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Wandering Minds April 30 - August 31 Archive January 2- April 29, 2006 Archive Wandering Minds Archive 2005 I'm new here so I just wanted to say hi and that I love the website and the wandering minds. Its a lot different to other boards but I love the way it is done. I'm (name deleted). web posted August 31, 2006 I know you know what is going on in ridge spring, why don't you print it? Editor's note: Patience is a virtue. web posted August 31, 2006 I hope you are happy now. web posted August 31, 2006 I guess you are going to close up shop now that Wayne (Adams) is leaving. Editor's note: Why? Just because one of the puppets left does not mean the master is not still going to continue to pull the strings. web posted August 31, 2006 Hey everyone, don't forget and tell Andy what great looking pants he has!! Editor's note: First cheese man, now this. What did I ever do to deserve this? web posted August 31, 2006 The BIG meeting went fairly well. Around forty people voiced their fears, thoughts and ideas. The overall attitude seems to be the lack of communication between the council members and the Mayor, as well as the Chief with the Saluda police force when our officers are not on duty. No one seems to have the Chief or the officers work schedule, why would be held in secret? Communication is vital to a relationship of any sort, marriage, mother to child, council to Mayor, Mayor to Town Clerk, Council to the people of the Town. All members of the council were asked to put feelings aside and to move on with what is best for the town, we can only pray now that we will get the best no matter which way this boat floats. I for one think we could make the most of either situation. The Chief now knows that things need to tighten up and the Mayor and the Council understand that they had better tighten it up fast if they want to stay in office. And the people of Ridge Spring now know that they will have to take a closer look at situations, spoken and non spoken words and gestures when election time rolls around again. Everyone will have to turn out for town meetings and council meetings but mostly for elections if they want to say what happens to their great town. web posted August 30, 2006 Since it seems I opened a can of worms with my last post about this matter so I felt it deserved a follow up. We contacted the supervisor of the gas station,and were told it was not them but the credit card company they use that started the 75.00 hold, and that they were unaware..at first. They are in talks with the company to find out why they are doing it and to put a stop to it. This company owns several stations in the area and seemed legitimately concerned. The supervisor at the station said that it was only happening at this particular station and the don't know why. However, my mom was NOT the first to complain they had received numerous calls and had failed to post any "warnings" concerning the practice. It only happens if you pay at the pump, if you go inside then they don't put the hold on. I know I had a station "hold" a dollar extra when I paid at the pump at a station near Macon GA. It seems to be a "standard" practice whenever you pay at the pump with a debit card. The money never appears on your statement so unless you bounce a check during the hold period you will never know that they took it out to begin with. (content deleted) The fees were reimbursed and a letter was sent to the lending agency concerning the mix up so it didn't go against my credit but it was a hassle. I enjoy being able to pay at the pump for the convience and not having to wait in line behind the cigarette and lottery purchase decisions. It seems though that I can't afford convience, I'll go inside from now on so I don't have to worry about any more phantom charges on my account. I hope this helps to clear up any questions. web posted August 30, 2006 If emmys were given out for the best lead actors in a town council comedy, Saul, Nelson and Burt would take home the trophies. In June at least two of the three Ridge Spring councilmen voted to approve the town budget on the first reading. Then all three of them BOYCOTTED the public hearing. A few days later two approved the budget on the second reading. Suddenly two months later all three are concerned about town finances? Puh-lese! They claim two officers can not provide 24/7 coverage. Have they never heard of 12 hour shifts? They claim the sherriff must back up and operate 911 calls, which duplicates costs. Nonsense. 911 is a dispatching system, designated to the sherriffs department. It's funded by a surcharge on telephone bills, not city/county taxes. They can't make up their minds whether a sherriff sub-station will be "manned during business hours" or "used by officers on duty in the county 24/7." They say that without a municipal court, town ordinances can't be enforced. What is the cost of a local court other than a judge's very small salary? They're already paying for magistrate services, albeit without an ordinance to do so. Nothing these people say or do makes sense. Editor's note: Under a mutual aid agreement the Sheriff's Office always backs up the towns in the county. The Sheriff is the highest ranking law enforcement agent in the county and has to provide the needed manpower when requested. Providing a designated deputy or deputies would require a contractual agreement between the town, county, and Sheriff's Office. web posted August 30, 2006 If the Ridge Spring council is going to pass out a list of facts, they should get them straight. Millage rates don't indicate how much people pay for taxes. Council should learn how the process works. Unless the town hires an officer to patrol only the water supply, the water and sewer rates don't have anything to do with the PD. Considering though that asbestos was buried near one of the towns wells, cows graze under another, and the third is never supposed to run because of gas contamination but does that might not be a bad idea. People may think RS buys all of its water from Batesburg but it doesn't. If the PD is 22% of the town budget and that figure causes a problem, why didn't council cut the PW directors salary before his indictments. It was almost 10% of the budget. The work in the town hall is finally on computer. If council gets rid of the fulltime billing clerk, they would save $15,000 or more each year. They're going to have to pay unemployment for the officers they lay off, plus pay for deputies. No savings there. A little homework would have made councils claims more believable. web posted August 30, 2006 Hey Wandering Minds..... Mama always said...... *God doesn't like ugly! A transfer was in His time not ours! *It was the final straw that broke the camel's back" Enough poison spread..... Poison control! *If you don't like children......Get a office job! web posted August 30, 2006 Don't you think Andy has nice pants? Editor's note: Call me weird if you want but I just can't think of a reason to be looking at the pants of someone named Andy. Sue, Mary, Alice, or Lisa maybe, but certainly not an Andy web posted August 30, 2006 If you want your name attached to your thoughts, then you can do so by writing your piece under "Opinion" instead of wandering minds. Our Editor has given us that choice. The reason so many write to wandering minds is that the Editor has kept his promise that he will not print the name of anyone sending in a comment. I imagine it is very hard for him to do sometimes but it is called Ethics and I commend him for having them. web posted August 30, 2006 I just wanted to let you know that since I submitted the Government at work to here's your card, not once has that truck been left running durring lunch. And since the people that read & write to edgefielddaily.com don't exist, it must all be a figment of your imagination that has saved our tax money. Or you work for the SCDOT in your spare time, & it was you leaving the truck running. I sure don't know how you do it. forget sleep your days must be 60 hours long. P.S. You must have over 200 personalities to come up with all this stuff too. web posted August 30, 2006 I had this same type problem at a local gas station. My bank had so many people complaining they gave out the number to the stations home office. It took me calling the local person in charge and giving him an earful to get the problem straightened out. This was a year ago July. He blamed it on the company who handles the credit card processing. It was quite a tale he told. I do not go to that station except to buy the Sunday paper if everyone else is out. web posted August 29, 2006 This post has been removed web posted August 29, 2006 Where did I put my keys? web posted August 29, 2006 Thurmond will repeat. web posted August 29, 2006 Clemson will win the ACC this year and STH will win the state again. web posted August 29, 2006 So far I have written two letters to Wandering Minds about the police situation of Ridge Spring and the editor made a note that some of you think I may not be real, or that he may have written my letters. Well, he did NOT, and I am very real. I have asked for answer and it appears I have found some. 1) the council can not find it self nor answers to some vital question's, 2) if you don't like how the present Chief is running things, tell her , give her choices, do your job or we find a new Chief and I already have you a great one in mind, 3) if you want more officers, I already told you one way to raise the funds, but rumor has it the funds are there, 4) if this is a male female issue get over it, 5) but the main issue would appear that no one is talking to anyone. The Chief is not talking to Saluda nor Edgefield and the Council only seems to talk to each other, I think perhaps they think the town folk are from Mayberry, well we aren't. This town is loaded with great and fascinating folks. I have not met one I didn't enjoy being around. Also, the Mayor needs more backing and we need to get our back bones up and show that 3 men are not taking our town from us, because this could just be the first step. Does anyone know of a way to impeach a town councilman, perhaps next time we can get a councilwoman on board, they make great mediators. I do sign my name but the editor keeps pulling it off. Editor's note: Edgefield County Administrator Wayne Adams and certain County Council members doubt readers of EdgefieldDaily.com are real and have suggested I write all the posts to the Wandering Minds. web posted August 29, 2006 Does the town or the county maintain the Rail Trail? I am a very frequent user of the trail and love my time there. I am concerned about two things, however. 1. The trash that is left there is not being picked up. There is a newspaper on the bench by the school parking lot that has been there for over a week, along with some soda cans and other drink containers. There is a pizza box about 10 yards up that has been in the bushes for over two weeks. A potato chip bag is lying in the middle of the trail and it has been there for several days. If there were a trash can around I would pick them up myself. 2. The house on the corner of the rail trail and Nicholson has some very viscous sounding dogs that I think are contained, but I'm not sure. Can the town or whoever is in charge make sure that the dogs cannot get out to eat me? Thanks for all you do. I am a daily reader of your site! Editor's note: The Town of Edgefield maintains the Walking Trail. Thank you for reading EdgefieldDaily.com. web posted August 29, 2006 In regards to this post.... " I live here in the town of Ridge Spring if the town would just put the Chief of Police in her place make her work traffic get the speeders and the town will have the funds. I can set in my front yard and count 20 people breaking the law!" web posted August 28, 2006 Just what is the Police Chief's "place"? That remark sounds rather chauvinistic. It is sad that you live in Ridge Spring and do not know that NONE of the fines collected on traffic citations come back to the Town, they are forfeited to Saluda County because the Town does not have a Municipal Judge. This was an arrangement made by Jimmy Gillian when he was mayor. In order for the Town to receive any funds from traffic citations, the Town must have a municipal court and judge. The ordinance that established the Municipal Court Town Ordinance 1-7-1 There is hereby created and established a municipal court, is one of the ordinances proposed by Jimmy Saul to have abolished as well as Ordinance 2-1-1 Police department established and Ordinance 2-1-2 Duties of police chief. Perhaps you should do a little more research or become a little more active in your town before you make further posts. By the way, I find it very humorous that you "set" in your yard as opposed to "sit" like most other people. web posted August 29, 2006 To the person who made the post about a local gas station placing $75.00, for three days, on her debit card. Would you give a few more details on what occurred? I know the business name can't be used but the name of the town would help a lot. And to be honest with you, you left out enough info, that could have been printed, that it's difficult to determine how or why this happened. When it comes to checks and debit cards, it's easy to make mistakes. More details? Editor's note: The poster gave the location of the store, I removed it due to the no business names being posted rule. I am considering posting the name due to the fact that an employee at another location wrote down the credit card number of a customer and then used it to obtain cash. A warrant for her arrest has been issued. When that arrest is made the location of one of the company's many stores will be in the story. web posted August 28, 2006 Is the Sheriffs Office, (Narcotics Division) handling all drug activity calls in the entire county? I noticed when the person asked about something being done about the crackhouse on Johnson St. in Johnston, you reccomended they call the Sheriff's Office instead of the Johnston Police Department. Is the Sheriff's Office still handling Johnston's police business or do they have everything back in order since the new police chief was hired? Editor's note: No, I did not mean that you should not contact your local Police Department. I do know that drug cases are always reported to the Sheriff's Narcotics Division because they have a wider grasp of the "players" and will be contacted by the local agency when they get the report. I would always suggest you contact your local law enforcement agency as well. web posted August 28, 2006 We lost our beloved family member on Friday, August 25th AT 7:10 in the morning. I will always remember the image of that clock above his bed. I had just looked up at it, resting my hand on his chest and felt him take his last breath. He was in MUSC in Charleston, hoping to save his life with a liver and kidney transplant. It was his last hope. But the Lord wanted him in heaven and took him home. Somewhere along the line he contacted an infection and was just too weak to fight it. The doctors fought it for him as long as they could but the lost the battle. While there, I met other people with loved ones fighting for their lives. A 21 year old young man, just married this year, collapsed at work after not feeling well for a week. He has a rare liver disease that he would have had from birth. No one ever detected it even though there have been signs all along. An 18 year old beautiful young lady that reminds me of what we think an angel would look like. She had a liver transplant several years ago but her body is now rejecting it. Cirrhosis of the liver is the term used for liver disease. We always seem to think "alcoholic" when we hear that term. Not so. That is just one of the many causes of liver disease. In most cases the person will die before a liver is found. There are so many waiting. Everyone is praying that their loved one will be at the top of the list. Our loved one would have been one of those at the top of the list.But maybe the Lord knew he had lived a wonderful life and at 58 it was time to come home and give one of these young people a chance. So again, I asked you to please be an organ donor. It is a wonderful thing to do. Editor's note: I am so sorry for your loss. Being prayerful in your posts, I can only say that you know God is waiting on the other side and though your loss is great in the physical sense, it is a rejoicing in the Heavens. web posted August 28, 2006 Hey Andy, nice pants!!!!! web posted August 28, 2006 Still waiting for the Taco Bell and KFC!! web posted August 28, 2006 I live here in the town of Ridge Spring if the town would just put the Chief of Police in her place make her work traffic get the speeders and the town will have the funds. I can set in my front yard and count 20 people breaking the law! web posted August 28, 2006 Do Edgefield County residents believe every word out of their superintendent's mouth? The teachers were not given a choice. As for the other's involved, 96 needs more residents. web posted August 28, 2006 I see all of the complaining about the teacher transfer situation. It doesn't affect me; however, just something to think about.....Have you ever thought that sometimes there is more than meets the eye?? There are situations sometimes where the details cannot be released and mainly for the reason to protect the parties involved. There are always two sides to every story. Yes, it's a shame that MMS lost a great teacher, but just maybe you'll get a "Diamond in the Rough"......Patience is a hard thing to practice. web posted August 28, 2006 Love reading your "Free Press".....Great job with the school supplies...nice picture. Just curious and was wondering if you would help us out to find out who determines to whom these items are distributed??? As far as I know, our school doesn't get anything from their efforts and we surely have "kids in need" that would be grateful for alittle help. Thanks! Editor's note: The photo and story was provided in a press release from the School District. For more information on where these items are distributed contact the District office. Thank you for reading EdgefieldDaily.com web posted August 28, 2006 Here is a question for all 3 of the councilmen and the sherrif who never got together to talk about getting rid of the police. Was the food as spicy as the mess you got yourselves into? web posted August 28, 2006 Ridge Springs 3 blind mice are planning to miss the public hearing? This years budget was delayed because they pulled a stunt like this. A party was more important than town business. And they have the nerve to claim that they want what is best for the town? They also have another illegal ordnance in the works. Guess what boys. We are on to you. web posted August 28, 2006 Both teachers who were transferred were inconvenienced for the sake of a huge problem that remains at MMS. Look into it. web posted August 28, 2006 Can we find out WHICH gas station holds $75 against your debit card for 3 days? That would be detrimental to me and if there is anyway you can reveal that information I would like to know before accidentally finding out by going there. I can't imagine that that could even be right but wanted to double check. web posted August 28, 2006 For those who plan to attend the (Ridge Spring Town Council) public hearing on the 28th to ask questions to Councilmen Saul, Burt and Nelson, regarding the Ordinance to disband the RS Police Department; you may need to contact them at home. From all reports, these 3 are planning not to attend the meeting. Numbers are listed in the phone book. To the tune of "3 Blind Mice" 3 deaf councilmen 3 deaf councilmen Hands over their ears, Hands over their ears, What they are doing affects me and you, An illegal ordinance they're trying to push through, Citizens rebelled or plan to be S _ R _ W _ D! 3 deaf councilmen. web posted August 26, 2006 i see alot of drug activity on johnson street at the crackhouse. help us Editor's note: You just helped yourself as all law enforcement agencies read the Wandering Minds including the Narcotics Division. I would suggest you call the Sheriff's Office and provide the street address to the Narcotics Division. They will follow up on the matter. web posted August 26, 2006 I agree with the person that had the statement about the bus drivers. My mom drove a school bus a couple of years back and the heat can get almost unbearable. She drove kids from Thurmond back to the Merriwether side, so it was a long drive with no air conditioner. She would take frozen fruit juice to her kids on Fridays because she thought they deserved something for having to ride on the bus that long in that weather. So its an uncomfortable thing for both the driver and the students regardless of age. Editor's note: School will not start next year before the third Monday in August by law in an effort to end the early start dates. web posted August 26, 2006 i wanted to let the town of edgefield know that our police deparment needs alot of work! i had a friend that her home was broken into and her dog was stolen. the police closed the case less than 24 hrs after opening it not only that, they didn't even take finger prints. i think they need to be updated on proper prosedure. was bad enough that her home was vilated, but her baby the one thing she cerished was taken and nothing was attempet to be done about it. i strongle feel that who ever done this should pay and if her dog doesn't show up i personaly feel like the police deparment should be held responseable because of not doing their job to the fullest. Editor's note: I spoke with Chief Carter while working on this story of the stolen dog, which had now been recovered. The case is still active and under investigation. Chief Carter will be happy to speak to any interested party on the case. web posted August 26, 2006 I have been reading all the uproar about the teacher being transferred to JET from Merriwether Middle. Was this teacher forced to move? I would not think so. Any why did she want to transfer if not forced to do so? What abou fthe poor teacher at JET who had her room set up and had already begun to teach? She was uprooted and forced to move to another school. Maybe we should be questioning why she was forced to move for this teacher at MMS . Remember, there is always more than one side to a story. web posted August 26, 2006 I just want to thank the (deleted) gas station (deleted). I really appreciate the fact that you hold SEVENTY FIVE dollars on each debit card transaction, for three buisness days. It caused my car payment to bounce even though I really did have the money, then I had to spend my time going to the bank to straighten the account out, and pray that they would not charge me the return check fees for a check that should have never bounced! Watch your account balances in you use a debit card to purchase gas, you may not have as much money as you are suppose to. I will never do buisness with them again. Unethical at best, should be illegal. But, I guess I imagined my check bouncing since I dont exsist! web posted August 26, 2006 Does anyone else find it odd that the superintendent of schools would let matters like the transfer of veteran teachers be done without her knowledge? I wonder if the School Board was consulted. It is strange that everything including all hiring must be approved by the school board but principals can just transfer teachers without so much as submitting it to the superintendent or the board. Why would any principal think the parents or students would not be upset over losing a veteran teacher who was one of the most successful teachers in the state according to the scores of her former students? Just wondering....... Editor's note: The transfer was worked out by the Principles of JET and MMS and was approved by Dr. Keesley. The School Board is not involved with personnel decisions. web posted August 25, 2006 I don't live in Ridge Spring, but I shop, bank, pay water and telephone bills, use the postal facility and receive medical and dental care there. If the police department is eliminated, I am really not sure if I would be comfortable in Ridge Spring and might move my business to another town where I could feel safe on the streets. Don't the council members pushing to get rid of the local PD realize that criminals are not stupid? They read the paper and watch television, too! Everyday the media is filled with horror stories about crimes committed in nearby towns and cities with more than adequate law enforcement capabilities. There are bank robberies reported in Augusta almost everyday. The bank in Ridge Spring has been robbed twice in its history. Major crime in the town is almost non-existent. Even reports of minor offenses are extremely low.But, the council is setting Ridge Spring up for disaster. The town's clerical employees would be put at major risk without police protection. It seems that councilman Bob Nelson should at least be concerned for his own wife's safety. web posted August 25, 2006 I understand that the Merriweather parents are upset about losing a veteran teacher, but please, let's stop bashing the new one. We criticize, and then we wonder why no one wants to be a teacher. Give her some time. It's not fair for her to be under such intense scrutiny because of a situation over which she had no control. Complain all you want about the move, but leave her out of it. And remember, the veteran was once a first year teacher, too. web posted August 25, 2006 I have been extremely busy since school started back and have not had time to read the posts. However, today, I took my lunch break and was scanning through to see what I had missed. I just read the post about how it is too hot to be starting back to school and how hot it is for the kids on the buses. What about the drivers? The average bus route is 2 hours. The children aren't on the bus for that long. Not to mention the fact that they are much younger than the drivers so they can handle the heat much better. So, when the bus driver stops at your house to drop your child off, instead of complaining, why don't you give him/her a nice, cold bottle of water. I'm sure they will appreciate that much more. Editor's note: That sounds like good old fashioned Edgefield Etiquette. web posted August 25, 2006 You do a great job….keep up the great work! Editor's note: Thank you, and thank you for reading. Please, pass our location on to others! web posted August 25, 2006 Did we expect for Dr. Keesley to say otherwise……Sure…the teacher had a choice, yeah, right. The one thing that our new principal will learn is that Merriwether parents are VERY INVOLVED and we don't like it when good teachers leave us. Maybe we can get a group of parents from that class and have Dr. Keesley come down and meet with them to hear what they have to say. web posted August 25, 2006 Is it true the Augusta Chronicle bought the Citizen news? Will change in owner and editor make it a real/better news paper? Editor's note: Morris Communications, owned by Billy Morris who also owns the Augusta Chronicle, bought the paper among others. As far as the Editor, Frank Johnson, he seems like a very nice guy. He is open to conversation and to listen to your views. I would suggest dropping by his office and welcome him to our county. The only way he will learn this truth about our county is if the people inform him. With Adams on his way out the door a great deal, though not all, of our problems will leave with him. web posted August 25, 2006 Editor's note: I cannot count the many letters I have received on this issue. Below are a few representative of the dozens sent in and I hope the information provided will be helpful. I spoke with Dr. Keesley about this matter. She stated the move was suggested by the principals involved and she only approved it. She also stated that due to it being a personnel issue she could not get into specifics. Dr. Keesley did say that she would be willing to talk to any parent who had a question regarding the move, which was uncontested by the teacher involved. Any teacher has the right to challenge such a move. I am writing about the former (deleted) teacher at MMS that was forced to move to JET. Is there anything that the parents can do to try to bring her back? From what the new teacher shown at open house, this is not going to be a very productive year. I have a question. Can anyone tell the circumstances under which the previously mentioned teacher was transferred from MMS to JET? I know that this teacher has been at MMS a long time and that she was there at the beginning of this year. She was a wonderful teacher with great scores and relationships with the parents in the community and has now been replaced. I agree that I hope that JET knows what a good thing they have received from this situation. What is going on in Edgefield County Schools. How could a superintendent be so unprofessional that she grants special favors to her fellow Clemson football buddies? The parents of Merriwether Middle are in shock that they lost an accomplished teacher on the whim of the superintendent. Watch the scores in (the subject) go down. The morale of the staff at MMS is at an all time low. If it was the intent to hurt the Merriwether area, Mrs Keesley, you accomplished it. web posted August 24, 2006 I think this person deserves a card but I think it would not win the contest. As I was exiting the library a fool drove by music booming, he was looking sideways towards me. No shirt and his hat was side ways. Does the music sound better this way or are they deaf? I grew up with both hard rock and county music they sound best when played at a non-deafening volume. web posted August 24, 2006 Ok, last night's 'called (Ridge Spring Town) Council meeting' will probably go down as one of the shortest since early Little Jimmy. The "3" ramrod a resolution naming 2 citizens to 'assist' the Mayor in holding the public hearing (August 28th) regarding disbanding the RS Police Dept. You just have to wonder: if only the police chief had played by the "Good OLE Boys&Girls" Rules and not allowed (a certain woman) to be arrested, would all this hub bub being taking place? Much ado about nothing... web posted August 24, 2006 Well, I attended the one minute meeting that was held last night in Ridge Spring. I can only laugh at this council, because they made this speedy decision to relieve the town of a police force and leave the town unprotected, but yet this resolution is designed to protect them. The resolution selected two people that not many of us seem to know and then allows the council members to not have to attend the meeting on the 28th. Which is the one they set up and apparently are leary about facing their voters. Why is this matter of the police force being pushed through so fast? If the town needs to make funds to pay the officers, they are welcome to sit in my yard and catch speeders. When people enter Ridge Spring from the John Deere end they don't know the 40 mph seems to be in effect. You can write enough tickets there to hire another officer. So, I feel it is time for the council to sit down and give better reasons for what they are doing. Saluda in no way can answer the calls of Ridge Spring just ask the officers of Saluda. If there is one major accident in Ridge Spring and someone is killed due to response time, what happens to the town, a HUGE lawsuit, and we are a ghost town. Already, the bank would have to pull out, the post office would not receive nightly mail deliveries, and what about the drug store. I hate to think of what would could happen without some protect. As of now no figures have been give for a contract nor has anyone seen a contract between Ridge Spring and Saluda, also a cop from 8-5pm may not be the answer, a cop from dark to daylight may be the better answer. The high speed chases, accidents, break ins and other disaters seem to happen at night. Please someone help understanding the reason for this and why this became an issue in the first place. Editor's note: I would like to help but Edgefield County officials believe I write all Wandering Minds posts so you, your issue, and the situation does not exist. I guess that, in many ways, it is the same there. The 5500 plus readers of EdgefieldDaily.com are not real, according to them, so you do not matter. web posted August 24, 2006 How about sending Newberry County a sympathy card, it won’t take long before they regret their decision. Also the count down has started only 25 days till Wayne’s world closes shop. Count you add a count down clock to the website? Editor's note: Adams was a puppet. Until the puppeteer is removed, nothing will change. Adams' departure for a lower paying job in Newberry County will not release the county from the responsibility of his actions taken while employed. web posted August 24, 2006 Congratulations on receiving such a complimentary letter from the retired newsperson. You deserve all the praise he gave you. I think the key to your success has been that you seem to do thorough research before printing anything. Not once have I seen you wrong in what you publish. Being recognized by a person with this experience and background speaks for itself. Keep up the good work. I'm still reading, daily. Editor's note: Thank you for your comments. I would like to say I have never made a mistake, but three times in the last two years I have placed corrections to stories posted. Though the corrections were minor, they were in fact corrections. web posted August 23, 2006 I have been reading for over 2 months and did not know about the wandering minds. This is a trip! web posted August 23, 2006 I am so happy you branched out to Ridge Spring. We have a bigger (mess) here than you had with your administrator. Editor's note: Same program, different location. web posted August 23, 2006 I agree with the retired newspaper man from Aiken, this is a great website, I've been posting for a long time, and a great forum to express our views and frustrations!!! Many thanks again!! web posted August 23, 2006 Is it just me or has anyone else notice that there are no rabbits this year? Last year we were loaded with them, but now, they seem to be gone. Anyone have any ideas? Editor's note: In a word? Coyotes. web posted August 23, 2006 The town of Ward is very nice. But please, put up new American flags. Most of the ones hanging are in shreds. The Clinton Ward festival is Saturday and let's be proud of our town. web posted August 23, 2006 is there anyway you can set up oldies ksx 92.7 to air ST football games through edgefielddaily? i live in florida now and i am trying to create a way to listen to ST football this season. i think that it would be a great marketing tool, now that we have lost "Wayne Adams" lol----- Editor's note: The Strom Thurmond High School football games are posted at three minute intervals on a page created for each game linked on game day from the Main page. This began due to Edgefield County soldiers serving overseas wanting to keep abreast of the games as they take place and continues this year. The linked page for each game will have to be refreshed manually or the reader will have to set their browser preferences to fetch the latest page date in order to receive the updates. More is in the works, but a real time broadcast at this time is not feasible. web posted August 23, 2006 Heck yeah I would sign a farewell card! Might even do a song and dance too! web posted August 23, 2006 Heard the good news. Adams is leaving. It is sad that someone with so much talent misused his skills. Hopefully, he will have learned a thing or two and do better in Newberry. It is sad that we now have to search for another administrator. However we are saving money with his leaving and not having to pay him 6 months worth of benefits (if he had been fired). Hopefully the council will give careful consideration to his successor. What we must all remember is that the council is responsible for the final outcome in all matters. Therefore, they need to carefully consider all issues, make sure they have accurate information and do what is right for Edgefield County citizens not just a chosen few. As (Chairman) Kneece stated, we need to look forward not back. Just remember history repeats itself. If the council does not do a better job we could be facing the same problems or worse. Hey guys, you are representing the citizens of this county. Think about it before you plunge ahead. web posted August 22, 2006 what really kills me, this country would rather pay out money to immigrants to start businesses, but why??? we have veterans that have no medical, live on the streets, and beg for money; what did the government do after they fought for this country just throw them away? They protected and serviced this country, they basically gave up their whole life for us, and this is how we repay them, i don't get it. i think the government needs to stop giving these other countries our money, and start caring about the people who proctected and served this nation!!! Editor's note: I guess this would be a bad time to tell you the US is sending $230 million to Lebanon. web posted August 22, 2006 Hi! Just wanted to say thanks. Editor's note: You are welcome. Thank you for reading. web posted August 22, 2006 Excerpt from an e-mail: I am a retired newspaperman living in Aiken. I worked for (several news agencies) for more than 45 years. I found your website through a friend, and I am as equally fascinated by it as he is. It is of excellent design, highly readable and can provoke one to uncontrollable laughter at times. I now make it a habit to go first to the Edgefield Daily.com before going to other newspaper websites. I don't know who you are, but you are very, very good at what you do. PS: I am telling all my friends about this website. Editor's note: Knowing who you are humbles me. Thank you. web posted August 22, 2006 I would like to thank the readers who answered my questions about the school budget. The Winnebago question shows how out of the loop I am on computer issues. I had a visions of the football team hanging out in an RV. Editor Thank you for providing a form for the public to get answers to questions that are important in the community. I know some people don’t appreciate the service you provide but I guess they are the ones who have something to hide. Editor's note: Thank you for your kind comments. web posted August 22, 2006 Dum da da dum dum dum dum da da dum I"M BACK! Did somebody mention CHEESEEEEEEEEEE????? web posted August 22, 2006 To the recently transferred MMS teacher - you will be missed greatly. You have touched the lives of so many children, and are loved by many of us in this community. We pray for you, and can only hope that JET appreciates what they have. As for the person at the root of all this . . . you can't possibly be feeling good about yourself right now. Perhaps you should consider sweeping around your own back door. The problem is YOURS . . . not anyone else's. web posted August 22, 2006 I bet the people that worked under Mr. Adams are scared now. All those years covering his (rear end) and now he bolts on them. Everybody knows they didn't get their jobs by being qualified, just loyals who would do anything he said and lie for him. Who hires the people (in the Administrator's Office)? Is that the (County) council or are they appointed? Editor's note: The County Administrator hires the employees of his office. The Administrator is hired by the County Council. web posted August 22, 2006 Why do you hate (County Administrator Wayne) Adams so much? Editor's note: Why, Mr. Adams is my best friend. I am thinking of moving to Newberry and starting NewberryDaily.com just so we can stay close and in touch. How fortunate that the Newberry County Council holds their meetings during a slow week in the month. Ridge Spring, now Newberry, isn't the web great? web posted August 22, 2006 Editor's post (Saturday): Due to the number of comments about the departure on County Administrator Wayne Adams I am posting some of what I consider the more humorous below the casual postings. I take back saying you need to wait until he is gone to send in your comments. Please, feel free. I am also thinking of hosting a send-off at a local establishment on the square. What do you think? Should I? web posted August 19, 2006 I like the idea of a send off party for Mr. Adams, but only if he doesn't come. Isn't that the point? Editor's note: I would not dare stop Wayne Adams from attending, if it is held, but do you think he would show up someplace where the masses could speak their minds freely? web posted August 21, 2006 Re post: To the person responding about the K-9's. You really don't know all of what you are talking about now do you. I know your type. You sound like one of those Full Blown Volunteer Fireman type, complete with a red light and a siren. I bet you jump at the sound of a tone. If i want the report on the dog's all i have to do is ask for them. The sheriff's department has to release them. So sit back Tweak you siren and shine up you red light and let the big boys handle business. Maybe one day you will get a badge and you can tell everyone PETA and ASPCA is on the scene step back. !!!!!!! Well I could not go without responding to this comment. I started to get real upset then I thought about it awhile and decided to say, I am 40 years old with a wife and three kids. I have a wonderful full time career. The next best thing to my family is my VOLUNTEER Fireman’s position in Edgefield County. I don’t understand why this person would have a problem with a Volunteer Fireman. Everyone I know that Volunteer’s will go out of their way to help anyone in need. Maybe you should take a good hard look with in yourself; people give up their time to help others in need. Some would give all if needed. One day you might have to eat the very words you wrote. Because every Fire Department in Edgefield County is Volunteer. I would ask you this when is the last time you got up out of bed in the middle of the night to fire a fire then go to work the next day for twelve hours? By the way the “Big Boys” you talk about get paid WE DON’T. web posted August 21, 2006 Re: Not being a CPA it was somewhat technical but I have a few questions. What is the Winnebago Used for? (page 16 Winnebago Maintenance $5,000) Technology Support (School based) Winnebago Maintenance ($5000) pg 16 Winnebago Maintenance is an upgrade to the Schools' Media Center management software and support. This program has been updated it is now called Sagebrush Infocentre. Editor's note: Thank you for posting that information. web posted August 21, 2006 I know the county has a long way to go to get in the right track but if you are going to have a party then you need this song by Kool and the Gang: "Celebrate good times come on ! - Let's celebrate -Celebrate good times come on ! - Let's celebrate -There's a party going on right here, a celebration to last troughout the years." web posted August 21, 2006 Enough of Wayne Adams!!! Let's move on to some more interesting things! Editor's note: You are free to post more interesting things. web posted August 21, 2006 Last week, there was a transfer of a veteran teacher from MMS to JET under suspicious circumstances. A wonderful teacher with over 20 years of experience who has always done her job and done it well....scores of her students prove that fact year after year... (Content deleted) Many feel that she was unjustifiably transferred. (Content deleted) A great teacher has been lost from our community and our children will pay the price for this ludicrous behavior. We all wish you the best and you will be missed. Who's Next on this agenda???? Editor's note: Content that could specifically be used to identify the teacher was removed from this posting. web posted August 21, 2006 Re post: And why do they want a new athletic bus.( page 18 New Athletic Bus $25,000)? The school district needs a new athletic bus because the one they have now breaks down or experiences some sort of mechanical failure every two or three weeks. It is costing more in the long run to maintain it than it would be purchase a new one. Editor's note: I do recall problems with the bus last year. I cannot speak to the previous years. web posted August 21, 2006 I think that would be a great idea. Just look into needing a city permit. Wayne (Adams') cohort is Mayor and might object to so many people congregating on the square. Editor's note: I have come up with another idea instead. Look for it to be posted in the next day or two. I think people will like it. web posted August 21, 2006 A Volunteer is a person who renders aid, performs a service, or assumes an obligation voluntarily. Nowhere do I see the letter “I” in volunteer. There is no room in a volunteer organization for people with egos and who are power hungry. web posted August 19, 2006 I wanted to say thank you for the story on Ridge Spring. Nobody is ever willing to print the truth. Editor's note: Nobody? web posted August 19, 2006 To the person responding about the K-9's. You really don't know all of what you are talking about now do you. I know your type. You sound like one of those Full Blown Volunteer Fireman type, complete with a red light and a siren. I bet you jump at the sound of a tone. If i want the report on the dog's all i have to do is ask for them. The sheriff's department has to release them. So sit back Tweak you siren and shine up you red light and let the big boys handle business. Maybe one day you will get a badge and you can tell everyone PETA and ASPCA is on the scene step back. !!!!!!! Editor's note: Volunteers (First Responders, Fire Fighters, ect.) are the backbone of this county. I would be a bit more careful when putting them down. You never know when your own life may depend on one or more of them. web posted August 14, 2006 Well I could not go without responding to this comment. I started to get real upset then I thought about it awhile and decided to say, I am 40 years old with a wife and three kids. I have a wonderful full time career. The next best thing to my family is my VOLUNTEER Fireman’s position in Edgefield County. I don’t understand why this person would have a problem with a Volunteer Fireman. Everyone I know that Volunteer’s will go out of their way to help anyone in need. Maybe you should take a good hard look with in yourself; people give up their time to help others in need. Some would give all if needed. One day you might have to eat the very words you wrote. Because every Fire Department in Edgefield County is Volunteer. I would ask you this when is the last time you got up out of bed in the middle of the night to fire a fire then go to work the next day for twelve hours? By the way the “Big Boys” you talk about get paid WE DON’T. web posted August 19, 2006 In regards to the post " If I hear one more parent complain about a $25 fee I am going to pull my hair out" The teachers get the money? I have heard a few other ideas but no one seemed to know for sure. If so why is called a registration fee, try calling it a teaching supplemental fee. I know the teachers spend money out of their own and it is very kind of them to care so much. To some of us $25.00 is not a small amount of money and especially those who have 2 or 3 children to also buy supplies for. I scrolled through the 2006/2007 proposed budget (all 62 pages) here is the link http://www.edgefield.k12.sc.us/Information/Community/index_parent_community.htm Not being a CPA it was somewhat technical but I have a few questions. What is the Winnebago Used for? (page 16 Winnebago Maintenance $5,000) And why do they want a new athletic bus.( page 18 New Athletic Bus $25,000) One last question what has the state lottery done to help the schools? web posted August 19, 2006 When middle and high school aged children assault other children, they do not belong in our schools. Please, all parents, tell your child's principal that you do not want your child in school with others who threaten, bully, and fight. Do not remain silent! We don't want our children to see it or experience it. Let's get the troublemakers and those who jeopardize our children's safety out of there. Let their parents deal with them so our kids don't have to. web posted August 19, 2006 We have showen our power.. 1 Down 4 To Go.... web posted August 19, 2006 I was glad to see Mr. Adams advance in his career. He has served the county well. This is a great opportunity for him and I wish him well. web posted August 19, 2006 I heard (Administrator) Wayne (Adams) took a job making less money. Is that true? Editor's note: It is too earley to know what job salary was offered. web posted August 19, 2006 Free at last, free at last, Thank God Almighty and you we are free at last. Wayne Adams is gone!!!!!!! web posted August 19, 2006 When I read the news (County Administraor) Adams was leaving the first thing that popped in my head was the scene in the movie the Wizard of OZ when the house fell on the witch and everybody celebrated. web posted August 19, 2006 I didn't think Nathaniel Jackson could run for public office in South Carolina. He lives in Augusta,GA. So, how can he run for the Edgefield County School Board? web posted August 18, 2006 With regard to Mr. Rutland's problem with the Sheriff and his department, that is between them. However, I want to let it be known that as a neighbor of Mr. Rutland, I do not support him in his criticisms. I have the highest regard for the work of our sheriff and his deputies. Whenever I have needed them, they have been readily available. I thank them for putting their lives on the line daily to keep us safe and hope that in the near future funds will be made available to hire additional deputies. web posted August 18, 2006 Was this supposed to be an insult to those he is leaving behind? "Last evening, however, I was offered, and did accept, the position of Newberry County Administrator. While it will be difficult leaving Edgefield County, this opportunity represents professional advancement for me, as well as the chance to work in a uniquely progressive county government. " I thought Edgefield county council didn't dwell in the past, isn't that a progressive government? web posted August 18, 2006 I am so sorry to hear that someone needs a donor. I would like to help; I lost someone dear to me due to liver and kidney problem. There are some people out there just do not know how it feels when someone you love is sick and needs help. I prayed everyday that my brother would make it; but THE LORD had a place for him in Heaven.After I found out my brother was as sick as he was I became a organ donor. I hope I can help someone out after I leave this world; I just do not want anybody hurt as I did waiting and hoping for and organ. It would not help my brother if he did have a donor; it has went to far! I will keep you and your love ones in my prayers. PLease people help save a life! web posted August 18, 2006 If I hear one more parent complain about a $25 fee I am going to pull my hair out. I hate to tell you but $25 does not even come close to what many teachers spend out of thier own pockets for extra materials to help educate your children. Teachers work hard to make class as educational and exciting as possible and many times that involves spending your time and hard earned money on extra materials for the classroom. To the teachers that truly love their jobs coming out of pocket for a few extra things is a small price to pay. They do it because they care about the students and they don't complain like many of you have done. web posted August 18, 2006 From an e-mail: Just wanted to say "Thanks". The 1989 Jeep has been sold. Person I sold it to, said that he found it on your (classifieds). Thanks Again. Editor's note: You are welcome. Our classified ads are free for personal sales. web posted August 17, 2006 i was (referring) to head investigator doran and rest of the investigators at sherriff dept. sorry for mistake. i was asked to attend this meeting by councilman dorn and face the sherriff face to face. no one gave reason he wasnt there. Editor's note: The above post is from Mr. Rutland concerning his comments at the County Council meeting on August 8, 2006 and he wished to correct his statements directed at Investigator "Covar". For clarification, Sheriff Dobey was not asked to attend the meeting by the County Council. web posted August 17, 2006 This post was deleted after posting. If you read it before it was removed, you are a step ahead of others. what idiots! To think that all the posts are made up. It sounds like to me they don't like the heat and you know what the saying is "if you can't stand the heat get out of the kitchen" What a blessing that would be if they would get out of the kitchen. I hope with all my heart that when election time rolls around the people will show just how imaginary they are.Also you might want to be careful the computer guru may be trying to figure out how to hack into your computer to get email addresses of all the imaginary people. Thanks for the good work you do. Editor's note: Thank you for you kind comments for our work. To their comments I quote from the movie Forrest Gump, "Stupid is as stupid does". web posted August 17, 2006 If you are not an organ donor I hope this will persuade you to become one. I sit here this morning with my bags packed ready to leave for the Medical College of Charleston with a family member to be evaluated for a liver and Kidney transplant. We as his family hope the evaluation will put him at the top of the list. There are thousands of other families praying for the same thing for their dear ones. An awful way to get to go to the beautiful town of Charleston. The first thing people ask when I say he has a failing liver and kidney is "I didn't know he drank" He didn't. It came from a drug given for his diabetes and he is quick to point that out. He is ready to go home to be with the Lord that he loves. He has fought a hard tiresome battle for a while. The doctors told us that there might be a sliver of hope and we want to try. He may die waiting for the organs. Most of the time it takes a long while to get them. He may die on the way this morning to Charleston. He has always been listed as an organ donor as is the rest of his family. We just never thought that organ donation would be needed by one of our own. Doesn't it always happen to someone else? So this morning I pray that you will be listed as an organ donor. It is easy to do. Have it put on your drivers license Or make it clear all your family members that you wish to donate when the time comes. You can donate blood and bone marrow to help someone right now. Please don't just read this and not give it a second thought. Make your decision today to do it and follow through. I ask you for your prayers for us as we take this journey. Pray that the Lord will give us peace and comfort no matter what the outcome. web posted August 17, 2006 you can check the legal way to recall, however, in the state of South Carolina their is no such recall election on the books. you are stuck with what you, and I mean YOU, voted on. Editor's note: You are correct, but I believe there are ways to bring a petition to a vote of the electorate. web posted August 17, 2006 JIM SAUL IS OUT OF HIS MIND! I live in the town of Ridge Spring and the only reason my wife and I move here is because the town is so peaceful and the people here is so nice. If the town loses it Police dept. We are going to sale and move. It sound like Jim Saul is trying to take over the town. Saluda County Sheriffs Dept does not have to deputies to stay here in Ridge Spring 24/7 and that is what the people here is wanting. So Jim Saul if you do not like the Ridge Spring is YOU JUST PACK UP AND MOVE! We voted you in and we can put you OUT! web posted August 17, 2006 I am not in a position to say much about Saul and his running of his elected posistion, as I had just moved into town and my voter's regitration was not transferred yet. However, one of the main reasons I wanted to move into the town of Ridge Spring was for the small town comfort and secuirty feeling I have living here, I have heart disease and at times need someone to respond quickly when needed, such as EMS and police. I have many family members in the law enforcemnt in several towns and I am well aware of the horror stories they see every day. Ridge Spring doesn't have those, because the people see our officers patroling at all times of the day and night and know they are out there somewhere close. Now, it appears that Booth is already short officers in Saluda and there is alot of problems going on there and he has enough on his plate to handle. Why would Saul or any council member think he and his men need to be stretched any farther? If things are being handled here why not leave well enough alone. Why is it when someone new comes in on a job, any job they always want fast and rapid change and try to to be so gung ho, when what they really need to do is get out and ask the people of the town what they are wanting and looking for in the town. I don't know this man and I have lived here on Main St for 6 months now and he has never presented himself to us. We run a wrecker service so we understand how important the law is for accidents, and a town no matter the size, suppose a local neighbor of Ridge Spring has an accident and Saluda can't arrive for 30 minutes, could that mean someone's life or a worse injury? We have had two deaths in our family within two weeks and knew nothing of the meeting, but we will plan on being at the next one. Editor's note: As small as Trenton is, they provide law enforcement. web posted August 17, 2006 In response to punishment of children in school. I am totally supportive of our teachers and principals. They are devoting their lives to our children. They are teaching our future! I am a substitute teacher, and I see what they go through with children who misbehave and interupt class with their bad behavior. This is not fair to the children who want to learn, to have the class disrupted by those children who don't care. I am all for punishment in schools. If these children are not punished, then what message are we giving them? If they aren't punished for their behavior, we are telling them it is okay to behave this way. This is nacceptable! My husband and I are avid supportors of our teachers and principals. We thank you for teaching our children. We have four children in school who are getting a wonderful education, thanks to the love and dedication of our teachers and principals. God Bless each of you who are taking part in our childrens' lives. Editor's note: Children learn from adults. If the child is protected from punishment for misbehavior they learn their actions are accepted and therefore justified. I could never be a teacher. web posted August 17, 2006 You must have a very vivid imagination to make up all the wondering minds submissions. Are you writing TV’s newest realty show “County Council - deceptions and lies” Title needs work since I don’t exist your better work on it for me. Editor's note: You do not exist. web posted August 17, 2006 Being relatively new to the area....and observing in the papers this week regarding candidates who have filed to run for the school board, do any of the readers have insight on where I can obtain information on the candidates positions and platforms? Are there any forums where one can hear the candidates debate or hear them in person? Thanks in advance for the help Editor's note: The candidates running for the seats are: District 1; Mary Alice Jackson vs Nathaniel Jackson, District 2; Andy Livingston (unopposed); and Mary B. Hardy, Viola G. Jackson, and Carolyn Piekielniak seeking the District 5 seat. web posted August 17, 2006 A few remarks concerning the topics discussed at Johnstons' town council meeting this past week. (1) If whoever is in charge of sending out notices on properties in violation of town ordinances had used the Instant Locator book when they sent the notice to Mr.Bush about the American Legion, they would have seen the proper location and address of the property in violation,with maps and aerial photos. Former police chief, Butch Easler, had the department use this book to prevent this type of embarassing situation. It has been emplemented and updated for years to locate any address in Johnston, and was there when the new police chief was an officer in Johnston. (2) Former police chief, Butch Easler, battled the former town administrator for years to get the town to purchase new patrol cars from the Johnston dealership instead of the one in Edgefield! He felt the money should be spent locally rather than in another town. He won out, and the town has been purchasing new patrol cars there ever since. This is nothing new. (3)Last but not least Making the local bars close early was also a thorn in the former chief's side due to the alcohol related fights, weapons and other incidents that endangered citizens and responding officers, but he got tired of going up against certain council members and the former Mayor to get it done. No bar as close to homes as this one is should be open after 12:00, much less 2: 00. That place attracts a criminal element which was proven this past week when a stolen vehicle was located there due to the driver being in the roadway, drinking a beer. The owners of this place should quit worrying about that allmighty dollar that so many worship, and look to the concerns of their neighbors who are being bothered by the noise. Closing at 2:00 is very lenient on the part of the town. Instead of complaining they should be happy they weren't made to start closing at 12:00!! You can't satisfy some people. Quit bothering everybody because you want another dollar web posted August 16, 2006 Adams and the council are praying we don't exist. Tough fellas, we not only exist but expect to keep hearing from us as long as you are the administrator and council. As long as the council continues doing an inadequate job our voices will be heard. In fairness, when you do the right thing for us citizens, we will heap praise on those who do. By the way, does anyone know how much the reassessment (and change in budget) will affect our taxes? No one seemed to address that at the council meeting. Wonder why? Editor's note: Without a vote in public the county council cannot change the tax rates voted on. web posted August 16, 2006 Thank you for your opinion on Mr. Kitchens. The name Kitchens on council has had some or maybe no meaning. The first Kitchens did nothing and the second Kitchens is trying to do everything. Since it seems not to be using good judgement and looking out for his own interest, maybe the people in his district should find someone with good judgement and their interest in mind. web posted August 16, 2006 Two houses in my neighborhood have been broken into. The addresses are (Deleted) red oak grove rd and (Deleted) red oak grove rd. Edgefield county. Some one was at the homes when they were broken into. Thats the scary part. (Deleted) Also a home off of Garrett rd has been broken into. There may be more that I have not herd of, I am getting my information 3rd hand, Could you keep an ear open please? Editor's note: One of the homes mentioned was an attempted burglary, as if that makes it better or less "scary". I am in contact with the Sheriff's Office in regard to the matter, however, it is not at this point, considered a "rash" of break-ins for the area. Investigators were not available today and did not return a message for comment. web posted August 16, 2006 Could you tell me the process for a recall of an elected official? Maybe one should be started on the County Council members. I do believe that Mr. Kitchens has overstepped his bounds. I guess Mr. Adams told him to fuss at Mrs. Newby. I am shocked! Since Mr. Kitchens and his wife say that everyone is common, and here he is acting like a "Common Person". He should know better!! Editor's note: Not being an attorney and unable to give legal advice I can only offer my personal opinion. Since the state recognizes 15% of the registered voters in the county on a petition to implement or overturn an ordinance, I could only then assume the same number of the electorate of a district could call for a vote of confidence of the particular council member. The number would be based on the registered voters voting in the last general election. If 1,000 voters in the district voted in the last election at least 150 would have to sign the petition. There is also a certain form the petition would have to be printed in. web posted August 16, 2006 Last night I had this dream that I was writing to the EdgefieldDaily, but of course you are just a fragment of my imagination, so I put away my computer and went back to sleep! I guess when I pay my taxes this year, I'll just my check with an "x" since I don't exsist. What a joke!!!!!! web posted August 16, 2006 Editor's post: I hate to tell EdgefeildDaily.com readers and posters to the Wandering Minds, once again, you are being said to not exist by certain Edgefield County Councilmen and the County Administrator. They are said to be spreading the rumor that I make up all the things said in this section. To them, if you do not exist, they are supported by the majority of this county. If you disagree with them, you are a figment of my imagination. One county official asked that I ask you, posters and readers, to place your names to your posts. Yeah, fat chance. Feel free to post your response without your name attached. After all, you, reader and poster, do not exist in the minds of the Edgefield County Council and the County Admistrator. web posted August 15, 2006 I hope I roll up on you one night and so I can tell you after you get healed up that the "volunteer type" saved your (rear end). You sound more like a wanna be than anything. What happened, did you flunk out and now you are mad at those that can cut it? web posted August 15, 2006 Do you want pie?? web posted August 15, 2006 To the Idiot who made the comment about the "full blown Fireman Volunteer Type" I would like to submit your comment to the Here's Your Card Contest. I have heard a lot of things but have never heard such an ignorant statement. First of all, there isn't supposed to be any other kind of fireman than one who jumps at the sound of a tone. I can tell you've never needed a volunteer fireman and I hope you don't but if you ever do then maybe you will appreciate what they do. Yes, my husband is one of those " full blown volunteer fireman", and I can't tell you the sleepless nights, the Thanksgiving dinners, the Christmas Days, The baseball games, football games, the birthdays etc. that he has missed to put out a fire, cut someone out of recked car, set up a landing zone for air med., or helped an EMT. Why? Not for the money, but to serve his community, to help someone in their ultimate time of need, to maybe save your life. They risk their lives to save your house, your property that can be replaced. Why would you be anything but thankful for these people who risk their lives, miss so much time with their families to save your stupid (rear end)? They jump at the sound of a tone, they have lights and sirens because every minute counts when someone's life is in danger. If you do ever need a fireman you'll probably be the first one to complain that they didn't get there fast enough too. I feel sorry for you. web posted August 15, 2006 Just curious if any knows what SCDOT is actually doing on Martintowne Rd. ? Are they going to actually come back and pave over the mess that they have created? Is there a website for SCDOT that you can e-mail questions to? Editor's note: I am not sure. I will check. web posted August 15, 2006 I wonder what so the school system use the $25.00 registration fee for .I have a child at Parker. No one can tell you exactly what it is being used for. I believe that there should be more accountability for these funds or at the end of the year all parents should receive some type of "balance" sheet to show exactly how and where these funds were used. School had not been in a week before there was notice that "fund-raising" was set to begin soon. There are not that many people that want to buy $10.00 cookie dough or $15.00 pizzas. I will not let my child participate again this year. The prices are outrageous and there are too many kids in the same neighborhood trying to sell. I pay full price for my child's lunch and I have paid all of his required fees and I purchased all the items the teacher said he needed. That's all for us!!!! web posted August 15, 2006 Why practically no publicity and media attention to the upcoming school board elections? The only notice I have seen was one small ad in each local paper that didn't even mention which seats are up for election this year. The deadline is Tuesday at noon to file for the November election. I think the seats on the ballot are those currently held by Andy Livingston, Mary Alice Jackson and Louise Talbert. Please encourage your readers to run. These are important elections as the school board sets policy for all of our schools and controls over 60% of our local tax dollars. Editor's note: I have to admit to dropping that ball. With so much going on I overlooked the races. I believe you are correct on the seats that are running. I encourage people to run for all elected positions. No one ever seems to challenge the incumbents but are the first to complain when something happens they do not like. When the same people stay in the same positions the same decisions are made over and over. We need new blood and new ideas. web posted August 14, 2006 If they (SC DOT) are going to pave Martintown Rd I wish they would do it. I wonder if I can send them the bill for having to get my car tires realigned because of the mess they are making. Editor's note: You can send them the bill. Good luck getting them to pay it. web posted August 14, 2006 Where's the cheesehead been? Editor's note: You just had to do that, didn't you? web posted August 14, 2006 To the poster about the dogs I want to say that I like dogs too. They taste like cats but arent as stringy. web posted August 14, 2006 To the PETA member, I am a member of PETA too! People Eating Tasty Animals!!!!!!!! If God didn't want us to eat animals why did (H)e make them taste so good? web posted August 14, 2006 My husband and me have little bet, i guess you could call it a bet, and we can't find the answer. You say ask anything so here it is. He says there is only one song that uses the words coo-coo-ca-choo and I say there is another one. He says the Beatles used it in a song but I know I've heard it in another song but can't remember the song. Who wins? Editor's note: You do. The phrase appears in the Beatles song The Walrus (Magical Mystery Tour 1967) and the song Mrs. Robinson by Simon and Garfunkel (from the album Bookends 1968). I have been unable to find any other songs with the phrase in the lyrics. web posted August 14, 2006 As to the Richland County Police cars parked with the motors running. They had their K-9s (dogs) in the cars. They had been training at the Cross Creek Training Academy here in Edgefield. They have to keep the K-9's as comfortable as possible so they can perform at their peak when needed. web posted August 14, 2006 If (County Administrator) Adams really does all the things you say how does he keep his job? Editor's note: This is how. web posted August 14, 2006 I don't know who Mr. Rutland is and I didn't understand if some of his statements about the Sheriffs' Office were his or he was quoting Sheriff Dobey. He said Sheriff Dobey told him that a lot of their problems stem from under-funding and under-staffing. This is true but in the latter part of the post he says it is the people working for Sheriff Dobey that are the root of the problem. Who actually said this and who are the employees being referred to? Editor's note: The statements were those of Mr. Rutland. He reffered to an Investigator Covar repeatedly, but there is no one by that name working at the Sheriff's Office. He must have the name wrong as to whom he was reffering. web posted August 14, 2006 Knowing that People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals (PETA) is unreasonable to the point of radicalism when it comes to man's use of animals for work or pleasure, much less for leather, in medical research or as food, why would the emergency responder admit to being a card-carrying member of that organization? PETA doesn't want dogs to have to work. I have to wonder who wrote the check for that membership, the employer or the responder. Either way, I respectfully urge that person to rethink the PETA thing, especially if he/she eats meat, wears leather, uses prescription drugs or hunts or fishes. Members of PETA's leadership corps have built lucrative careers on animal "rights" causes and, in many cases, criminal acts of malicious mischief of varying degrees. ASPCA, yes. They do good work. PETA, a resounding no! They do next to nothing of direct benefit to animals. Haven't for years. web posted August 14, 2006 How's the situation standing with Alex Hamilton and the old flour mill removal, in Johnston? Editor's note: The last word I heard was the job has been given to another company and should be completed by September, I believe. web posted August 14, 2006 To the person responding about the K-9's. You really don't know all of what you are talking about now do you. I know your type. You sound like one of those Full Blown Volunteer Fireman type, complete with a red light and a siren. I bet you jump at the sound of a tone. If i want the report on the dog's all i have to do is ask for them. The sheriff's department has to release them. So sit back Tweak you siren and shine up you red light and let the big boys handle business. Maybe one day you will get a badge and you can tell everyone PETA and ASPCA is on the scene step back. !!!!!!! Editor's note: Volunteers (First Responders, Fire Fighters, ect.) are the backbone of this county. I would be a bit more careful when putting them down. You never know when your own life may depend on one or more of them. web posted August 14, 2006 The schools only pay lip service to parents that are involved in their childs education. They say what ever they think will shut you up at the time so they dont have to deal will your childs issue. The schools treat parents who care like we are a unwanted step child. web posted August 12, 2006 I just wanted to express my thoughts on the real estate in Edgefield county. Being an Edgefield native I believe Edgefield has some of the most beautiful landscapes in the lower Piedmont. With our rolling hills, Big oak creek bottoms and endless pine plantations, the country sides are not rivaled by many. However, one such company seems to not take this value into consideration. (A business entity), backed by a wealthy operator, buys up some of these picturesque land. (They) will clear the timber and leave nothing. I'm not against clear-cutting, but at least they should replant with pines or use better selective thinning techniques. In addition to scalping the land of vegetation and causing erosion problems, these large tracts are split into smaller ones and sold, to put trailers on. What a wonderful way to build property value. Editor's note: It is not done just for mobile homes but upscale homes as well. Basing a county's tax base on residential developement will bankrupt the county. That is a proven fact. web posted August 12, 2006 I agree with the writer that we, as parents, must get out and meet the principals at the schools. We should also meet our children's teachers and be actively involved in our children's education. However, I disagree with the writer's assessment that the rules of the school are not set up to protect our children. The rules are set up to define standards of behavior that are unacceptable in school and the consequences of misbehavior. Parents should be reinforcing these standards at home and anywhere their children may go in life. I have never found that the punishments adminstered by the schools to be excessive for misbehavior - indeed it is often times much lighter than I would impose. And my children know that if they get in trouble at school, there will also be consequences at home. Each parent in Edgefield County has the right to permit, or not permit, corporal punishment of their children by the school principal. This permission slip in is the papers sent home by the school at the beginning of every school year. You have the right to appeal suspensions and expulsions. As far as punishment being administered without your presence, do you really think that the teachers and the school should call parents everytime to come in before they give a child lunch or recess detention, or make a child sit in time out? If that were the case, no teaching would ever get done because misbehavior abounds in our schools. The bottom line is that you should be your child's first line of help, not the last, by teaching them what is acceptable behavior, to follow the rules, and what the consequences are of not doing so. Then your issue with the school and "excessive" punshment will rarely occur. web posted August 11, 2006 In response to the post about the punishment of children at school. Yes, parents should meet with teachers and principals. They should definitely be involved and see what their child is doing and how he/she is progressing. I disagree that the punishment of the children is severe and excessive. If a parent says to a child, "If you do something wrong I will not let them do anything but slap you on the hand and tell you not to do it again," What is this saying to the child? If parents could only see what teachers put up with each day from certain children, they would be surprised, and I wonder if they would be proud......maybe they would. Parents who do not allow punishment at school, probably don't discipline miuch at home. If a child is taught right from wrong at home, they should have no major problems in school. Many children do not have respect for other people or property of others, and this is a reflection of what they learn at home. It is not fair to the children who want to get an education to have the class disrupted by those who don't care. There is probably not enough punishment for those who misbehave. I think our teachers/ principals should get more support from parents and the community. Where would we be without them? They are underpaid and under-appreciated!! web posted August 11, 2006 Does the county school board send out a report on the money spent every year. It would be nice to know where and how our tax money is being spent. Every penny should be accounted for and a audit available for public inspection. It would be nice to know why the school wants me to pay a $25.00 fee for public education for my child. O yes the school will be sending home fundrasing packages soon. "Gotta have the $18.00 pizza kit to push on all our family and coworkers." web posted August 11, 2006 Politics as usual in Edgefield County. One bright spot, Adams wasn't there. I guess SLED will not have to investigate now that it has been stated it was just a simple situation that happens all the time and there was nothing sinister. Because the computer had not been updated since February, this caused the problem. No one addressed the original issue. The fact still remains just who disabled the firewall protection on this computer in the first place. If Adams as administrator of the system monitors for viruses etc., why didn't he notice there was a problem before it got out of hand? If it were just a simple problem why did Adams point the finger at the Judge? Adams is being paid $90,000 +, don't you think we could get someone more qualified to handle this for much less money. What is the computer support contract for anyway. Remember it was not the low bid either. Adams needs to focus his attention on his real responsibilities, trying to grow the County in a meaningful way thus reducing the tax burden and promoting the County in a positive way. The computer issue is just one of many created by the administrator's actions. With the council's inaction, it will not be Adams last. web posted August 10, 2006 Good job at the meeting last (Tuesday) night. You left Butch, Alfalfa, Spanky, Stymie, and Buckwheat speechless. You rascal! web posted August 10, 2006 Just Wondering If Anyone Else Found It Convenient That Wayne Adams Was Absent From The County Council Meeting Last Night. Reportedly He Was Out Of Town On Business. It Seems To Me That Maybe You Have The Dog On The Run. Keep The Pressure On ! web posted August 10, 2006 To the person who posted that the Edgefield County K-9s are mistreated. I am a emergency responder and a card caring member of PETA and the ASPCA and I assure you that these dogs get fans, IVs, etc when needed on scene, sometimes they get more attention and are treated better than us on scene. Editor's note: In fairness I have to say that one of the bloodhounds the poster complained about did receive treatment by the vet for being "malnourished". It was not due to the dog not being fed, but reportedly due to a medical condition. web posted August 10, 2006 As a parent who has raised two children through school age I can relate to the yearly cost of schooling them. I paid school taxes before and since my children have been out of school. My mother is seventy-one and is still paying school taxes as does everyone. All county operations are operating with low budgets at this time. Since all citizens of the county pay the majority of school operation taxes, what's wrong with parents who have children who are currently in school paying a little extra to cover these shortages? I did this every year and parents will always have to. I didn't begrudge this since it went toward educating my children better. Just imagine if people who had no connection to schools themselves, weren't asked to pay these taxes! Then parents would have a huge debt to cover! ( I do agree that extra fees collected by a school should be monitored for use by a parent or citizens committee). I wish i could understand why everyone in high places want to help Mr. Adams cover his lies. It is kind of scarey that the truth no longer seems to matter and if someone simply states the facts they are repremanded for it. What is this teaching our children ,our future leaders. web posted August 10, 2006 To the Person responding to my comment about Mayberry. To you Mam I have relatives with Aiken Co. in multiple branches of law enforcement. How many murders have we had. How many times has Edgefield Co. called for Aiken Co. for assistance to control riots.I keep up with Aiken and Edgefield because i have interest in both county's. I understand some days are slower than others. When it is a busy day for Edgefield Co. look at the reports, Everyone was advised of their rights. Aiken Co. Sheriff office does not play that, call them out and the on violating the rights is going to jail. For this reason Aiken Co. has the reputation for not playing when it comes to locking people up. Look at how many Deputies Aiken Co. has. As far as limited resources, that is the county's problem. What can you expect when the chairman of the council is a liquor salesman have you not seen the wine Os and drunks hanging out around his liquor store. "Place of Business" Many Many people have tried to have something done about that but again you can't when the council is corrupt. If you could get someone in the county to get a sign on their car that says follow me to the voters Registrations office and vote out the (questionable people) and get descent council members the resources may come to you. Also the Editor of this site can't get much more than you or i, besides look in the press book and get press releases faster. I or anyone else can get a report on anyone or anything under the freedom of information act as long as it is not under investigation. If I were you people i would learn to vote and start locking people up and stop playing and talking and advising them of their rights to keep form doing paper work. So i guess to awnser your question i have and do talk to officers on a day to day basis. Thank you very much! web posted August 10, 2006 parents we must get up and get out to our schools, meet with these principals. because the rules of the school are not set up to protect our children.parents i understand when a child misbehaves they should be punished but the severity of the punishments are most of the times excessive, we as parents should not allow punishment to be administered to or children without our presence. (we are the last line of help our kids ) web posted August 10, 2006 Editor's post: The Beta testing of the audio reports will be placed before this week is out as the new staff member has been added. As a reminder, this will just be a test, not the actual updates that will be made. web posted August 9, 2006 I heard (Edgefield Mayor) Ken Durham has the contract to build the Sr Citizens building. Why is he allowed to take part in that and act as mayor and suggest a new deal on the crest building and moving the Sr Citizens building? Editor's note: Mayor Durham recused himself from any and all discussions on the matter and abstained from any vote regarding the move. There is nothing improper in that aspect of the issue. web posted August 9, 2006 Git er done!!!!!!!!!! web posted August 9, 2006 You said you have over 5500 readers. how do you know? Editor's note: Each reader's unique URL or site address is recorded when they access EdgefieldDaily.com along with the pages they visit. Records for August are already surpassing those of the record setting July numbers. web posted August 9, 2006 I was at the county council meeting tonight and wanted to say they (the County Council and Administrator Adams) are going to a lot of trouble to try to discredit you. Everything they do just shows how guilty they are of doing what you said. Editor's note: Those who hide in the dark do not like those who shine a light on their activities. I enjoy it. The harder they try to cover it up, the deeper the hole they dig becomes. web posted August 9, 2006 As a parent of two school aged children, I don't mind at all paying the $25 registration fee. It simply doesn't bother me at all, and it's not like I have money to throw away. It's just that I don't mind giving to a good cause, and in my mind there's no better cause than educating our children. If the principals want a little extra money for rewards, technology, paper, or whatever else they use it for, I'm all for it. Parents who don't want to pay the fee should try sending their children to private schools where not only do they pay tuition, but get nickeled and dimed at every twist and turn for extra money. If they tried that for a while, the $25.00 wouldn't seem so bad. web posted August 9, 2006 It is time for the Citizens of Edgefield County to stand up for all of the unjustice that is being done by certain Officiers of the Edgefield County Sheriff Office. Much of this information will slowly start to be revealed. Editor's note: If you have concerns or information of improper actions of the officers of the Sheriff's Office you should advise Sheriff Dobey of them. If you do so and he does not respond you may send the information to me and I will investigate the matter. If founded, I will report it. web posted August 9, 2006 Re: Post "I would like to say thank you to all the Merriwether First Responders, Belvedere First Responders, Edgefield EMS, Edgefielddaily.com staff, Edgefield Sheriff's Department, and local residence during and after the incident on August 1, 2006." Give credit where credit is due. In reference to the posts about the incident on August 1, 2006, there is NO MENTION of any of the County Line personnel that were on the scene, especially the Fire Fighter, whom was first on the scene, helped EMS with the patient and by himself secured a landing zone for the helicopter to land. Editor's note: I know of the individual you are speaking and indeed he was paramount to the efforts of that day, and never once complained. He is a credit to the County Line Fire Department and the County. web posted August 9, 2006 In reviewing the earlier postings as well having children enrolled within schools here in Edgefield county, I am somewhat dismayed over the student fees being levied on items such as hall lockers and parking fees. Considering that these items were bought and paid for by the taxpayers of Edgefield County, I’m curious as to by what authority does the principal, superintendent or school board have the audacity to levy a second tax upon families whose children attend schools within the county where such “fees” are levied. As a former district employee, I found that much of these monies find their way into what I would call “Principal’s discretionary” funds. Additionally, organizations that participate in “fundraising” activities also have a “Principal’s” tax levied upon them, which also goes into this discretionary fund. What is most disturbing is that there is little outside oversight into these monies or their subsequent usage. I wish to be careful not to imply that there is any misappropriation of funds or any illegal activity…I never saw or heard of any. However, when schools inform teachers that they limited to one ream of paper per month and cannot afford to purchase essential supplies, yet schools purchase trinkets, football rings…etc. The appearance of mixed up priorities comes quickly to mind. I do not speak for other residents, but if the schools have a legitimate need for increase funding (e.g. competitive teacher salaries, current instructional material, and quality facilities, curriculum and athletic program)…within reason, I find I could support an increase in taxes….after all, this is our children’s future. What I suspect why we don’t see a comprehensive proposal presented by the school to our residents (e.g….desired educational goal, program to get there and resources required) to terminate these “school fees” is because it would constitute a “loss of control” by the school board, superintendent and principals. I would venture a guess that these monies derived by “student fees” are not at all utilized directly for the education of or children. I’ve often question whether the school’s business is in the education of or children….or making money…kind of hard to tell these days. The fees charged to our families, and the resulting discretionary funds, constitutes one small but important indicator on how our school officials view our capability to provide meaningful input into or children’s education. Editor's note: Before people start saying the post is too long, I wanted to be fair to those who accused me of allowing criticism of Fox Creek extra space. When I deem the post relevant in tact, I will post it. web posted August 9, 2006 I just wandering, why is that the only booster club members get to sit in the best seats in the 40 to 40 yard line sents. The tax payers of this county pay for this football field. So if you want to sit in the seats you have to pay more money. web posted August 8, 2006 Just a question, not a criticism: Why do law enforcement officers leave their vehicles running when they are not in them, especially for more than 5 minutes or so? I've noticed this several times. Wouldn't turning the cars off save on gas, taxes, etc.? For example, I went to lunch at a local restaurant the other day and there were four Richland County Deputy cars out front [don't know why four Richland County Deputy cars were in Edgefield]. All of them were running. The officers were inside the restaurant eating. Just curious. web posted August 8, 2006 To the person speaking about Edgefield being Mayberry open your eyes. It appears to me that you have not been paying attention to some of the matters that happen in Edgefield. Edgefield deputies, Police officers, EMS workers, and Firefighters respond to a multitude of calls a day. Granted some days are slower than others but what you see on this site is one tenth if not more of what really happens. The owner of this site sometimes will not or can not print what happens in this county because of the nature of the incident. When was the last time you talked to one of the aforementioned professionals about their day. In my personnel opinion you need to speak to anyone before making a comment such as yours. Question: when was the last time that Mayberry had a murder? Question: when was the last time Edgefield had a murder? There is no comparison. To the persons reading this comment I am not being snappy or rude just simply stating my opinion. (content deleted) To the editor I apologize for being long winded but I get tired of any person or persons trying to destroy the reputation of all public servants trying to do the job the best we can with the very limited resources we have. Again I apologize and thank you for what you do. web posted August 8, 2006 In reviewing the earlier postings as well having children enrolled within schools here in Edgefield county, I am somewhat dismayed over the student fees being levied on items such as hall lockers and parking fees. Considering that these items were bought and paid for by the taxpayers of Edgefield County, I'm curious as to by what authority does the principal, superintendent or school board have the audacity to levy a second tax upon families whose children attend schools within the county where such "fees" are levied. As a former district employee, I found that much of these monies find their way into what I would call "Principal's discretionary" funds. Additionally, organizations that participate in "fundraising" activities also have a "Principal's" tax levied upon them, which also goes into this discretionary fund. What is most disturbing is that there is little outside oversight into these monies or their subsequent usage. I wish to be careful not to imply that there is any misappropriation of funds or any illegal activity.I never saw or heard of any. However, when schools inform teachers that they limited to one ream of paper per month and cannot afford to purchase essential supplies, yet schools purchase trinkets, football rings.etc. The appearance of mixed up priorities comes quickly to mind. I do not speak for other residents, but if the schools have a legitimate need for increase funding (e.g. competitive teacher salaries, current instructional material, and quality facilities, curriculum and athletic program).within reason, I find I could support an increase in taxes..after all, this is our children's future. What I suspect why we don't see a comprehensive proposal presented by the school to our residents (e.g..desired educational goal, program to get there and resources required) to terminate these "school fees" is because it would constitute a "loss of control" by the school board, superintendent and principals. I would venture a guess that these monies derived by "student fees" are not at all utilized directly for the education of or children. I've often question whether the school's business is in the education of or children..or making money.kind of hard to tell these days. The fees charged to our families, and the resulting discretionary funds, constitutes one small but important indicator on how our school officials view our capability to provide meaningful input into or children's education. web posted August 8, 2006 Are you still on the agenda for Tuesday night's council meeting? I'm sure Adams has them well prepared. The cartoon says it all! In fairness to Adams, does anyone know anything good he has done for the county? With as many years as he has had in this position surely he has accomplished something. Editor's note: According to Councilman Hudson, yes, I am on the agenda. web posted August 7, 2006 We have 3 kids in school and the required supplies cost us over $200!!!!!!! So far with registration fees and everything else, our free public school just cost us $500!! What do we pay taxes for? With all the taxes we pay the school can provide tissues and soap. What next? do we have to pay for toilet paper too? It's ridiculous. Editor's note: Any fee is a tax. web posted August 7, 2006 Isn't there an old saying to keep your friends close and your enemies even closer? Maybe that is why the council keep Adams around. In his letter to the editor "explaining" his position, didn't Adams state he would keep monitoring the computers for viruses etc? Wonder if he monitors the council's e-mails since they go through the county system? It would be terrible if they got a virus like the judge's did or worse yet had inappropriate web sites down loaded. Just how much access does a computer administrator have over computers? Editor's note: To your last comment, an administrator of a system has total control. web posted August 7, 2006 I would just like to say that I do read alot of edgefielddaily (Wandering Minds) and can't help but see all the negativity. It almost seems to me like everyone sits around thinking o who or what they can criticize today? And, why is their so much fussing about the day school started back? Wasn't this voted on a while back to see when the people(parents) would prefer school to start back. As i recall their were 3 differant dates. obviously more people preferred the earlier date. Someone also said why are we starting back in the hottest month? The tempature will be miserable through most of september too, and i don't ever remember school starting back as late as sept. Why cry over a few weeks. And anyone who has attended school knows that the first day or two is usually taken up with handing out books and locks etc... Teachers know the back to school no sales tax was the weekend after school started. I'm sure their would have been unerstanding for the ones who wanted to wait. Editor's note: School used to end by the end of May or first week of June and classes did not resume until after Labor Day. This provided for a three month summer for vacation or seasonal work for local teens. web posted August 7, 2006 Are you ever going to add sports? Editor's note: It is still possible. Strom Thurmond football will be posted live for readers out-of-state or overseas serving our Country. web posted August 7, 2006 That was the funniest cartoon you've ever posted! web posted August 7, 2006 The article on the Mexicans was right on target! When is somebody going to do something about them taking over? I like the idea of (ordinances to) punish the employers. web posted August 7, 2006 I just want to say, "way to go Wayne!" At last he did something right! web posted August 5, 2006 In response to some of the articles text being hid behind inserted photo's..... If your mouse has the scroll wheel you can hold the "Ctrl" key and roll the wheel, up (for larger) or down (for smaller) and this will realign the size of the text which will allow you to read the entire article. If you don't have the mouse wheel, on top of you screen, click on View then click text size and choose a font size that will realign the web page so you can see it . As I've said before I really enjoy your site! OH YEA....to the impatient reader concerning the "worthless patch job on Martintown Road". CHILL OUT. The road is going to be resurfaced! How much sense would it make to repave a road over the top of pot holes that are half the size of you car? Looks are deceiving ya know???? web posted August 5, 2006 I would like to say thank you to all the Merriwether First Responders, Belvedere First Responders, Edgefield EMS, Edgefielddaily.com staff, Edgefield Sheriff’s Department, and local residence during and after the incident on August 1, 2006. Editor's note: First Responders, EMS, and the Sheriff's Office did a great job. They are well deserving of praise. web posted August 5, 2006 I loved the cartoon about the (County) council. You nailed every one of them and (County Administrator) Adams. Keep their feet to the fire. We're behind you 100% Editor's note: We do not make the news, we just report it. web posted August 5, 2006 What happen to the post concerning Mr. Warren? Most of the article was hidden behind the advertisements on the right hand side. Again thanks for all you do. I really enjoy your site and look forward to reading it every day. Editor's note: I hear that from time to time from readers that use IE (Internet Explorer) as a browser when pictures are placed in the page. In the near future we may begin posting text only stories linked from the main story if users encounter that problem. As to Mr. Warren, the reports from the autopsy were received today and Mr. Warren died of a heart attack brought on by the injuries and stress suffered in the crash. His death has been ruled accidental. web posted August 5, 2006 Great photo of the tow trucks. I saw them at the funeral home and wished I had my camera. I did not know the gentalman but I am 47 also and it hits home. web posted August 5, 2006 Thanks for all you do. Editor's note: You are welcome. web posted August 4, 2006 Congratulations on the increase in readership! Everyone else must be recommending you to their friends, like I do. My family in Augusta,Mccormick, Evans and Aiken all read the site and are hooked on it, like me. All I have to do is send you a post about a problem and it's usually resolved after the one's it concerns read it. I noticed the bootleg DVD and CD sellers are not on their usual corners in Johnston. I may be speaking to soon ,though. The weekend isn't here yet. They may have moved to a different area of town or just slowing their roll due to you printing my post. Some may see this as a trivial complaint but it is a pet peeve of mine. I follow the laws of the land and these people should also. When you think about it, this practice costs everyone but that's a different and longer story. At least the piece got results, even if it turns out to only be temporary. Thanks again for providing the service you do. (A) Loyal Reader. web posted August 4, 2006 Great picture of Wayne Adams. Only problem, you forgot the numbers that go under the picture!!!! web posted August 4, 2006 Liar! Editor's note: Thank you for reading. web posted August 4, 2006 Twenty years ago they talked about a KFC and Pizza Hut coming to Johnston. Twenty years later, we are still waiting!! web posted August 4, 2006 Great photo of the county administrator, now that I know what he looks like I can thank him personally for all he has done to help E.D.com. I hope all the readers do the same and let him know how we feel. web posted August 4, 2006 Keep up the good work. Finally someone isn't afraid to tell it like it is. web posted August 3, 2006 thank you for everything you do. Editor's note: Thank you for reading. web posted August 3, 2006 I loved the cartoon (EdgefieldDaily.com) had today. Perfect! (County Administrator Wayne) Adams tells (the County Council) what to do and they just do it. People say a picture is worth a thousand words, that was worth a million!!!!! web posted August 3, 2006 I wanted to write and say Sheriff Dobey and his deputies did an outstanding job Tuesday catching the guy that shot the other man. They're not perfect but they sure get the job done when it counts. Kuddos are in order for all of them. web posted August 3, 2006 What happened to Mr. G's? Are they gone for good? Editor's note: The building has been put up for sale. I would say yes. web posted August 3, 2006 You left off a few words in the cartoon of (the Edgefield County) council. Kitchens wouldn't know evil if it bit him in the (rear end). Editor's note: Many people have said the same thing. web posted August 3, 2006 Wayne Adams is a joke and should not only be fired but also be charged with misconduct of duty in a public office! It's also clear who Monroe Kneece has hitched his wagon to. It appears both of them have come to the end of the road. They are circling their wagons to no avail. It's time for them to surrender and admit they have lost the battle. Congratulations to EdgefieldDaily, for being the entity that made their actions public so this situation can be resolved. Things have been covered up for too long. To the two officials, I say. Goodbye, adios, arividerci, Aloha, Hastala vista,sayonara and any other way of saying Goodbye! Also to the council persons who have backed him so long. web posted August 3, 2006 I loved the cartoon (EdgefieldDaily.com) posted (August 2). Did you draw that? Editor's note: No. Our cartoons are drawn by award winning cartoonist Mike Beckom of Greenwood SC. His web site may be found at CrazyBrainsCartooning.com. web posted August 3, 2006 Watch out for the scratching and clawing coming from the town hall of one of our cities! I heard from a reliable source there's a cat fight brewing. web posted August 3, 2006 I no longer receive emails to alert me of what's happening in the county. Is this still a service of Edgefield Daily or has it been stopped? Keep up the good work. So glad someone has finally caught up with the "good ole boys". Editor's note: It is still available. The Alerts sent out yesterday on the shooting all came back. We are trying to find the problem and correct it. However, breaking stories are also posted on the Front Page when they are e-mailed. web posted August 3, 2006 I've heard a lot of talk lately, around Johnston, of KFC and Taco Bell looking into possibly buying the two local Hardee's that just closed down. Does anyone know if there's anything to this? I also heard that the towns of Johnston and Edgefield were trying to get rid of their administrator. Has he done anything wrong (like a certain other administrator is said to have) or is he another victim of this countys' vendetta to get rid of all officials who have been here for years? I realize that a large amount should have been gone long ago but a lot of good decent people, who are not in that group, are being done wrong in the process.Some seem to think it's time for a change but I think others are jumping on the bandwagon to get rid of them for personal reasons. Everyone involved in this should realize that one day they may be on the receiving end of this same type of actions. Just remember, it really doesn't matter how good you do your job or how honest you are, if certain ones want you gone, no matter what the reason, they will pull whatever strings they can and use all their pull to see that you are gone. At least that's how it goes in this area. Hopefully, what goes around , comes around will be the end results of these actions.I could say ,whatever they do today, they'll have to sleep with tonight but people with no concience sleep great every night. And by the way, I don't know what group the administrator of these towns fits in. Good luck to him if he is straight up and they want him gone. These views do not reflect how I think about the county administrator. I think Edgefield Daily.Com is calling the shots right about him. That's allI have to say now. I just needed to get those things off my chest. web posted August 3, 2006 Why don't they (County Council) fire (Administrator Wayne) Adams? Something aint right. I smell a rat. web posted August 2, 2006 How come no one ever runs against these clowns? (County Council) Editor's note: Apathy. web posted August 2, 2006 Can we vote (the Conty Council) out while they are at the beach? Editor's note: No, but you can in November. web posted August 2, 2006 Thank you for everything you did Tuesday. You are always willing to help. When (one of the EMT's) fell out you were right there doing whatever was needed. Editor's note: Thank you for your kind words. I will always do what is asked of me in any situation. web posted August 2, 2006 I love (EdgefieldDaily.com). I don't even bother reading the papers anymore. By the time they come out I already know what has gone on. Editor's note: I cannot cover everything in the county, as much as I try, it is impossible. By not reading the local papers you will be less informed. I buy and read both papers every week. web posted August 2, 2006 I think it is too soon to start back to school. It seems to me that putting kids in those hot busses when it is 100 (degrees) would be child abuse. If I did it they would throw me under the jail. web posted August 2, 2006 PLEASE give us names of people to write in at the election!!! Editor's note: So far only one person has emerged as a possible write-in candidate. When he allows, I will post his name. web posted August 2, 2006 Why do some people go to jail when they break the law and others get to keep walking the street? Editor's note: Could you be a little more vague as to the incident you are speaking of? web posted August 2, 2006 I would vote for anyone over (County Councilman) Everett (Kitchens). Since no one is running against him I am not going to vote in that race. Can I write in "none of the above"? web posted August 2, 2006 What I want to know is where is Joe (Norman) Dorn in this whole mess? He's always so down on (Administrator) Adams but he's in the back seat when it matters to us. I guess we got more than one liar around. web posted August 1, 2006 YES YES! I would love to vote for a write in candidate. If I could, I would vote them all out. I would love to see an at-large candidate also who would be concerned about the county as a whole instead of just their area. On several occasions, I have seen members give much thought to the issues, ask pertinent questions and almost make a good decision, only to be cowarded into making a wrong decision. We need representatives who have intelligence, have experience in managing budgets and who want to give more thought to an issue than once a month. There should be open and honest discussion in public not behind closed doors. If you have ever attended a meeting, you would know no one seems to know what "ordinances" mean that they are voting on. The whole meeting seems to be so well scripted they appear to be robots. Adams' robots. Maybe we need a few good women with....to show these men how it should be done. This county needs to grow in a positive way. With the representation we have now what we have is what we will get. Yes, Yes give us good, honest, hard working council members who can pull this county together. First order of business should be to show Adams the door. We should fill the county council meeting to standing room only capacity every meeting to let them know they are accountable for their actions and inactions. The county needs revenue, we should start selling tickets to this circus then we would have enough revenue to reduce taxes. web posted August 1, 2006 I would vote for Donald Duck before I would vote for (County Council Chairman) Monroe (Kneece). Maybe I'll write that in. Oh, I forgot, I'm not real, right Mr. Kneece? (Edited content) web posted August 1, 2006 ??..."illegals make up less than 2% of the county's population.." Guess again. Try doing a head count in "Juanston" on any Saturday! web posted August 1, 2006 You are correct about illegals swamping us. Don't forget that the cost of insurance for us "legals" goes up every time an insurance company has to cover the cost of of the uninsured alien's wrecks. Let's also dump all incumbents at the federal level this November. They've abandoned us, let's hold 'em accountable! Finally, 1800 Avondale Mills employees just lost their jobs last week. I'd bet that every one of them could be employed if (two local comanies) cleaned house on the illegal aliens they've hired. web posted August 1, 2006 I absolutely would vote for a write in candidate to unseat the county council. We need to wipe the slate clean and start over. Any suggestions for a write in candidate? My dog would do a better job than these clowns! And as an added bonus - he still HAS his testicles! web posted August 1, 2006 I would vote for a write in for any of the county council seats. When people can't stand up for what it right, we do not need them. web posted August 1, 2006 I would, along with my family, vote for a write-in candidate against Monroe Kneece. We could not do any worse. Even a jackass would hee haw once in a while. web posted August 1, 2006 Yes, we will write someone in. web posted August 1, 2006 Re: Editor's post: I am curious to hear if you would vote for a write-in candidate to unseat your County Councilman or if you are happy with the way each, or they as a whole, represent the county. web posted July 31, 2006 Yes if I knew their personal business would not be a conflict of interest. web posted August 1, 2006 Hello you may or may not print this story given your fondness of the Edgefield Co. Sheriff's Department. It has come to my attention that the deputie or deputies in charge of the K-9's have mistreated them, not feeding and watering them on a regular basis. It was told to me that the K-9's were rushed to the Veterinary office, and the Vet was ask to stay through lunch the situation was so bad. It was said one K-9 was in such bad condition it was unknown if he or she would be able to continue to work as a police K-9, due to the under nourishment. This is a clear case of animal cruelty. I guess the difference is if you are a deputie, you can do it and get away with it, at the expense of the county tax payers. I am sure the deputies get paid to take care of the dogs. I am sure the food is provided by the county. It shows poor charter and laziness on the part of the deputie. I am going to call the SPCA on Monday and have them look in to it so you can print this story and brake it or the Aiken standard and the Augusta Paper can. Editor's note: I spoke with Sheriff Dobey and he assured a complete report from the deputy and the vet. The matter was not due to malnutrition. When the release is made it will be published here. web posted August 1, 2006 I agree it is stupid to start school so early. Why do it during the hottest month so we have to pay high electricity bills to cool the schools? Dumb, dumb, dumb. Editor's note: Thank your School Board members. web posted July 31, 2006 I want to say a great big THANK YOU to Freddy Peterson your tech guru. He has helped me out on a number of problems that I had. To everyone out there, if you have computer woes like I did, give Freddy a try. You'll see I'm not wrong!! Editor's note: Freddy has not sent in a column since mid April, I believe he has been very busy. I'm sure he will still answer e-mails. web posted July 31, 2006 To the person complaining about the start date. I believe that the State Legislature changed the offical start date for schools starting next year. Schools wiil not start back until the third week of August. August 3rd is a joke, but maybe now they will fix the grade on the transcript we requested the first week school was out. Dr. Keesley didnt follow through, or answer emails, and the school has done nothing. It's only an early admission college application that is on the line. Why should they care if they get it right OR do what they said they were going to do with the grade and transcript. Thanks so much for following through Dr. Keesley, glad to know how much you care! web posted July 31, 2006 Still no audio updates. What gives? Editor's note: I have found someone else to read the reports. They begin working with EdgefieldDaily.com in the next two weeks. web posted July 31, 2006 Why should the honest, long-standing merchants of Johnston have to purchase a business license when there are others who just set up a few boards for a make-shift table and sell bootleg DVD'S and CD'S and don't have to purchase one? This is llegal and it goes on everyday! Not only is this not fair to the other merchants, it loses the town money and selling an illegal product is something the town should not condone. If the police would just check this they would see these people are involved in illegal activity and should be shut down. Everyone should quit looking the other way and pretending it isn't going on. Everyone should have to follow the same procedures in order to sell within the town limits. These people have been the exception to the rule long enough.The purpose in a business license is not just to make the town money. It also helps the town clerk's see whether a business is legit or not since you have to show what the product you are going to sell is.When you go in to the town hall to get a business license the clerk would not give one if you are honest about selling an illegal product. That is true if the clerks are doing their jobs right. If this is allowed to continue, with no repercussions, they will start selling products that legit merchants sell. I bet that would get some response!! web posted July 31, 2006 Did you ever find out from the town of Johnston, if they would furnish you with the monthly council meeting minutes, for you to publish until they get an IT provider for the towns' website? Editor's note: I have only offered unofficially. I'm sure they will let me know by the next Town Council meeting. web posted July 31, 2006 You're kidding me.They (County Council) have testicles? Editor's note: No... had. web posted July 29, 2006 Re: EdgefieldDaily.com to address County Council. I would love to see this on video tape. Maybe one of the local TV stations could show up. It would make the council think twice about what they say if they know they are on tape for all to see. Editor's note: You never know who will show up at a Council meeting. web posted July 29, 2006 I did not know about Edgefielddaily until I saw a sign on a truck. This is really great! How long have you been (on the web)? Editor's note: We are nearing our second year. Please tell all your friends about us so they can be among the best informed residents in the county. web posted July 29, 2006 I loved your letter to the editor in the (Edgefield Advertiser)! Way to go showing what liars we have running things. The last line, "Mr. Adams would benefit more people in this county by spreading his manure on farmland than placing it in print in the local papers" was PRICELESS! We need you to run for county council. Someone who is not afraid to say what is true and do what is right is what we need! Editor's note: Thank you for your comments. I have no intention to ever seek political office. I believe I better serve the people of Edgefield County publishing EdgefieldDaily.com every day. However, your support could be used to promote others who would do a far better job at representing the citizens of Edgefield County than the present (puppets) council members. web posted July 28, 2006 I do not know what the Sportsman Corner incident was but it is not the first time nor will it be the last. Adams' planted partner (Bishop) at the last council meeting backfired. If Adams is his hero, he would do well to look in a different place. Monkey see, monkey do. The council meetings are a circus. Kneece states they will take no more questions on the computer issue and that he wants to look forward. The council has quite a mess to clean up before they can look forward. The first is firing Adams for his incompetence, misrepresenting bid information, the list goes on and on and on. Surely the council can find someone who is better qualified, has the personality to run the county in a manner which will better serve the people not themself and do it for much less than Adams is making. Wasn't his contract renewed improperly? It is past time to make these members accountable to "we the people". We need leaders who are not afraid to do the right thing. After all, the county council should be leading this community, not following an arrogant idiot's advice. Maybe the administrator's position should be elected as well as the council's then he would be accountable. Editor's note: I would love to see a ballot initiative to change our local form of government to have that position elected. Wayne Adams could not get elected to clean toilets. To the comment of former councilman Danny Bishop, what do you expect from a trash man? web posted July 28, 2006 Just wanted to say, I love some of the comments you make... too funny, and too true! "Editor's note: He (Wayne Adams) holds a sack that contains the ten testicles of five County Council men" Editor's note: Thank you. If you had any idea what does not make it online you would really be laughing. web posted July 28, 2006 Nice rebuttal to the Commander-in-Chief Adams. As was once said, "You can fool some of the people all the time, all of the people some the time, but not all of the people all of the time". To the soldier that was spit upon; as a veteran of Vietnam era, I know exactly how they felt. I am on the same page with you. Was it ever made known that Joan Herlong resigned her position to run for Probate Judge and not "terminated without cause"? I appreciate all of your hard work. Keep it up and keep holding their feet to the fire. Editor's note: No one but the Edgefield County Council is being "fooled". Then again, maybe they are not being fooled, they could be actually be fools. web posted July 28, 2006 Whose bright idea was it to start school before the Tax holiday? The holiday is the fist Friday in August and school starts this year in Edgefield County Thursday August 3rd? Do we send the kids with all the material requested by the school so they are prepared on the first day? Or do we wait and send them prepared on the following Monday? The idea of the Tax Holiday is to help out parents and teachers who have to buy the school supplies. With the price of gas every extra penny is needed in most homes these days. Editor's note: The Edgefield County School Board made that inteligent decision. Isn't it nice to know they oversee the education of your children? web posted July 28, 2006 I travel west on I-20 almost every day, and I have noticed that during the middle of every week a large amount of newspaper trash is thrown across the ramp on Exit-1. I was wondering if you or any one else have noticed the trash as well. If so, what can be done to fix this? P.S. I really admire Judge Peeler. He has had to put up with so much for so long, yet he has held on to his integrity and dignity. Edgefield needs more men like him!! Editor's note: The litter problem needs to be addressed by the City of North Augusta. As to Judge Peeler, I could not agree more. If the County Council had 1/100th of his integrity our county would move forward and would grow by leaps and bounds. However, that would benifit the entire county, not a selected few. We can't have that happening. web posted July 28, 2006 I saw a well-known local man outside of Sportsmans corner the other day acting like an idiot, some people shouldn't be allowed in public. You know who I mean. Yes, I was there. Former Councilman Danny Bishop showed his arse in his typical fashion. Of course, like Wayne Adams, Mr. Bishop's hero, they both seem to talk out of the wrong orifice. People are free to be as stupid as they want to be. The best thing to do is to step back and let them make a complete ass of themselves without anyone's help. Which was done. It is so noted by your post. web posted July 27, 2006 How does (Edgefield County Administrator Wayne) Adams keep his job? Editor's note: He holds a sack that contains the ten testicles of five County Council members. web posted July 27, 2006 Just wanted to congratulate Edgefield County on wasting more tax payers money on the worthless patch job of Martintown Rd. between I-20 and Sportsman Corner. I have never seen such a waste of time and money. I sure hope somebody from the county inspects this project before paying the contractor hired to do the repairs. It's ashame the county does not take a little more pride in making the roads and streets look better, instead it makes Edgefield County look like the backwards two bit county that it apparently is. Editor's note: That is your government at work. However, that is being done by the SCDOT, not the County. web posted July 27, 2006 I was wondering if you knew whether or not the "shortcut" road off of brightharp to hummingbird lane is a public road or private. It is the little road right before you get to cardinal rd. coming from hwy 25 on brightharp. Just wondering because it looks as if someone is dumping pipes and bricks in there to damage peoples vehicles if they drive through. That road has been there as long as I can remember. Editor's note: Without a name of the road it will be hard to determine if it is a county maintained road. According to my grid map the only county roads that lead off of Hummingbird Drive and Brightharp Road is Pinto Lane, which actually runs off of Tennessee Walker Lane, not Brightharp. (Grid 39 4A and 4B) Granted the Grid Book has not been updated in some time. This book is available at the Building and Planning Office. Anyone may contact them at 803-637-4073. I will direct the question to Building and Planning Director Howard Gibson and the E-911 Office and post the answer. web posted July 27, 2006 I agree with the person about the dog park. It would be a nice thing if the right rules were applied. It would be a good way to give people things to do without out costing the "precious" county council too much money. web posted July 27, 2006 To the person complaining about welfare rolls. I believe the welfare CRISIS that we face goes beyond state level and is more federal. Minimum wage hasn't changed regardless of the constant rise of cost of living. The government has made it more affordable to be on welfare than to work. No one can have a family, go back and forth from work and have health benefits on min wage. There needs to be a reform, not just on a state level but a federal level as well. Remember that in the next presidential election. Editor's note: In some ways I agree, however; if the minimum wage goes up, so does the cost of every single employee working just above the rate. That would translate into higher prices for all goods. Should everyone start out making 35K a year? or should the incentive be to better educate and train yourself to provide a better wage? If the government is making it more profitable to not work than work, it would seem they prefer to have subjects, not citizens. web posted July 27, 2006 My nephew has joined the army, and he stop by on his way to FL.. I could not believe what he told me. He was out somewhere in AL. and someone spit on him. It really hurts me to know that people are like this. We live in a place that is free, and when they are called, for what ever reason it is, they go to help. Not everyone agrees with what is going on now. Just think about like this, you may need them one day. If it is not asking to much, if you see a person in the service, just say hi to them. You never know but that service person might just save your life one day. Editor's note: As the son of a fighter pilot during Korea I will say that anyone that spit on a service member in my presence would be assaulted, many times over, by myself and I would face the charges with a grin on my face. web posted July 27, 2006 Keep up the good work! web posted July 26, 2006 To the person questioning about the new patrol car the town of Edgefield just recently purchased, did you see the pieces of junk they just sold? In case you are not aware, the Charger is a patrol car! I have spoke to Chief Carter (about the car) while seeing him on the square and have had a chance to view the car in person. WOW! What an well rounded patrol vehicle. If you do your homework (before you flap your gums), you would find that the Dodge Charger did extremely well in the testing it endured prior to being "certified" as a patrol vehicle. Here is the website for your homework assignment! http://www.michigan.gov/documents/MSP_Eval_146823_7.pdf I say hats off to the town for looking out for us taxpayers!!! And another thing, if you are so educated, first, you would learn to spell before you make an ass of yourself. Secondly, you would know that the race track site would be far outside the city limits. School starts on August 3, maybe you could go register? web posted July 26, 2006 As an avid dog lover, my dog is like my child. He loves to play outside, but unfortunately I don't have a fenced in yard and must tie him out on his leash. What do you think the chance would be to get the County to build an off leash dog park? I am sure many others as well as myself could benefit greatly from this park, not to mention to joy it would give our "kids" The small town I am from has a dog park, it is well maintained and a wonderful asset to the town. The board is volunteer. They also have rules posted ex. pit bulls must be muzzled and on a leash, as well as other aggressive dogs must be muzzled. They have baggies to pick up poop, water bowls and a huge 3-4 acre "yard" including woods for the dogs to roam and play. Maybe us dog lovers could get together and plead our case with the County to make man's (or woman's) best friend a happier pal... Editor's note: I am not sure but the Town of Johnston said the area had to be at least five acres. web posted July 26, 2006 Where is this race track someone refered to? Editor's note: There is no race track. web posted July 26, 2006 I wanted to thank whoever cleaned up our road. Editor's note: No road was given and a response from the sender to that location did not come within 24 hours so I made the post. web posted July 26, 2006 Thank you for everything you do. (EdgefieldDaily.com) is the greatest. Editor's note: Thank you for reading. web posted July 26, 2006 I don't know if you know this or not but the county is trying to stop county employees from reading Edgefeilddaily. Editor's note: Yes, I am aware. web posted July 26, 2006 When is the Edgefield Police or the Council going to make county employees stop taking up parking places for businesses on the square. Don't the county provide parking places for them? I drove through the county parking area today and it was half empty but alomst every parking place in the front of the courthouse side was full of the same cars that are there every day. Who can I complain to? The town or the county? Editor's note: Both, but you will get action from the Town of Edgefield and their business owners before you will that of the County Council. web posted July 26, 2006 I'm sorry to hear you are not feeling well. I know you work hard and long hours and that is not good for you. I hope it's not anything that is going to affect (EdgefieldDaily.com). Editor's note: Thank you, and to so many others that wrote in with similar comments. I am fine. I may have to take things a little slower for a few days, but it has been brought under control. The countless letters were the best healing force. web posted July 25, 2006 Why did the Town of Edgefield buy the Chief a new car (Dodge Charger). Did the town need a new pace car for the X-mas Prade, or is the Chief going to work on the side with the car at the new race track that they want to build in Edgefield. Editor's note: I will check to see if that is a provided vehicle. Although, to be honest, even if it is I doubt the cost between it and a new Crown Victoria would be much and it might even be cheaper. web posted July 25, 2006 I hope you are ok, and it is nothing serious. As for the latest post about trash cans, that is not the issue here. It is the dumping of garbage on our street. I couldn't care less if they left out their pail. It's the DUMPING, get it??? Editor's note: Thank you, I feel much better. web posted July 25, 2006 I know why the state has so many that remain on welfare rolls. They punish you for getting an education. I have a family member that recieves food stamps. She does so because she has been unable to work due to a chronic medical condition and is waiting her time out to recieve disability. She is a single parent of 3 teenagers, the oldest graduated from HS this year. When she went to update her file with the case manager she was told her daughter had to go to work. WHY? Because if you are in school then you have to work in order for her to continue to recieve benefits for that child HOWEVER, if she were not in school she would not have to work in order to get the benefits. That makes perfect sense..right? punish the one trying to better themselves and reward the deadbeat. Whose brillant idea was this in the State legislature? Editor's note: Those in control want ignorant people to control. Those with intellect can recognize obvious corruption when they see it. Controllers fear individually gained knowledge, for such is an individual with free thought and self obtained means they cannot control. web posted July 25, 2006 I cant believe (County Council Chairman) Monroe (Keece) is so stupid to think everyone else can't see what's going on in the county. The whole bunch look like (not very smart people). Editor's note: They get elected. How dumb does that make the voters? web posted July 25, 2006 What the (heck) is your problem with Bobby Peeler? He is going to be your probate judge for quite a while so why not let sleeping dogs lie. I know him personally and admire his dedication to his family, county, and profession. Leave him alone and let it rest. Editor's note: Judge Peeler has not done anything wrong. The problems stem from the Administrator's Office. web posted July 24, 2006 I wish all I had to worry about was if my neighbor left his trash can out or not. Someone needs to get a life. web posted July 24, 2006 To the person asking about the sex offender registry. I would like to just let you know that any thing you say or write about the Edgefeild County Sheriff's Department their is someone that is going to jump on your back about it. I think the persons writing to defend the sheriff's department are dispatchers. These persons in my opinion think that the sheriff's department can do no wrong. But surrounding county's sit and laugh at them. Edgefeild is May-berry all over again. But like the person said, if you report it. They will send Barney Five out to check on it. web posted July 24, 2006 Editor's post: A recent poster asked if trash containers in the Town of Johnston have to be taken in on the same day. The answer is yes. A Town Ordinance requires the trash cans or containers to be removed by 9:00 pm on the day of pick-up. web posted July 22, 2006 Are you at liberty to say if the letters coming in concerning Wayne Adams' letters in the local papers are for Wayne Adams or against Wayne Adams? Editor's note: Any comment in support of Mr. Adams or his letters will be posted. web posted July 22, 2006 This is just an observation that really doesn't have anything to do with any of the current issues on your website, but lately, I have been listening to the way people talk to each other, and it bugs me. Some people are just rude! They are "snappy" with others and do not even attempt to be polite when someone has a differing opinion, and they seem to think they're "cute" or "smart" when they do it. This may be old-fashioned, but I was taught to understand that people have the right to disagree and still be respected at the same time. Rolling your eyes at them and sighing is not an appropriate response. I was also taught that when someone speaks to you, you respond in kindness whether you like the person or not. Recently, I saw someone speak to someone else (a brief hello) and the other person totally ignored her. And these were grown-ups. What is happening to simple respect and politeness? Did it go out of style while I wasn't looking? web posted July 22, 2006 To the person who wrote about the sex offender registry , First of all the Edgefield Police Department does not list or track the sex offenders, that is the Edgefield County Sheriff's Department. Secondly, They can only list offenders by the information given to them, and if you have information that an offender is not registering at the correct address then you need to call the Sheriff's Office like the concerned neighbor you appear to be. I think the Sheriff's Office does an excellent job tracking sex offenders given the limited resources and man power they have available. I am sure if you call and report a sex offender in violation they will take care of it. Editor's note: I was wrong for not pointing that out more clearly. I assumed stating all records come from the Sheriff's Office and SLED it was understood. Thank you for clearing the matter up. In fact, a posting to the Wandering Minds led to the registry of a sex offender in the county that was not registered properly. Readers of EdgefieldDaily.com constantly prove they are not only the most informed, but the most intelligent. web posted July 22, 2006 I asked, a while back, if you could find out why the Town of Johnston website is so far behind in all of the information they provide to the public. I checked it again, today and it's still ancient info. They still have Dean Campbell and Butch Easler listed as the Mayor and Chief of Police! That part is not a big deal, but why are they bothering to have a website? No info is provided but a little local history. They should just delete the government section if they aren't going to keep it updated. All council meeting info is two to five years old.This is something that I, and probably others, would like to be able to read each month. Since I can't find anything there, when are we going to be able to get your video or print info? Can I get their council meetings on your DVD'S at the Johnston library, yet? Thanks, A loyal reader. Editor's note: The reason is the Town does not have an IT service provider that can update the web site. EdgefieldDaily.com has offered to post and archive the minutes to the meetings for the town, free of charge, in the interim. web posted July 22, 2006 Why won't you respond to what (Administrator) Adams said about you in the papers? Editor's note: There is a time and place for everything. This is not the time nor the place. I still welcome your comments. web posted July 22, 2006 You have a Sex Offender listed in Edgefield county that is innacurate. What is more disturbing is that this individual has not lived at the address listed for over 5 years. Edgefield Police Department is not very good with keeping our kids safe from these predators. Aiken county is even worse. This offender whom I will list is now in Aiken County and has been for three years. When he was listed on the news in March for being found living in an aprtment complex as a maintenance man he was only asked to register even though he was off the registry radar for years. Anyway this individual was fired in may after news 12 ran his picture. he no longer lives at the address listed by AIken County or Edgefield county and has not for months. Lets only hope our children are safe wherever he is and another 12 year old child will not be victimized again because of our police departments failure to track the monster. Johnnie Winfield Bush 31 year old White Male 5' 11" 190 pounds Offense: Committing A Lewd Act Upon A Child Under 16 Address: 10 Pine Log Trail, Johnston SC 29832 (has not lived here in 5 years) The state site list him as living at 1251 WEST AVE NORTH AUGUSTA, SC 29841 he has not lived there in months... Editor's note: I do not keep an official registry. It is updated twice a year with information provided by the Edgefield County Sheriff's Office and SLED. The last update on April 2, 2006 was done with information provided. I advise readers to check the SLED maintained site for newer additions or deletions on our registry. web posted July 21, 2006 Being a wonderful neighbor, all I had to do was write EdgefieldDaily, and because of their power and coverage, they read my post and cleaned it up themselves!! Never under estimate the power of the written word!!!! web posted July 21, 2006 I guess you are the Edgefield Inquirer now. If (Edgefield County Administraor) Wayne Adams says it, you know it has to be true. web posted July 21, 2006 I was just wondering did this wonderful Johnston neighbor knock on their neighbors door to discuss the problem they were having with the trash cans, or diid they just write Egdefield Daily. My Mom always told me as long as a person is talking about me, the rest of the town is able to rest. web posted July 20, 2006 RE: About the Bus Drivers and Mechanics---I would like to express my feelings also on the bus drivers, and mechanics situation. They really do need a good raise, and some some type of insurance coverage. How can anyone live today with the prices of everything so high? I think that they get paid once a month, and must drive for one -and-a- half months without any pay at all.I could be wrong, because I do not have any factual evidence. I would like to know what is the salary of the district superintendent? Maybe the board could cut her salary, and give it to the mechanics, and bus drivers. Thanks web posted July 20, 2006 I just wanted to say the roads look so much better since the sheriff took over the litter control. I think (Edgefield) mayor Durham did a good thing doing it in the town. So many people complain here I just wanted to say something positive. Editor's note: I could not agree more. web posted July 19, 2006 All you do it try to make (County Administrator) Wayne Adams look bad. Editor's note: I report what he does or says. He owns that responsibility, along with the Edgefield County Council. web posted July 19, 2006 Mr. Adams is not going to ever get fired. You can't fire the boss. web posted July 19, 2006 To the person who got offended by my post and question about EMS writing reports. (Deleted) I wasn't knocking EMS. My point was that there are reports on this matter in other places besides the police departments computers. In being so defensive, you proved my point. Read the whole piece and you should see what I meant. Don't you just hate it when someone picks one sentence from a story and get all bent out of shape over it by not understanding the reason it was said? I have all the repect in the world for EMS, police, firemen and first responders. They provide an invaluable service to the public for not much thanks. And they all write reports as you just confirmed, I hope anyone else who read this post can comprehend what the whole thing was about and not focus on one sentence and take it out of context.!! Another question, where's the report or notes, Chief Carter wrote at the scene in order to go back to his office and put in his computer? Or has Edgefield Police Department gotten so high-tech they don't keep any records except on computer? Most places would keep hard copies on file in the event the computers go down or are tampered with. Of course we don't have to worry about that happening in this county,do we? End of story!! Editor's note: Once again, there are records. The information was also published in the early chapters of the book "The Puzzle". I will try to get the chapter reposted before the week is out. web posted July 19, 2006 To the clown who wants me to get a pat on the head from the cops, listen ace, I would never bother them with little stuff like this! I took care of it myself, just like every other thing we do in this town. Complaints here fall on deaf ears!!!!! web posted July 19, 2006 When are the audio updates going to start? I have been looking forward to them but you haven't posted any. More "equipment problems"? Editor's note: No, everything on the equipment side is complete and functional. Tests have confirmed they are up and working. Quite honestly, I am trying to find someone other than myself to read the reports. I will place one this week for review. web posted July 18, 2006 I feel like I am watching a movie about the administrator, the judge, and the county council. The title of the movie is Wayne's World and the people in the movie are dumber than the characters played in the real Wayne's World movie. web posted July 18, 2006 In response to the person who is so concerned about the trash cans in Johnston. Last week I got a call at work from my neighbor who said they spotted someone prowling around my house and ran them off. Earlier in the week, I was told of another neighbor who had their new lawn mower stolen. We read just recently of a home invasion, Cars being striped and countless drug arrest. All reported here in The Edgefielddaily. You really need to get your head out of the sand and look at the real problems in the community. I hope that the new Police Chief Chris Aston is wise enough to pat the foolish people like you on the head and tell you, “There, there, It will be ok” while he deals with the true crime and will not waste my hard earned money I pay in taxes on your foolishness. web posted July 18, 2006 To the idiot that received the speeding ticket and now wants to give the police a ticket: You got caught!! Don't get mad at the officer for doing his/her job!! If you had a medical emergency, thats why we have ambulances. For future information (because you don't seem to be to bright) you can pick up the telephone and press the numbers 9, 1, and 1. When the person answers, tell them you need an ambulance. I bet you are one of the first people to say to an emergency responder "What took you so long!?" If you think you can do the job better, by all means sign up!! If not, shut up and stop whining! web posted July 18, 2006 I have two comments to make. The first one is about Monroe Kneece and Wayne Adams. They control the (County) of Edgefield so why does anyone think that the (County) of Edgefield is going to get rid of either one of them. They make the rules and everyone plays the game. Everyone is to affraid to do anything about these two men, affraid of what will happen to them if they try to do anything about what they are doing. I mean the citizens of Edgefield are scared, these are two very powerful men. Does anyone have the guts to really do anything about it? I am a woman and I have a medical condition so my doctor will not let me work. If I could I would fight to remove both of these men from office, is there anyone out there that is really willing to stand up for what is right or just complain about it. My other comment is about the Magistrates office. Why hasn't there been anything about what they have done in their court rooms sense September 2005. Are they hiding something? No one seems to question what they do. Why is that? Thing haven't always been on the up and up with the Magistrates office either, I would like to know what is going on. Is this another issue about two more powerful people that everyone is affraid to question. Editor's note: I have said about all I need to say on the Administrator Adams situation for now. On your comment about the Magistrate Court findings not being updated; it is not the fault of the court. I have not asked or posted them since the last listed update. The General Sessions Court findings are still being updated but takes a week to complete after the session is over. Until I can find someone to do the Magistrate Court findings (and I am looking) they cannot be done. web posted July 18, 2006 To the reader who wrote "Even if Chief Carter's report has mysteriously dissapeared, doesn't EMS keep recordings and their own reports on all calls answered? ", I am not sure what this is in reference to, However all Ems calls must have a written report kept on file for DHEC. And in response to the reader who wrote in "this officer said that no officer can break the Speed limit!" and teh Editors note "but emergency personnel (Police, Fire, EMS, First Responders, ect) are allowed to speed to get to a location." Emergency personel are allowed to go above the posted speed limit by 10 mph as long as lights and sirens are on. Without these lights and sirens(for the publics safety even EMS can be stopped and ticketed while transporting a patient. Editor's note: There are records. Generally, and not directed at this poster, I will also say that if police are told of a call and it turns into a later report of "shots fired" or a call from a fellow officer requesting help, one is mistaken to think they can only drive 65 mph to the scene. They will do the same for any citizen and the very fact they are there or responding is for a citizen in need. Having to cover over 500 square miles with two or three deputies is not a slow paced job. I just know everyone responding to the shooting today did not exceed the 55 mph speed limit by more than 10 mph. After all, it was just a frantic call of a man being shot, not a big deal. web posted July 18, 2006 Yes we all have our pet peeves. I think wild animals should live in the wild. In (Administrator Adams') case it is the Monkey running the zoo. Editor's note: More like the patient running the asylum. web posted July 18, 2006 We definitely need good, honest, qualified candidates to replace the ones we now have on our county council. We cannot write anyone in, unless we know that they are interested in the job and will accept if they are elected. Sometimes, it is the easiest thing to do to let something slide. It seems that too much is sliding, and it is costing us the taxpayers TOO much money. The ones who are interested in being on the council should announce in the loyal papers that they are running as write ins. It is a disgrace for the business of our county to be run in such a shotty fashion. We once had great leaders to come from Edgefield. WHAT HAS HAPPENED? Editor's note: A write-in candidate must announce to run for office. There are only two races that I believe a write-in would have a chance of taking the seat. The first and easiest is the Westside seat of Everett Kitchens. The low voter turnout on off-year elections would work in favor of a write-in candidate that has a good platform and will work hard. Kitchens is vulnerable due to his support of Adams. The second is Johnston's Monroe Kneece. A good candidate could muster voters to turn out. Johnston votes and the local political subdivisions could sway the election. Willie Bright is borderline vulnerable, the right candidate could possibly pull it off. Northside's Norman Dorn and Merriwether's Joel Hudson would not be ripe for a write-in candidate in this election in my opinion. web posted July 18, 2006 Monroe Kneece wants to "look forward" and "not behind" because that picture is not pretty. Guess what, forward does not look pretty either. With this council providing the same old actions, Edgefield County citizens have a bleak future. In the past, citizens have raised their voices in protest and the council spins a tale, waits it out and it magically goes away. It is past time for us citizens to keep the pressure going and put action behind our words. We need qualified candidates for each area to replace all of these members. Know anyone who would have the guts to stand up for what is right for our citizens, have integrity and a willingness to put forth an effort more than once a month? We need dedicated, intelligent representatives if this county is to truly move forward. It is obvious these people do not possess these qualities. How many times should we allow the council to be "fooled" by Adams. Lowest computer bid is only one of the lies they have believed that has cost the taxpayers. Come on guys, if it were money from your pocket you were spending, wouldn't you check it out more closely. Worse yet, we are paying too high a salary for this administrator to take us for a ride! They put pickpockets in jail don't they? Editor's note: There is more than one way to hold elected officials responsible for their action besides the ballot box. Thinking they are not accountable for their actions, or inaction as the case may be, is foolish. However, they do show a penchant for being foolish. web posted July 17, 2006 I tried the sweet potato and apple recipe today. The dish was great. Of course, being the cook I am, I had to add extra. Editor's note: We have tried several too and have not found a bad one yet. I would like to thank the many readers who have sent in submissions and continue to make the Country Cooking Section grow. web posted July 17, 2006 Thanks for your work on the Wayne Adams story. We had some "dealings" with him years ago, and it's about time Edgefield County residents know what's going on. Keep up the good work !! Editor's note: The people of Edgefield County know all about Mr. Adams. It is the blind, deaf, and dumb County Council members that promote it by turning a blind eye to it. Yes, they can play all the political word games they want, but they know good and well Mr. Adams should have been fired years ago. Adams even allowed an Edgefield County Department head that was convicted of assaulting me at a pubic hearing to keep his job after the conviction. Job security in the Adams administration is not based on who you know, it is seems to be based on who you attack. web posted July 17, 2006 Thank you for the CD of the (County Council) meeting. I listened to it the other day and I couldn't believe my ears. What does (Adams) have on them (Council) that keeps them from throwing him out? How can they let this (manure) happen? I am at a loss for words from all of this (manure). Editor's note: Providing factual and unblished information to the public is why I started EdgefieldDaily.com. The recordings being made available will be expanded to other meetings very soon. To your second point, I try to approach situations logically. There are several possible reasons the County Council does not fire Wayne Adams, some are below. 1. They are completely ignorant 2. They are lazy and he does all their work 3. Adams has something he is holding over their heads 4. They are afraid of Adams because he is smarter than them (That would not be hard since one or two councilmen could not win a spelling contest against a bowling ball) 5. They completely approve, support, and encourage what Mr. Adams does 6. All of the above or any combination of the above 7. None of the above web posted July 17, 2006 I just can't believe the mess on this street from my so called neighbors who still continue to throw trash on the side of the road in front of their house. On Monday, when the garbage is picked up, the garbagemen will clean it up and nothing more will be said Why doesn't someone come down here when I call them to see the problem, or is it because they don't want to bother this homeowner because of their status here in Johnston??? Editor's note: If someone is throwing trash on the side of the street it is littering. I would suggest you contact law enforcement. web posted July 17, 2006 It was just last week I had to go to traffic court for for speeding; and yes I told the officer that I was speeding; but I had a very good reason why and the reason was due to a medical problem. So I still was given my ticket and I went to court and still I lost; but this officer said that no officer can break the speed limit! So NOW how do we the people give a officer a speeding ticket? I would like to know because I have seen many speeding to get the (eating establishment). Editor's note: I cannot speak to what an officer told you, but emergency personnel (Police, Fire, EMS, First Responders, ect) are allowed to speed to get to a location. Do you seriously believe that if someone is shooting up a bank the police have to drive the speed limit to get there? Those school speed zones would really slow response times down. Secondly, and not saying all speeding police officers are on a call (they are human too), responding to a call without lights and sirens is proper. Sometimes the officers are trying to get to a location where the subject is in the commission of the crime or in the area and they do not want to alert the subject they coming or how close they are to the location. web posted July 17, 2006 If some county council members think they are ruling this county like dictators and not elected by its citizens.We should let them know how to spend our tax money wiser by firing the overpaid County Administer.A good way would be boycotting the business the council members are finically gaining from. Are the county council members required to publish the business they are connected to?It would be interesting to know who owns the IT Company doing work on the county computers and who is finically tied to it? boy•cott vt.1 to join together in refusing to deal with, so as to punish, coerce, etc.2 to refuse to buy, sell, or use [to boycott a newspaper]¤n.an act or instance of boycotting Editor's note: All elected officials must file a report of their business interests with the Ethics Commission. Those records may be found at the Clerk of Court's Office in the County Courthouse (Main floor). Only two councilmen own businesses. I do not know of any connection to the IT service provider and any councilman from a financial standpoint. web posted July 17, 2006 i love edgefield county. it is not perfect but it has the best people in the world. postive thinking is what we need as much as possible. keep your faith in JESUS CHRIST and we will be alright. Editor's note: Amen! web posted July 17, 2006 school bus mechanics and bus drivers seem to get the least amount of respect of any school employee, the mechanics are expected to make old out dated buses run. the drivers have to ensure our children get to and from school in a safe and timely manner. other than our teachers these people spend most of time with our children,i hope the school board can see the importance of these employees and began to compensate them for the great job they do. this is just an opinion (our children are our most valuble asset) web posted July 17, 2006 Even if Chief Carter's report has mysteriously dissapeared, doesn't EMS keep recordings and their own reports on all calls answered? Wouldn't 911 operators and EMS have to file reports like law enforcement does? It sounds to me like some of the people involved have decided to change horses now that the race is coming down to the wire. Or have these computer records dissapeared also. I know of some stories that have changed since that night and it appears some are switching sides or playing CMB just to keep from giving an accurate account of what happened. I guess it's immaterial since it was all kept from being on public record. It's amazing how far some will go to try and keep their horse looking clean and still in the race. You can bet, if Joe Blow out here, did this same thing, and called 911, there would be police,911 and EMS reports on file. Plus, it would have been reported in all local newspapers. Just another case of double standards which is not unusual around here!! Editor's note: The Police report with the Edgefield Police Department is not said to be missing. It was just unable to be located on the computer. Chief Carter gave me his word he did the report and I believe him. It could just be misfiled. web posted July 17, 2006 I have been sitting back and reading wondering minds for awhile, but have never commented on anything. i would like to add my two cents about the redlight issue! I have lived just a mile or two away from the intersection in question for 20 years and feel like I have a right to make an opinion on the matter. Coming from bettis academy road there has always been a sign warning about a stop sign ahead, there also has been a flashing redlight put on top of that sign recently, which I feel was a waste of taxpayers money, b/c the sign should be enough. Second of all the speed limit for years has always dropped to 45 mph, recently changed to 35 mph, with a turning lane added. It might only be two lanes, but you are talking abouta major highway with people converting in all directions to go to work. Not to mention all the semi-trucks coming from all 3 directions. I feel like a red light would cause so much congestion, expecially in early morning and 5:OO traffic it would only make the problem worse. If people knew how to read and follow the posted speed limit signs and knew what a stop sign meant there would be no accidents. That might be more than two cents, but I believe I got my opinion across?! web posted July 15, 2006 Forget about the County Council firing Wayne Adams. It is not going to happen. The Council does not have enough backbone to fire him or they are all sleeping in the same bed with Adams. Monroe Kneece and Wayne Adams are two peas in a pod and both are rotten. Before something is done, the county council will have to be replaced. We as Edgefield County citizens need to get the news out to others who don't have computer access or rely on the newspapers in this county to get their information.You would be surprised to know how many people rely on the papers for news and don't really know what is happening in our county government. web posted July 15, 2006 I would like to know if it is true that the law in Johnston requires you to remove your trash cans from the road after pick up. I did not know that. Please let me know the law. web posted July 15, 2006 Editor's post: I have received many e-mails and Wandering Minds comments about the video tape given to me asking who is present on tape. The tape is one that covers an extended period (date stamped) and is one that will no doubt be used by law enforcement. I cannot, and will not, disclose the contents until the investigation or adjudication of any criminal charges that may stem form the tape are released. I will say that at least one person will be proven to be a bald faced lair. I will also say it could not happen to a more deserving person. web posted July 14, 2006 I live in Aiken and read (EdgefieldDaily.com) every day.I don't have any connections to the county but I love the website and the stories. You people have a real mess on your hands. I don't get how the things that get reported continue to go on by your administrator. Is he blackmailing the (County) council or something? Editor's note: Our county is run by five men who have been castrated by the county administrator. web posted July 14, 2006 For anyone wanting to know more about how county government should function, the SC Association of Counties publishes "A HANDBOOK FOR COUNTY GOVERNMENT IN SOUTH CAROLINA." The handbook, in .pdf format, is available to read or download here. All residents should familiarize themselves with the SC Code of Laws, the South Carolina Constitution, parlimentary procedure, the Freedom of Information Act, the numerous handbooks offered through the Municipal Association of South Carolina (www.masc.state.sc.us) and other governing documents and guidelines. All are available free and downloadable to anyone with an internet connection. It might surprise many folks to learn just what is and what isn't law and encourage them to cry "foul" when local government leaders try to spin it to benefit themselves. With the proper education, most people will also realize that the one who reports such behavior really isn't the bad guy after all. Editor's note: Thank you for your comment and the information. web posted July 14, 2006 I agree about the $25.00 registration fee.....I have heard that it will be much more for Fox Creek students and that they must pay a Sports Fee even if they are not playing ANY sports or using the sports facilities. What happened to "No child left behind"? I also have heard that if you get Food Stamps (or other state help) you do not have to pay registration/instructional fees. Does anyone know if this is true or not? I'm sure MANY parents would like to know about it if it is the truth! Any way to find this out? I have called schools and the B.O.E. of our county and no one seems to know. Also, I'm curious as to why there was NO mention of Fox Creek High School in the county school paper that recently was sent out? It says in the paper that is for all Edgefield County schools, then it goes on to say "All High School students report to Strom Thurmond". What's up with that? web posted July 14, 2006 To the person who is wondering about instructional fees for public schools...Remember, your tax dollars are divided a multitude of ways. They pay for roads to be maintained, public health facilities, social service agencies, local and state governments, etc. That doesn't really leave much left over for schools. Schools use that $25.00 fee to buy paper, to pay for buses and drivers for trips, to add necessary technological equipment, to beautify the schools, to provide rewards for honor roll students and the like, to help teachers attend conferences to learn better ways to teach students, and the list could go on and on. That's really not too much to ask. Editor's note: As a parent of three teens I can say I agree the "fees" (another name for a tax) are getting out of hand. The School District does account for almost 70% of our tax bill. When the "fees" paid for all students registered add to that tax it does add up. Parking permits to park on a parking lot we pay for, the use of lockers we pay for in a school we pay for is questionable. Required student ID's is a pet peeve of mine. Some parents have sued school systems and had the "fees" removed in some counties across the US. web posted July 14, 2006 County Council Chairman Monroe Kneece's comments, "we are not going to look back, we are looking forward," is ridiculous. Never heard that before if someone was caught doing something they had done in the past. What about the folks who are caught embezzling? Do they get another chance? NO. Why is our council allowing our money to be spent so foolishly? Do they not respect law and order in our county? Do we have money to throw away???????? Editor's note: Chairman Kneece has stated in a council meeting that he enforces the law when people write bad checks to his personal business. He ignores the actions of the county administrator however. web posted July 14, 2006 I may not always agree with you, but I enjoy your website and respect the hard work you have put into this website. Editor's note: Thank you, and thank you for reading. web posted July 14, 2006 Do you really think Judge Peeler "owns" his elected office? After consulting a local attorney I believe he is a "TRUSTEE" of that office. Trustees do not own, they administer for sdmeone else. Editor's note: Having attended many courts over the years and as a reporter the term "not in my court" (or courtroom) has been used countless times by judges. Judge Peeler is elected to the Office by the entire county. I think splitting hairs is a bit overreaching. web posted July 14, 2006 ( I ) Would like to know if someone broke into Chairman Keece's business and stole from him, and the culprit is found six months later, would he say.... that is water over the bridge, we are not going back there.....or would he want them to be held responsible for their deeds..... Editor's note: Chairman Kneece has stated in a council meeting how he goes through the steps to collect bad checks written to his personal business. web posted July 14, 2006 Why wait until election time to get rid of the rats? Doesn't impeachment work for all elected officals? Holding onto these people until election time? Why? And doesn't this look good for anyone planning to move to this community or thinking of bringing an industry to this area. What a fine mess we are in! Editor's note: Anyone is free to run against any of the council members as a write-in candidate in this year's elections. The voting machines allow for a voter to type in the name on anyone they wish to vote for on any seat on the ballot. web posted July 14, 2006 I was at the (County) council meeting and could not believe what i saw and herd. How obvious does someting need to be before they act on it? How dumb do they think we are? web posted July 13, 2006 I would like to know why Mr. Hamilton's dead line was not carried out. Why was he afforded an extended period of time. Mr. Hamilton has done nothing but disregard what the city has ask of him. Mr. Hamilton has disregarded DEHEC rules and regs. The Mayor talked about there are 43 properties that are not following the town ordinances and yet Mr. Hamilton has disregarded everything ask of him. Who's pocket is getting padded. Maybe everyone in Johnston needs to follow Mr. Hamiltons lead and when you are not afforded the same rights as Mr. Hamilton file a law suit against the town of Johnston. Editor's note: The extension was granted by the Magistrate Court. web posted July 13, 2006 Fire Wayne Adams........now web posted July 13, 2006 What to do...Computers- Root of all Evil? or the people that abuse them...... I am a network Engineer and what should be done is this- rid yourself of all the good ole boy people in between the Bellsouth Jack and your network PC's at your desk.... Start with a fresh slate- an unbios company to clean up the holes in the firewalls of the Edgefield Cty Administration Computers...continue with a reputable company to install and maintain hardware and software...computers can easily be compromised and who knows what may have been added or deleted from the County Records......well we know one person that may know....... web posted July 13, 2006 Some County council members could learn a few things from Judge Peeler and his staff. Judge Peeler has a backbone, is honest and moral. To leave a meeting where he is being falsely accused to do his job takes character. I wonder what are those council members getting in return for not standing up and acting like adults. We would expect more from our children. I received the student information form in the mail today from JET Middle School where my son will be attending this school year. I was wondering if you could find out what the $25.00 Student Activity fee is for. I don't understand how the parents are required to pay such a fee when it is a public school. Doesn't the taxes we pay here go for anything? We have talked to several people about what this money is used for but no one can give a legitamate explanation. Do the math....$25.00 x total number of students.....400 for example is = $10,000. They also charge $3.00 per student for locker rental. Why? I love my county but sometimes it seems the school system goes entirely too far. Seems like during the year all the school is asking for is money, money and more money for something. Don't get me wrong ......I am glad to pay for things that he will need and things that I know are legit but when no one can tell me where the money is going it makes me feel like I am being taken advantage of. Thanks in advance. I enjoy edgefielddaily.com and I am glad you provide a place for us to vent our frustrations. web posted July 13, 2006 Your recent story regarding the County Council meeting ended: "Judge Peeler did leave the council with one comment, 'I want you all to be aware that further unwarranted interference with my court will not be tolerated.'” Funny, but I thought it was OUR (the people of South Carolina's) court, not his. I don't condone any manipulation or interference by "an administrator", but I don't like this possessive attitude either. Editor's note: An elected official owns that office by election. It time for the public to let the county council members know how we feel. How do we find out how represents our area and how to contact them, If they don’t fire Wayne we should fire them for not doing there jobs. Wayne Adams is the body &the council is the head. Cut off the head and the body will die !!! Adams must go!! Editor's post: I am sorry the update of the Wandering Minds took so long. I have been on the phone or in meetings non-stop since the County Council meeting last night. web posted July 12, 2006 Fire Wayne Adams!! web posted July 12, 2006 I agree that Wayne Adams has to go. Also most of the County Council (especially the chairman). It is up to us, the voters, to make this happen. We can complain all we want to, but we need to do our talking at election time. Wake up Edgefield County, the County Council has had their chance to take care of this mess, it's our time to start cleaning house and we can do this at the polls! Thanks Edgefielddaily.com for keeping us informed. web posted July 12, 2006 I say if Adams is guilty, he needs to go. To bug someone's computer shows poor morals. web posted July 12, 2006 A special called meeting? Planning to go into executive session, huh? Sorry ... a "personnel issue" is not specific enough to meet the criteria set forth in the Freedom of Information Act to warrant a closed meeting; either spill the beans or put the lid on the jar. What is it about the "Sunshine Law" that is so hard for the average civil servant to understand? But, then again, most don't know the meaning of "serve," either. web posted July 12, 2006 Administrator Wayne Adams has called a Special Called Meeting of the County Council to address a "personnel issue" at 10 am today. What? The full council is scheduled to meet just 8 hours later. Watch for a move to be made to prevent Judge Peeler from speaking at the County Council meeting. A word to the wise. It will not happen. While Adams is busy trying to watch what the right hand is doing the left hand is about to slap him in his face. Desperate men will take desperate measures to cover desperate actions. I will say that the old saying of "loose lips sink ships" is true. At this point, it is like trying to stop the Titanic from sinking by bailing the water out with a coffee cup. It will be telling to see who hooks their wagons where through all of this. web posted July 11, 2006 Editor's note: Just for the heck of it, I would like to do a poll like I did before the election. (Which was pretty close to the election results) Send in your choice; should the County Council fire Wayne Adams or keep Wayne Adams? If you think what has been made public is something, you have not seen anything yet. web posted July 10, 2006 I thought that the town of Johnston had a trash can law, where you must pull in the pails after it is collected. Well, we have a certain family on our block who think they are above the law and leave out their pail, the recycle pail, and their own pail, and yet the city does nothing about it. They also throw trash in the woods across from their home, and I have to call and report the mess to the city, and they tell me "we know about it". So if you know, why not enforce the rules???? web posted July 11, 2006 I have tried to let it go about the deputies being out of shape. I also said that i do appreciate what they do, putting their lives on the line every day and night. I wish that the county would set aside an amount of money to give the deputies and police a gym pass. I know that the pay is not that great and the hours are not the best and when i call i hope one shows up. The flip side to that is i would like to see them in better shape. I would like for you all to let this issue go. But case in point, on the news the other night did you see the officer in charge of the uniform officers, He had no neck. I am going to end with this. I am going to continue to pray for each and every officer, EMS and Fire Fighter in our county for their safety, As they have very tough and dangerous jobs and again i am grateful that they provide this service for me and every citizen every day, thank you again. This is the last post i will post on this matter. web posted July 11, 2006 Speaking of Kneece, is it not a conflict of interest that his son cleans all the county offices? Editor's note: The company that has the contract, to the best of my information, is not related to Mr. Kneece. That was the case a few years ago. web posted July 11, 2006 Editor's note: For the sake of space, 61 submissions had identical responses to the poll. Those are listed below in totals. Fire him: 58 Keep him: 3 This total does not include the postings below. For the poll. Fire that sorry (son of a gun). I think the council should be fired too for allowing all this to happen. None of this is new and they know (darn) good and well what has been going on. We need a new (councilman) here in Johnston. Monroe (Kneece) is just as bad as (Administrator Adams). web posted July 11, 2006 Adams should have gone long ago. The County Council needs to go if they cannot do their job. An administrator's job is to advance the county, not himself. he should be a person of integrity who provides accurate and complete information to the council so they can make the best decisions possible, benefitting the citizens "they serve". This county has grown, not because we have a high quality administrator and council but in spite of them. Growth has come not through their efforts but through the efforts of private citizens. Growth is coming and the council needs the vision to respond to that growth. The council must be held accountable for supporting Adams' actions. So far he has received little more than a slap on the wrist. How many lawsuits have been filed because of Adams? How many business opportunities have been lost? The legal costs come from we the people not Mr. Adams nor the council's pocket. What if they did? Would we see a change then? The next action should be for the council to remove him before his actions further damage the citizens of Edgefield County. Better yet let's pressure him to leave on his own, saving he county six months benefits. Next the council needs training in budgeting and effectively running this county or we should get members who can do the job! Attend the council meetings and it will be evident how poorly this county is run. The next one is Tuesday (Tonight) at 6:00 (pm). Editor's note: I guess there is not more I can add to that. web posted July 11, 2006 Wayne Adams should definitely be fired. He should have been fired LLLOONNNGG ago! This has been going on forever and it kills me as a taxpayer of this county to have him manipulating the administrator's office for this long. I have lived here for 47 years and have never seen such coruptness from our county leaders. I have met very few honest politicians in my time but this takes the cake. (Content Deleted) It's time we take our county back and make it honest again! web posted July 11, 2006 Mr. Adams works hard for the citizens of Edgefield County and deserves every cent he is paid and more. You are just trying to discredit him because you don't like him. I say keep him and give him a raise. Editor's note: Have you ever felt like the Lone Ranger when 10,000 Indians come across the horizon and you turned to Tonto to say, "What are we going to do?" Only to have Tonto look back at you and say, "What do you mean we, Pale Face?" web posted July 11, 2006 If the Aministrators Office changed employee records (of the Probate Coourt) and that employee collected unemployment they were not due, shouldn't SLED or FBI be involved? That's taxpayer money. Wouldn't Bill O'Riley love this one? I just hope that the taxpayers of this county will go to the County Council meeting tomorrow night and let the council know that they are fed up with them and Mr. Adams. I bet it has been like "Watergate", except it would be called "Adamsgate", in the Administrator's Office. Thank you again for all that you do. I just love this site. Editor's note: Thank you for your kind comments. The matter is currently under investigation by law enforcement and records are being sought by court order. The matter will be turned over to SLED once the records have been obtained and the initial investigation has been completed. That should be a very short time span as the matter is basically "fast tracked" to SLED due to it being an elected office requesting the investigation. web posted July 11, 2006 I really enjoyed talking to you today. Keep up the good work. As for shame shame shame, if you do not like reading the truth, don't read (EdgefieldDaily.com). I vote fire MR. ADAMS!!!!! He has done nothing for this county but take take take. Editor's note: I always will make time to speak with readers. That is why every possible contact number, email, and address is provided on all pages. Thank you for reading. web posted July 11, 2006 Yes Fire him web posted July 11, 2006 Fire him. Wyane is a bully. web posted July 11, 2006 He should be Fired. web posted July 11, 2006 out the door for Wayne Adams web posted July 11, 2006 Fire Wayne Adams! web posted July 11, 2006 I say Fire! Fire! Fire! I've never really liked him personally, but now that all of this has come out, I cannot understand why they would want to keep him. They can't get rid of him fast enough for me. web posted July 11, 2006 I say get rid of the whole shebang and start fresh. The county council members have had to know all that is going on for some time. Why should it have taken all this to get out to make them even consider doing the right thing?Does Adams have something on them? We put the council members in to work for us and protect us. Sounds like they all need to go!!!!!! web posted July 11, 2006 Yes he should be fired. web posted July 11, 2006 My suggestion is to fire him and I know alot more that feel the same.If everything is true about him mabe being responssible for the mess on Judge Peelers computewr her needs to be investigated.Further more if he has time to try and oust other people from there job he is not spending the time on his own job sorry maybe that is what his job his have not seen anything else he has done.Does anyone ever evaluate how he is doing on his job,but I guess when you have the county council that we have it does not matter what he does.GET RID OF HIM web posted July 11, 2006 Why does Wayne Adams even have a job in the county? web posted July 11, 2006 Fire Wayne Adams! web posted July 11, 2006 Fire Wayne Adams, should have been done a long time ago! web posted July 11, 2006 Firing him is long past due.....git er done.... web posted July 11, 2006 Editor's post: Well, it's well after 2 am and most units from the meth lab discovery have now gone home. I would like to thank the many volunteer firefighters and EMS workers that responded to the scene. People do not give them the credit they deserve. For almost twelve hours they provided decontamination services, health checks of entry teams before and after entry, and other volunteers brought a table they set up and fed those working the volatile scene. web posted July 8, 2006 The wandering minds if the first place I go everyday. I have it set as my homepage. I kinda look at this as the news from the people and then I read the news. Thank you so much for (EdgefieldDaily.com). I don't know how you make money doing it for free but i'm glad you do! Editor's note: Our advertisers and sponsors make it possible. Scott Quarles of First Century Mortgage, LLC sponsor's the Wandering Minds page making it possible. web posted July 10, 2006 When is the new chief of police going to start? Editor's note: He will be sworn in at the Johnston Town Council meeting on July 10. (Tonight) web posted July 10, 2006 The county council won't do anything to (Administrator Wayne) Adams. He breaks laws all the time and they just look the other way. He reminds me of a nerdy little twit that always got his (rear end) beat all the time and now he has a little power he is trying to make up for being the little insignificat twirp he still is. He makes me sick to even look at him. Why doesn't he just go away? I'd love to meet up with him broke down on a back road sometime late at night. I bet I wouldn't even have to touch him to make him cry like a baby. He aint nothing but a piece of (manure). web posted July 10, 2006 I have a question for the cheese man. Have you ever thought about CA? Chesseaholic Annonomous? Editor's note: What did I ever do to deserve this? web posted July 10, 2006 Thank you for all of your hard work and dedication. Thanks for recognizing the firefighters and law enforcement. People do not realize the long hours and the time spent away from their family during holidays, birthdays, etc., as a retired firefighter I do. As far as about the comment about the duel on the square. I would more than happy to "stand in" for Judge Peeler. I don't know if he is a good shot or not, but Edgefield County can't afford the chance of losing him. One question; what is it to the rumor that the Administrator once barricaded himself inside his office and was going to commit suicide? Maybe we should have left him alone. Editor's note: The EMS and Firefighters in our county risk life and limb to protect the citizens just as law enforcement does. People do not know that rescue workers can be injured or killed during an extraction of a trapped victim of a car wreck, much less a fire. It is true there were several 911 hang-up calls and a possible signal 7 not too far back at the Administrator's Office after hours. Though the Police Report from the incident cannot be located, Chief Ronnie Carter assures me he did the report. Adams took a 30 day leave of absence afterwards. The County Council refused to address the matter and to this day the Administrator's office and Clerk to Council Barbara Stark, herself to me, denies it ever happened. That does not erase the facts surrounding the matter. There is a lot more that could be said, but it is not needed. web posted July 10, 2006 It is obvious that you thrive on hyping contrived conspiracy theories and wasting county government resources countering these ridiculous attacks against Mr. Adams....Its a shame that you resort to libelous and shameful lies to attract readers to this website...All these wacky tales that you spend your days weaving are detrimental to the future development and economic investment in the county....The citizens of this great county need positive coverage not endless character assassination....Shame shame shame. Editor's note: What never happens will never be reported. What is never said will never be quoted. If you have a problem with the information provided, direct your complaints to the one making the news. web posted July 10, 2006 Does this mean that the porno found on Judge Peeler's computer, in the past, was paced there to discredit him? If that's true, do you know what the penalty would be for the persons responsible? Also, could all this tampering with county computers be the reason the whole county computer system has seemed to be malfunctioning or down periodicly,over the past months? Editor's note: That is not known. The computer was in possession of Mr. Adams and it was never checked to see if the same created problem happened then as it did in the most recent case. You are welcome to make your own judgment on the matter, however. web posted July 10, 2006 Did you see in the Augusta Chronicle that they are now asking for recipes from readers. This is a new addition to their cooking section. Looks like someone had that idea before them. Again, Edgefield Daily.com has been first with placing something in the news. Editor's note: The Citizen News has begun publishing recipies as well. It must be a game of "follow the leader". web posted July 10, 2006 Interesting about the computers at the Probate Court, however, this was assumed by some of us anyway....to know the history behind the Judge and the Administrator we all figured the Administrator put this stuff on the judge's computer. The sad thing about all of this is the money the town spent to move their offices. You have two grown adults and if they couldn't work together the council should have told them both to leave. It is time for the Administrator to pack up, get on his white horse and ride out of town, the same way he came in. WHEN is the council going to stop all this? Do we need a new council too? Editor's note: A few points I need to clarify in your post. First, no one has accused Administrator Adams of anything. The story simply stated the facts surrounding the current situation. It is unknown who intentionally disabled the computer's security programing on the date listed in the report. In my personal opinion, whomever did what the report shows, did so to make sure the computer was wide open for attack. Secondly, Mr. Adams is a county employee of the Edgefield County Council, not the Town of Edgefield. Judge Peeler is elected countywide and only the voters can "fire" him. web posted July 8, 2006 Will three members of council stick together and finally get this bum out? Great job. Will S.L.E.D. be called? The investigation must continue without local law enforcement dropping the ball.I hope this is it. Editor's note: The matter of the records is going to be hard to explain. The Administration has been aware this was going to break soon and has been in full CYA mode for about a week or more. There are really only two excuses, the administrator did it intentionally or he is completely incompetent. There is a lot more known about the matter that I can not publish at this time. web posted July 8, 2006 I love reading (EdgefieldDaily.com) and notice the times you say you are writing. I look at the times some of the stories you cover happen. I can't help but wonder when you sleep. Editor's note: Sleep. Now there is a novel idea. web posted July 8, 2006 Finally, Mr. Adams gets caught. There should be an investigation by SLED of the Administrator's Office and Staff. I'd like to know if the Council will pay for his attorney this time and cover for him. Thank you Mr. Bright for seeing the light. And thank you Edgefield Daily for telling it like it is. The Council members and county attorney that were with Ms Herlong should be relieved of their duties also. What lies will be told to cover up. Editor's note: Councilman Bright really stepped up to the plate. This issue, and others, have been ongoing for a while and it did not go unnoticed by him. web posted July 8, 2006 All I can say is WOW... the stuff really is hitting the fan! Way to go EdgefieldDaily.com! Keep up the great work at keeping us abreast of the local politics and news!Can't wait to read more.... BTW, I have to say I'll be VERY surprised if the Edgefield papers have any of this printed this coming week. Thanks again for all you do! Editor's note: Thank you for your comments. It is all done for our readers and the freedom of information. web posted July 8, 2006 YAAAAA!!!! Cheese man is back. I sure missed him. (^-^) web posted July 8, 2006 A card should be given to the person or persons responsible for the decision to reduce the speed limit to 35 mph at hwy 25 and Bettis Academy rd. A flashing cautin light with speed reduced to 45 mph would do the trick. web posted July 8, 2006 So, the Probate Judge has made all kinds of allegations against the County Administrator. I assume this won't end here, and I guess our tax dollars get to pay for their continued feuding. Edgefield is famous for duels on the town square. Wouldn't that be cheaper? Editor's note: Talk about something you could sell tickets too, people would even pay for pay-per-view on that one I would wager. web posted July 8, 2006 Does our county administrator do anything else besides computer work? It seems that as taxpayers we deserve more from our county administrator than childish antics that serve no purpose other than to disrupt the jobs of others. Editor's note: In my honest opinion Mr. Adams could not write a simple line of code if his life depended on it. To manipulate a computer system takes the savy of an IT person. web posted July 8, 2006 I don't give a (deleted) who shows up at my house when I call the cops as lomg as a cop shows up. To the (person) complaining obout how much peple weight, how much do you weigh? Can I call you if some crook is breaking into my house? Give us your phone number so we can call you sence you can do so much better. web posted July 7, 2006 I was at the (Trenton) Peach Festival and can say that there were a lot of peaches ans peach stuff for sale. When we bought peach ice cream and they dipped it ourtof store containers that did make it look bad. web posted July 7, 2006 999,999 pieces of CHEESE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! I love CHEESE!! ! web posted July 7, 2006 (Edgefield Town Councilman) Bill Jackson misses more meetings than he attends. Editor's note: Records do not support your assertion. web posted July 7, 2006 I am just recently discovered your website and want to commend you on having current and accurate information. The wandering minds section is fantastic. It's like the People magazine of Edgefield County! Accurate, dependable, up to the minute happenings around here. You have much more information than the Citizen News and especially The Edgefield Advertiser, which, in my opinion, needs to go back out of print. At any rate, thanks so much for all your hard work in bringing the citizens of Edgefield County the REAL story that the other papers are often too afraid to print. Keep up the good work! Editor's note: Thank you for your kind comments. web posted July 6, 2006 I too have some crow to eat, I guess, as I also said there were very few peach items at the festival. As I walked around I only saw the peach ice cream, but maybe there had been other things earlier that day and they just sold out. Maybe next year there will be even more, so even the late crowd gets to enjoy them. web posted July 6, 2006 I was returning home from a family bar-b-que last night at about 9:30. I saw at least 7 patrol cars heading toward the center of town (Edgefield). They were Johnston patrol cars, Edgefield cars, and Sheriff's department cars. Where or what was the emergency???? Editor's note: Read it here. web posted July 6, 2006 Hope everyone had a nice 4th of July. It has been mention the county tries too do something like a First Friday to encourage patronizing the local business and create local pride.We went to down town Augusta and visited the Commons 4th of July festival. It is put on by a local TV station and all the activies are free. The station finds a corporate sponsor for each of the activies. This is a family friendly event with caranval rides, jump houses, face painting, music and more. No admission fee or tickets to buy. If you want to spend your money there are venders selling everything from food to crafts? The local police keep everything under control including traffic. Six of Edgefield's residents deserver major kudos for their caring and dedication, to be out in the heat yesterday was brutal. The TV station started off with a small group of sponsors and now most are big corporations. Each holiday they do something similar on the commons and it is always for the kids. Many of the local business now take advantage of the extra people by selling food and drinks in front of there stores, Rucker is right The event is put on by a very hard working team of people, and no one tries to be the BMOC (big man on commons) to take all the credit. web posted July 6, 2006 I haven't read in a while (been under the weather). I'm glad to have the chance to catch up.I applaud your ability to comment even when you don't agree. I'd like to address a few things. Mr Scott has been in my experience as a parent and co worker has always been fair .He deals with each situation seperately,he doesn't let personal issues interfere. I don't like the Dixie Chicks, they have a right to voice their oppinions and you are right I have a right to not buy their music.I am grateful to the men and women that fight and die to make this possible.HAPPY BIRTHDAY AMERICA Editor's note: Thank you for your kind comments. web posted July 5, 2006 Can you find out why the town clerk(or whoever is responsible for it),in Johnston, hasn't updated the council meeting info since 2004? This was a convenient way for those who can't attend the meetings, to still be able to find out what's happening in local government matters. The site also still has Dean Campbell and Butch Easler listed as Mayor and Chief of Police. Have they stopped this practice or has someone just forgot to post updates for 2 years? Editor's note: I will see what I can find out at Town Hall. web posted July 5, 2006 This is one of those times I have to eat crow. I couldn't attend the Trenton Peach Festival this year due to medical problems so I took what I thought was an honest persons' answer when I asked if they had peach products. I was told the only thing there was some peach ice cream. I apologize for spouting off without checking it out,myself. Eating a peach would probably get this taste of crow out of my mouth. Sorry Trenton!! web posted July 5, 2006 I love you sweetpea!!!! will you post that? Editor's note: Yes. web posted July 4, 2006 I like the First Friday or Saturday idea. I'd like more to do around here that is local. We go to things in Augusta all the time and at the price of gas it would be a lot better to do it at home. web posted July 4, 2006 There was another accident at Bettis Acadamy and 25 today. Can we get our redlight now? Editor's note: It was not an accident, an accident is no one's fault. A wreck happened and someone was at fault. The preliminary information available indicates the driver of the car that may be at fault was possibly intoxicated. A traffic signal would do nothing to prevent the type of crash that occurred. It could have been far worse. web posted July 4, 2006 To the person who said there were no peaches at the Peach Festival, you are wrong. There were peaches, peach ice cream, preserves, pies, cobbler, ect. Editor's note: This comment was said to me in person and is paraphrased. web posted July 4, 2006 I've lived in the Trenton area for about 15 years and feel that the Trenton Peach Festival deserves a "Here's Your Card for not ever having any (or only one) peach food product for the public to purchase. I've invited friends and relatives to the festival and always hear the complaint of no peaches being available. Locals ask the same thing.The list of possibilities is endless; Baskets of peaches. Peach Cobbler, Pies & Tarts. Homemade Peach Ice Cream Pickled Peaches. Peach Preserves & Jellies. Peach Soda, etc. Every year people say it's ironic that a Peach Festival doesn't have anymore peach products than they do. I can't speak for how things were, before I lived here, but since I have, that's how it's been. It's a wonderful festival,overall, they just deserve a big, Here's Your Card for having a peach festival with no peaches. web posted July 3, 2006 Hmmm. Weight training at Fox Creek Middle . . . oooops . . . I meant Merriwether Middle. The coach must be preparing them for Bishop's team . . . not Sawyer's. web posted July 3, 2006 to the person that says there is no supervision at the weightlifting sessions at mms. you are telling a lie. there is always a coach in the lifting room. they are supervised the whole time. maybe if you would get off your lazy butt and come inside you would see. but you want because that takes effort. if kids would put down there game boys , cellphones and other things they have and get outside and work they would not be so fat. thirty or forty years ago or less kids were working on farms lifting hay bails onto trucks and trailers.hard work never hurt anybody. try it sometimes and you might like it. web posted July 3, 2006 Why haven't you written any opinions lately? I enjoy reading them. I enjoy your and Dr. Myers colums too. Editor's note: This past week has been a lot of work getting back up to speed after a week's vacation. There will be more of all next week. Thank you for your comments. I will pass it on to Rev. Skip Myers as well. web posted July 1, 2006 This is a case of truth being stranger than fiction, sounds a little fishy. But why would someone make up such a bizarre story. Re: Woman reports assault with knife and gun Editor's note: If she made it up and that is discovered after the investigation she will probably face charges. Personally, there are a lot of holes in her story to police that make me question it too. Such as, why wait hours to tell anyone? Then again, when I read the name of the subject she claims did it, I wonder... web posted July 1, 2006 To the person who posted after I did in reference to merchandise on sidewalks in Johnston: Having a First Friday or something along those lines is a great idea! I,personally don't think it's appropriate for every day. There's a time and place for everything. But that's just my opinion. My previous post was mainly concerning the differences in the application of the ordinance at these businesses. Maybe something good will come from all of this being read by the right people.Maybe one of the towns will take this idea and run with it. Editor's note: I think it is a great idea too. As far as the small bench placed in front of Mr. G's I think it is an asset. It is not a raggedy piece of junk. It is very nice and gives people a place to sit down while shopping downtown. I would like to see a few more businesses, or the town, place a few more along the downtown area. Just my opinion. web posted July 1, 2006 Weight training in middle school??? Surely you jest! If Coach Sawyer is concerned at all about the athletes he will be getting in 3 to 4 years, he should put a stop to the weight training of 12 - 14 year olds. These children...yes, they ARE children, are setting themselves up for so many problems as teenagers. The least of which is the stunt in growth. MMS officials should be looking into what is going on in their facility...and do a little research. The concensus among pediatricans, AND sports medicine authorities is that, until the age of 15, a child should be doing NO weight training...only aerobic activity. While this coach is a great man, hopefully he will set up a program that is beneficial to the guys wanting to be a part of his team. web posted July 1, 2006 PLEASE !!!! give us a hint about what you are not telling us!!! Editor's note: A hint to one of the matters involved is posted within the Wandering Minds update of July 1. web posted July 1, 2006 Nine hundred ninety-nine thousand, nine hundred ninety-nine bottles of beer on the wall . . . C'mon ! Any more hints ?? ( Aren't you glad I didn't say nine hundred ninety-nine thousand, nine hundred ninety-nine pieces of cheese ! ) Editor's note: The story is about to break in days. Be patient, it will be worth it. And thank you for mentioning cheese. I can just imagine what that is going to result in. web posted July 1, 2006 We have a great resturant in Edgefield, Ten Govenors, but right in their front door on the street are stinking trash cans. This smell doesn't do much for an appetite and it is also a s eye sore. Was wondering if those trash cans could be moved somewhere else. Editor's note: I slipped up and let a business name be mentioned when the posts about the bench at Mr. G's restaurant began. I allowed Mr. G's because it was in a news story. I inadvertently let others get mentioned. So, for one week (the week of the July 3-8) I will allow those who in the past sent in posts with names of restaurants praising them and I refused your post. At the end of the week, it is back to normal. web posted July 1, 2006 To the people who claim that the new assistant principal at JET is not qualified for his position, you are mistaken. I went to www.scteachers.org , then NCLB, and checked his certification. He is fully certified to be both a math teacher and a principal, so let's stop spreading misinformation. Check it out for yourself. Everybody has to start some place. Everybody has to have a first year in his or her new job. No one begins a career with experience. Let's give him a chance and see what he will do. Because he is coming out of the classroom to take this position, he is sure to remember what it's like to be a teacher. This quality may serve him well. I talked with him recently. He is excited and ready to take on the challenge. Let's give him a chance. Editor's note: I hope this puts an end to the rumors. web posted July 1, 2006 I've heard that the rumors I heard and read about the new assistant principal hiring at JET Middle School are true. The school board did choose to hire a person seemingly unqualified instead of hiring people who were better qualified. I do not attempt to understand their reasons for doing so. Obviously the school board does not think the students and teachers at JET need the most highly trainded personnel to lead their school. I find it very interesting that no school board member is vocalizing the reasons behind their decision in this hiring. (I feel they should explain their reasons, afterall, we taxpayers do pay their salaries!) I've also heard from people who work at JET that the new administration is having great difficulty finding "highly qualified" (as defined by the laws of No Child Left Behind) teachers to fill the MANY vacancies they have this academic year. Who will pay the price for all of the above? The children who attend JET and the teachers who will have overloaded classrooms. That's enough to make my mind wander......! web posted July 1, 2006 yes i agree with you, lets stop this fifth grade debate. I do appreciate the men and woman that put their life on the line. I just think that they sould try to be in the best shape they can. But again to everyone that I may have afended by the post i have posted i apologize. To the person that said they didn't want to have the fifth grade arguments anymore i apologize to you, my father always told me not to have a battle of wits with an unarmed person. Again i am sorry. web posted July 1, 2006 I agree that everyone should follow city ordinances and the rules should apply to everyone. It just has never bothered me to see merchandise on a sidewalk. I figure it might mean something on sale for me. The merchant needs to sell it and I might never see it if it is not in plain view. So.... why can't the city have one day a week or a month for a First Friday or Saturday like Augusta has for her citizens and merchants. Display the wares on the sidewalk. Make it at night so our people will have something to do on a Friday or Saturday evening. Sounds like fun to me and it would benefit all. Editor's note: That is a great idea. I have often wondered why Edgefield or Johnston did not replicate the success Augusta has had with these events, including the Taste of Augusta. Imagine how well a "taste of Edgefield County" would go over at either town. EdgefieldDaily.com would not only promote, but contribute to, such events. web posted June 30, 2006 To the person who stated that the deputies should go to the gym...no the county doesn't offer "gym packages" to the county employees anymore. Maybe your problem should be with them. web posted June 30, 2006 We have several good restaurants that are not "fast food" in Johnston. Try Riley's. People come from all over to eat there. I know because I work at a business down the street and people come in all the time from Augusta, Abbeville even Australia. ( they were visiting in Augusta and were brought there as a treat) just to eat there. Now if you are talking about restaurants that are open in the evening then Riley's will not count. Check out the Mexican and even a Chinese. web posted June 30, 2006 KUDOS Mr. Editor !!! Great response about the weight training in middle school !! I'm sure there are enough push mowers and large yards in our county to accommodate both middle schools !! Unfortunately, the general consensus of many fathers and coaches is "we need to get bigger, stronger, and faster." I too, did a little research and learned that whether for, or against, weight training for young kids - STRICT supervision is an absolute must. Kids at that age have no clue how to use the equipment safely. Also at that age, balance is an issue. Proper posture or "form" while weight lifting is necessary for there to be any benefits whatsoever. And both sides agree, that before puberty, there is absolutely no gain in actual muscle size. There clearly isn't enough supervision at the school, let alone anyone trained in sports medicine present to properly instruct those kids. I know that there are kids at the school attempting "dead lifts" and talking about wanting to "max out." I do feel that the coach has good intentions, but parents need to be aware of what they're exposing their kids to. If the person STILL complaining about "out-of-shape" police officers is right - - - perhaps our local law enforcement should look into the training program offered at the middle school !! web posted June 30, 2006 Sorry about the length of this email, but I thought this might help you to answer the question about the naming of HWY 191. I believe that he has passed away, but he has at least one son still living and working in Aiken. A House Resolution to request the South Carolina Department of Highways and Public Transportation to designate that portion of South Carolina Highway 191 between Johnston, South Carolina, and Eureka, South Carolina, as the "Charles E. Simons, Jr., Highway". Editor's note: This is a great example of why the Wandering Minds is so popular, you can get an answer to just about any question from just about anywhere. web posted June 30, 2006 Dear poor, misguided soul who is still whining about being insulted on the net, If you were a PI you would be a poor one. No I am not an English teacher, deputies wife or dispatcher, and I am not fat. Female? Maybe or maybe I am a feminine male...Hate gays too? . I do know that our deputies are good ones. If you are continuing to insult our deputies bc you think I have some kind of a tie to them, you are mistaken and only making a jackass out of yourself. I'm not going to keep arguing with you like a 5th grade child, so you can continue to degrade our counties finest by trying to sound clever on your responses to my comments. First off, I have too much respect for those men and women. 2nd off, your lame. So I would like to apologize to any deputies who have read this poor ,ignorant, hateful, misguided soul's posts. There are actually people out there who appreciate you. If ignorance is bliss, this poster must be blissful. web posted June 30, 2006 I've heard that the rumors I heard and read about the new assistant principal hiring at JET Middle School are true. The school board did choose to hire a person seemingly unqualified instead of hiring people who were better qualified. I do not attempt to understand their reasons for doing so. Obviously the school board does not think the students and teachers at JET need the most highly trainded personnel to lead their school. I find it very interesting that no school board member is vocalizing the reasons behind their decision in this hiring. (I feel they should explain their reasons, afterall, we taxpayers do pay their salaries!) I've also heard from people who work at JET that the new administration is having great difficulty finding "highly qualified" (as defined by the laws of No Child Left Behind) teachers to fill the MANY vacancies they have this academic year. Who will pay the price for all of the above? The children who attend JET and the teachers who will have overloaded classrooms. That's enough to make my mind wander......! web posted June 30, 2006 Charles E Simons Highway is named for the late federal judge who either was a native of or practiced law in Edgefield County prior to his appointment to the bench (I forget which). His son, Charles E. Simons III, is an attorney in Aiken. web posted June 30, 2006 To the person that hates your website I love it. (EdgefieldDaily.com) is the first place I go everyday to get my news. Editor's note: Thank you. web posted June 29, 2006 In response to the weight training at a local middle school...I'm sure I know which middle school this person is referring to. My son was "chomping at the bit" to be with his buddies in the weight room. After observing and seeing that there was no supervision or program for these men, I am not going to let my child return next week. Will it hurt his chances for playing ball with the middle school? We shall see. Last year many deserving 8th graders were cut from the team with no rhyme nor reason to the madness. After hearing other parents in discussion on the weight training issue, I did some research today and found that boys before the age of 15 should be doing NO weight training as it damages the growth plates and sets these young men up for future problems. Of course I can hear so many fathers saying that this is hooey as they want their youngsters pumping up and getting ready for the future. I want my son to be a ball player, but I also want him to have every chance to grow strong naturally before adding the weights. With all of the horse play going on outside the weight room on these "work out" days, it seems that there would be concern over what happens WHEN one of these young men gets hurt. My son will be there for tryouts when school returns, but he will not be returning for work out sessions. Editor's note: The best workout for a young man a push mower and a large yard. web posted June 29, 2006 Do you know where the new fox creek school is going to be someone is clearing land on Shortcut Rd in the wbbq tower field surely they are not going to put the school off a dirt rd Editor's note: That is the location. A V-shaped 63.65 acre piece of property around the WBBQ tower. How much did they pay for the otherwise useless property? $252,640, or $3969.21 an acre. I wonder if they would like to buy the Big Stevens Creek Bridge? web posted June 29, 2006 I heard that (next 187 words deleted). Editor's post: Yes, it is true, the story will be breaking in the near future. It is presently developing. web posted June 29, 2006 I too, had heard about Mr. G's planning to open another business in Johnston and I hope that is the one they are planning to locate in Edgefield, instead of relocating the present business. It is about the only restaurant in Johnston that isn't fast food. For good eatings sake, let's hope Mr.G's is staying in Johnston. If they are staying, I hope the town will do something about the stores near it so that area doesn't look so trashy.They need to clear the sidewalks of all the tacky clothing racks that are in violation of the town ordinance. This, alone, would be enough to make a merchant want to relocate to a more pleasant setting! web posted June 29, 2006 Glad you're back and well rested. At the intersection of Hwy 121 and Hwy 191, right across from Forest Tires there is a sign that says, "Charles E Simmons Highway" Any idea who this part of the highway was dedicated to? Editor's note: I have no idea who that section of highway could be named for, could you offer more clues? web posted June 29, 2006 This post is to the person upset about my comment about the deputies and police officer's in Edgefield county. I am not crying, i am simply telling the truth and you know it. Thanks for correcting my english. I am going to guess you are a english teacher, deputies wife, or a dispatcher because i have struck a nerve with you. Maybe it is because you are fat i don't know. I am guessing you are a female because you called me darling. I don't expect Hollywood type officer's running around, just officer's without their belly's hanging to mid thigh. I am giving appreciation and concern not wanting them to get hurt, only being in shape enough to run down a pork chop dinner ever shift.i thought the gym give them a discount, why don't they use it. web posted June 29, 2006 To the person compaining about the overweight cop. Do you lay your life on the line every day for lousy pay? web posted June 29, 2006 AMEN! To the person who monitors ambulance and Sheriff Dept calls. Maybe someone needs to bring it to the attention of the county how underpaid 911 responders are and what shape their equipment is in, since the county opted not to give them their yearly raises last year. When was the last time the county bought a new ambulance or deputy car? After all...it is our business. Editor's note: I will say that the county does a far better job of providing the Sheriff's Office with cars than it does EMS with ambulances. Recreation is far more important than the needs of citizens in dire need. Dead people don't vote. web posted June 28, 2006 To the person crying because I called them a moron, I can't think of any negative incident in the near past that has resulted from an out of shape officer. You watch too much TV. Maybe in Hollywood every male officer has a six pack and every female has 34D boobs. But this is Edgefield County darling....Wake up and smell the donuts. Oh an about the "You have to look at it from this angle, If a banker cannot count can they keep there job NO, If a Lifeguard cannot swim can they keep there job NO" comment, then if a poster can't distinguish between when to use "there" or "their" can they keep posting? NO!!... See things aren't always apples and oranges... It is a very ignorant comment to make about law enforcement being on a constant break when I know for fact that they work very hard at keeping this community safe. If you feel that your life or your loved ones lives are in danger, please feel free to pack up and move to another county, where everyone is fat free and eats celery three times a day. Get real and show some appreciation for those who put THEIR lives on the line for yours regardless of how narcissistic it may be... web posted June 28, 2006 Can't the Edgefield police dept. or the sheriff dept. do something about the hoodlums who think that everyone ought to have to listen to their music? Surely the police dept. can hear these cars go by the dept. on Main St. Why don't they enforce the noise ordinance when these cars go through town? Even more important, why don't they stop these gangster cars with out-of-state plates and $3000 dollars worth of rims, that can't be here for any other reason than to deal drugs? web posted June 28, 2006 Why are so many people in Edgefield so lazy that they can't park on the correct side of the street? These lazy folks reverse park in front of the bank on Main St. and the Post Office and cause traffic problems and near accidents. It is that difficult to walk all the way across the street.? or are they just that lazy? web posted June 28, 2006 I sent a post a while back about Mr. G's Restaurant & Tavern on Calhoun St., in Johnston. At that time they were being given a hard time about a small bench outside the restaurant's front door. The town's ordinance about sidewalks was used to cause them problems while other merchants were in blatant violation and were not asked to move anything.I say this because all the other stores items are still all over the sidewalk. Now I have heard, today, that Mr. G's owners are talking about relocating the restaurant to Edgefield! Someone needs to learn a little tact in dealing with merchants before Johnston loses all it's businesses that are assetts. Can anyone tell me if the rumor about them moving the restaurant is true? Editor's note: I believe that the business venture was a proposed business, not the present business. I have not spoken to the owners in a few days so I cannot comment on what the plans are. web posted June 28, 2006 In response to the comment concerning the principal at W.E. Parker - This principal has not recommended to the Board for hire any teacher for the 06-07 school year that is not certified. In addition, each hire is Highly Qualified according to No Child Left Behind. If someone is truly concerned about the qualifications of the new hires, certification is a provable fact. I feel confident this principal will be willing to speak with anyone having concerns about this comment. web posted June 28, 2006 Do you have any new information about the worthless check program in Edgefield county? Any idea when or where flyers, signs, or window stickers may be available for businesses to post, warning possible fraudulent check writers that we participate in the program? I had seen these in Lexington county but that has been many months ago. Editor's note: The Solicitor will make the information available when it is implemented. A link to the service will be posted on the main page when it takes place. web posted June 28, 2006 I, too, teach at JET, and hate to see the school get 'knocked' However, the truth does sometimes hurt. Although the school (faculty/staff) has a lot to offer and does have a number of dedicated educators, the problems mentioned in an earlier post do exist. Fairness and consistency across the board-for students AND faculty- will make a big difference, but the administrators, faculty, and students need parental and community support in order to be successful. Welcome to our new administrators. web posted June 28, 2006 What crimes does the term lynching cover in this century? The original meaning seems obvious; this appears frequently in the arrest reports. “All five men have been charged with lynching in the second degree and strong-armed robbery”. Editor's note: In the past it referred to a hanging, not today. When more than one person is involved in the attack it is considered a lynching. Two other arrests were also made in the case. web posted June 28, 2006 Was wondering what The Edgefield County School District's position is on young pre-pubesent boys weight training at one of their middle schools. Surely, there would be a liability issue there. It is my understanding that the coach does not actually have a weight training program per say, but allows the boys to "just be boys," and challenge one another to lift as much as possible. Over the years there has been some controversy about the effects strength training has on young kids. Many physicians and fitness experts strongly discourage anything but aerobic exercise, and repetitions with light weights. Seems to me someone should probably be getting some parental consents and releases signed before one of those kids gets hurt. web posted June 28, 2006 Ok we are counting in Latin, any more hints. Editor's note: No, but you will want to stay tuned... web posted June 27, 2006 I am glad you took the well- deserved time to enjoy Your family. On the other hand, to the person that hates your web site, I Would like to know is anyone holding a big gun to their head (making them read the web site)? Please unhappy person , get a life.!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! web posted June 27, 2006 If the new assistant principal at JET was a teacher in the state last year (05-06), you can check his/her certification at www.scteachers.org. Go to NCLB-Title II, then to Parents Right to Know, then to Educator Qualification Search. You can search by name or district. In order to be certified in a given area, one must first pass the Praxis. I do not know where to look for administrator certification. web posted June 27, 2006 I teach at JET Middle School so I am not "misinformed" about what goes on there. Daily, I see students who don't really understand that education is a pathway to a better life. I see administrators who do try to help with discipline, but it's difficult when teachers are just turning the students over to them for petty issues or without trying to work with students and parents first before writing students up. I see teachers who are either on the telephone, walking the halls, or sitting at their computers instead of walking around the classroom monitoring the students while they work, and they are the very ones to complain when students don't behave. There also seems to be a certain group at JET that believes that if you work hard and do your job well, you're trying to "suck up" to the administration, and I have actually heard that stated. Even more troublesome are the racial issues that exist, and it's not with the students. It's the adults! Mr. Scott, Mrs. Culbertson, and Mr. Butler certainly have their work cut out for them. I hope they will do what's right and stop some of the nonsense that goes on. More importantly, I hope they will not "play favorites" with certain teachers, which has been a big problem and has caused much resentment, and make everybody do their jobs. web posted June 27, 2006 IN reference to the person that wrote in to call me a moron. I would say you are a police officer yourself. I as a tax payer am concerned when i see people with the edgefield county sheriff's department that are very much not fit and in leadership roles. I am sorry if i struck a nerve with you. You have to look at it from this angle, If a banker can not count can they keep there job NO, If a Lifeguard can not swim can they keep there job NO. So as now you can see my point we the people of edgefield county can not set back while our police stay on donut break continuously. Now If a cop can not run, what can the cop do if the suspect runs, the cop can't shoot the suspect if the suspect has no gun, If the cop can't run the suspect down on foot what else can the cop do besides let the suspect go or run them over with the car which will result in a law suit for the county. Lets be practical here you know as well as i do this is a problem that needs to be evaluated. The county can not just sit back and let out of shape officers just do nothing and buy time for free until they have enough years in to retire. If the officers can not keep up then Adel Doby needs to get rid of them, they are a danger to them self's and every other officer who is in shape. Editor's note: The poster you refer to is not a member of law enforcement in any way. web posted June 27, 2006 Fox Creek High School has apparently completely their election and will not be challenged on the results. I would like to hear opinions from the community on the balance of power on this new School Board. I am re-considering whether to send my child to Fox Creek High School in the upcoming school year. I will be paying tuition if I choose to send him there and I will expect accountability and responsibility from the School Board. I would like to hear from people who have seen the situation from the inside and have taken the time to investigate the dynamics of the School Board. I would like to hear the opinions of the community on the people they have elected or re-elected to insure Fox Creek Charter High School is a success this upcoming school year. My biggest concern is with the departure of Mr. Gratop and a number of seasoned core teachers. I am concerned that bringing in a new principle with a reputation of having a strong personality and a severe discipline policy in addition to a number of new, uncertified, inexperienced teachers will have negative impact. The small class sizes and the small student to teacher ratios had always been a very attractive quality, however, if the School Board does not manage the budget any better in the 2006-2007 school year, I am apprehensive they will again climb up to 28 to 30 student class sizes. In addition, under the charter Fox Creek has on file with the Edgefield County School District, the administrator, which is the Principal, was to be the ONLY appointed member of the Executive Committee of the Fox Creek Charter School Board. Mr. Gratop was never allowed to serve in that capacity or given that much authority. Will the new Principal be serving in that capacity or holding that position on the School Board or has the Charter been changed in a manner that does not violate the rules set forth by South Carolina Charter law? web posted June 27, 2006 If you monitor the ambulance calls in this county, you know that we have a severe shortage of staff in this area. Maybe we could get a new and less expensive County Administrator and we could provide more funding for the ambulance service and the Sheriff's Department in this county. Editor's note: EMS and Deputies are held back at the administrative level of county government. To protest these actions you should call the County Administrator who seems to have line item veto powers in the county budget. He can be reached at 637-4000 or you can e-mail the County Administrator (Wayne Adams) at his e-mail address. web posted June 27, 2006 Since the end of May, 2006 two cases of human encounters with rabid animals have been reported to the SCDHC offices from the Edgefield County area. Involving a stray cat and an unvaccinated pet dog, due to the privacy rights of the people involved locations given are vague. This is ludicrous, the more information given to the public the better off we are. According to the CDC (Center for Disease Control) “Rabies virus causes acute encephalitis in all warm-blooded hosts, including humans and the outcome is almost always fatal. Although all species of mammals are susceptible to rabies virus infection, only a few species are important as reservoirs for the disease. In the United States, several distinct rabies virus variants have been identified in terrestrial mammals, including raccoons, skunks, foxes, and coyotes. In addition to these terrestrial reservoirs, several species of insectivorous bats are also reservoirs for rabies.” Here is the link to the CDC http://www.cdc.gov/ncidod/dvrd/rabies/natural_history/nathist.htm web posted June 26, 2006 I hope you had a nice vacation. You deserved it. Editor's note: Thank you, we did enjoy it. web posted June 24, 2006 I hate you, your website, and every thing about it. I know this won't get printed because you censor negitive comments but i wanted to make it clear not everyone egrees with you even if yuou are the only one who sees what I say. You are a coward and a (deleted). Editor's note: I guess you were wrong. Might I add that I do not "egree" with "yuou". web posted June 24, 2006 How the (heck) does (County Administrator) Wayne Adams keep his job with all the (manure) he gets caught doing? Editor's note: Ask your County Councilman, not me. web posted June 24, 2006 What is your opinion about the town's choice for the new police chief in Johnston? Editor's note (story to link Monday): I think Sheriff's Investigator Chris Aston, or should I say Chief of Police Aston, will make a fine Chief. web posted June 24, 2006 I recently read the comment that an assistant principal who could not pass the praxis was hired to teach. How about a principal who releases certified teachers only to hire ones who are not certified? Doesn't make much sense to me, but there must be some reason the principal at W E parker did this. She didn't by chance hire the assistant principal to teach did she? The decisions made by so called educated people never ceases to amaze me. web posted June 24, 2006 First, i'd like to say, i hope you and your family are enjoying your vacation. Second, i have a question sbout the town of Johnston's ordinance about merchants placing items on the sidewalk on Calhoun St. I heard they were giving Mr. G's Restaurant & Tavern a hard time about the small bench that sits up against the wall at the stores' entrance. It in no way impedes sidewalk traffic and is a convenience to customers while waiting to enter. Today I was down that way and saw a store a few yards down from them that had the sidewalk totally blocked with nine large racks of used clothing, for sale. These were strung all up the middle of the sidewalk in front of the business. Why are they allowed to do this when the nicest restaurant in Johnston is harrassed about such a small item. It looked tacky and was in violation of their own ordinance. Not to mention an insurance liability to the town. All merchants should be treated equally by the town on this subject. Mr. G's looks nice and is an asset to our towns main street. The other store looks trashy and reflects badly on us. If they are going to enforce the town ordinance, they should do it to clean up eyesores like this one. No other merchants on Calhoun St. have to put half the stores inventory on the sidewalk. I thought that was why we have town ordinances. To prevent such as this, not to harrass merchants who are a plus to the town. Thanks for letting me have an outlet to vent my feelings about this unfair situation. web posted June 24, 2006 In response to the post regarding Mr. Hamilton and the old flour mill, the writer is seriously misinformed. Mr. Hamilton hired a firm to perform an asbestos study. The study was recently completed and the mill was found to contain asbestos. Due to the results, Mr. Hamilton has hired another contractor to clean up the materials that contain asbestos because of the hazards and regulations regarding asbestos clean-up. Mr. Hamilton is working to clear this site and it should be understood that when DHEC is involved and environmental safety is a concern, regulations (which take time to meet) take top priority over all else. web posted June 24, 2006 For the writer who posted the comment regarding the new assistant principal at JET Middle School. You are so misinformed. First, the new assistant principal has met all of the requirements to be a teacher and a principal in the state of South Carolina. Secondly, if you were checking his personel file you would have found that he is dually certified and the requirements for the Praxis have been met in order to become a principal. Finally, for you to refer to the "good ole boys" is a term used in the south to identify men of power and who are white. Is the new assistant white or is this an attempt to crucify the innocent in order to justify your dislike of the Board's decision. It is our job to support the new administration regardless of differing opinions. We often convey the message that it is utimately about the children, yet we are quick to become slanderous and vindictive in effort to make it abour ourselves. You either can become part of the solution for making the transition positive or you can become part of the problem. web posted June 24, 2006 Is it true what I read in a post on 6/16? Will there be an administrator at JET who is not capable of passing the certification test to be a teacher? And if they can't pass that test, do they have their Master's degree certification to be an administrator? Why would they be allowed this position? I am hoping it isn't true. I have a child there and would seriously worry for their well-being under an administration that is not certified to be doing that job. Please find out if this is fact or fiction. Editor's note: I intend to. web posted June 24, 2006 I just wanted to let everyone know what a great festival it was this year in Trenton. There were some great craft booths set up and the rides for the children were nice too, though a bit expensive. The only thing I didn't see that I was expecting were some peaches. I saw they had peach ice cream for sale, but that was the only "peach related" item I found. Hopefully next year someone will set up a produce stand with peaches, maybe some baked goods with peaches as well. Overall though I say.... Great job! It made me proud to be from a small town! Editor's note: Being a "Trentonite" I hated being out of town during the Ridge Peach Festival my mother and father started. On page 2 of Section 3 of the June 14 edition of The Edgefield Advertiser shows my father, the late Verdy Blackwell, pictured behind Fritz Huiet. He is best remembered for the Air Shows and popular military aircraft brought to the festival for the beginning years. web posted June 24, 2006 The reason the person in question was hired for the Assistant Principal job at J.E.T. was becasue at LEAST 3 (and I think more than that) people turned the job down before it was offered to him. It was a move of desperation because no one else seemed to want the job. However, part of the blame should go to the school board for dragging their feet in the hiring of the Principals which in turn delayed the hiring of Assistants. He, however, is not the only person to have that same position and never pass the Praxis. web posted June 24, 2006 To the moron who posted about the "unfit" deputy... I assure you that if you were hurt enough or in enough trouble to need an officer, EMT or Firefighter you would care less about how fast they could run a course or their past medical history (stroke). Keep in mind..these people are not superman or spiderman they are normal people who have very difficult jobs. Be appreciative, or go through the training and do it yourself. Stop watching TV and welcome to the real world, you don't have to be slim to be capable. web posted June 24, 2006 I hope that you and your family will have a wonderful vacation. You work very hard keeping us informed and certainly deserve it. However, I will certainly miss the daily news and look forward to your return. Can't wait to hear why you're having to "bite your tongue." Be safe! web posted June 24, 2006 I just heard about who will be filling the assistant principal's spot at JET. This is unbelievable. If you compare his credentials to those of the other applicants, they just don't measure up, particularly since this applicant hasn't passed the Praxis test in order to be able to stay in the classroom as a teacher. Also, let's take a look at all principals' and assistant principals' positions which have been filled by our current school board. Could race be a predominant factor? Compare all of these candidates to other applicants who applied for the same positions. You will see the truth, and it's not pretty. web posted June 24, 2006 I'd like to thank the reader that wrote in about the salad and ecoli! I eat a lot of bagged salad, and now I know there is a danger. Thanks for your very informative website! Have a great vacation. Editor's note: Post; I don't know if your readers are interested in this sort of thing - I got an email from a friend in Texas tonight. At first I thought it was one of those urban legends - but she says her husband is right now sick from this very same situation. I went to Snopes.com and also checked out the article at Dateline - MSNBC.com and it is true. I have never heard that next to ground beef - lettuce is the number two cause of people getting sick from e.coli virus.... and Dole has recalled their bagged salad and the public has been warned not to buy bagged salad until they deterimine the cause of the contamination. I had not heard anything about this - and during the summer we eat a lot of salad because it is a cool light meal on hot days or when we want to fix something quick. Anyway - I just thought you might want to check this out and see if it is the sort of news you like to report on. Check out the article at http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/12536902/ Unseen danger in bagged salads E.coli in your veggies? and Snopes.com report at: http://www.snopes.com/food/warnings/salad.asp Just curious....Any opinions on why Gaye Holmes wasn't considered qualified to be principal at JET after serving all of those years at JET; however, she gets the position at Merriwether?? As hard as she fought for the position at JET, I just wonder how she'll truly feel about coming down here to Merriwether?? In response to who's running the county? It doesn't look like anyone is. Wayne Adams needs to go. We need his salary to balance the budget and add more sheriff deputies. He is paid way more than he is worth. We also need him and his favorite employees to quit taking parking places in front of local business on the Square and Penn St. That is just one more example of his arrogance, to think that his convience is more important than that of other county residents (business patrons) or the incomes of county residents (business owners) that is supposed to work for. Editor's note: Mr. Adams hates EdgefieldDaily.com. I have no idea why. Drag strip: I tried to call Mr. Wyatt a few weeks ago and found that the number was no longer in service.Maybe that is why we haven't heard anything else about it but I think we owe him a pat on the back for opening up this pandoras box. I do not know who the 100 members are in the Edgefield Northside What are but if we don't get a race track put the same efforts into getting something else in Edgefield that might bring some prosperity to this town and county. Get off the heritage theme . That has done nothing for us. It appeals to only a few while the citizens continue to have to leave Edgefield to seek meaningful employment and entertainment. It is a shame that the Kendall Mill could not have been turned into a Mini Mall for us. Some small specially stores. Maybe an Old Navy store for the young crowd. A movie theater in one end or even a skating rink. If I were looking for an area to locate an industry I would certainly be more likey to relocate to an area in a happy growing community. A good portion of our citizens exit our community on a daily basis to work in Aiken , Greenwood and Augusta. They also spend their money in those towns. A good portion of our citizens exit our communty to do their shopping. A few stores geared to the young crowd would keep them spending their money in Edgefield. Our young people will leave this community after graduating because there is nothing to keep them here. A little growth might enable our hospital to grow. Maybe Piedmont Tec could be expanded. Instead of laying anyone off from any department, why can't everyone in the departments agree to cut a few hours from their week so that everyone can continue to have a job. We don't need any more people unemployed in Edgefield. Everyone could give a little to keep everyone working. The job they save could be their own. Editor's note: If the present schedule is kept everyone keeps working. The whole thing is a sham. It is all over Administrator Adams flexing muscles he doesn't have over elected officials. He, and his cronies on the County Council, will be pushed to the corner in shame. after reading the citizens news,i am furious. if the mayor of johnston wants to give a press release about how many have applied for the chiefs position that's his preogative but why did he imply that former chief butch easler was not honest? i'm sure this will be denied but when you ad the layout of the story you can see what he is trying to infer.to state that he fired him for being under a sled investigation and then follow it with the words that the next chief should be one who is honest,is willing to meet the public, reside in thecity limits or closely, and follow the law of the land is pretty explanitoy as to his intent. there is not a more honest police officer in edgefield co. than him. he has met with,listened to, and been closer to the public. so much he has been called names by certain ones who are above mingling with ordinary citizens themselves. he lives less than one half mile outside the city limits. any one who knows mr. easler would think you were joking if you said he didn't follow the law of the land.he is honest and not cared for by some. he has been asked to bend the law for some in high positions and wouldn't.see what it has gotten him.i just hope the next chief will be half as good. he had better watch out though,if the powers that be decide he won't play the game.the new mayor must have decided he knows more about deciiding guilt or innocence than sled or the attorney generals office. in the long run he will see he is wrong about a man he prejudged before he was elected. maybe i'm wrong about this mayor,though maybe it's just that he is already playing the game himself? web posted June 16, 2006 You were pretty rough on ( County Councilman) Everett (Kitchens) in your post. Was that really necessary? I thought you needed a good relationship with the local government bodies to do your job effectively. I think you just burned a bridge that you needed. Editor's note: Dealing with Mr. Kitchens is the same as dealing with Administrator Adams. There was never a bridge to burn, just a one way street. If Mr. Kitchens told me my eyes were green I would have to look in the mirror to confirm it. web posted June 16, 2006 Have a great vacation. You deserve it. Editor's note: Thank you. web posted June 16, 2006 Lets here why you have to bite your tongue, also it is good to see some of the county council read Edgfield daily.com Its good they hear what the public have to say. Editor's note: No, this story will come when I get back from vacation. web posted June 16, 2006 I don't know if your readers are interested in this sort of thing - I got an email from a friend in Texas tonight. At first I thought it was one of those urban legends - but she says her husband is right now sick from this very same situation. I went to Snopes.com and also checked out the article at Dateline - MSNBC.com and it is true. I have never heard that next to ground beef - lettuce is the number two cause of people getting sick from e.coli virus.... and Dole has recalled their bagged salad and the public has been warned not to buy bagged salad until they deterimine the cause of the contamination. I had not heard anything about this - and during the summer we eat a lot of salad because it is a cool light meal on hot days or when we want to fix something quick. Anyway - I just thought you might want to check this out and see if it is the sort of news you like to report on. Check out the article at http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/12536902/ Unseen danger in bagged salads E.coli in your veggies? and Snopes.com report at: http://www.snopes.com/food/warnings/salad.asp It looks like Mr.Hamilton will not be able to finish what he started at the Old Flour Mill location. The paper stated another contractor would have to come in and complete it. Who will foot the bill for this. (The City Or Mr. Hamilton) I would love to see the contract between the two if there was ever one. Editor's note: Mr. Hamilton is responsible for all costs related to the clean up. I do not understand how the same school board that evidently thought Gaye Holmes was not qualified enough to be the principal at JET would hire an assistant principal that can not pass the Praxis test to be a classroom teacher. There is something seriously wrong with this picture. I guess it’s not what you know but who you know. Isn’t that the way good ole’ Southern boys (and gals) operate. Have a great vacation. web posted June 16, 2006 I am writing as a concerned citizen. what are the requirements for a police officer after they graduate the academy on keeping in physical condition. I know the academy (PAT) Physical Ability Test the student has 2 min and 6 sec to run the course. if failed the first time the student can stay in training and try again. If the student fails the test a second time the student is dismissed. The student can return in 30 days to retest for a third try. If the student fails for the third time they can return in 90 days for a fourth try. The student happens to fail that test they can't retest for 12 mouths. My concerns are that we have some deputies and police out of physical condition. (An officer) with the Sheriff's department, just my opinion that he could not complete the (PAT) course. (He) is in a leadership role, what type of message does this send out to the other deputies and city officers. If someone is put into a leader ship role, that person sould strive for excellence. The person sould be the example that he or she wants the personal under them the strive to be. In my opinion (he) does not put this example out there to be followed. I think (he) needs to evaluate himself. I am going to continue to investagate and contact the SC criminal justice academy for more information on this subject. I just can not believe that it is that big of a requirement to pass the academy and that you can just let your physical self go after getting out. That is like letting a EMT that had a stroke continue to work on the ambulance. I know alot of his job is behind a desk but if so why does he have a county car. What if he was responding to a situation at your residence and you or a loved one got hurt due to his lack of physical condition. thanks again just a concerned citizen. Editor's note: Break the law and see how "unfit" the officer is. Not all police work is physical, a lot is mental. If you can do a better job, by all means, put in for the position. Sheriff Dobey is always looking for the best and brightest to lead his Office. web posted June 15, 2006 I wanted to thank you for the election covering. The tv stations didn't carry it when I watched and then I looked up (EdgefieldDaily.com) and got the results by 8 o'clock. You do a great job, thank you! Editor's note: Thank you for reading. web posted June 15, 2006 Great job on reporting the election results so fast. I was able to go to bed before the 11pm news. Thank you. Editor's note: Thank you. web posted June 15, 2006 I wanted to say how much I appreciated you not putting all the (manure one side) tried to say right before the election on (EdgefieldDaily.com). You showed real class. That is why I read (EdgefieldDaily.com). You cut out all the (cow manure) and give it to us straight. Editor's note: I will print anything anyone is willing to sign their name to. web posted June 15, 2006 This is for (Administrator Wayne) Adams.HA HA HA HA HA. You lose again you (deleted content). web posted June 15, 2006 If a person voted democratic in the June 13 primary, are they eligable to vote rupublician in the June 27 run off? It appears there will be no democratic run off. Editor's note: No. Probate Court Wandering Minds voting Judge Bobby Peeler 67% Joan Herlong 33% Actual results: respectively 60% to 40% web posted June 14, 2006 I love CHEESE! I Editor's note: Yes, we are all well aware of that fact. Thanks for being the last e-mail at 2:35 am. You really made my day. Or should I say morning... web posted June 14, 2006 I hope after the primary election we can get on with other topics. I am really tired of the current politics. web posted June 14, 2006 I wanted to thank (EdgefieldDaily.com) for posting the results of the election so fast. Editor's note: That is what we do. It happens, we report it. web posted June 14, 2006 Yea! Bobby Peeler wins! Honesty and integrity are here to stay. web posted June 14, 2006 first, did you see the piece in the Augusta Chronicle today about Fox Creek Charter School? the young lady is highly misled, isn't she? second, about using charge cards; i've felt for a long time that something should be done about clerks not checking I.D.'s. a bank teller told me that instead of signing the back of the card, i should write>> check my I.D. it does help about twenty percent of the time. the clerks who check get a kick out of it but the other eighty percent didn't even turn it over to look. i point this out and chastise the clerk when they don't. if enough people speak up about it maybe some will start to comply to stop people from bugging them. i feel the merchant should suffer the loss when this happens and maybe they would start making their clerks be more careful. everyone should take the time to tell the clerks this and we might make some progress. web posted June 14, 2006 I was told you are going to start charging to read (EdgefieldDaily.com). Is that true? Editor's note: EdgefieldDaily.com will never require a registration or a fee to read what is taking place in our county. You were misinformed. web posted June 13, 2006 I wanted to say thank you for not allowing people to go on a rampage of trying to slander (a candidate). It took a lot of principle to make the stand and I wanted to let you know I appreciate it. Editor's note: Thank you. web posted June 13, 2006 What a wonderful article on the (True) North Church. I didn't know it existed. I notice Augusta churches have an early service every Sunday morning.. I would love to see this in Edgefield, have an 8am service and then an 11am service. Editor's note: It was a blessing to cover the event. I enjoy covering a story I can be a part of that has a positive outcome. Often times the only stories I participate in are crash scenes where I assist rescue personnel as a First Responder. Those are never a pretty sight. web posted June 13, 2006 This past Friday I visited three different Edgefield businesses and made purchases with my Visa debit card. One was a grocery store, one a convenient store and one a video rental store. At each location I signed my name as the following; "This is not my card". Nobody caught it. I'm glad people are looking out for me. Editor's note: Retailers should ask to see a picture ID to confirm your identity when using a credit or debit card. The first purchase made on EdgefieldDaily.com's card resulted in the cashier telling me I had not signed my card. I signed it and then she compared it to the sales slip I just signed. She never asked for a picture ID. I too felt so protected. web posted June 13, 2006 Below are some of the votes cast and an equal number of both candidates votes are represented. I did not see the need to place so many repetitive posts for people to ignore. web posted June 13, 2006 I vote for Joan Herlong. (This was a vote cast in person to the Editor at the Johnston Town Council Meeting) web posted June 13, 2006 I vote for Bobby Peeler. web posted June 13, 2006 I vote for Bobby Peeler. web posted June 13, 2006 I vote for Bobby Peeler web posted June 13, 2006 One vote for Joan Herlong here. web posted June 13, 2006 I vote for Judge Bobby Peeler. web posted June 13, 2006 I vote for Bobby Peeler. Thank you for taking the stand to stop mud-slinging. web posted June 13, 2006 I vote Bobby Peeler web posted June 13, 2006 I vote for Judge Bobby Peeler!!! web posted June 13, 2006 Editors Post: Due to the number of posts received each month and the popularity of the page, Wandering Minds will be archived every quarter rather than once a year. If the numbers continue to rise I may begin doing it once a month. Many readers using dial-up connections will benefit from this with the page loading faster. It will help us by reducing bandwidth usage. web posted June 12, 2006 I think when Alex Hamilton gets the Old Flour Mill location clean he should open a Doughnut shop there. web posted June 12, 2006 Someone needs to get the highway dept. to fix the bridge on Sweetwater road between the Miller's dairy and Edgefield. It would have already been fixed if it was b/t Mt. Vintage and North Augusta. web posted June 12, 2006 What a wonderful article and photo of Chief Magistrate Davis Parkman!!!! Davis and I have known each other since early childhood and I am very proud of him and what he has accomplished in his position as Chief Magistrate. Having just had our 40th High School Reunion with Davis attending, I can truly say, we all love and admire him. Davis, You Make Us Proud!!!! Thank you for representing Edgefield County in such a professional manner. (Greenville SC) Editor's note: Recognition is deserved when it is deserved. Thank you for reading. Reaching those away from the area with the same news as locals residents receive is what we strive for. web posted June 12, 2006 When are we going to get some of of our roads paved on the northside of the county? For 10 years we keep getting told next year. Seems like Edgeffield Johnston and Merriwether get everything. web posted June 12, 2006 I vote for Bobby Peeler web posted June 12, 2006 I vote Bobby Peeler web posted June 12, 2006 ( I vote for) Joan (Herlong) Editor's note: Please do not give just their first name. web posted June 12, 2006 I vote Judge Peeler web posted June 12, 2006 I am voting for Ms. Herlong web posted June 12, 2006 I vote for Bobby Peeler! web posted June 12, 2006 How can i find out how much money (a candidate) is spending? Editor's note: All candidates must submit periodic campaign disclosure forms with the SC Ethics Commission during the election cycle. Once they are checked they are stored with the Clerk of Court in the County Courthouse. The book at the Edgefield County Clerk of Court's records can be located on the first isle on the left. It is in the first row of books about head high. It is blue and has Campaign Disclosure in big gold letters. The last forms (I think were due in in April) have not made it back to the county as of Friday so the only available records are the initial filings and some minor spending. web posted June 10, 2006 In reference to where the town needs to spend money: Would you rather see a building falling down away from the town square or directly on the town square? If the front side of that Mims building falls in like the back has, we will have one of the biggest eyesores in the state. I'm not saying that it should be right for the town to take anyone's building but if you are going to own a building directly on the town square, you should be made to maintain that building at a higher standard. web posted June 10, 2006 Who are you voting for in the probate race? Editor's note: I will be voting for (Due to technical issues this post is not properly loading. For the complete post please follow this link.) web posted June 10, 2006 re:250 word limit on all posts; how old is the person who sent this post? the last time i heard anyone whinning and complaining about something so trivial, was when my kids were about 12 years old. thank goodness they outgrew it. i,too, have sent in posts that were over 250 words and they were posted because the content could not be explained in less. i try to keep mine short but i pretty much understood if it ran over 250, it wouldn't be that big of a deal. i never have thought you would be counting to the exact amount of words, as you don't. obviously, that post hit a touchy spot with the person who complained or else they need to get a life if all they have to do is sit at a computer screen counting other people's posts for the amount of words. i have one more comment for them. grow up!!! web posted June 10, 2006 I saw a sign today that said you can't buy lotto tickets or games tuesday because of the election. What the (heck) does the lotto have to do with an election? Editor's note: Maybe they figure people are gambling enough voting, adding the lottery might cause gambling overdose? web posted June 10, 2006 It is horrible what the Citizen News did to Anna Moss this week by running her wedding announcement a week early. Thank goodness for the Edgefield Advertiser because the Citizen News does not have its act together. Where are the editors and how could they miss something like that? web posted June 10, 2006 I'm going to vote for the candidate that never had anyone write a negative letter. web posted June 10, 2006 Thanks for the info [Edited: on the Trenton Peach Festival], I thought it (well more like hoping) that it was on the 24. But since its on the 17 I want be able to make it. It is a nice town, I am from Edgefield, where I was raised all of my life. The reason for me not being able to make it is that I am in the military (ARMY) currently serving in Iraq. But I am getting ready to come home for a couple of weeks on my R and R leave. I will be home by the 24 but not the 17. See I missed it last year also because I am stationed out of Germany. But before that I always went. Editor's note: Thank you for your service to our Republic and freedom. web posted June 9, 2006 Why are people who post negative information about Fox Creek High School allowed to break your own rules and post messages in exess of the stated limit of 250 words? The recent tirade (most likely from the past board member who posted a letter to your editorial page in the past) had a word count of 324 words. But whose counting........the rules only apply to those you don't like. No matter what your response to my posting, you can't deny that you broke your own rules. Oh silly me....you can do whatever you want can't you? Editor's note: The "rules" simple ask that comments be less than 250 words. It is not like I allowed someone caught with drugs to remain with the web site. The truth hurts and there is a "new" media in town. Welcome to the 21st Century. If you bother to check there are other posts that contain more words. If it is necessary, I allow it. Regardless of which side it is on. It is a mistake to attribute comments made by others to EdgefieldDaily.com. web posted June 9, 2006 The town of edgefield should have used the money they blew trying to take the mims building and put it in to their own (Crest ) that is caving in – next door to a school and a day care. Funding should not be a problem with a 5% franchise fee on everyones electric, gas, cable bill. The water dept. should have expanded its facilities to treat water . Poor planning. What if we could only run our a/c every other day and certain hours? web posted June 9, 2006 Re-elect Bobby Peeler for Probate Judge. He has the education, ethics and experience needed for a Probate Judge.Most importantly Judge Peeler cares about the citizens of this county; he always makes time to speak to with you if you have problems, questions or just to say hello. It takes a special type of person to handle the complexity of probating of estates. Unfortunately the death of a family member brings out the worst in some people. It is a time of stress for all involved and having the appropriate sensitivity is very important. Vote Bobby Peeler web posted June 9, 2006 As a busniness owner I have to say it is nice to see Edgefield Police Officers walking the square again. Editor's note: I would agree. web posted June 8, 2006 Some states have passed laws against particular breeds of dogs. A better idea would be test the buyers of these breeds before allowing them to own the dog. First an I. Q. test, then a written essay answering the following questions. 1. Why do you want a dog? 2. Why this breed? (No fashion accessory does not count as an acceptable reason.) 3. Do you know anything about the breed? Each breed has been developed over time for personality traits that help the dog complete the job. The American Pit Bull Terriers can reliably trace its roots back at least one hundred and fifty years or so to England. During the late 18th and early 19th centuries the sport of bull-baiting was very much alive and dogs were bred to excel in this endeavor. The immediate ancestors of the APBT were Irish and English pit fighting dogs imported to the States in the mid-19th century. In America, where these dogs were used not only as pit fighters, but also as catch dogs (i.e., for forcibly retrieving stray hogs and cattle) http://www.nyx.net/~mbur/apbtfaqover.html#history 4. Do you have the right environment for the dog to live in? Chaining to a tree is not acceptable. 5. How much it will cost to maintain i.e. feed, routine vet care and housing 6. Is your life style adaptable to having a pet? The lady with the pit bull dogs needs to be handed a card. web posted June 8, 2006 Can you tell me why county employees, namely the county administrator, insist on parking either on the square or in front of The Old Edgefield Grill, taking up parking places for patrons of Edgefield's surviving businesses? Surely there is plenty of room in the paved county employee parking lot, or do they (there are other county employees doing so as well) think they are too good to park beside the courthouse with the rest of the employees? Should their convienence outweigh that of business patrons or county residents trying to visit the various county offices? I am tired of not being able to find a parking space on the square or at the Grill because there is a new Toyota pick-up parked in the way. Editor's note: The Administrator and his employees have reserved space. This is just a guess, but it is a violation for county employees to park on county property if they have a candidates bumper sticker, sign, or other campaign related material in or on their vehicle, some have such on the vehicles. So what if it takes the public parking away while leaving reserved county spaces unoccupied. Politics is what matters, not ethics. Who cares about ethics when power is involved. Some have shown this in spades. web posted June 8, 2006 I haven't lived here long, but is it legal to drive golf carts through town? Also, I've noticed one lady on the sidewalk on Calhoun St with hers, I'm just curious, I'd like to have one if I can drive it anywhere I like. Editor's note: Any vehicle driven on the streets must be registered. web posted June 8, 2006 Sounds like Fox Creek just keeps digging that hole deeper, does it not? Why would Sherolyn Bishop allow her husband to go to a county meeting in her place? Why would the board allow it? Did the board even know about it? Do they really want FC to look THAT bad? I am having a hard time understanding why they would even go that route when they should really be trying to do everything in their power to look better!?! Am I wrong in thinking this? Has Danny Bishop not proven that he is just an uneducated redneck? It really is amusing though how he thinks that FC is "his school" when everyone knows that he had nothing to do with it other than wasting money on the wrong color football uniforms last year! HELLO??? Is anyone on the board even listening to the parents and the faculty? How many times have they requested that Danny Bishop stay away from the school and school functions? I would think that if you want to attract students and parents that you would try harder to do the right things. Allowing someone like Danny Bishop to go to a public meeting on behalf of FC is NOT showing that the board really wants to make themselves look better. I am a tax paying property owner in Edgefield County. I am also a parent of Fox Creek students. I for one do NOT want Danny Bishop representing our school. I know my children do not like the idea either. They expect better for FC and we all know that everyone is just watching and waiting for this school to fail....let's not give them the satisfaction. Step it up a notch. Hopefully the new Board will improve things. Hopefully Mrs. Bishop will NOT be chairperson again. We can only hope and pray I suppose. Listen to the parents & students Mrs. Bishop, do better for us, for our children. Editor's note: Your words fall on deaf ears when it come to the Mrs. Bishop, among others. It is hard to beat the ones who make the rules. Actually, policy, laws, and contracts mean nothing to the FCHS board. They have made that painfully clear. The only good thing, they are the ones on the hook for almost 6 million dollars in debt for a 1 million dollar project. As Forrest Gump would say; "stupid is as stupid does." I can say that most of the current documents in the file cabinets at the Probate court have Joan Herlongs writing on them. I have never seen her be vindictive, ugly, or unfair to anybody. She was authorized to perform all of the duties of the Probate Judge at his discretion and she did. She has dedicated the past fourteen years to serving edgefield county citizens in a fair, prompt, and courteous manner and being able to do that was taken away from her in a very unfair way. Maybe when so many people say things to discredit someone it's time to listen. They probably have something on their mind that people need to know. Editor's note: A question among the local media is now that Ms. Herlong has made her personnel record a matter of public record in her public comments it may make the entire file open to publication. web posted June 8, 2006 Editor's post: I have recieved several complaints about e-mails from county computers not getting through to EdgefieldDaily.com. At the June meeting of the County Council Tuesday night Clerk to Council Barbara Stark said she too tried several times to e-mail the agenda and it always failed. There seems to be a lot of computer issues steming from the administration of the system. I do hope the County Council is on top of this situation. I know the state is, and not because of e-mails not getting to EdgefieldDaily.com. web posted June 7, 2006 Is the (Trenton) peach festival this weekend or next weekend? Editor's note: Next weekend. web posted June 7, 2006 Has Edgefield Precinct #1 been split? In the past, all voters for #1 voted at the Legion Hut, do we still vote there? Thanks for your help. Editor's note: Yes. According to Voter Registration Edgefield #1 will still vote at the American Legion Hut. web posted June 7, 2006 I am relatively new to the area ( 3 years ) and I was wondering why I don't ever receive anything in the mail concerning voting ? When are the elections ? Who is running for what offices, and their platforms ? I used to always get info in the mail, we don'g get anything here ? Thanks, wondering why Editor's note: Sample ballots can be found here and here (Republican and Democrat, PDF files) web posted June 7, 2006 Editor's post: It is a funny thing. Some people, who think they are so intelligent, never think to keep their voice down while in dining in public places discussing things they should not be discussing. This is even more advisable if you are a public official. Somebody is about to get a "Here's your card" delivered. I will deliver this one personally. web reposted June 6, 2006 I don't know how you do it, but I want to say thank you for doing it. (EdgefieldDaily.com) is addictive and I'm an addict. I hope I don't go through withdrawls while you are on vacation. Editor's note: Thank you for your kind comments and for reading EdgefieldDaily.com. There will not be any daily updates starting June 17 through June 26. However, there may be a special Sunday Edition on June 25 if possible. If a major breaking event takes place during those dates an update will be made at that time. web reposted June 6, 2006 I don't think its fair to blame the candidates for the mud slinging that was in the paper last week. Search your hearts and quit hurting the candidates. Editor's note: Candidates have no control over a private citizen writing a Letter to the Editor of any media outlet. They do, however, have the power to publicly denounce "mud slinging" being used by a few supporters. That is the usual path taken when something of that nature occurs in campaigns. web reposted June 6, 2006 I can't wait to see the letters to the editor in the papers this week. Editor's note: I can assure you they will be interesting. web reposted June 6, 2006 I'm bored!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Editor's note: Hi Bored, it is nice to meet you. I am the Editor. Thank you for reading. web reposted June 6, 2006 I am sick of these kids racing up and down our road. Why is it the police are never around when you need them? Somebody is going to cause a wreck and get hurt or get killed. Editor's note: I have to ask if the reason the police are never around when you need them is because you have not called them? I guarantee if you call law enforcement, they will respond. When you see racing taking place get a good description of the vehicles involved, call 911, and first and foremost never place yourself in harms way. If you live in the county call the Sheriff's Office. If you live in a town call your respective town police department to initiate a record of what is taking place and at what hours of the day or night. web reposted June 6, 2006 I have enjoyed (EdgefieldDaily.com) over the past two months. My job takes me out of town for several days at a time and you are a great way to stay informed on things going on back home. I have never written to the wandering minds so I hope I sent this to the right address. I love reading it though. I actually made it my homepage so I read it first and then the news. Editor's note: Thank you for your kind comments and for reading web reposted June 6, 2006 To the people of Edgefield: Words cannot express our thankfulness for all the kindnesses shown to our family during the illness and subsequent death of our family member, Paula Jo Davis. From the fundraisers to the personal visits to the heartfelt expressions of prayer and concern, our family is grateful for all of these. We understand now, why she loved Edgefield so much. Sincerely, The family of Paula Jo Davis Editor's note: Rejoice in knowing that God has received one of His own into His kingdom. web reposted June 5, 2006 I am so glad other people care about "cheesehead." You know, if I was you, I would invite him, her, it, to go on vacation with you! I bet you would really have an exciting time!! Editor's note: How about since you "are" you, you invite him or her on your vacation and let me have mine. web reposted June 5, 2006 I just wanted to say after reading a political ad (last) week in the paper, we made up our minds. We will support Bobby Peeler. (Inflammatory remarks) will get you nowhere! web reposted June 5, 2006 sup dudes. Editor's note:  web reposted June 5, 2006 I have been reading "Letters to the Editor" and one fact that rings true is the obvious way that letters expressing support for Probate Judge Bobby Peeler do just that, express support and gratitude for his service to this county over the past sixteen years. While on the other side, those who try to speak on behalf of Joan Herlong cannot do so without attempting to discredit Judge Peeler. As a candidate, when you have supporters slinging mud about the other candidate it usually means you have something to hide yourself. Honesty, integrity and respect do not partner with mudslinging. web reposted June 5, 2006 This past Thursday, a little after lunch time, we were heading to NA on Sweetwater Rd. Before we made it to hwy 25, though, we had to turn around due to some firetrucks blocking the road. Do you know what was going on? By the way, love the fact that you know you can go on vacation and that your home will be well protected! Editor's note: Yes, a tractor trailer (18 wheeler) truck caught fire at the intersection of Sweetwater Road and Highway 25 in Aiken County. there were no injuries reported. web reposted June 5, 2006 Correct me if i am wrong, and the editor may want to check. But in response to the post about requesting the wrecker of your choice if you have had a wreck or if your car becomes disabled you have that right. I have heard that if you are being towed for a violation such as DUI, drugs, no insurance, no license things of this nature that you do not have the right to request a towing company of your choice. The officer will call the next off of rotation. Editor's note: I will check into that. My personal opinion, I think if you are the owner of the car you should be able to request who tows your car no matter what happened unless you are incoherent or unconscious. web reposted June 3, 2006 The story about the (Trenton) woman finding out her social security number was being used by other people worries me. How do people get your social number from checks or bills? It almost seems scary. Editor's note: Some information such as bank account numbers, credit card information, and other personal information can be obtained by stealing mail from your mailbox. Your Social Security number, or for all practical purposes now your National ID Card, is sometimes required in correspondence with financial institutions and credit card application forms. This information, once obtained, is sometimes sold to other thieves. Documents containing personal information should never be discarded in your trash. They should be shredded or burned once they are no longer needed. It is also possible to use an automotive fluid to remove the ink from a check and then reproduce that check repeatedly with a copier in order to pass checks issued in your name. It is a problem growing everywhere, including Edgefield County. web reposted June 3, 2006 to the person complaining about tow truck drivers. you need to study up on a lot of things:the english language, correct spelling, tow truck policies and procedures.what were the circumstances surrounding Auntie's tow? Editor's note: I'm staying out of this one. web reposted June 3, 2006 I got a call today from someone in aiken regional hospital saying they had seen (on an auxilary tv channel) a news trailer that said the attorney generals'office had finally handed down a decision on lelex "butch" easler and he had been totally exonerated! This may be true but it could also just be more fodder for our local gossip mill.!? Editor's note: I will check it out. If true it will be good news and bad news for the Town. web reposted June 3, 2006 Hi. Who will the new administration be at JET Middle School? Editor's note: Louis Scott, former Assistant Principal at STH will be the new Principle at JET. The only other new hire I have been made aware of is Alicia Martin – Guidance Counselor. web reposted June 3, 2006 I don't know if I would tell everybody when I am going on vacation. Sounds like you are asking for trouble. Hey, I'm not home during these days! It doesn't seem like a smart move to me. Editor's note: There will be someone (armed) here 24/7 while we are away in addition to our home being placed on a watch with the Sheriff's Office. Add into the mix an indoor great dane that does not take kindly to visitors and we are not worried. web reposted June 2, 2006 I am pleased to see you are going to take a vacation. I have been a reader since April of last year and I don't see how you are able to do what you do day in and day out. (EdgefieldDaily.com) provides a very open outlet of information and news that was sorely missed in the area in the past. Thank you for all the hard work. Editor's note: Thank you for being a loyal reader. web reposted June 2, 2006 When tow truck drivers decided to go into that business, they knew it would take them out of bed at all hours of the night, they also knew insurance would be costly, with that said, they and their families should realize that a little kindness goes a long way, and so does word of mouth, as you said, I don't have to accept the next rotation, I can request anyone, and you can bet it won't be the one with the mean, nasty, reputation.Also a phone call letting the person who you have waiting on you, to let them know you've been called out is plain common courtesy. web reposted June 2, 2006 I would like to add my appreciation for Mr. Barton's help to keep things going as normal. web reposted June 2, 2006 If you ask me the whole towing business is a legal scam that the cops promote. Editor's note: There are several ways to protect yourself. You can add towing to your insurance coverage, join a drivers association, or request your own towing company. If your car becomes disabled you can also call law enforcement and advise them of the situation and the steps being taken to resolve it. If the vehicle is blocking the roadway making it a traffic hazard, it will be towed by the next on "rotation" unless you take action on your own. You are, after all, responsible for yourself and your property. web reposted June 2, 2006 I followed all the rules so you have to list this. (deleted content) !!!!!! Editor's note: I sincerely thank you, but that will not be posted. web reposted June 2, 2006 i would like to say a few words in reference to mayor campbell's interview in (Wednesday's) citizen news. he keeps stating that he fired chief easler because him being on paid administrative leave was unfair to taxpayers. what was unfair to the taxpayers was the mayor not putting the chief back in his office to run the department as soon as he was elected. he's the reason chief easler was being paid to sit at home. he allowed the police dept. to go all to pieces (content deleted). after the home rule act was pointed out to him instead of implementing it as a means to get the police dept. running smooth again, by having chief easler,do his job, he started looking into the employee -at-will doctrin but it has many flaws as pointed out in most states Supreme Courts. as he knows, he does have the right to fire the chief under this, but it could lead to many legal problems for the town. and why is it being told one day that the investigation is over and the next ,it's not. one story that went around just last week was that a law enforcement agency in edgefield county had received "official" notice it was over. so much for gossip,i guess.? Editor's note: It will be interesting to see how things shake out in the end. I happen to love cheese and wines and was wondering if "Mr. Cheese" is married? Editor's note: I do not know if "Mr. Cheese", "cheesehead", or any other name the poster is refered to as, is a male or female. Editor's post: It is hard to explain a discrepancy in records when a paper trail is in hand. EdgefieldDaily.com is not the only one that finds the information obtained "interesting". web reposted June 1, 2006 read everyday at first posting keep in touch with happenings all over world. thanks web reposted June 1, 2006 Below are some of the responses about Mr. Barton saving the day when an electrical event endangered the main system used by EdgefieldDaily.com Tuesday evening: I would like to express my appreciation to you for your help with the EdgefieldDaily.Com update. This is truly the best news source for citizens in the Edgefield County area. I don't know all you did to help out, but please accept my thanks. You are my new hero! THANK YOU! Thank you Mr. Barton for helping. I'm glad Mr. Barton was able to help, but what did it cost? (Editor's note: He did it for free.) I'd like to thank Mr. Barton for making my day. I love (EdgefieldDaily.com) and would hate to miss a day without it. I ran into Davey (Barton) a few weeks back and he told me he was working with computers, then. I'm glad he was here to help bring things back to us on (EdgefieldDaily.com). Thanks for helping him get established with such a public showing of his abilities. i guess a person's work does speak for itself. web reposted June 1, 2006 What's happening with Fox Creek? I heard they closed on their land. Is everything going to die down now about all of the "trouble" they were in? What about the Board elections chaos? Smooth sailing for Fox Creek now? Oh, I forgot, they have Mr. Chitty and Ms. Cooks in their pockets! Editor's note: Former Fox Creek School Board member Bob Ross confirmed the school has purchased the property, but no records have been filed. The troubles at Fox Creek are increasing, not decreasing. Look for more to break in the very near future. web reposted June 1, 2006 I enjoy the website. Thank you for making it possible. Editor's note: Thank you for reading. Our readers make the web site possible. web reposted June 1, 2006 Not only is Hardee's in Edgefield closed, but so is the one here in Johnston, and also the one near I-20. Does anyone know the reason and is the Hardee's in Aiken closed? web posted May 30, 2006 I was at the thing you reported on and saw it. Editor's note: Okay... web posted May 30, 2006 I dont know what I will do while you are on a vacation. I just wanted to comment on a few things in here this morning, especially the person complaining about the tow truck drivers...I have family members that own severial towing companies and i think that do a wonderful job considering what they have to go through each day...If you think that they charge to much then why don't you go and pay their insurance for them and then they will not charge as much...And sometimes when a person calls and wants to come get there vehicle they might be on a call and it might take them a little while to get there...If they treated your "auntie" (whatever that is supposed to mean) like dirt then she must have done somthing wrong to have it towed...So my suggestion is that if you don't want your vehicle towed then don't do anything wrong or stupid on the highways.........Also you need to learn how to spell..."reel problems", you mean fishing rod and reel...."minets"??? whats that..."auntie" still haven't figured that one out yet...... web posted May 30, 2006 This is to the one that put the comment in a about the tow truck drivers; have you every thought about the tow truck driver my be helping someone trap in a vehicle? Maybe if your AUNTIE was in and wreck and the HIGH PATROL call for a wrecker to save her life; would you want the HIGH PATROL say well! She will have to wait the tow truck driver is leting someone get they're vehicle or personnal things. NO a towing company can pay someone to stay the office for 40 hrs and pay the high insurance it takes to run, plus the fuel cost, and the up keep You think tow bills are high now just wait until that day come you will really have something to preach about!! Go out and buy you a tow truck and just see how far you can make it I DARE YOU TOO! Tow truck drivers is always getting the blame and raise hell about something; but when it is 3:00 am in the morning and your love one is broke down on some back road; what happen next the tow truck driver is call and have to get out of his/hers bed to tow your love one in. One more thing if you had to wait on the driver to come and let you get your car out of pound; you or someone screwed up! All tow truck drivers and tow truck owners does not treat people like dirt! You got mad because the tow truck driver did not let you get the tow for free! web posted May 30, 2006 I am a tow truck driver but im not in the Town of Johnston nor do i pull for the town. I pull for another town and another county. There are reasons why tow trucks are not at the office at times. It usually means that they are out on calls. That is why they are called tow trucks. These trucks are on call twenty-four hours a day seven days a week. We have been on calls that were just violations, some accidents and some that were even worse than an accident. We work hard at what we do. So don't complain about tow trucks until you have worked some of the scenes in our shoes. Sometimes it is'nt a pretty thing to see at times. I recieve different magazines in the mail each month where tow truck operators are out trying to help people who have broken down on the highways or in accidents and get killed doing a job that some people wouldn't even attempt to do. If people think this is a fun job to do then I would like to see them out trying to do this line of work when you are trying to hook up a vehicle and traffic is coming at you at seventy miles an hour or faster. These trucks don't come cheap nor the insurance that it takes to run these trucks. So don't complain until you have (drove a mile in our trucks.) By the way if auntie had to wait I am sure it was for a good reason that she had to wait a few minutes to get her things. web posted May 30, 2006 When is your birthday? Editor's note: Once a year. web posted May 30, 2006 I thought the tribute to Memorial day was very nice. Thank you. Editor's note: It is neither the government nor the press that makes America free. It is the citizen soldier. web posted May 30, 2006 yall are all to worried about the new mayor so you overlook reel problems likes them tow truck drivers acting all high and mighty talk to you like you a dog, charge ya way to much and keep you sitting there until they feel like coming to let you get your stuff.they treated my auntie like dirt....they should have to have somebody working there place so at least you don't have to wait 30 or 40 minets for them to come..... web posted May 30, 2006 What’s the deal with Hardee’s (in Edgefield)? Editor's note: It is closed. web posted May 29, 2006 I hope everyone will go to the (Edgefield Town) square and look at the memorials and crosses placed there for Memorial Day. web posted May 29, 2006 I heard you have a birthday coming up. (content deleted) Editor's note: Everybody does. web posted May 29, 2006 A big congratulation to ALL the High School Graduates of 2006, you are the hero’s of this county. It takes a mature and dedicated teen to deal with all of today’s stresses and get through the four years of high school. Be proud of your self and follow your dreams. web posted May 29, 2006 I went to the Fox Creek graduation Thursday night. It was all very nice with Ms. Bishop giving a speech (like we really needed that) and Dr. Keesley, Dr. Church (a bit long winded) and Mr. Gratop. All turned out very nicely, although they could have chosen a bigger venue. I spoke to Mr. Gratop and asked him about calling him this coming week to discuss my children's classes and schedule for next year. He informed me that "today was my last day". He said he is not *allowed* back in the school after Thursday!!! What I would like to know is WHO will set up our children's schedules and finish the work on their report cards and everything from this school year??? What was the board thinking when telling him that he could not return?? Are they such imbeciles that they can not see that he is NOT finished with his job yet and that we parents want him to finish out this school year properly as other principals do! Just because school is out does not mean his job is done! Let the man finish it! web posted May 29, 2006 As promised: here is the watchful eye of EdgefieldDaily.com. webposted May 27, 2006 I know that you don’t correct spelling but I have read two comments about the accident at the ‘trussell’. The correct spelling is TRESTLE. Keep up the great work. Editor's note: Thank you for your kind comment. By the grammar, spelling, punctuation and capitalization errors contained in the posts you can well understand why I do not correct them. I have always believed that the truth is better when unvarnished. That belief extends to the Wandering Minds. webposted May 27, 2006 I agree with the previous comments about Scott Chitty. Obviously, Mr. Chitty does not represent all of the Merriwether Area residents. Just the ones that are sending their children to Fox Creek. Many of us regret having voted for him. He clearly has no interest in those of us that choose to send our kids to Strom Thurmond. Is it just me - - - or does anyone else think that Mr. Chitty is just a little too chummy with Sallie Cooks ?? Editor's note: The public is not stupid. In the past, before EdgefieldDaily.com, 90% of the events that happen in this county that really matter to individual citizens would go unreported. Ask yourself this question; Why would a majority black school board raise total "heck" about a cartoon of a Rebel, but grant a pass on a 99.1% white public school in the county? Scott Chitty is also the first school board member to be elected Vice chairman upon election, a leadership position historically reserved for seasoned veterans on the board. Nope, nothing out of the ordinary there... webposted May 27, 2006 Take your vacation, your family deserves it. Just let us know when you are going and when you will be back so we concerned citizens can keep a check on things. We wouldn't want the council, administrator nor Fox Creek to take advantage now would we? Editor's note: See the Editor's post at the top of the page. A formal announcement will be made Tuesday on the main page. webposted May 27, 2006 chief easler is an honest man who has gotten a raw deal all the way around. from those false allegations until the present situation. he has served the town of johnston fairly and justly for to many years for a new mayor to take office and do this to him in order to put his "own" man in his position.instead of putting him back in his position as police chief,which he could have done,under the home rule act,he allowed the police department and town to become out of control and then used needing to remedy this as an excuse to fire him. he used the home rule act to late and in his own interest instead of the towns.what he has done is morally and ethically wrong!! he needs to be reminded that god don't like ugly,and he did an ugly thing.he will reap what he sows. i am butch easlers' best friend and am proud to say so!!! Editor's note: Things will certainly get interesting from here on out. Look for more on this in the coming weeks. webposted May 27, 2006 A selection of some of the recent comments to vacation: It's a no brainer. Take your family on a vacation and give them your undivided attention. You take you a good vacation with your family and relax.Everyone needs time away to relax and enjoy things with the family if you don't the next thing you know it will be to late.If you have children they will be grown and you will say I should have done this I should have done that.So I say take it now while you can enjoy it and the readers of The Wandering Minds will just have to wait for your return.Really enjoy your column KEEP UP THE GOOD WORK. I know everybody needs a vacation now and then but I just can't imagine getting up in the morning and not getting the news every day. I want you to go and I want you not to go. Maybe I'm selfish, but I'd like for you to take the wroking vacation. I wish you would take a perminent vaction. (Editor's note: I wish you could spell) Take your vacation. I mailed you something today to use while you enjoy your time away as a thank you for all your hard work. (Editor's note: Thank you for reading and your kind comments) Take your (darn) vacation. Even (deleted) liars need a break now and then. (Editor's note: I will pass that information on to the Fox Creek School Board) Please take the week off. You and your family need it. They are what matter most. You, and them, deserve it. I don't see how you do what you do as it is. Get the (heck) out of Dodge and enjoy yourself for a change. We'll be here when you get back. Go, Go, Go, Go, GO!!!!!!! If is not too hard to do a "remote" update I would like for you to do so. If it takes too much time away from your family I say forget it. webposted May 26, 2006 The accident that was at the trussell was not blocking the highway! Another thing that first tow truck the deputy requested wasn't the only one the closest to the accident apparently you are not very familiar with our towing companys in this county. If you are you would have known that wasn't the closest towing company to the accident. I was just wandering do you get some kind of feed back for yourself from the deputys or the towing company? This is not the first time this has happened. It happens all the time. I thought when we got a new sheriff in this county some things would change. Well, I see they haven't. Editor's note: (See photo #2) The crash (it was no "accident") did in fact block the northbound lane of Highway 25. I was there. The call for the second towing company (first request "off rotation"), was located just a couple hundred yards away from the scene, was prudent. When they were unavailable a third nearby company was called to clear the roadway. There was nothing improper about the process. The location was a crime scene not an "accident scene". If you feel otherwise you are free to take the issue up with the County Council on June 6. webposted May 26, 2006 did you easler was fired today? COME ON YOU ARE DRAGING YOUR FEET....... Editor's note: Really? You may want to read this story. webposted May 26, 2006 I'm sure glad I don't live in the Merriwether section of the county. With all that happens there, I would be afraid to sleep at night or leave my house in the day-time!! Editor's note: Until the County Council provides proper police protection, Merriwether is no different that any other area not properly protected. webposted May 26, 2006 I noticed the two STHS students who were arrested on the foot ball team did not make the graduation list. Justin Broadwater and Kevin Jones poor grades? Editor's note: The list is what it is. There is no comment otherwise. webposted May 26, 2006 You need to take your vfamily on vacation and don't worry about this website. Take a break and enjoy your family!! Take a vacation!!!!!! A real vacation. A working vacation is not a real vacation for you or your family. Be fair to them. We will miss you but we will survive. There is a cartoon in there somewhere. I picture everyone sitting at their computors with coffee pots plugged in and calling their boses to say they are going to be late for work because He's Back! The other one would be your critics with their heads about to explode because for a week they have had no place to vent. Have a good time. Bring me back something nice. NO NO NO NO NO!!!!!!!!!Please keep the paper going the whole time!! We all deserve a vacation every now and then. I say go for it. We will be alright for a few days. Spend some time with your family. We all know they come first. Have a great time!! Go man Go!! As much as I will miss you, you certainly need a break.Of course you know all the good stories will break while you are gone. Go and have fun.God Bless!! Just get away. You deserve it!!!!! Take a vacation, we need you in this county and do not want you to get burned out from the exceptional service Edgefield daily .com has provided. I will got through withdrawals with my Daily news but will survive and I will compensate by eating more chocolate, cheese is for mice. By all means..take the vacation and leave the work behind, It will wait. Nothing is more important than spending time with family. There are no guarantees in life, besides I've always heard. "You never hear anyone say, they wish they had spent more time at work, but you often hear people say they wish they had spent more time with family. Enjoy the time off...you have earned it and deserve a nice vacation...as does your family. If you are going to do the news every day you should do the news every day. as bad as it hurts, i'll wait. Get the (heck) out of dodge. The edgefielddaily.com is great. I look forward to reading it daily. Your staff and yourself are doing a great job. A man has to get away from his day to day life from time to time. That time for you is now. I think you should take a vacation and not report for a week. I think that will leave people on the edge awaiting eagerly your return, something to look forward to. Take your much deserved vacation and enjoy. Thank you again for what you do. first,what did the wednesday meeting at the johnston town hall turn out to be about? i've heard one story about it and it didn't seem like much of a reason to call a special meeting for. Second, as much as i enjoy reading this site each day, i still feel like everyone deserves a break from their job at least once a year. go ahead and enjoy yourself! remember what they say about jack. we don't want you to become a dull boy! have a great time and bring us some interesting news back.see ya!!! webposted May 25, 2006 About those Dixie Chics..... I remember hearing something about their story a few years back but I guess it did not hit me about how serious it was for them. I heard in an interview how they received death threats and how radio stations stopped playing their music as a result of a comment made by one of them.What I don't understand is why we send our men to fight for the right for us all to have free speech and then when someone exercises that right we try our best to hurt them. Why is it that we won't tolerate a comment made about our president because it is un American but we let our children listen to rapp artists with songs that talk about hate and killing people and raping women. Why aren't people calling the radio stations and demanding that those songs and those artist be boycotted from the air? We are a srange and unfair people. Editor's note: No one stopped the Dixie Chicks from saying what they wanted to say. Just because a majority of their "base audience" turned away, and removed the money from purchases, showed you are free to say what you want and others are free to spend their money elsewhere if they disagree. Welcome to America. Why some people feel they "deserve" your money no matter what they say or do escapes me. A wise man once said, "I will allow the government to write the laws of the land if I am allowed to write the music they listen to." webposted May 25, 2006 I am very concerned about the new Merriwether Precinct 2 polling place. Why would anyone choose a small, unheated, with limited parking space building to hold elections. Substation 2 is on Sweetwater Road very close to a blind curve. The June 13 election maybe fine it has low turnout but what is going to happen the next Presidential Election year! I would like to know who is on Edgefield County Voter Registration Board and where they live. Who represents Meriwether? Who chose the Substation as a adequate place to hold elections? Thanks Editor's note: I have not thought about that but I could not agree more. A far better location would probably have been the Sweetwater Baptist Church gym. There would be ample parking, ample space for the lines, and easy entry and exit points. You raise a very valid point on the location of Merriwether Station #2 at Sweetwater Road and Moore Road. Two dozen cars will create a real parking hazard. webposted May 25, 2006 I am amazed that state level intervention has not already come into play (Re: Fox Creek). Excellent job on the coverage. Keep up the good work. webposted May 25, 2006 It's amazing that Scott Chitty can sit on the Board and hold a seat that proclaims to represent the Merriwether Area. It is blatantly obvious that Mr. Chitty sits on the Board on behalf of Fox Creek and Fox Creek only. Seems to me that Mr. Chitty had better be cautious as to the promises that he makes as he may back himself into a corner! It's obvious where his concerns are placed. He is being used and just can't see it. Editor's note: Chitty is as Chitty does. webposted May 25, 2006 Thank you so much for doing what you do. This is the only place i can get the hard facts on what is taking place around the county. Thank you for giving us the wandering minds too. I get just as much information here as i do in the news stories. Editor's note: Thank you for your kind comments and for reading. webposted May 24, 2006 I gave you information about (something) at Fox Creek and I haven't seen anything about it. Are you ignoring it? Editor's note: I received the same information from many sources on this story. All information has been turned over to the Edgefield County Sheriff's Office which is investigating the matter. More information will be made available later this week. webposted May 24, 2006 I saw a note on the Johnston Town Hall door about a special meeting for Wedsday on a legal matter, do you know what this is? Is it about the chief? Editor's note: I have a pretty good idea, but to state it would be speculation on my part. webposted May 24, 2006 when did Chief Easler of johnston become the "former chief"? do you know something the rest of us don't? have you received info about intent and then slipped and used that term? tell all of johnston if you have! Editor's note: You can just consider that a poor choice of words, not a fact. Chief Easler is still the Chief of Police. webposted May 24, 2006 Hip-hip-hooray!!! Cheese-man is back!!!! Editor's note: (Sigh) webposted May 24, 2006 To the person who responded to my post about Mr. Hamilton, stating why is everybody piling on Alex Hamilton? The correct term for pile is " a quantity of anything thrown in a heap" do you not agree that the flour mill has not been thrown in a heap. Mr Berry's packing house has it's not been thrown in a heap. Maybe you need to look at a dictionary before trying to use words that describe him perfectly, that you really don't know the meaning of. Mr. Hamilton first of all is required to fence in any structure he is conducting demolition on. Ask him, i am sure he will tell you how DEHC told him all about it. Also about Mr Berry packing house, it was a lot less of a eye sore before he started demolition on it and just decided to go to lunch one day or what ever it is that he does. It is my concern when children are at risk of getting hurt by having access to the old flour mill and Mr. Berry's packing house to get in the rubble and play. The thriftway store i have no problem with it, that is a piece of property that someone has fenced in and is not assessable to children. Now the crack house across from Herlong Chevrolet that you speak of I see that as a person with a couple of junk cars and that is there business, as far as the crack i don't do crack so maybe you hang around there a little bit more then most. The best advise i can give you is stay away from the crack, i hear it is not good for you. But to answer you question i will pile on Mr. Hamilton until he complies with local, state, and DEHC laws. I will continue to call. Editor's note: Until the dates of the order have been passed, there really is nothing that can be done. Until then, there is no violation. Stopping the work until proper permits are obtained is common. Mr. Hamilton has been given far more time than required to perform the work. webposted May 24, 2006 Editor's note: The story promised for Tuesday will not be posted today due to a deeper look into those connected to the story. webposted May 23, 2006 I wondered when I moved to Edgefield why all of my neighbors had those ugly small satellite dishes in their front yard. It didn't take long to understand, our cable provider has got to be one of the worst around. I sure wish the company in Aiken would take over our service. Our cable is out as much as it is on. I'm sure glad they upgraded a couple of years ago.. otherwise we might have cable outages every weekend for hours at the time. webposted May 23, 2006 PLEASE PLEASE PLEASE keep REMINDING PEOPLE just why we need more deputies in Edgefield county. It is a sad fact that the sheriff department is stretch so thin across the county but yet we can throw all the money to the recreation facility to a small portion of the county. People wake up and call your county councilmen and let them know that we as citizens are not pleased. If the calling don't work then remember them when election time comes around again!!! In the meantime pray for Sheriff Dobey and his deputies. They need it!!!!! Editor's note: I fully intend to. webposted May 23, 2006 I heard a parent on a TV talk show about the dangers of kids and chat rooms give some conmen sense advice. Her view was “we tell our children not to talk to strangers as they grow up” Well don’t let them talk to strangers online. That is what chat rooms are “strangers talking to strangers”, so simple but really made sense. Editor's note: You are correct. webposted May 23, 2006 First, I would like to know why there are tow trucks coming out of Saluda County to answer an Edgefield call, that was considered a crisis? The next Edgefield County tow truck should have been called in from the rotation list. It is not left up to the officer. The only the rotation list should be broken is when the person owning the car makes the choice to call the wrecker of thier personal preference. Second, from the pictures you have showed on your site this vechile was out of the highway and traffice could have been controlled. The pictures show no one guarding the scene nor protecing the vechile. Many questions seem to remain about how this was handled, but the proper call list should have been handled to prevent anyone of the tow companies from losing their position on the list. These drivers make a living this way and depend on the rotation list in order to be prepared for what may come next. Editor's note: I do not know why a Saluda County company is on the rotation and will ask about it. As far as the incident on Sunday, this was not just a "wreck", it was a crime scene. The guardrail was blocking the northbound lane of traffic. webposted May 23, 2006 I sent this (post) in on May 20-2006. The edgefielddaily didn't print my story on wardering minds. Instead printed a link to the searchable database of licenses for the state of SC. I do not know if the daily is bias to Mr. Hamilton or what may be why the daily didn't post my story. I will send it again to be posted. It came to my attention that Mr. Hamilton is also demoing the late Mr. Frank Barry's old packing house located on Hwy 23 Johnston SC. This is another eye sore for the town of Johnston SC. I don't think this is located in the city limits, just out side the city limits. My concern is does Mr. Hamilton have the correct permits and insurance's for the project. Did Mr. Hamilton follow the proper procedures of getting DEHC permits. Did Mr. Hamilton tell the DEHC personal about this other project when they came to see him about the old flour mill. Material's are they being disposed of properly. What is the county council going to do about this. Are they going to let this be an eye sore like the Johnston town council did with the old flour mill. I would personally like to see the same penalty's and fine in place with the flour mill apply to this project also. Editor's note: If you will scroll down six posts you will see your message was printed. If you notice, the post below this one was sent in reply to your post. I will eagerly await your next appropriate post. webposted May 23, 2006 Why is everybody piling on Alex Hamilton? Frank Berry's old packing shed isn't any more of an eyesore now than it was when it was running. Maybe the people that are so worried about the projects that Mr. Hamilton has going on in Johnston should also question why there is a rundown crack house right across the street from Herlong's Chevrolet that has 3 or 4 old cars parked in front of it that haven't moved in years. What about the old Thriftway store that is fenced off and has 20+ years of junk and trash piled up in it? Why is it not considered an "eyesore"? Maybe some of you people would be better off minding your own business. If he's not finished by the deadline then fire away, but the penalties have been laid out for Mr. Hamilton and I'm sure he is fully aware of what he will face if he does not get the Flour Mill finished by the deadline. BTW, to the person who offered Mr. Hamilton a job, maybe you should learn how to spell before trying to run a business. webposted May 23, 2006 I just wanted to express my opinion about the way the deputy handled the accident that happened today in Edgefield at the trussell. When it was time to call a tow truck the deputy ask dispatch to call the next wrecker off the rotation list. In which that part was right. When the deputy found out the tow truck was coming out of Saluda county and it would take 35 minutes the deputy told dispatch to cancell because it would take that tow truck to long to get there. But when I heard what the deputy said after that it was wrong. Instead of the deputy asking for the next tow truck off the list he requested a towtruck himself. When that tow truck was unable to make it, he requested another tow truck himself. My point here is that there is a wrecker service list to go by not your good friend, good buddy,or the one that's closer to the accident. This is not fair to the tow truck drivers or the people that live in this county. You can only do wrong for so long and how long will this go on in the county. Just wandering does the deputy get feed back from requesting his on towing company? Wandering mines want to know. Editor's note: The crash blocked a major throughway (Highway 25) and the rush was to reopen the roadway as soon as possible. The first requested towing company is located just a few hundred yards away from the crash sight. They were unavailable and the next closest was contacted. When a state highway is blocked, you do what must be done. I cannot fault them for that. webposted May 22, 2006 Two Items on the School Board Agenda are of interest. Item #26 is how they define a TAX INCREASE It will pass and your taxes will go up unless you show up at the meeting and remid the school board that their salary and that of the administrators, not the teachers is to high F. FISCAL SERVICE 26. Maintenance of Local Effort 27. FY06/07 Budget - 2nd Reading Editor's note: Another important item is the open discussion on the recent activities of Fox Creek High School. webposted May 22, 2006 I just wanted to say thank you for reporting what noone else will. It is about time that what is REALLY going on around here gets out. Signed a reader for life! Editor's note: Thank you for reading and for your comment. EdgefieldDaily.com is here to provide the actual happenings in the county unvarnished. That unnerves some government agencies, elected officials, and employees. The facts and truths being published is new to them and it is taking some time for them to adjust to real coverage of their actions, missteps, and violations being made public each and every day. Welcome to the 21st Century in Edgefield County. Welcome to EdgefieldDaily.com. webposted May 22, 2006 Did somebody metion CHEESE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!???????????? You love me, you realy love me. I feel like a movie star!!!!!!!!!! Lets all get together for a group picture. Everybody say CHEESE! Editor's note: webposted May 22, 2006 It came to my attention that Mr. Hamilton is also demo in the late Mr. Frank Barry's old packing house located on Hwy 23 Johnston SC. This is another eye sore for the town of Johnston. My concern is does Mr. Hamilton have the correct permits and insurance's for this project. Did Mr. Hamilton follow the proper procedures of getting DEHC permits. Mr. Hamilton, is he disposing of the material's properly. What is the county going to do about this, is the county council going to let this be a eye sore for 2 to 3 year like the Johnston town council did with the old flour mill. I personally would like to see the same fine and penalty's applied to this project that is applied to the old flour mill. I would like to know who i need to call to make sure this is being carried out in accordance with the codes of law with the state of South Carolina and DEHC. Editor's note: If it is a county issue contact the Edgefield County Administrator's Office at 637- 4000 (County Administrator Wayne Adams does not publish his direct line, yet, we will have it within days for your information) or contact DHEC at 864-223-0333 for more information. DHEC can befound online at www.scdhec.gov/ webposted May 22, 2006 does johnston have any officers left?unless the barbershop burglary involved weapons you'd think they could handle it. with the county deputies so stretched out i don't understand why,even if there was only one officer on duty, he couldn't deal with their situation. i appologize if this was an armed robbery but it wasn't mentioned as such. if it wasn't,shouldn't johnston officers have been able to handle the situation themselves. this shortage of officers in johnston, is getting rediculous.until they get the police department mess straight,i doubt they will have many good job applicants wanting a job there. by them being short of officers,it makes the sheriff'department short also. it says a whole lot about how things are going there,that no one is interested in the job.the police department needs some leadership,bad. no one wants to be drug into this chaos. Editor's note: As long as the Department is under the control of the Sheriff, Deputies will assist. Even after a new Chief or the former Chief returns, the Sheriff will still offer assistance. webposted May 22, 2006 Editor's Post: I have always been leary of a Dodge truck. On the front of the truck is the word "Dodge" and on the side is the word "Ram". web posted May 20, 2006 This makes you aware how important local law enforcement is, I hope the Mayor sees the need to show his support for the budget of the sheriffs department. Editor's note: This happened in the Town of Edgefield. The Edgefield Police Department responded to the call. web posted May 20, 2006 i heard a piece of a news story today on tv news(don't remember what station) about how you could hold down the H key and enter at the same time and some form of splitscreen would come up and show you the activity on your computer. i think it was something to do with parents monitoring their childrens' activities online for safety purposes. if anyone else saw this show would they explain it to us who didn't catch it all. i tried holding down the H and enter keys numerous ways with no results. editor or readers,cn you help me out? i would like to tell my sister about this as my neice is on the computer a lot. HELP?!! Editor's note: The proper key stroke reported by WJBF Channel 6 is to hold down the Control (Ctrl) key and hit the "H" key. web posted May 20, 2006 In regards to the person who brought up the question of Mr. Hamilton's Licensing, you will find your answers at the following link. S.C. has a searchable database of all licenses issued in this state. (www.llr.state.sc.us) link is at bottom of page under Licensee lookup. Editor's note: The search link may be found here. web posted May 20, 2006 I don't understand why the portion of the walking trail at the Waterworks in Edgefield is left with animal waste on it. It is a beautiful trail that is a true asset to the county. Lots of people would really appreciate it if it was cleaned up. Editor's note: You should contact the Edgefield Town Hall at 637-4014 and inform them of your concerns. web posted May 19, 2006 Conservative voters that do not want to see Tommy Moore as Governor should vote in the Democratic primary and vote against him. I know a lot of our neighbors think Tommy is just a "Good ole' boy", but if you ask me, we have enough of those in office now. Editor's note: You could tell him yourself if he ever came here to campaign. web posted May 19, 2006 Are we sure that Mr. Hamilton is a Licensed Contractor in S.C. If everyone will remember the Town had him to Demo. the old William Jeffery Hotel and the Primary School. Did he carry this out in accordance with state law and DHEC in mind... I would love to Know if all this Material was tested for Asbestos. If not where did he dump this Material and we need to go test it...I believe at this point Mr. Hamilton need to find a new Career..He can work for me.. And if he drinks he's milk and keeps his ears and eyes open.. Well you Know where I am tring to go here.... web posted May 19, 2006 Just wanted to respond to the statement from a few days ago where someone was real quick to let you know that land had been purchased on Stephens Road for the new school location. This person seemed to be very proud of the fact that they had gotten one over on you! I have to wonder though, if this is in fact true, whether or not the Fox Creek Board had researched all available information before committing to such a deal. According to the link located on your site and that of SLED, there is a registered sex offender who resides in that area. And of course, this persons charge involved child molestation. I am not sure that I would build a school in that area or send my children to it with that information being made available. web posted May 19, 2006 I want to respond to the people calling you a jerk. My daddy always told me the hit dog yelps first. Sounds like somebody got hit. web posted May 19, 2006 Hey! Did you see (The) Citzen News today? Big news! Otis (Yelldell) was at a raid last week. The (Edgefield) Advetiser didn't even mention it. Editor's note: I purchase both local papers each week to support them. To compare EdgefieldDaily.com to the printed weekly media is really unfair. They print once a week and deadlines are deadlines and space constraints are what they are. We do not have that problem. I would lend more credence to who prints more of what really concerns most citizens in the county about what is going on in their area with complete disregard to who they are, what position they hold, and what implications come from the report. A Free Press is free and "politically incorrect". The truth is what it is. As Editor, I can assure you EdgefieldDaily.com will always be the proven leader in breaking stories concerning elected and public officials. web posted May 18, 2006 Can I say I want to vote for Judge Peeler here? Editor's note: Is there a First Amendment to the Constitution? web posted May 18, 2006 I don't understand why the portion of the walking trail at the Waterworks in Edgefield is left with animal waste on it. It is a beautiful trail that is a true asset to the county. Lots of people would really appreciate it if it was cleaned up. web posted May 18, 2006 What is going to happen to the teachers at Fox Creek for signing the letter? Editor's note: The resulting implications are unknown at this time. More should be made available Thursday. web posted May 17, 2006 What happened on Scupin Rd? You never posted a story on it. Editor's note: Karl Scupin, 39, was found dead at the home Saturday night. Authorities are awaiting a toxicology report to determine a ruling on the cause of death. web posted May 17, 2006 Just a note to say this is one of the greatest websites I've ever visited. My father told me about it. I will visit it everyday. Editor's note: Thank you for reading and your kind comments. We will be here, everyday. web posted May 17, 2006 What is going on about the fox creek teachers handing out the flyer? When will you have an update? Editor's note: Things are heating up. There should be an update on Thursday, but the story is long from over. And, it will get worse. web posted May 17, 2006 Hey, what ever happened to the "cheese head?" Editor's note: You just had to do that, didn't you? web posted May 17, 2006 i stand corrected on the reasons for executive session. maybe i should have put it that those are the two main reasons that local town councils go into executive session. i'll dig deeper before i act again. again, you have corrected a misguided statement. Editor's note: Not misguided, it is a common mistake. web posted May 17, 2006 I hate election year. All I hear is how bad the other side is and all these wild stories. IT almost makes me not want to vote. Editor's note: If a candidate has to run on a negative campaign, they have nothing to offer as a reason to vote "for" them. Personally, I prefer to be made aware of reasons why I should vote for you, than against your opposition. I would not want to place myself in a choice of being the lesser of two evils, which such a campaign would suggest. web posted May 17, 2006 I think you are a jerk too.You are the jerk that goes around and tells us what is going on that nobody else will. web posted May 16, 2006 Where is Lick Fork Lake? Editor's note: It is located just a few miles south of the intersection of Martintown Road (Hyw 230) and Highway 23 west on Martintown Road. US Forestry signs will direct you in the area. web posted May 16, 2006 I sent a bare in my yard to.nobody belevied me. Editor's note: I cannot imagine why. You like to trash Fox Creek any time you can about the new school. I happen to know that the school closed on the proerty (SIC: property) last week. It is on the corner of Shortcut Rd and Stephens Rd. I guess you have some "crow" to eat! Editor's note: I heard the same news. It would not surprise me that the Fox Creek School Board bought property at that location. They obviously do not know the state has already looked at the location and said a school was not permissible due to the narrow curvy road it is located on. But, then again, we are talking about Fox Creek Board members. Maybe the plan is to get the more than $5 million in government loans, build the "make-shift" school (with no cafeteria) and then dump the failed school in the lap of the Edgefield County School District and force them to assume the 40 year note and the school (a High School in Merriwether), without having to pass the required referendum for debt security. Then again, I could be dead wrong. I could be right. web posted May 16, 2006 You don't realize how much of a habit reading this website is, until it's not there for a couple days. My whole routine was changed. I've gotten used to this and a cup of coffee to start my day. I've had to resort to such an ancient way of getting my news as reading a print newspaper. Hurry and fix the problems before i and most of edgefield county pull our hair out waiting. You are definitely missed! web posted May 16, 2006 in response to the persons questions about town councils and executive session.there are only two reasons that they can go into executive session for. (1)to discuss an employee disciplinary problem, or (2) to discuss any legal contract the town has. they sidestep letting the public know what was discussed by returning and saying no action was taken, and they are considering the discussion as received information only. this gives them a little more time to deal with the problem at hand instead of putting it to a motion to vote on at that time. Editor's note: Incorrect. There are several reasons that the governing body may go into exceutive sessions. A full review of the reasons may be found here under Title 30: Pubic Records in the SC Code of Laws. See Section 30-4-70. web posted May 16, 2006 Editor's note: Another death was attributed to drugs Friday night, this time on Scupin Road. Whether the death was accidentally or intentionally related to the drugs is unknown at this time. While the Sheriff's Office investigates and responds, you wait. The County Council votes to keep additional deputies off the road. New grass, lawn mowers, and a paint machine for the recreation department is more important. web posted May 15, 2006 I don't know why you had to try so hard to make Fox Creek (Charter High School Teachers) look so bad. We all want what is best for the school. Editor's note: I did not "try" to make anyone "look so bad". They did it, we reported it. There is no effort on our part, other than reporting it, that contributed to the situation. web posted May 15, 2006 I am a retired Chief Petty Officer of the US Navy.I would like to correct Petty Officer Face concerning the drill team.I was a member of the 1974 Championship Drill Team and started with the ROTC program in 1972.Perhaps Petty Officer Face need to speak with some of the folks around Edgefield before he make bold comments as to this is the only championship since the program started. Editor's note: We report what we are told. It was an honor that the team made it to the National Championship. Personally, I feel that a drill team has to exert more "skill" as a team than football or any other sport. web posted May 15, 2006 Where is the location for the proposed drag strip? Editor's note: There will never be a drag strip, and it will not be due to opposition if you ask me. web posted May 15, 2006 RE:FOR THE PEOPLE CALLING THE EDITOR A JERK---Here we go again, I would like to express my feelings to the `ones that do not have anything else to do but to critize a hard working individual who does his job very well. I think if the news happend let the public know, and if the news steps on your toes then you are guilty by association. So please express your unwanted opinions some where else, and let the ball continue to roll for the people who want to know what's happening in Edgefield County. THANK YOU MR. EDITOR FOR DOING A VERY GOOD JOB. Editor's note: We will never report what does not happen nor quote what is never said. Thank you for reading EdgefieldDaily.com. web posted May 15, 2006 it's understandable why some students at fox creek are commiting crimes when you see the message that some personel and school board members are conveying to them.young people are easily influenced by adults they are around. these people need to be showing them what honesty and ethics are. the example they show could have a big effect on a students life in the future. in this case for the worse.adults like these more often produce children with the same values. shame on them!!! parents, intervene and show them that all adults are not to be emulated. Editor's note: At this point, there is nothing more I could add to what has been said over the past few months. web posted May 15, 2006 Great WEB SITE and user friendly Editor's note: Thank you for reading. web posted May 15, 2006 I thank all of you who worked so hard to put on the Fishing Rodeo. It is wonderful idea and brings the whole county together in a positive manner that is only about the kids. My son caught his first 2 1/2 pound catfish and is hooked on fishing. web posted May 15, 2006 What is this about a enforcement hearing. Is this enforcement hearing going to be held by DHEC or the council. Mr Hamilton has had ample time to clean up the old flour mill. Now because DHEC has stepped in the town council should not step back and give Mr. Hamilton more time. Mr. Hamilton is a south carolina contractor, he should know the proper insurance, permit, and codes to possess and follow. When Mr. Hamilton had been warned to clean it up, he would put tires and other scrap out in that yard. Also were is Mr. Hamilton disposing of these materials at, if he acts with disregard for the council's suggestion's what may he do with the materials, Is he disposing of them legally. HOLD MR. HAMILTON'S FEET TO THE FIRE. Editor's note: The hearing will beheld by DHEC. Mr. Hamilton is still under a court order to complete the job in June or face further fines. web posted May 15, 2006 What happened to the hands of one is the hands of all in South Carolina. What if he had been in a crack house, that is illegal. Or is it not illegal to hang around a house were illegal liquor is being solid. I am sure Mr Yelldell didn't know about the liquor. Editor's note: Guilt by association generally runs on felonies, not misdemeanors. web posted May 15, 2006 I was just wondering what is the law on freedom of information act on the town council's executive session's. Executive session's are they not open to the public. Are the minutes taken and are the minutes available to the public. I thought all public meeting were open to the public in one fashion or another. Editor's note: No, executive sessions are very limited in scope and are not recorded or reported. Any action taken as a result of an executive session must take place in public. web posted May 15, 2006 Since last Nov. there has been five police offiers that has left for whatever reason. It seems to me that this should show the town counsel that things are out of control.When are they going to get some backbone and take some action and get the Chief back. He is a good man who has been accused. If he had been guilty he would have been charged by now. Editor's note: Information obtained says the final investigations have been completed last week by SLED and the cases have been turned over to the Attorney General's Office. web posted May 15, 2006 Today I was reading my copy of the Edgefield Advertiser and saw the list of Teachers of the Year for Edgefield County. First, I would like to congratulate them. I am a teacher myself. I know the hard work and dedication it takes in today's society to work with students in rural counties like Edgefield. This week was National Teacher Appreciation week. Not only do you need to thank your teachers but the assistants that do the job others don't want to do. They deserve just as much thanks as any teacher. One such assistant is Sandra Landers at W E Parker. She has helped thousands of Edgefield county students learn to read, write, and do math in the lab. Mrs. Landers never got her teaching certificate but it one of the best teachers out there. If teachers became highly qualified based on their performance and not because they have a special degree or passed a test, Mrs. Landers would be as highly qualified as you can get. She has helped students who others may have given up on. Her love of the students needs to be commended, applauded, and recognized. Thank you. Editor's note: Thank you for your, and her service to our youth. web posted May 12, 2006 it looks lke the letter writer who is calling you names is the "jerk with a computer".you are providing a useful service.he's just showing more and more ignorance each time he writes.his pieces don't even make sense.it's just garbage.don't ever stop writing.an honest person will never knock you for printing the truth. you deserve an attaboy!! every day. web posted May 12, 2006 I have a friend who lives in Anderson, we discus the news reports from Edgefield daily .com all the time. He said Anderson County could use this type of news service. The public officials up there have a few open secrets that more people need to know and discuss. web posted May 12, 2006 Editor's post: Rather than post the dozens of e-mails telling me I forgot to change the date on Wednesday, let me say... Ooooops! web posted May 11, 2006 I love the contests and always enter but never won any. Are you going to be doing more? Editor's note: Yes. web posted May 11, 2006 Greetings from the "Left Coast". I just found (EdgefieldDaily.com) this week from an email from a friend back home. I grew up in the Colliers Community and moved away in the early 80's after college. It is so funny to see a lot of the people I grew up with, and got in trouble with, in leadership positions now. I love the website and have bookmarked it as one of my favorites. Thank you for providing this service to an old "Cloud Nine" shack and Teen Society member. I know more than one "official" will know what that means. Editor's note: Thank you for reading and bookmarking us. web posted May 11, 2006 I was interested in the (Otis) Yelldell story (EdgefieldDaily.com) posted Tuesday afternoon. Can we have him removed for being at the location of criminal activity? Editor's note: No. Mr. Yelldell was not a party to any criminal activity. The accountablity will be determined in 2008 during his re-election bid, if he so chooses to run. web posted May 11, 2006 I'm glad to see someone finally aknowleging that everyone involved in the police chief problem in johnston, is just passing the buck. You're right! Johnston is not at the mercy of the attorney generals' office.!!!! Someone should step up!!! web posted May 11, 2006 Hahaha-Hehehehe!!! You are not just a "jerk with a computer" - you're a jerk with a whole lot of other stuff too! But I still love it! Editor's note: I am a jerk to someone every day and a blessing to thousands more. I like the odds. web posted May 11, 2006 Love your sight. Fell in love with it when you first started last year while visiting in Augusta. Any possibility for Birmingham News and other major cities? Editor's note: Thank you for your comment. We are working on expaning to other area markets and have even registered domain names. Birmingham is not one of them. web posted May 11, 2006 I just want to put my 2 cents worth in about the Drag Strip.You always here people saying we need things to do in Edgefield County.Well here you have a man trying to do this but as always the case nobody wants it to happen.I have noticed that certain people (with money and a name) can do just about anything they want.I have talked to alot of people about this so called Bed & Breakfast that is on the northside of Edgefield county and nobody seems to know where it is or that there was one there.They ought to be paying the man for bringing this issue up they are getting alot of advertisement out of it.I just hope the people in the county will wake up and realize things do change and you need to move on with your life. web posted May 11, 2006 it may not be illegal for an elected official ,(otis yelldell) to be caught in an liiegal (illegal) liquor house that is raided, but it sure is unethical. there is one other person ,employed by the county who i'm surprised wasn't there also. web posted May 11, 2006 You are nothing but a jerk with a computer. Everyday I see more and more crap you put out trying to make people look bad. You should be ashamed. Editor's note: Thank you for reading every day. We will not report what does not happen. web posted May 10, 2006 I was reading the court records here. I counted 38 criminals who were sentenced yet that sentence was supspended. No wonder we continue to have crime. Put them behind bars! Get them off our streets. Why is the judge so easy on these people? If we need more jail space then build it....they will come. web posted May 10, 2006 I was on my way home from work and heard Austin Rhodes (WGAC 580 AM 3- 6 pm Monday through Friday) talking about the story on Otis (Yelldell) getting caught at a raid. That is the reason I read (EdgefieldDaily.com), I get what happens no matter who it is. So many things on (EdgefieldDaily.com) never show up in the papers. Editor's note: Councilman Yelldell did nothing illegal. It is not illegal to be in the company of criminals.web web posted May 10, 2006 The 2002 F250 Truck Fire may have been caused by a faulty Brake Cruise Control Switch- If you Drive a Ford F Series 1997 -2002 Please see www.fordfires.com web posted May 9, 2006 Scenario: An individual has an accident in his/her yard and is critically wounded. Another individual at the home dials 911 for an ambulance. After hanging up, the dispatcher calls back to "verify" the emergency. My question is: has the dispatcher already notified the ambulance prior to "verifying" the emergency or do they wait until after they verify to dispatch the ambulance to the scene???? web posted May 10, 2006 Editor's post: One comment: Johnston has got to do something about the position of Police Chief. The Town is not at the mercy of the Attorney General's Office. As a political entity the town is free to determine its own outcome. It is time for the passing of the buck to stop. Is Johnston under the Home Rule Act or under State control? If Columbia is in control of the inter workings of the town, there is no need for a town council in my opinion. web posted May 9, 2006 I just wanted to say how nice it looks coming into Edgefield now on Main St. Editor's note: Yes, the Street-scape looks nice. Filling the storefronts like Johnston does would be an even bigger plus. web posted May 9, 2006 When are they going to raise the minumum wage so people can start making aliving? Editor's note: (Aside from the obvious) The minimum wage is set for introductory labor force members, most of which are students and unskilled labor. They have little, if anything, to offer the employer in exchange for the experience the employer will provide, and pay you to receive. Remember also that an increase in the minimum wage will result in a ripple effect on the entire job market as all Union contracts are based on the wage. That will increase salaries and therefore reduce job availability for new jobs. The cost of expanding the workforce will be directed to new contracts demanded by the unions for present ones. In addition, every employee will demand a raise as those with less experience now close in on their present pay structure. In the end, everybody makes more, everything cost more, and there are fewer jobs. Is there a good side to this argument I am missing? web posted May 9, 2006 I liked the editorial on home schooling. I have a son in the 8th grade and with what is going on at Fox Creek and now this, I might just home school. We thought about it last year after an episode at (Merriwether Middle School) involving him and another student. I hoped Fox Creek would be better but it looks lilac they are even worse. What has happened to our schools?!!! web posted May 9, 2006 I love (EdgefieldDaily.com)! My boss turned me on to it and I am here to stay! THANK YOU! Editor's note: Thank you for your kind words. Welcome to the family. web posted May 9, 2006 Thank you for your Op-ed on what the schools around here do about the kids and who can get what classes. I have had to fight with the school for all four of my kids getting the classes I wanted them to take through the years. Two of them they wanted to put in "tech prep" are now at Universities and doing well. I say leave that choice to the parent, not some teacher who only sees a child a few hours a day at best. I know what my kids can do a lot better than any teacher or administrator. Even if I am only a simple minded parent. web posted May 9, 2006 what is it with people in edgefield county whats wrong with getting a drag strip? it would give the ones that like it something to do.there is always a dang grouch that dont like to do anything and dont want anyone else to have fun. if you dont like it dont go! web posted May 9, 2006 AWSOME pictures on the truck fire!! web posted May 9, 2006 Editor's note: Just an observation; Republicans who just get accused of crimes are forced to step down or resign. Democrats who get indicted or (as with yet another Kennedy just a few days ago) have their crimes covered up by police and the national media, get 100% support from their party for re-election. No wonder the National Democratic Party wants felons to vote; it is not just their "base", it is their politicians too. web posted May 8, 2006 I don't know how you do it, but I want you to know how much I appreciate what you do. I passed by police cars the other day on Deep Step Rd and saw you there. I knew I would get the skinny and what happened the next day but never saw the story. What happened? Editor's note: The matter you ask about came in to dispatchers as a single car wreck (I do not use the term accident, someone is always at fault therefore it is no "accident") at the Fury's Landing. I arrived several minutes before Deputies due to being only a few miles away when the call went out. The driver of a small white coupe appeared to be stuck in the middle of the trees at the landing. No word on how he ended up in the middle of the trees in the first place. A truck pulled him out and he departed. Deputies spotted the man traveling up Deep Step Road and initiated a traffic stop. At first the man refused to pull over and then complied. Found in his possession was moonshine. I have not checked booking records over the weekend and I considered it just a simple DUI arrest due to information provided at the scene, therefore no story. web posted May 8, 2006 i went through the railroad ave./addison st. area again today(saturday)and now there are not only people walking and standing around in the road,but there were also cars parked on one side of the road with there wheels on the cars left side in the roadway!not even off the road,there is not room for any parking on this street and it is probably illegal.the reason they were stopped was because someone had pitched some kind of homemade tent,not far off the road too,and were selling cd's and dvd's.this only added to the congestion.these people need to be made to set up in a safe area somewhere that doesn't impede traffic.odds are they don't even have a business license. i am not going to use this road to get anywhere in johnston ,anymore because it is becoming more and more dangerous.(i was told these peope set up in this spot every saturday and are selling bootleg cd's and dvd's.,which is also illegal.)local law enforcement needs to stop all this activity before a serious accident occurrs it's also not fair to merchants who sell legitamitely to have people selling these illegal items. officers,do your jobs.there is more to policing a town than chasing speeders and answering dispatched calls. try a little proactive work. it may not be as exciting but it is enforcing the law as it should be.there are dull parts to all jobs but they still need to be done. Editor's note: The best way to address your concerns is to attend the monthly meetings of the Johnston Town Council held on the second Monday of every month. The May meeting will be tonight at 6:30 pm at the Town Hall. There is a period during the meeting for the pubic to speak on any issue and be heard without having to sign in or be placed on the agenda to speak. web posted May 8, 2006 That sign DOES NOT speak for the majority of people on the NORTHSIDE of town!!!!!!! Let's go racing!!!!!!! Editor's note: This seems to be one of those issues that people support or oppose, no middle ground. I will kindly stay on the sidelines of this one. web posted May 8, 2006 Last year for the Fox Creek (Board of Directors) elections two board members manned the ballot box. I find this ridiculous and most likely illegal as mentioned before here. So...how many of us are comfortable with Scott Chitty doing it? Should we trust him? I for one am very interested to hear who the others will be. I do hope that most people reading this will not vote the present members back onto the board. As many opinions here on Edgefielddaily.com have said in the past if we do not vote in a new board we might lose the school. I for one as a parent would hate to see that happen. By the way, if you don't know who is running for the board by now, here it is: Sherolyn Bishop (no surprise there, and how many terms can she serve?) Bob Ross Ashley Williams Jim Oliver Charles Jenkins Mack A. Thomas (I am still curious as to what interest this man has in FCHS) Rod Huffman (I have no idea who this man is, but if he is not friends with the Bishops he will get my vote!) Victoria Mollo (a nurse and mother of two FCHS students) Ronnye Eubanks (an Engineer and mom of one FCHS student) Wayne Fuller (a retired Engineer and grandfather of an FCHS student) Clay Bryant (a father of two FCHS students and a coach for FCHS) Terri Mayson (a mom of one FCHS student) Beth Ann Folland (a parent of one FCHS student and other Merriwether students, she has served on the board in the past and on the planning committee) David Franklin (a teacher for Richmond Cty. and member of the (Board of Directors) and planning committee in the past also) Editor's note: Those names in bold are present board members. As far as how the elections are being held, counted, and victors announced has been a very hot topic for many Fox Creek parents due to the enormous amount of e-mail received regarding the topic. As to who picked Mr. Chitty to play Jimmy Carter in Venezuela at the polls, I have no idea. Clay Bryant being a coach would seem to bring in a confllict of interest in my mind. web posted May 8, 2006 (Johnston Council meeting) there are rumblings of some items being proposed that could cause severe repercussions in the long run. not thinking before proposing actions. you should be there. should be newsworthy.thanks Editor's note: All meetings are attended. The new items on the May agenda are the Administrator's contract, first reading of the budget, and first reading of an ordinance to designate closing times for drinking establishments. web posted May 8, 2006 As a parent of FCHS students I am very sorry to see Mr. Gratop and Mr. Patteson leaving. My children and myself love them both and appreciate all they have done for the students and the school. I hope other parents realize how much both of these men have really done for our kids and FCHS. I wish they were both staying. It makes me sick to think of how some teachers have been treated at FC for not 'bowing down' to the B.O.D. Good luck Mr. Gratop and Mr. Patteson! Our family wishes you both the best of luck in all you do! Thank you to the editor here for posting our opinions and thoughts. I enjoy the website very much and appreciate that we now have somewhere that we can voice everything. THANKS to all! Editor's note: There are more names that will be added to that list before long. One I could post but will not for now. EdgefieldDaily.com is proud to be able to provide the Wandering Minds to our readers. Thank you for being a part of the section being the sucess that it is. web posted May 8, 2006 Thanks for the Edgefielddaily.com website. My question: Is it possible to read the minutes of the Transportation Committee meetings online? If so, what is the URL? Thanks Editor's note: Thank you for reading EdgefieldDaily.com! I have searched the Edgefield County web site and have been unable to find the minutes of the Transportation Committee available online. With the county maintaining a site it seems they would provide the minutes of all county meetings for the public to access. web posted May 8, 2006 people in johnston need to slow down on the cheif, because the grass is not always greener on the other-side. people in johnston need to get a life!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! web posted May 8, 2006 the railroad ave./addison st. area in johnston is an accident waiting to happen.at all hours of the day and night people of all ages,walk in the road and refuse to move when a car approaches.sometimes it will be a group of three or more walking side by side so that you have to swerve into the oncoming lane to avoid hitting them,after you do this they yell obscenities at you for coming to close to them.this is a dark ,unlit area at night and i have come within inches of hitting people myself,before seeing them at the last minute. this needs to stop! web posted May 6, 2006 Thanks to the RATS in a certain business, I was forced to quit my job!!! Isn't it strange that some people cannot mind their own business, but must interfer in others. (content deleted) And stop with the hand jesters!!!!. web posted May 6, 2006 I certainly hope the voting public are paying attention to "road signs" in lieu of campaign signs or there could be some serious accidents. My suggestion about character would be "DON'T GO THERE" unless yours is above reproach. Editor's note: I would say that is very good advice. No one is without skeletons in their closet and I have to point out similarities to an earlier post from "another poster" "I hope the voting public are paying attention to the road signs.....especially the ones that are disappearing because this is a "sign" of someone's character. (content deleted)" web posted May 6, 2006 Editor's note: I was driving towards Edgefield on Sweetwater Road Wednesday morning and met a garbage truck flying down the road. Sweetwater Road is not a road to speed on, much less in a top heavy garbage truck. I recognized the driver and could only roll my eyes as he sped by. Then I looked in my rearview mirror and saw a black male hanging on to the back of the truck for dear life with his body laying in the trash compartment. The Merriwether based sanitation company owner seems, to me, to be more insulted by having his worker sit next to him than protecting his safety. The company retrieves trash on Tuesday, so they were not on a pick-up run. web posted May 5, 2006 it's amazing how SLED and the attorney general's office have yet to find chief easler,in johnston,guilty of any wrongdoing but certain ones insist on insinuating they know things that they don't!! the last i heard a person was innocent until proven guilty. i'm sure that when he is cleared of these allegations it will not be announced on the street as gossip or rumor. as usual, the media will be where the truth will be heard. in the long run,he will be cleared.just wait and see!! web posted May 5, 2006 some clark hill locals ,not knowing what the cavy's were,gave them the name "bunnyroos",in the past, to have something to call them. web posted May 5, 2006 Any updates on the clean up of the old flour mill in Johnston? Or should I say the lack of clean up? Editor's note: Stay tuned. web posted May 5, 2006 I enjoy reading you news but,I have notice some of you articles are being cut off.What I mean is the boarder is cutting part of the sentences off.1 for example your article this morning Deer Blamed again,second roll-over.I make the screen large and you still cannot read the whole sentence.This happened again last week KEP UP THE GOOD WORK. Editor's note: A "batch upload" was done (not a normal process) last night due to the late hour. It caused some problems not discovered until early Thursday. web posted May 5, 2006 This is for the teen who wrote about the girl who was in the car accident. What a horrible thing to say! That young woman was in an accident and probably scared out of her wits. She could have been seriously injured. Many students use other family members addresses to go to a different school. I will be doing the same for my children when they start high school, so they have a better chance at a better education. So the fact that I live in Aiken County and work in Edgefield County means I should be in a car wreck? Please explain that to my 7 year old and 4 year old. I have found out the hard way many, many times...you should think BEFORE you speak. My prayers go out to the girl in the car accident. web posted May 5, 2006 RE: The wreck on Martintown road.I would like to know why there is a JEALOUS SNITCH tending to another person's business and not their own? If the person confided in you about where they were staying, why would you broadcast this information so that anyone could read it? You do not know this person situation, or why they are attending another school out of the area. So please try to stay calm,and get that jealousy out of your heart. web posted May 5, 2006 I hope the voting public are paying attention to the road signs.....especially the ones that are disappearing because this is a "sign" of someone's character. (content deleted) Editor's note: I know that both candidates, as it seems to be in any local election, has reported signs removed by others in every election. Those responsible are showing how juvenile they are. web posted May 5, 2006 I don't know if you saw the hatchet job the (Edgefield) advertivser did to gov (Mark) Sanford or not, but it was something to see. Did you see the article in the Edgefield Advertiser about Sanford? Maybe they should just put a banner out front that says "Tommy Moore for president". Hey, wipe the brown from your nose. I buy the (Edgefield) Advertiser because you mention them so much. Maybe you should rethink doing that. I read what the (Edgefield) (A)dvertiser printed today and I just wonder if they know how stupid that story made them look. I support Tommy Moore but I was embarrassed at how far someone would go to show thier personal bias and do it as news. That is why I read (EdgefieldDaily.com). I'll still vote for (Sen.) Tommy (Moore D. Clearwater) , but I can't say I'll keep buying the paper. At least here I get it right. Editor's note: As much as I would like to say I can justify the story in The Edgefield Advertiser, I cannot. web posted May 4, 2006 I am a student at (Midland Valley) high and attend school with the girl that was involved in the wreck on martintown road ..And what i was wondering is how she can attend M.V and live on martintown rd ... My dad lives in edgefield county and i wanted to attend strom thurmond but i was told that i could not .. She has told people she used her grandmother's address .. Maybe she would not have had the accident if she went to the right school. web posted May 4, 2006 Editor's post: Presently the Edgefield County Council has funded the following in the budget: Feeding the hungry in Edgefield County; $200 a year. Funding recreation for a couple of hundred children? Almost half a million dollars. Refusing to fund one third of the needed Deputies to protect both? Priceless. Priorities are what they are. web posted May 3, 2006 Is this a good thing? "Once sworn into office Mayor Durham took over control of the meeting and his first order of business was to inform the council that he has reworked the committee members and that committee members will be rotating off every two years. Mayor Durham said he felt doing so would allow council to become better acquainted with department heads and have a broader view of what those positions entail." Editor's note: Personally, I agree with the Mayor and Mayor Pro Tem Ellis that it is a good idea. What I do not agree with is the constant unchallenged seats of local council positions. web posted May 3, 2006 I heard a rumor in Johnston that Chief Easler was in deep (stuff). Editor's note: I heard a rumor that aliens from another solar system have been snatching the bodies of government officials and are taking over the world. Until I see it for myself, I believe nothing I hear and half of what I see. Half of what I see I just can't believe... it is one of those you just have to be there situations. web posted May 3, 2006 I just wanted to say that I whole-heartedly agree with your article on the illegal aliens' boycott. I am all for immigration. Repeat, immigration... not illegal crossing of our borders. If they all want to go back home and go through the proper channels to become citizens here, that is fine with me. However, I doubt that will ever happen without our country making them. web posted May 3, 2006 Thank you for saying what I want to scream. I am so sick of being told to ignore all the Mexicans flooding here. Its like they know nobody is going to do anything about it and they can make money to smuggle more in. nobody wll ever make me believe this doesan't increase the drugs when most drugs come in from Mexico. web posted May 3, 2006 Here is the link to the article in wistv.com Editor's note: This is one of the many e-mails regarding our story on the Patagonian cavy being in the area that was picked up by major media centers throughout the two state area. A follow-up story will be coming in the next few days, hopefully, with even more exclusive photos that will be ripped off. Hat's off to the local NBC 26 News for giving credit for the story to EdgefieldDaily.com. web posted May 3, 2006 The Jewel of the county has some flaws? My! O My! What will we do? First off, Mount Vintage would be a bastion of new employment, as would the local plant nurseries. That could only boost the county out of near double-digit unemployment rates. That would be a good thing. Editor's note: Re: A day without "immigrants" in Edgefield County Do not think that I am implying that every single worker at Mount Vintage or any other business consists of all illegal aliens. I do suggest that some are, and some local businesses have admitted as much on local television reports. Pouring over several hundred police reports a month (and that is just the Sheriff's Office, not counting other agencies) I can say most people have no idea what is really going on in this county. I try to bring as much of it as possible to your attention, and in the future there is a plan for a new format that will come with our annual upgrade week in June to bring even more to our readers. web posted May 3, 2006 Editor's post: Please support the Relay for Life this coming Friday and Saturday. web posted May 2, 2006 My photos may have saved a few people from the psychiatrist or a local bar. Editor's note: This is the reader that photographed the cavys. Indeed they may have. The photos have also been very popular with media throughout the South Carolina and Georgia area, some that contacted me about the story. One local station asked if they could use the photos and I agreed. They forgot, however, to credit the source. The other two stations that have used photos from EdgefieldDaily.com always give the credit due. web posted May 2, 2006 i've been seeing the posts about possible kangaroos being spotted in the modoc/clark hill/sportsman corner/mccormick areas. after your post that the DNR had given an explanation as to what they are,i asked my sister,who has lived inthe area of sportsman's corner for around 15 years,about this and she said she is surprised more people haven't noticed them before now.she and her husband have seen them numerous times and even saw one in front of the church you mentioned, that had been run over and killed by a car.she said she had heard that a man in the modoc area had owned a large amount of foreign,exotic animals in the past and the probability is that they got away from this man somehow and have begun to reproduce since then.hence, all the neighboring sightings.due to the posting rules and his privacy i will not mention his name. Editor's note: I live in the area and I have never seen one. They are here, that is a fact. web posted May 2, 2006 I have lived in this area all of my life...and we have often wondered what these animals are...there are some small but others are huge...there is someone in that area...behind that church that raises those animals....Thanks Editor's note: I was told that a single pair could result in a population of between 20 and as many as 50 in a year's time. web posted May 2, 2006 Why has Mr.Hamilton stopped all work at the Old Flour Mill Location. Could it be that the state has something to do with it. Editor's note: I will ask. web posted May 2, 2006 Just curious as to who or what department is actually responsible for road maintenance in Edgefield Cty. It seems that Edgefield County loves to tear up roads and start projects that they never finish. As a tax paying citizen of Edgefield Cty. I am sick & tired of watching my tax dollars go down the drain. I would love to know who makes the actual decision on what maintenance, road patching, ditch digging for drainage etc.. In my subdivision Edgefield Cty. has made a habit of absolutely ruining property value by doing so called maintenance projects that are half way done. I thought the old saying went something like " A job worth doing is worth doing right". Someone should explain this to Edgefield City. I have never seen a bigger waste of money. Most of the time I'm sure that road maintenance is subcontracted out to the lowest bidder, but someone from the county should make sure that the job is done correctly instead of the half cocked, sorry work that our hard earned tax dollars go to pay for ! Editor's note: The Edgefield County Transportion Committee is in charge of the things you inquire about. Their next quarterly meeting is this Thursday, May 4, at 4:00pm at the County Council Chambers (just behind the Courthouse). There will be an opportunity for you to address them at the meeting if you so choose. web posted May 2, 2006 Editor's post: With the recent comments on the small "kangaroos" being spotted, a reader sent in photos of what they saw and I did some checking over the weekend. If you missed the story on the front page, it can be found here. web posted May 1, 2006 We are rather new to the area and new to (EdgefieldDaily.com). We let our son go to a few things at Old Horns Creek Baptist Church but I did not find it listed in the Church Directory. Can you provide more information on the Church? Editor's note: Unless your son has a time machine he has not been attending "Church Services" at Horns Creek. The church has been abandoned for several decades and dates back to the late 1700's. The church is located off Old Stage Road (dirt road) on the left just past Yarborough Road. It is a popular spot for teens because it is considered haunted from the Revolutionary War. web posted May 1, 2006 I live not far from Deep Step Rd and I have seen black panthers. Neighbors of mine have said they have seen them too. I was curious if the ones you saw were black or tan? I have seen both kinds. Editor's note: The ones I and my family members have seen were black. web posted May 1, 2006 I like the cooking page. I hope you keep adding to it. Editor's note: Thank you. If you enjoy it, send in one of your own recipes. That is how it grows. More submissions have been added this week. web posted May1, 2006 Next Thursday the Strom Thurmond NJROTC drill team leaves for The JROTC NATIONAL DRILL TEAM COMPETITION in Daytona Beach Florida. They are one of only SEVEN high schools in South Carolina to earn a selection to this event, 128 schools are selected from all over the country. PO Face and the cadets should be congratulated on obtaining this honor. Editor's note: Indeed, that is an honor. I will try to get a story up by Wednesday. web posted May1, 2006 Who can vote in the next election? When is the election for probate judge? Editor's note: All persons 18 and older that have registered to vote, or register to vote before May 13, may participate in the June 13 Republican and Democratic Primaries. You may vote in only one of the two primaries (GOP or DNC). Some 17-year-olds are also able to vote provided they register and will be 18 on or before November 7, 2006. The Probate Judge will be elected in June in the Democratic Primary with no Republican challenger qualifying to run. Regardless of which Party, if any, you belong to, all voters may vote in either one of the Party Primaries. web posted May1, 2006 Quite a few years ago, a weekly newspaper out of Augusta, Ga had an article regarding "Kangaroos". They had pictures. If my foggy memory serves me right It was in the Clark Hill area that these critters were seen. I have seen four of them. Editor's note: See Editor's post at the top of page. web posted May1, 2006 I could not believe that I could pass the bus wreck on (Highway) 25 and when I got to work saw it on EdgefieldDaily. Great job! Editor's note: Generally I try to have any event involving school children posted as soon as possible just as with all major events in the county. web posted May1, 2006 Maybe your friend that sees little kangaroos should quit drinking so much and sleeping around rabbits. Editor's note: See Editor's post at the top of page. web posted May1, 2006 I would like to comment on the person who said there friend seen a kangaroo. I would just like to know if they had drank some bad moonshine or what, I have heard some stories in my day but that takes that cake. Maybe they spent to much time at outback. Don't know Editor's note: See Editor's post at the top of page. web posted May1, 2006 For the rest of the 2006 Wandering Minds follow this link to the January - April Archive Return to Headlines
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