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Stolen Property Section grows
web posted July 31, 2007
WEBNEWS - Help law enforcement recover stolen weapons, cars, and other property by checking the Stolen Property Section

Deputy shoots pit bull, rottweiler during goat attack
web posted July 31, 2007
COUNTY LINE – An Edgefield Road woman called the Sheriff’s Office to report two dogs attacking goats just after 7 am Saturday morning. When the deputy arrived he observed two dogs attacking a goat that was chained to a post. Both dogs were reported as “chewing” on each side of the goat’s neck and head. Four other goats lay dead in the yard.
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Johnston man held in Aiken County robbery
web posted July 31, 2007
NORTH AUGUSTA – A Johnston man is in custody after an alleged strong-armed robbery of the S&S Truck Stop on Highway 25 early Monday morning. Though details are a bit sketchy, the man is said to have entered the truck top around 3 am and attempted to reach into the cash register when it was opened. The clerk shut the register, possibly injuring the man’s hand, and the man fled the scene in a green 1996 Chevrolet Tahoe heading towards Edgefield County.
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Saluda Players dedicate performance of "Our Town" to the late Dr. Allen Wise
web posted July 31, 2007
SALUDA - On Thursday, July 19, The Saluda Players voted to dedicate their upcoming performance of Thornton Wilder’s Pulitzer Award winning play "Our Town" in honor of Dr. Allen Wise, because of his devotion to the Saluda County Historical Society. Sadly, Dr. Wise died Sun., July 21. Now the play will be dedicated in his memory.
EdgefieldDaily.com

Limehouse to serve as first SC Secretary of Transportation
web posted July 31, 2007
COLUMBIA -- Gov. Mark Sanford nominated Buck Limehouse Monday as his Secretary of Transportation under the new authority given by recent Department of Transportation restructuring legislation.
EdgefieldDaily.com

Pistols stolen from Merriwether resident
web posted July 31, 2007
MERRIWETHER – A Merriwether man notified the Sheriff’s Office to report the theft of two guns from his truck while parked at his Stevens Creek Drive home Saturday morning. A deputy arrived a short time later and was shown where the guns had been located in the truck.
EdgefieldDaily.com

Deportation possibly sought for Mexican National for forged ID
web posted July 31, 2007
EDGEFIELD – The Edgefield Police Department has arrested Oscar R. Sosa, 26, of Graniteville, and may file to have Mr. Sosa deported after a traffic stop on Buncombe Street Sunday night. While an Edgefield Police Officer was operating a radar check on Buncombe Street he observed a grey Plymouth Neon traveling 49 miles per hour in a 35 mile per hour zone and initiated a traffic stop.
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Here's Your Card: Couple invites police inside while smoking pot
web posted July 31, 2007
EDGEFIELD – An Edgefield man called police to report the theft of several items from a home on Jeter Street Saturday afternoon. When the officer’s arrived they were shown where the items stolen were in plain view at a home located next door. Officer’s photographed the property and attempted to make contact with the homeowner but were instead charged by a white pit bull dog, which was sprayed with pepper spray resulting in the dog running away.
EdgefieldDaily.com

Chief justice hospitalized after seizure
web posted July 31, 2007
WASHINGTON - Chief Justice John Roberts suffered a seizure at his summer home in Maine on Monday, causing a fall that resulted in minor scrapes, Supreme Court spokeswoman Kathy Arberg said. He was to remain in a hospital in Maine overnight.
MSNBC

More recipes added to the County Cooking Section

Trenton home burns Saturday evening (Photos)
web posted July 30, 2007
TRENTON – Just before 6:30 Saturday afternoon a fire was reported at a home on the 100 block of Courtney Road. Trenton firefighters arrived on the scene a short time later and began battling the fire. The County Line Fire Department arrived a few minutes later and joined the fight to save the singlewide mobile home as flames shot out of one end of the home and smoke poured from the other.
EdgefieldDaily.com

Ten Governors Cafe opens for breakfast buffet
web posted July 30, 2007
EDGEFIELD – Edgefield has a new place to grab a great early morning breakfast as the Ten Governors Café opens to serve a breakfast buffet on the Edgefield Town Square beginning Wednesday. Owner Wayne Luquire will open the doors from 7 am until 10 am to a vast array of hot breakfast foods including, bacon, eggs, sausage, pancakes, homemade biscuits and gravy, grits, and more. Mr. Luquire said he would also have dry cereal and other southern favorites and all for only $4.95.
EdgefieldDaily.com

Chamber of Commerce holds Back to School Supply Drive
web posted July 30, 2007
PSA – The Edgefield County Chamber of Commerce is holding their annual “Back to School Supply Drive” and is seeking donation of items or funds to buy supplies for Edgefield County students and teachers. Donations or donated items may be dropped off at the Chamber of Commerce office at 416 Calhoun Street in Johnston or call to have the items picked up.
EdgefieldDaily.com

Senior Citizen’s Council to hold groundbreaking ceremony of $1.9 million facility
web posted July 30, 2007
EDGEFIELD – The Edgefield County Senior Citizen’s Council and USDA Rural Development representatives invite the public to attend a groundbreaking ceremony for a 9,248 square foot senior citizen's center complex on Tuesday at 10 am. The location of the ceremony is 100 Center Street, Edgefield, the site of the new facility.

Edgefield County Adult Education classes open for registration
web posted July 30, 2007
COUNTY – Edgefield County Adult Education will begin Computer Classes at the Johnston Learning Center on August 20, 2007. Please call (803) 275-1788, ext. 23 to register. Registration fee $30.00. Adult Education also offers High School Diploma Classes, GED Classes, Exit Exam Preparation Classes, Basic Education Classes, Computer Classes, and WorkKeys Preparation Classes. Day and evening classes are available.

An Elderly Senator Calls Out Dog Fighters
By: Carl Langley
EdegefieldDaily.com Guest Columnist
web posted July 30, 2007
GUEST COLUMN - West Virginia Sen. Robert Byrd has filled me with pride for his fearless denunciation of the thugs who operate pit bulldog fighting rings. “Barbarians,” cried Byrd as he stood on the floor of the U.S. Senate and lashed out at those he denounced for engaging in what most decent people regard as a horrifying blood sport. Byrd, now in his late 80s and a dog lover all his life, was unsparing of his use of the words barbaric and barbarian. He repeated them over and over, and I hope the thugs who support dog fighting were listening.
EdgefieldDaily.com

Off The Wall: Scientists breed world’s first mentally ill mouse
web posted July 30, 2007
SCIENTISTS have created the world’s first schizophrenic mice in an attempt to gain a better understanding of the illness. It is believed to be the first time an animal has been genetically engineered to have a mental illness.
Off The Wall

Afternoon collision slows traffic in Merriwether (Photos)
web posted July 28, 2007
MERRIWETHER – A collision on Five Notch Road stalled traffic for about an hour around 3:30 Friday afternoon. According to the drivers, a young man driving a Chevrolet Colbalt LT was stopped at the stop sign at Murrah Road Extension and attempted to cross Five Notch Road when he was struck by the driver of a Chevrolet 1500 pick-up truck westbound on Five Notch Road.
EdgefieldDaily.com

Massey makes it official (Photo)
web posted July 28, 2007
EDGEFIELD – Shane Massey made his candidacy for the District 25 State Senate seat official when he presented Edgefield County Republican Party Chairman Ralph McFarland his check to file as a candidate. Mr. Massey said, “Ralph, I’m delighted to give you this check and file as a Republican in the special election for State Senate.”
EdgerfieldDaily.com

Gov. Sanford Names Emma Forkner as DHHS Director
web posted July 28, 2007
COLUMBIA – Gov. Mark Sanford nominated South Carolina native Emma Forkner Friday as the Director of the Department Health and Human Services. Forkner, 57, is a nurse with 35 years experience, and is currently a Senior Policy Analyst in the area of Health Quality Research at the Altarum Institute in San Antonio, Texas. 
EdgefieldDaily.com

It's a dog's life (Photo)
 web posted July 28, 2007
EDGEFIELD – While covering the Shane Massey formal filing, Summer Widener of Graniteville stood by observing the gathering carrying her dog “Bucky” in a bag on her shoulder. 
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Massey: “I’m going to knock on 10,000 doors during this election” (Photo)
web posted July 27, 2007
AIKEN – Shane Massey announced Thursday that he will knock on 10,000 doors during his campaign for State Senate to prove his desire and ability to do the hard work it takes to bring change to state government. “I’m running to shake up the status quo in Columbia,” Massey said.
EdgefieldDaily.com

"Project Normandy" announcement delayed, company identity remains a mystery
web posted July 27, 2007
COUNTY - “Project Normandy”, the much-anticipated announcement of a new industry that is being courted by Edgefield County, was expected by early August. Edgefield County Administrator John Pettigrew Jr. said on Thursday that the wait would be extended. “Right now (the announcement) is on hold until November,” Mr. Pettigrew said.
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Paperwhites to hold ribbon cutting today (Photos)
web posted July 27, 2007
EDGEFIELD – Paperwhites, an antique and arts mall, will be holding their Grand Opening today with a ribbon cutting ceremony at 4 pm and feature a “Wine and Cheese Party” to celebrate the opening.  Pamela Moore and Jo Ann Amos, owners, and Kim Deschaine, manger eagerly await meeting customers and showing them around the vast array of pottery, artwork, carvings, and even photo restorations that are available from various booths at the mall.
EdgefieldDaily.com

Prescription drug thefts from vehicles rise at area shopping centers
web posted July 27, 2007
EDGEFIELD – Edgefield County Sheriff’s Investigators are following leads in several cases of the theft of narcotics from automobiles at Apple Square and the Bi-Lo parking lots. Sheriff’s Chief Investigator Randy Doran said that in the last two months alone there have been at least eight cases reported of someone entering unlocked cars and trucks and stealing the prescription drugs after the victims leave a nearby pharmacy. “The best thing people can do is to secure their vehicles and to keep prescriptions and other valuables locked in the truck or stored out of sight,” Doran said.
EdgefieldDaily.com

Truck knocks out power and cable service to community, leaves scene (Photos)
web posted July 27, 2007
COUNTY LINE – An errant tractor-trailer driver left several residents without power and cable television around 2:30 Thursday afternoon when the driver struck a cable company’s wire and supporting cable pulling down a power pole, power, and cable lines over a quarter mile stretch of Casalina Drive. The driver did not stop and was located a short time later in Trenton.
EdgefieldDaily.com

Off The Wall: Grim rea-purr: The cat that can predict death
The footsteps down the corridor of the Steere House Nursing And Rehabilitation Centre are light but purposeful as Oscar makes his way towards the end of the hallway and stops outside room 310.
Off The Wall

Thieves make off with over $5,000 in tools
web posted July 26, 2007
MERRIWETHER – A work trailer at the construction site of apartment buildings in Merriwether was the site of a burglary and over $5,000 worth of tools and equipment was stolen. Edgefield County Deputies and an investigator arrived on the scene and began collecting evidence.
EdgeffieldDaily.com

Car thefts continue
web posted July 26, 2007
JOHNSTON – A Johnston woman called the Sheriff’s Office to report a car being stolen from her Hilltop Drive home around 4:30 am Wednesday morning. The woman told deputies she heard a noise outside and when she looked out she saw a light blue truck towing the 1988 grey Ford Taurus away from the home.
EdgefieldDaily.com

County Youth Football and Cheerleading registration opens next week
web posted July 26, 2007
COUNTY – The Edgefield County Youth Football League will be holding registration for football and cheerleading starting in August. The youth program is for youths 6 to 12 years of age and September is the cut-off date. The dates for registration are Saturdays Augusta 4, 11, and 18. The cost is $60 per child.
EdgefieldDaily.com

UFO sightings bring town to a standstill
web posted July 26, 2007
A crowd of 100 stunned stargazers brought a town centre to a standstill when five mysterious UFOs were spotted hovering in the sky. Drinkers spilled out of pubs, motorists stopped to gawp and camera phones were aimed upwards as the five orbs, in a seeming formation, hovered above Stratford-Upon-Avon for half an hour.
Daily Mail

Off The Wall: 'Compliment Machine' Dispenses Kind Words
Harry Truman once said, "If you want a friend in Washington, get a dog." In the absence of a pet, Washingtonians can get their warm fuzzies on 14th and Q Streets NW, thanks to the newly installed interactive art piece, the "Compliment Machine."
Off The Wall

Arson ruled out as cause of fire (Photos)
web posted July 25, 2007
MERRIWETHER – Edgefield County Sheriff’s Investigators have ruled out arson in the latest of three fires in the County Line Fire District. Investigator Jimmy Smith said, “there is nothing that indicates any criminal activity.” Investigators were at the scene on Square Circle Ranch Road digging through the rubble in order to find the cause of the fire. Chief Investigator Randy Doran said there was nothing linking the three recent fires.
EdgefieldDaily.com

Audio Internet Broadcast testing in the Wandering Minds Section underway
web posted July 25, 2007
WEBNEWS – EdgefieldDaily.com is testing Audio Broadcasts in the Wandering Minds Section. Now you can not only read the most recent news on EdgefieldDaily.com you can listen to news updates, and in the near future we will have expanded internet broadcasts available.
Wandering minds

Traffic stop leads to arrest of wanted man in Edgefield
web posted July 25, 2007
EDGEFIELD – Edgefield Police arrested a wanted man after a traffic stop just after 9 pm Monday night. While an officer was running stationary radar on Buncombe Street he noticed a car traveling south with only one headlight and conducted a traffic stop. The driver provided a provisional license and stated she was not supposed to drive after 9pm. The officer then had the young woman and her passenger step out of the car.
EdgefieldDaily.com

Stereos stolen from cars parked at local business
web posted July 25, 2007
EDGEFIELD – The owner of a salvage and auto repair business on the 1100 block of Jeter Street in Edgefield called the Sheriff’s Officer to report the theft of radio equipment from several cars on the parking lot.
EdgefieldDaily.com

Rev. Skip Myers: Words Are Words - God is Still God
By: Rev. Skip Myers
EdgefieldDaily.com Columnist
web posted July 25, 2007
COLUMN – It has finally happened. I am beginning to show my age and I don’t like it. Age can be a great excuse for certain things like our ever-expanding waistline or our ever-receding hairline. But, when you begin to fight against technological advance and use phrases like, “It used to be that we just picked up the phone and called someone,” it’s time to check your view of life. I just don’t get text messaging. I love cell phones and email but I just don’t get text messaging when you are holding a perfectly good working phone. There I said it and revealed that I am no longer 30, 35, uh, 40. You get the picture.
EdgefieldDaily.com

Off The Wall: Boxer shot in head after asking drinkers not to smoke at bar
web posted July 25, 2007
A former heavyweight boxing champion was shot after asking three men to stop smoking in a wine bar. James Oyebola, 47, was having a drink in the garden area of the venue when a dispute erupted over the new smoking ban.
Off The Wall

Third fire in two days leads to investigation (Photos)
web posted July 24, 2007
COUNTY LINE – The County Line and Merriwether Fire Departments were called to a third structure fire in the area in less than 36 hours prompting County Line Fire Chief Tim Malcolm to call for Sheriff’s investigators to respond to the scene. The house, located on the 700 block of Square Circle Ranch Road, was reported on fire at 11:35 pm. When firefighters arrived they found the vacant ranch style house fully involved.
EdgefieldDaily.com

Castleberry expands recall of canned foods
web posted July 24, 2007
PSA – The Augusta based Castleberry’s canning facility has been closed and will not reopen until the source of bacterium that causes botulism at the facility can be identified. An earlier recall has now been widened to cover over 90 products produced at the canning factory. Workers were told Monday not to report for work until notified. According to reports, 16 of 17 canned samples taken tested positive for the bacterium that causes botulism.
EdgefieldDaily.com

Main Street Auto opens in Edgefield (Photos)
web posted July 24, 2007
EDGEFIELD – Edgefield has seen its business community continue to grow recently and most recently with the addition of Main Street Auto, located at 602 Main Street. James Turner, along with his wife Rhonda, just recently opened the business providing all facets of automobile repair including oil changes and service, brakes, air conditioner repairs, tires, and most any minor or major auto repair.
EdgefieldDaily.com

Stolen SUV tracked to Edgefield County
web posted July 24, 2007
MERRIWETHER – The Edgefield County Sheriff’s Office was notified Saturday of a reported stolen vehicle being tracked down by a company called Lo-Jack, a stolen vehicle recovery company. The stolen 2007 Lincoln Navigator was found at a trucking company on Stephens Road near Highway 25. Deputies confirmed the SUV was stolen and discovered a driver for the company had been driving it to and from work for over a month.
EdgefieldDaily.com

Huddle House suffers break-in
web posted July 24, 2007
EDGEFIELD – The Huddle House in Edgefield was the scene of a break-in that resulted in the theft of cash from the business on Friday morning. When workers arrived to open the business it was discovered someone had pried open the back door and the door to the manager’s office and stolen the cash from the safe.
EdgefieldDaily.com

The Late Terry Haskins Spared Many from Misery
By: Carl Langley
EdgefieldDaily.com Guest Columnist
web posted July 24, 2007
GUEST COLUMN – There is joy in our land these days. Video poker, the beast that at one time looked like it would not die, is on life support and fading fast. Which means that the profiteers of this long-running scandal, once sheltered by the Duke of Clarendon and his not-so Merry Men in our state legislature, soon may have to find honest work.
EdgefieldDaily.com

Here's Your Card
web posted July 24, 2007
JOHNSTON – EdgefieldDaily.com has another Here’s Your Card nominee, this time from Johnston late Saturday night. Gregory Arnold Aiken, coincidentally from Aiken, SC, drove up to a traffic safety checkpoint around 11:20 pm at the intersection of Highway 121 and Edisto Street. As Mr. Aiken got to the officers a Sheriff’s Deputy, assisting in the checkpoint, asked for license, insurance, and registration.
EdgefieldDaily.com

IPhone Flaw Lets Hackers Take Over, Security Firm Says
web posted July 24, 2007
  A team of computer security consultants say they have found a flaw in Apple’s wildly popular iPhone that allows them to take control of the device. The researchers, working for Independent Security Evaluators, a company that tests its clients’ computer security by hacking it, said that they could take control of iPhones through a WiFi connection or by tricking users into going to a Web site that contains malicious code. The hack, the first reported, allowed them to tap the wealth of personal information the phones contain.
New York Times

Driver in fatal crash identified (Photo)
web posted July 23, 2007
EDGEFIELD – The identity of the driver of the fatal truck crash on Sweetwater Road early Saturday morning has been released. Deputy Coroner Luther Beason said the driver of the truck was 21-year-old Daniel L. Thompson of Garrett Road. Mr. Thompson died from “massive body trauma” Beason said and most likely died prior to the fire. “The fire was secondary,” Mr. Beason said.
EdgefieldDaily.com

Boaters discover sunken truck (Photos)
web posted July 23, 2007
MERRIWETHER – Beverly Watkins and Doug Wikander reported finding what turned out to be a submerged work truck early Sunday afternoon, bringing Sheriff’s Deputies and a Department of Natural Resources officer to the boat ramp to Stevens Creek on Woodlawn Road. “We found it Tuesday,” Ms Watkins said, and they contacted DHEC in Aiken to report what they thought was oil leaking into Stevens Creek. The Aiken office referred them to the office in Greenwood. “They (DHEC) said they would call us back but never did,” Ms. Watkins said. So they returned on Sunday and hooked a chain to angle iron that was about a foot below the surface and tried to pull it out.
EdgefieldDaily.com

Neighbors call fires "suspicious"
web posted July 23, 2007
BETTIS ACADEMY – County Line and Merriwether Firefighters were called to the second of two house fires in the Bettis Academy Road area Sunday morning around 9:20 am. The house, located on the corner of Bettis Academy Road Extension and Highway 25, is right next door to County Line Fire Department Station 2. The first fire, which was reported just after 2 am Sunday, is on the other side and across the street of the fire station. Both fires appear to have started in the rear of the homes.
EdgefieldDaily.com

Article calls STH football players, and students, "ignorant" about Strom Thurmond, history
A Column by the Editor
web posted July 23, 2007
COLUMN – Several readers sent me links to an article in The State on Sunday by Kent Babb titled “What’s in a name”. Before I got 100 words into the piece I could see where it was going, a thinly veiled call for blacks to rise up and do away with the name “Rebels” at Strom Thurmond High School, and before it is over – probably the school’s namesake Strom Thurmond. The article quotes SC NAACP President Lonnie Randolph comparing Sen. Strom Thurmond with Adolf Hitler. Aside from the fervent racial rantings of Randolph that peppered the article, Babb also has errors that have to be corrected.
EdgefieldDaily.com

Off the Wall: Shopping cart "road rage" - Cops say man ran over woman with shopping cart at Somers supermarket checkout
SOMERS - Call it a case of shopping-cart rage. State police said a 45-year-old Dutchess County man became enraged at a 72-year-old woman who was in front of him at the checkout line of the Super Stop & Shop on Route 6 last night and ran her over with his shopping cart.
Off The Wall

Fiery crash kills one (Photos)
Additional photos added
web posted July 21, 2007
EDGEFIELD – A fiery crash has left one dead just before 7 am Saturday on Sweetwater Road. The Edgefield Fire Department, EMS, and Sheriff’s Deputies arrived on the scene to find a red Dodge pickup truck overturned and “fully involved”. Firefighters were able to extinguish the fire and began trying to find the driver. At first rescue workers believed the driver was ejected from the truck until they discovered the body on the passenger side of the truck.
EdgefieldDaily.com

One vehicle crash sends two area teens to MCG (Photos)
web posted July 21, 2007
MERRIWETHER – An early morning crash sent two area teenagers to MCG after the Chevrolet Z71 pickup truck they were riding in sideswiped a group of large pine trees. The 17-year-old girl was reportedly thrown from the truck at the time of the crash. She suffered from several abrasions on her arms and legs and a head injury. She was flown from the scene to the MCG Trauma Unit in an AirMed helicopter.
EdgefieldDaily.com

Aiken Regional Medical Centers Host a Dinner with the Doc Education Program
web posted July 21, 2007
AIKEN – Oolorectal cancer is the third most common cancer among men and women in the United States. Regular screening exams may help detect pre-cancerous polyps or cancer in its earlier, more treatable stages. That's why Aiken Regional Medical Centers is offering a free educational seminar that will give you the facts about colorectal cancer, what you can do to help prevent the disease and what you should be doing to screen for it. 
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Sanford issues more Executive Orders Friday
web posted July 21, 2007
COUNTY – Gov. Mark Sanford issued two Executive Orders Friday transferring the Trade Adjustment Assistance and Labor Market Information programs to the Department of Commerce, a move that will better consolidate South Carolina's economic development efforts into a more consistent and cohesive mission and maximize the effect of federal and state dollars aimed at economic development.
EdgefeildDaily.com

Chili, canned foods, recalled by Augusta manufacturer
web posted July 20, 2007
PSA – The Federal Drug Administration has issued a warning of a recall by Augusta’s Castleberry for their Hot Dog Chili Sauce (UPC 3030000101), Austex Hot Dog Chili Sauce (UPC 3030099533), and Kroger Hot Dog Chili Sauce (UPC 1111083942) with “best by” dates from April 30, 2009 through May 22, 2009 due to possible botulism contamination. Botulism can be fatal. The “best by dates” can be found on the can lids.
EdgefieldDaily.com

Bloody hat, footprints, smears leads to investigation in Johnston
web posted July 20, 2007
JOHNSTON – Early Thursday morning the Johnston Police Department began receiving calls from businesses reporting large amounts of blood at the locations. The first call came from Goodfellas Laundromat on Lee Street where blood was found on the floor and other areas of the business around 6:30 am, including bloody shoe prints, a bloody hat, a large wooden stick with blood on it, and a blood trail.
EdgefieldDaily.com

County EMA opens training for Community Emergency Response Teams
web posted July 20, 2007
COUNTY – The Edgefield County Emergency Management Agency is now ready to begin training Community Emergency Response Team (CERT) volunteers to serve in case of local disasters or mass casualty situations. The training to volunteers will be free.
EdgefieldDaily.com

Checkpoints result in arrests, confiscation of drugs and cash
web posted July 20, 2007
EDGEFIELD – Checkpoints have resulted in arrest and confiscation of drugs and money this week, the most recent in Edgefield late Wednesday night. Around 9:30 Wednesday night a Sheriff’s Deputies and Edgefield Police checkpoint at the intersection of Brooks and Rosa Hill Street saw a 1998 green Chevy Malibu pull up to police. That is when officers noticed a “heavy odor of alcohol” coming from the car. Officers asked the three occupants to exit the car. That is when Frank Oliphant, 26, of Greenwood, is said to have begun shouting curse words and cursing police.
EdgefieldDaily.com

Traffic problems to continue during sewer repairs in Johnston
web posted July 20, 2007
JOHNSTON – Traffic will continue to be stalled on the 100 block of Calhoun Street until the first of next week. The Edgefield County Sewer and Water Authority is working to clear sewer lines in the area. Flagmen will continue to direct traffic while the construction continues and traffic will be reduced to two staggered lanes.
EdgefieldDaily.com

Executive Order Establishes Department of Social Services Task Force and Advisory Committee in SC
web posted July 20, 2007
COLUMBIA – Gov. Mark Sanford issued an Executive Order on Thursday creating the Children in Foster Care and Adoption Services Task Force and its accompanying Advisory Committee - groups tasked with identifying ways to improve the efficiency and quality of the state's foster care and adoption processes, and in particular reducing the time it takes to find permanent adoptive homes for the most vulnerable children across South Carolina.
EdgefieldDaily.com

Gov. Sanford's Legislative Session Recap
By: Gov. Mark Sanford
web posted July 19, 2007
STATE – Legislative sessions represent a way of bringing change to our state – and given that our last one ended a few weeks ago, I write to give you my take on what happened and what it means going forward.
EdgefieldDaily.com

Johnston Town Council members to hold training session
web posted July 19, 2007
JOHNSTON – The Johnston Town Council will hold a training session today, July 19, at 5:00 pm. Howard Duvall with Municipal Association will present the training. The session will be at the Johnston Town Hall and is open to the public.

Edgefield Library activities
web posted July 19, 2007
EDGEFIELD – The Edgefield County Library will begin their bag book sale August 1 through 3. The summer reading program will come to a close with Porkchop Productions on Tuesday, July 24 at 10 am. Refreshments will be provided for children.
EdgefieldDaily.com

Congress poll numbers hit lowest in history
web posted July 19, 2007
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Most U.S. voters think the country is on the wrong track and remain deeply unhappy with President George W. Bush and Congress, but still feel good about their finances and optimistic about the future, according to a Reuters/Zogby poll released on Wednesday.
Yahoo!News

Teen Girls Accused Of Setting Kitten Ablaze
web posted July 19, 2007
COTATI, Calif. -- A three-month-old kitten is fighting for his life after allegedly being set afire by two teenage girls last week. The male shorthaired kitten, named Adam, received second- and third-degree burns over 75 percent of its body and was being treated at an animal hospital in Cotati, in Northern California's Sonoma County, officials said.
Off The Wall

End of an Era - days numbered for local landmark (Photo)
web posted July 18, 2007
MERRIWETHER – The original Sportsman’s Corner, a multigenerational landmark in Merriwether, will soon be a fond memory as owner Greg Kendrick broke ground Tuesday on the modern store that will take its place. “It’s still going to be called Sportsman’s Corner,” Mr. Kendrick said, “but it (the expansion) is long overdue.” The new larger store will be a modern, but yet still rustic, design and will be built behind the location of the current store.
EdgefieldDaily.com

South Carolina Named First State for Medicaid Innovation
web posted July 18, 2007
COLUMBIA – Gov. Mark Sanford today announced Tuesday South Carolina has won approval from the federal Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services for two new innovative Medicaid health care plans - the Health Opportunity Accounts program and the Benchmark Plan - both key to the state's Medicaid reform efforts. "This is a project we've been working on for over four years," Gov. Sanford said, "and we're pleased for what it means in impacting the viability of the Medicaid system, the quality of coverage for Medicaid recipients, and taxpayer wallets over the long run."
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