Sales Tax,
Town Projects
Top Discussion
at Johnston
Town Council
Meeting
web
posted January
15, 2014
JOHNSTON
– Johnston Town
Council met
Monday night for
the first time
of the year with
a number of old
items of
business and one
new item of
business on the
agenda.
Following the
approval of the
Dec. 9, 2013,
Minutes and the
approval of the
December 2013
Financial
Report, the
Streetscape
Repair was again
discussed. Mayor
Andy Livingston
informed Council
that he had been
in touch with
Action Landscape
and that they
are getting
ready to start
work.
Edgefield
Daily
Letter:
Log Creek
Timber Company
Thanks Local
Fire
Departments
for Quick
Action
web
posted January
15, 2014
Dear
Editor:
On the evening
of Sunday, the
5th of January
2014, Log Creek
Timber Company
suffered a fire
in our shop
facilities. We
want to express
our most sincere
appreciation to
the firefighters
of the
Edgefield,
Johnston, and
Trenton Fire
Departments for
their efforts
that night.
While all fires
present a danger
to life and
property, a fire
of this type can
be especially
dangerous due to
the contents of
a working shop.
Edgefield
Daily
Opinion:
How I Could
Spend $7.2
million in
Sales Tax
Revenues
A
Column by the
Editor
web posted
January 15,
2014
COLUMN –
I stay amazed
that the 1%
sales tax
commission,
composed of
political
appointees
recently, is
basically
dysfunctional at
trying to come
up with ways to
spend an
estimated $7.2
million in
potential
revenues if
voters were to
approve the tax.
Granted, the
tax, spearheaded
by Edgefield
County Council
Chairman Dean
Campbell, gives
the newly
created
commission less
than three
months to come
up with projects
and hard
figures. An
impossible task.
Edgefield
Daily
Religion:
Friendly
Wounds
By
Pastor Phillip
Howle
web posted
January 15,
2014
RELIGION
– A part of my
job as pastor
that I enjoy is
getting to be
with people in
the hospital. I
hate to see
church members
sick or in pain,
but it is a real
privilege to be
able to bring
the presence and
peace of God
into the lives
of the people
God has placed
in my care. The
only problem is
that usually in
my
administration
of these duties
I tell a lie.
Well, maybe not
technically.
Edgefield
Daily
Ole
Edgefield
Butcher Shop
Weekly
Specials
web
posted January
15, 2014
EDGEFIELD
– The Ole
Edgefield
Butcher Shop's
weekly specials
have been
released. Click
on their banner
above and "Like"
them on
FaceBook.
Edgefield
Daily
Daily
Booking Report
web
posted January
15, 2014
Edgefield
Daily
Governor Nikki
Haley Unveils
Executive
Budget for FY
2014-15
web
posted January
14, 2014
COLUMBIA,
S.C. – Governor
Nikki Haley
unveiled her FY
2014-2015
Executive Budget
during a
Statehouse press
conference on
Monday. “This
year’s budget
builds upon the
themes that have
been at the core
of our
priorities from
the very
beginning –
creating jobs
and improving
the business
climate,
providing a
better education
for our
children, making
our state a
safer place to
live and work,
strengthening
our
infrastructure
without raising
taxes, and
protecting the
most vulnerable
members of our
society,” said
Gov. Nikki
Haley.
Edgefield
Daily
Fire
Guts
Merriwether
Home
web
posted January
14, 2014
MERRIWETHER
– The
Merriwether Fire
Department was
called to the
scene of
structure fire
on the 700 block
of Briggs Road
early Saturday
morning and
found the mobile
home fully
engulfed when
they arrived.
Fortunately the
owner was not
home when the
fire broke out
in the bedroom
around 6 am.
Edgefield
Daily
Two
Arrested
Vandalizing
Athletic Field
web
posted January
14, 2014
MERRIWETHER
– Two men were
arrested late
Sunday night
after an
anonymous caller
reported a Jeep
doing donuts on
the athletic
field behind Fox
Creek Charter
High School
around 10 pm.
When a Edgefield
County Sheriff's
Deputy arrived
he found the
1998 2-door Jeep
Wrangler still
in the field and
covered with mud
and the driver
and passenger
with the
vehicle. Both
men were
arrested on the
scene.
Edgefield
Daily
Vandals
Target Over a
Dozen Cars in
Murphy Village
web
posted January
14, 2014
MURPHY
VILLAGE – Murphy
Village
residents awoke
Sunday morning
to discover
their vehicles
being targeted
by vandals
overnight
resulting in
busted windows
and dents to at
least 13
vehicles. After
a deputy arrived
at the scene of
the first
resident, it was
soon discovered
that the damages
were widespread
in the area and
an investigator
was called to
process the
assorted crime
scenes. Another
resident
reported two
suspects in his
yard looking in
his truck around
5:20 am.
Edgefield
Daily
People
Not In Labor
Force Soars To
Record 91.8
Million;
Participation
Rate Plunges
To 1978 Levels
web
posted January
14, 2014
NATION –
Curious why
despite the huge
miss in payrolls
the unemployment
rate tumbled
from 7.0% to
6.7%? The reason
is because in
December the
civilian labor
force did what
it usually does
in the New
Normal: it
dropped from
155.3 million to
154.9 million,
which means the
labor
participation
rate just
dropped to a
fresh 35 year
low, hitting
levels not seen
since 1978, at
62.8% down from
63.0%.
ZeroHedge.com
Daily
Booking Report
web
posted January
14, 2014
Edgefield
Daily
Edgefield
Police Chief
Seeks Database
on Sweetwater
Road Truckers
web
posted January
13, 2014
EDGEFIELD
– Edgefield
Police Chief
Ronnie Carter is
asking local
residents who
travel
Sweetwater Road
on a regular
basis to report
and document
dangerous
driving by big
rigs, including
those hauling
gasoline, diesel
fuel or ethanol.
"What we need is
a tag or trailer
number, the date
and time, and
what the
infraction is,"
Chief Carter
said. The
information will
be shared with
area law
enforcement
agencies and the
companies
operating the
fuel transports.
Edgefield
Daily
Popular
Waterway
Closed Due to
Heavy Rains,
Again
web
posted January
13, 2014
MERRIWETHER
– Stevens Creek,
a popular spot
for fishermen
and boaters in
the Merriwether
area, was left
unavailable for
any activity
this weekend as
heavy rains sent
the already high
waters well over
the waterway's
banks closing
boat landings
and fishing
locations. The
fast moving
waters made the
waterway unable
to be navigated
in addition to
trees being
uprooted and
being washed
downstream
creating even
more logjams and
hazards in the
waterway.
Edgefield
Daily
Sports:
Rebel Kenyatta
Dunbar Shines
but South
Carolina Falls
Short in
Border Bowl
By
Tim Crane
web posted
January 13,
2014
SPORTS –
In what is being
deemed "The
Battle for the
Paddle" team
South Carolina
fell to team
Georgia by a
score of 24-10
in the first
annual Border
Bowl. Rebel
linebacker and
Gardner-Webb
commitment
Kenyatta Dunbar
was nominated as
defensive player
of the game for
South Carolina.
Dunbar was in on
14 tackles and
had one fumble
recovery.
Edgefield
Daily
No
Headlines for
Saturday
web
posted January
10, 2014
COUNTY –
Due to no
breaking news,
there are no
headlines
reports for
Saturday. All
other sections
have been
updated.
Inaugural
Border Bowl
Set: South
Carolina vs
Georgia for
CSRA Gridiron
Supremacy
By
Tim Crane
web posted
January 10,
2014
SPORTS
– We are on the
eve of the first
ever South
Carolina vs
Georgia Border
Bowl which will
feature the best
senior football
players from the
CSRA,
representing
nearly 30 high
schools from the
local area.
Strom Thurmond
will be
represented by
six players and
one Offensive
Coordinator who
were all
selected to
participate in
what has built
into a big game
with high
expectations,
division one
talent and good
natured ribbing
between fans on
both sides of
the Savannah
River.
Edgefield
Daily
Merriwether
Woman Finds
Home Ransacked
web
posted January
10, 2014
MERRIWETHER
– A Delaughter
Drive woman
called the
Sheriff's Office
Wednesday night
after her
daughter went by
to check on her
home and found
the front door
wide open. The
owner returned
and stated she
left for work
just before 2 pm
to go to work
and forgot to
lock the front
door before
leaving.
Edgefield
Daily
Accused
Dog-napper
Nabbed
web
posted January
10, 2014
MERRIWETHER
– A Delaughter
Drive man called
the Sheriff's
Office late
Monday night to
report someone
stealing his
4-year-old
Huskey valued at
$1,250 from his
yard. The man
told the deputy
that a Dock
Drive woman
approached him
earlier stating
that the dog
needed to be
inside due to
the cold
weather. Just
before midnight
he heard someone
leaving his
house and the
dog was missing.
Edgefield
Daily
Carriee
Lane Woman
Reports
Fraudulent
Loans in Her
Name
COUNTY
LINE – A Carriee
Lane woman
called the
Sheriff's Office
after she was
contacted by two
different
finance
companies
seeking
repayment of
loans totaling
over $2,700.
Loans the woman
reports she
never applied
for and never
received any
check from the
companies.
However, both
companies
reported that
both checks made
out to her had
been cashed.
Edgefield
Daily
Daily
Booking Report
web
posted January
10, 2014
Edgefield
Daily
1% Sales Tax
Committee
Holds Public
Hearing
web
posted January
9, 2014
EDGEFIELD
– The Edgefield
County 1% Sales
Tax Commission
held a public
hearing
Wednesday night
to receive
public input on
possible
projects that
could be funded
by the sales tax
if approved by
voters. Three of
the first four
speakers
represented
non-profits such
as the Edgefield
Historical
Society,
Edgefield Civic
League and the
Edgefield
Cemetery
Society. It was
later clarified
that
non-governmental
non-profits were
not eligible for
funding.
Edgefield
Daily
Evans
Teen Killed in
Aiken County
Crash
web
posted January
9, 2014
AIKEN –
An 18-year-old
Evans teen was
killed in the
first fatality
in Aiken County
on Wednesday
around 2 pm,
Aiken County
Coroner Tim
Carlton said in
a release. Helen
Reid, 18, was
pronounced dead
on the scene
after being
ejected from a
2004 Jeep
Cherokee driven
by Austin Beard
of North Augusta
after he lost
control of the
vehicle and
struck a tree on
Dixie Clay Road
at a high rate
of speed.
Edgefield
Daily
SCE&G
Electric
Customers Set
New Record for
Power Usage
web
posted January
9, 2014
STATE –
Record cold
temperatures
across the state
yesterday led
SCE&G
electric
customers to set
a new record for
power usage in a
single day,
consuming
101,118 megawatt
hours of
electricity over
the 24-hour
period. The
previous high
mark of 98,785
megawatt hours
was set Aug. 10,
2007.
Edgefield
Daily
Governor
Nikki Haley
Announces K-12
Education
Reform
Initiative
web
posted January
9, 2014
COLUMBIA,
S.C. – After a
year of meetings
with 16
different groups
of teachers,
administrators,
business
leaders,
education
stakeholders,
and Members of
South Carolina’s
General
Assembly,
Governor Nikki
Haley today
announced her
K-12 Education
Reform
Initiative.
Edgefield
Daily
Daily
Booking Report
web
posted January
9, 2014
Edgefield
Daily
New Computers,
Additional
Deputy and
Airport
Hangers Top
Discussion at
County Council
Meeting
web
posted January
8, 2014
EDGEFIELD
– The Edgefield
County Council
held their first
meeting of the
New Year Tuesday
night with
Chairman Dean
Campbell and
Vice-chair Genia
Blackwell being
reelected to
their respective
leadership
positions
following a vote
at the beginning
of the meeting.
Council also
discussed a
range of new
business from
replacing
$34,000 worth of
computers to a
Resolution
honoring the
late Edgefield
County Sheriff's
sergeant Elijah
Harris, who
passed on
November 18,
2013.
Edgefield
Daily
Frigid
Cold Creates
Havoc Across
County
web
posted January
8, 2014
COUNTY –
As temperatures
dropped to
between 10 and
12 degrees
Tuesday night
county residents
awoke to a range
of problems from
loss of power
due to
overloaded power
grids to busted
water pipes and
one woman
calling police
to help her get
out of her home
due to her doors
being "frozen
shut". The
school district
had nearly a
dozen busses
that wouldn't
start and the
Trinity Mission
and Rehab Center
had to move
patients due to
a water leak
collapsing a
portion of the
ceiling and
flooding a
portion of the
building.
Edgefield
Daily
1%
Sales Tax Tops
Discussion of
Edgefield
Council
Meeting
By
Anne Waits
web posted
January 8,
2014
EDGEFIELD
– Edgefield Town
Council began
its first
meeting of the
new year with
the induction of
new Council
member Otis
Yeldell, Ward 6.
Following the
adoption of the
Dec. 2, 2013
meeting minutes
and the adoption
of the December
2013 financial
report,
Councilman
Jasper Lloyd
administered the
Oath of Office
to Yeldell. Most
of the meeting
was discussing
the proposed 1%
sales tax.
Edgefield
Daily
Religion:
Gaze of God
By
Pastor Phillip
Howle
web posted
January 8,
2014
RELIGION
– I love been
looking at the
faces of people
when I preach.
The first church
I was pastor of
during seminary
had a wonderful
young lady with
a very
expressive and
dramatic face.
When I was
preaching and
she was
following me,
she would smile
affirmingly and
make me feel
like Charles
Stanley. But
when she was
lost (or I lost
her) her face
would turn and
at she would
look at me with
apparent disdain
and frustration.
She said she had
little clue that
she was doing
but her face
spoke volumes.
Edgefield
Daily
Ole
Edgefield
Butcher Shop
Weekly
Specials
web
posted January
8, 2014
EDGEFIELD
– The Ole
Edgefield
Butcher Shop
Weekly specials
for January 8
through January
14 include
boneless chuck
roast for $3.59
a pound and
whole NY strip
steaks at $4.99
pound.
Edgefield
Daily
Daily
Booking Report
web
posted January
8, 2014
Edgefield
Daily
Schools on
2-Hour Delay
Tuesday and
Wednesday
web
posted January
6, 2014
COUNTY –
Due to the
extreme low
temperatures,
all Edgefield
County Schools
will delay
opening 2 hours
on Tuesday and
Wednesday
morning. Also on
the delay are
Fox Creek
Charter High
School and
Wardlaw Academy.
Carbon
monoxide
Poisoning
Suspected in
Death of Truck
Driver
web
posted January
7, 2014
COUNTY
LINE – Edgefield
County saw the
first death of
the year Monday
afternoon after
deputies were
called to the RV
Park on Powell
Place, just off
Highway 25, to
do a welfare
check on a truck
driver that
never showed up
for work. When
deputies pried
open the door to
the 25-30 foot
camper they
found the man
dead on the
floor. The
initial cause of
death is
believed to be
from carbon
monoxide
poisoning from a
propane heater
found still
burning in the
camper.
Edgefield
Daily
Two
Merriwether
Homes
Burglarized
During Same
Timeframe
web
posted January
7, 2014
MERRIWETHER
– Two
Merriwether
residents
reported
arriving at
their respective
homes Friday and
finding they had
fallen victim to
burglars. The
first report
came Friday
morning around
10:20 am when a
family in the
process of
moving found a
back door pried
open and nearly
$3,000 in guns
missing.
Edgefield
Daily
Daily
Booking Report
web
posted January
7, 2014
Edgefield
Daily
Log Creek
Timber Co.
Fire Brings
Three Fire
Departments
web
posted January
6, 2014
EDGEFIELD
– Edgefield
Firefighters
were called to a
fire at the Log
Creek Timber
Company on the
800 block of
Columbia Road
just before 7 pm
Sunday. First
reports from the
scene stated one
of the large
buildings fully
engulfed in
flames prompting
Johnston and
Trenton Fire
Departments
being called to
the scene. Three
other fire
departments were
placed on
"standby".
Edgefield
Daily
Hard
Freeze Coming
- Get Prepared
web
posted January
6, 2014
COUNTY –
Edgefield County
will see some of
the coldest
temperatures in
two years
tonight and
tomorrow night
with lows in the
lower teens.
Temperatures
will drop to 12
degrees with a
wind chill of 0
overnight. And
things won't
look any better
for Tuesday with
a high still
below freezing.
Protect your
pets, water
lines and
automobiles in
order to avoid
major problems.
Edgefield
Daily
County
Releases
Q&A on 1%
Sales Tax and
Commission
web
posted January
6, 2014
COUNTY –
Edgefield County
and the 1% Sales
Tax Commission
has released a
frequently asked
questions
article on the
duty of the
commission and
the possible
uses of the
proposed 1%
special local
option sales tax
being considered
by the county.
Edgefield
Daily
Unmanned
Aircraft
(Drones) are
Taking Flight
for
Agriculture at
the SC AgriBiz
& Farm
Expo
web
posted January
6, 2014
FLORENCE,
S.C. -
Innovations in
Agriculture take
flight at the
2014 SC AgriBiz
& Farm Expo
January 16-17 at
the Florence
Civic Center.
Learn how
Agricultural
Unmanned
Aircraft Systems
(UAS) can help
farmers have
greater
precision in
crop management
and irrigation.
Universities in
both South and
North Carolina
are currently
conducting
research on
practical
applications in
agriculture for
this technology.
Edgefield
Daily
Mt.
Calvary
Kangaroo Kids
Backpack
Ministry
receives
$5,000
“Matthew 25:
Neighbors in
Need” Grant
web
posted January
6, 2014
JOHNSTON
– Mt. Calvary
Lutheran
Church’s
Kangaroo Kids
Backpack
Ministry,
Johnston, SC,
recently
received a
$5,000 “Lutheran
Community
Matthew 25:
Neighbors in
Need” grant from
the Thrivent
Financial for
Lutherans
Foundation. The
funding was
awarded to
Kangaroo Kids
Backpack
Ministry based
on its
effectiveness in
addressing
physical,
emotional and
/or spiritual
needs in the
local community
such as food,
clothing,
shelter,
fellowship, and
care for the
sick based on
Jesus’ words in
Matthew 25:
35-36.
Edgefield
Daily
No
Charges to be
Filed in
Murphy Village
Stabbing
web
posted January
4, 2014
MURPHY
VILLAGE – In
spite of the
Edgefield County
Sheriff's Office
knowing the
identity of the
suspect, and
even obtained a
photo of him
holding the
large knife just
prior to the
stabbing, he
will not be
arrested or
charged. Chief
Investigator
Randy Dorn told
Edgefield Daily
that the victim
refuses to press
charges in the
case.
Edgefield
Daily
Daily
Booking Report
web
posted January
4, 2014
Edgefield
Daily
Thief Steals
Portion of
Guardrail
web
posted January
3, 2014
MERRIWETHER
– A South
Carolina
Department of
Transportation
worker called
the Sheriff's
Office to report
a portion of a
guardrail being
stolen on Deep
Step Road
Tuesday
afternoon. The
missing part was
discovered
during a routine
road inspection.
Edgefield
Daily
Suspicious
Vehicle Call
Results in
Foot Chase,
Drug Arrest
web
posted January
3, 2014
MURPHY
VILLAGE – An
Edgefield County
Sheriff's Deputy
was dispatched
to the area of
Saint Anthony
Street due to a
report of a
suspicious dark
colored truck
riding slowly in
the area and
stopping in
front of a
number of homes
around 3 am New
Years morning.
The deputy, who
was nearby,
spotted the
truck and
identified it as
a black Dodge as
it turned onto
Murphy Street.
Edgefield
Daily
Flu
Alert: H1N1
Flu Active in
Aiken and
Surrounding
Counties
By
Gerald Gordon,
MD
web posted
January 3,
2014
COUNTY –
The H1N1 strain
that circulated
last year and
was responsible
for deaths in
younger people
less than 40, is
back again and
is in Aiken and
the surrounding
communities. The
current H1N1
virus is the
same new strain
seen during the
last two years
and has been
associated with
greater
mortality than
most strains of
influenza seen
in the last 20
years.
Edgefield
Daily
Thieves
Target Towed
Car at Wrecker
Yard
web
posted January
3, 2014
COUNTY
LINE – The owner
of Midland Paint
and Body Shop
called 911
Tuesday evening
to report
finding four
people taking
items out of a
car that had
been removed
from an accident
scene in Aiken
where the owner
had been
arrested. The
man told a
responding
deputy that when
the four spotted
him they began
to yell
profanity at
him. When he
yelled back that
he was calling
911, the four
fled the area,
but not before
he was able to
obtain the tag
number of the
vehicle they
were driving.
Edgefield
Daily
Property
Owner
Discovers
Theft,
Attempted
Break-in New
Years Eve
web
posted January
3, 2014
MERRIWETHER
– A Stephens
Road property
owner arrived to
find someone had
entered the gate
to his property
and had made off
with $600 in
property. He
also discovered
the person or
persons had used
a metal pipe to
try to break
into a shed as
well and called
the Sheriff's
Office.
Edgefield
Daily
Utah
Concealed
Weapons Permit
Offered
PAID
ADVERTISEMENT
web posted
January 3,
2014
COUNTY –
Would you like
to carry your
concealed weapon
in Georgia? By
obtaining the
Utah Concealed
Firearms Permit,
individuals will
substantially
increase the
number of states
that they will
be authorized to
carry a
concealed
weapon.
Individuals may
obtain a Utah
Concealed
Firearms Permit
whether they
possess a South
Carolina
Concealed
Weapons Permit
or not. The Utah
Concealed
Firearms Permit
does include
Georgia,
Alabama,
Mississippi,
Tennessee, North
Carolina, and
many other
states.
Edgefield
Daily
Daily
Booking Report
web
posted January
3, 2014
Edgefield
Daily
Top
Stories of
2013: The Year
in Review
web
posted January
2, 2014
COUNTY –
Edgefield Daily
has compiled a
list of the most
read news
stories for 2013
ranging from
murder, plane
crashes, finding
explosives in
the front yard
to a teacher's
aid arrested for
drugs and weapon
charges. Even in
a year the
county saw no
fatalities, a
driver survives
a 100 foot
plunge after
leaving the
roadway, proving
miracles do
exist. That can
also be said of
Wesley Spires, a
Westside
Fireman, who was
beaten nearly to
death only to
survive as well.
Edgefield
Daily
Johnston
Mayor
Livingston
Announces
Re-election
Bid
web
posted January
2, 2014
JOHNSTON
– Johnston Mayor
Andy Livingston
announces that
he will seek
re-election in
the municipal
election coming
up on April 8,
2014. This
election will
also include
voting for the
Wards 2 and 4
seats, now held
by Tommy Stone
and Tommy
Burton,
respectively.
Edgefield
Daily
Lost
Dog: Reward
Offered -
FOUND!
web
posted January
2, 2014
JOHNSTON
– A very loved
Lhasa Apso mix,
Teddy, has been
missing since
New Years Day in
the Downtown
Johnston area
near McQueen
Street and the
Triangle
restaurant.
Teddy is a very
friendly pet who
is current on
all his shots
and is wearing
an orange
Clemson collar.
He is terrified
of fireworks and
other loud
noises. If
found, or even
just seen,
please call
[Removed - dog
found]. Reward
offered!
Click on photo
for larger view.
Edgefield
County Only
County in
State with
Zero Traffic
Fatalities in
2013
web
posted January
1, 2014
COUNTY –
Just two years
after reaching a
record number of
traffic
fatalities in
the county in
2011, 2013 saw
zero traffic
fatalities for
the year. That
honor is made
even more
special by
Edgefield County
being the only
county in the
state without a
traffic
fatality. "I
can't remember
the last time we
didn't have
any," Edgefield
County Coroner
Thurmond Burnett
said Tuesday.
Edgefield
Daily
New
Year Marks
Clean Slate
for Edgefield
Daily
web
posted January
1, 2014
COUNTY –
As readers log
into Edgefield
Daily today they
will notice very
little content
on both the
Headlines page
and the
Wandering Minds.
This is on
purpose as a
formatting
problem that
occurred on the
two sections
several months
ago increased
the file size of
the pages making
it slow to load
on dial-up
internet users
and some mobile
devices. In
order to correct
the problem, we
had to make a
clean start for
the sections.
Edgefield
Daily
Religion:
How To Hate
Reading Your
Bible in 2014
By
Pastor Phillip
Howle
web posted
January 1,
2014
RELIGION
– New Years is
here and it is
time for
everyone to make
their New Year’s
Resolutions.
There are two
resolutions that
I make every
year. One is to
read the Bible
through; the
other is to lose
some weight.
Now, I always
read the Bible
through, but I
don’t always
lose much
weight. Why do I
accomplish one
and not the
other? Because I
love reading
scripture and I
don’t enjoy
dieting or diet
food. You see
the things that
we love to do
are easy to
accomplish.
Edgefield
Daily
Utah
Concealed
Weapons Permit
Offered
PAID
ADVERTISEMENT
web posted
January 1,
2014
COUNTY –
Would you like
to carry your
concealed weapon
in Georgia? By
obtaining the
Utah Concealed
Firearms Permit,
individuals will
substantially
increase the
number of states
that they will
be authorized to
carry a
concealed
weapon.
Individuals may
obtain a Utah
Concealed
Firearms Permit
whether they
possess a South
Carolina
Concealed
Weapons Permit
or not. The Utah
Concealed
Firearms Permit
does include
Georgia,
Alabama,
Mississippi,
Tennessee, North
Carolina, and
many other
states.
Edgefield
Daily
Bank
sues over
multi-million-dollar
debt secured
by SunTrust
Building
web
posted January
1, 2014
AUGUSTA
– The corporate
owner of two of
the largest
buildings in
downtown Augusta
is being sued by
one bank for
allegedly
defaulting on
its
multi-million-dollar
loan. The
federal lawsuit
filed on behalf
of Wells Fargo
names RDC
Properties, a
real estate
investment firm
owned mostly by
Bettis C.
Rainsford of
Edgefield, S.C.
Augusta
Chronicle
Gov.
Nikki Haley,
Gov. Scott
Walker Place
Friendly Wager
On South
Carolina –
Wisconsin
Football Game
web
posted January
1, 2014
STATE –
Confident that
the University
of South
Carolina will
win their New
Year’s Day
matchup with the
University of
Wisconsin in the
Capital One
Bowl, Governor
Nikki Haley has
placed a
friendly wager
with Wisconsin
Governor Scott
Walker. Gov.
Haley has bet
some of South
Carolina’s
famous barbecue
and beer that
the Gamecocks
will win.
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