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NEWCOMER’S DIRECTORY
603 Edgefield Road / Edgefield, SC 29824 (803) 637-9336 cornerstonecares.org
Established in 1973, Cornerstone provides prevention, intervention and treatment services for adolescents and adults who have been impacted by substance use disorders as well as problem gambling. We know the damage these problems can cause to individuals, families and communities and we are committed to helping rebuild fractured lives and relationships.
Our professional staff includes credentialed prevention professionals, nationally certified addictions counselors, licensed social workers, and DOT recognized Substance Abuse Professionals.
Cornerstone is licensed by the SC Department of Health and Environmental Control (SC DHEC) and gained national accreditation from Commission on Accreditation of Rehabilitation Facilities (CARF) in 1993.
If you or a loved one are being impacted by substance use or problem gambling, call our office today and speak to one of our counselors at any of our four locations.
Cornerstone serves Greenwood, Edgefield, McCormick, and Abbeville counties.
GREENWOOD 1612 Rivers Street Greenwood, SC (803) 227-1001
Monday - Friday 8:30 am - 5 pm (evenings by appointment)
MCCORMICK 504 North Mine Street McCormick, SC 29835 (864) 852-3306
Monday - Wednesday 8:30 am - 5 pm (evenings by appointment)
EDGEFIELD 603 Augusta Road Edgefield, SC (803) 637-9336
Monday - Thursday 8:30 am - 5 pm (evenings by appointment)
ABBEVILLE 103 Whitehall Road Abbeville, SC (864) 366-9661
Monday - Thursday 8:30 am - 5 pm (evenings by appointment)
Directory NEWCOMER’S
DRIVER’S LICENSE/VEHICLE TAG
After moving to South Carolina, you have 30 days to obtain a state driver’s license and vehicle tag. Military personnel may keep using their out-of-state driver’s license and tags as long as they are valid.
Anyone applying for a SC license for the first time must present a birth certificate and Social Security card.
The Department of Public Safety, Motor Vehicle & Driver’s License office is located on Hwy 25 N., toward Greenwood. The phone number is (803) 637-3113. Office hours are 8:30 am – 5:00 pm, MondayFriday.
PROPERTY TAXES
Property taxes are assessed annually on vehicles. Payments are made to the Edgefield County Treasurer’s office, 204 Penn Street, Edgefield. The phone number is (803) 637-4069. Tax receipts are necessary to receive a vehicle tag from the Department of Public Safety.
Tax payments may be made by mail. A new vehicle sticker will be sent by return mail.
VOTER REGISTRATION
To become a registered elector in South Carolina, a person must be at least 18 years old on Election Day, a United States citizen and resident of the state, county and precinct in which he wishes to register to vote.
Voter registration must be completed at least 30 days prior to any election. Positive proof of residence is required.
Registration-by-mail forms are available at U.S. Post Offices. Registration may be done in person at the Edgefield County Voter Registration Office, 210 Penn Street, Edgefield, (803) 637-4072.
Visit edgefieldcounty.sc.gov for detailed information on voter registration, requirements and polling precincts. You will also find elected offices and terms for Edgefield County at this site.
If you plan to build a home or bring a manufactured home into Edgefield County, you will need to obtain a permit from the appropriate office. The first stop for new locations is the E 911 office, 210 Penn Street, Edgefield. Your new address will be required for all other procedures.
The Edgefield County Building & Planning Department 210 Penn Street, Edgefield / (803) 637-4073 Proper procedures and forms are available.
The Edgefield County Building and Planning Department is responsible for enforcement of the adopted codes and ordinances regulating development. The Department conducts plan reviews, inspections, and monitoring of all construction and development activities. The services include permitting, plan review, building inspections, code enforcement, and planning services. The staff provides support to the Planning Commission, Zoning Board of Appeals, and Manufactured Home Appeals Committee as well as the County Transportation Committee. The Department is also responsible for issuing building permits and conducting inspections for the Towns of Edgefield, Johnston, and Trenton.
Septic tank permits/inspection are available from the Edgefield County Health Department in Edgefield, (803) 637-4035.
EDGEFIELD COUNTY HEALTH DEPARTMENT 21 Star Road, Edgefield / (803) 637-4035
Edgefield Health Departments are responsible for monitoring public health risks, coordinating responses to public health risks, and setting and enforcing public health standards in Edgefield, SC. Departments of Public Health (DPH) are particularly active in preventing the spread of disease, ensuring a clean water supply, and promoting a healthy environment and healthy behaviors among the public. Health Depts are also a key source of records.
You may contact the Health Department for questions about: • Edgefield public health records • Vital records searches including birth and death certificates • Requesting copies of marriage certificates • Edgefield restaurant inspection grades • Verifying professional licenses
The Tri-County Solid Waste Authority has a number of convenience centers throughout the county. These full-service centers are for disposal of garbage, yard waste and bulk items and recycling of aluminum cans, cardboard, newspapers, batteries, oil, plastic containers and white goods (old appliances and scrap metal).
To inquiry about waste pick-up within the town, contact the Johnston and Edgefield town halls. Trenton residents must use the convenience centers.
Serving Edgefield, McCormick & Saluda Counties Now Offering Commercial Rolloff Container Services
POLICE EMERGENCY ALL emergencies in town or county...................................................911 Edgefield County Sheriff ’s Office...................................(803) 637-5337 Edgefield Town Hall/Police............................................(803) 637-4014 8 am - 5 pm Monday - Friday Johnston Town Hall/Police.............................................(803) 275-2488 8 am - 4 pm Monday - Friday Trenton Town Hall/Police..............................................(803) 275-2538 8 am - Noon Monday - Friday / 8 am - 4 pm second & fourth Wednesday SC Highway Patrol.............................................................(803) 637-3459 SC Highway Patrol Greenwood Office...............................(800) 768-1502 Emergency Prepardness Director........................................(803) 275-4444 LOCAL GOVERNMENT OFFICES Edgefield County Government.......................................(803) 637-4000 8 :30 am - 5 pm Monday - Friday
FOREST SERVICE/NATURAL RESOURCES SC Department of Natural Resources...................(803) 637-3397/3438 SC Forestry Commission................................................(803) 637-6555 Burn Notification............................................................(800) 688-5584 US Forest Service............................................................(803) 637-5396
UTILITIES Edgefield County Water & Sewer Authority..................(803) 637-3011 Dominion Energy...........................................................(866) 543-7234 Aiken Electric Cooperative.............................................(803) 637-3189 BellSouth.........................................................................(803) 780-2355 Barnes Oil & Propane.....................................................(803) 532-6321 Dixie LP Gas...................................................................(803) 275-3203
HEALTHCARE & SERVICES Edgefield County Healthcare..........................................(803) 637-3174 Area Agency on Aging (EC Senior Center)....................(803) 637-5326 Department of Social Services........................................(803) 637-4040
LODGING ISABELLA’S BED & BREAKFAST 601 Mims Avenue, Johnston / (803) 275-0735 / isabellasbandb.com PLEASANT LANE ACRES BED & BREAKFAST 318 Pleasant Lane Road, Edgefield / (803) 637-9387 pleasantlaneacres.com QUALITY INN & SUITES 702 Augusta Road, Edgefield / (803) 637-2001 / choicehotels.com CROSSROADS MOTEL 36 Oscar Drive, Trenton / (803) 275-2081 / crossroadmotel.us AGRICULTURE COOK’S FARM 1224 Augusta Road, Trenton / (803) 275-2970 / cooksfarm.com EDGEFIELD FARMERS MARKET Courthouse Square, Edgefield / (870) 703-0778 GUROSIK’S BERRY PLANTATION 345 Briggs Road, North Augusta / (803) 278-0594 gurosiksberryplantation.com J.W. YONCE & SONS 37 Yonce Pond Road, Johnston / (803) 275-3244 / bigsmilepeaches.com JACKIE’S MARKET 2669 Edgefield Road, Trenton / (803) 275-1608 JOHNSTON FARMER’S AND ARTIST’S MARKET Calhoun Street, Johnston / (803) 275-7002 SARA’S FRESH MARKET 5150 Edgefield Road, Trenton / (803) 275-1983 or (803) 685-5381 titanfarms.com TITAN FARMS 5 R.W. Dubose Road, Ridge Spring / (803) 685-5381 / titanfarms.com HISTORIC SITES BETTIS ACADEMY Highway 25, Trenton COURTHOUSE SQUARE, EDGEFIELD EDGEFIELD COUNTY COURTHOUSE 124 Courthouse Square, Edgefield / (803) 637-4104 EDGEFIELD UNITED METHODIST CHURCH 309 Norris Street, Edgefield /(803) 637-6163 ST. MARY OF THE IMMACULATE CONCEPTION 302 Jeter Street, Edgefield / (803) 637-6248 TRINITY EPISCOPAL CHURCH 313 Simpkins Street, Edgefield / (803) 275-3934 WILLOWBROOK CEMETERY 212 Church Street, Edgefield / (803) 637-4010 / exploreedgefield.com ANTIQUES JOHN KEMP ANTIQUES 306 Buncombe Street, Edgefield / (803) 637-3364 THE HOUSE NEXT DOOR 311 Jeter Street, Edgefield / (803) 637-4600 YSS SHOPPE 400 Calhoun Street, Johnston / (803) 360-5033 ART MUSEUMS & GALLERIES: IKE CARPENTER’S STAND 500 Main Street, Edgefield PHOENIX FACTORY’S OLD EDGEFIELD POTTERY 230 Simpkins Street, Edgefield / (803) 634-1634 THE VILLAGE BLACKSMITH SHOP 206 Jeter Street, Edgefield / (303) 818-5171
HISTORIC MUSEUMS D.A. TOMPKINS LIBRARY 104 Courthouse Square, Edgefield / (803) 637-4010 / oedgs.org THE DISCOVERY CENTER 405 Main Street, Edgefield / (803) 637-3833 EDGEFIELD COUNTY PEACH MUSEUM 416 Calhoun Street, Johnston MAGNOLIA DALE 320 Norris Street, Edgefield / (803) 637-2233 / historicedgefield.com NWTF WINCHESTER MUSEUM 770 Augusta Road, Edgefield / (803) 637-3106 /nwtf.org OAKLEY PARK/RED SHIRT SHRINE MUSEUM 300 Columbia Road, Edgefield / (803) 637-4027 TOURS TOMPKINS LIBRARY GROUP – TOURS OF EDGEFIELD 104 Courthouse Square, Edgefield / (803) 637-4010 exploreedgefield.com
GOLF PINE RIDGE GOLF CLUB 425 Pine Ridge Road, Edgefield / (803) 637-3570 / pineridgeclub.com MOUNT VINTAGE GOLF CLUB 375 Mount Vintage Plantation Drive, North Augusta / (803) 279-5422 mountvintagegolf.com
EVENTS JOHNSTON PEACH BLOSSOM FESTIVAL (May) Calhoun Street, Johnston / (803) 275-4870 johnstondevelopmentcorp.org PEACHTREE 23 YARD SALE SC Hwy 23 ( June) / Modoc to Batesburg-Leesville / (803) 275-0010 peachtree23.com RIDGE PEACH FESTIVAL ( June) 100 Church Street, Trenton / (803) 275-2538 /ridgepeachfestival.com
HUNTING & FISHING PALMETTO SHOOTING COMPLEX 535 Gary Hill Road, Edgefield / (803) 637-7480 / nwtf.org/psc
BOAT ACCESS LICK FORK LAKE CAMPGROUND / Edgefield SLADE LAKE / Water Works Road, Edgefield STEVENS CREEK (Savannah River) / Dock Drive, North Augusta
HIKING & BIKING TRAILS FORKS AREA TRAIL SYSTEM (Sumter National Forest) / (803) 637-5396 HORN CREEK TRAIL (Sumter National Forest) / (803) 637-5396 LICK FORK TRAIL (Sumter National Forest) / (803) 637-5396 NWTF OUTDOOR RECREATION AREA / (803) 637-3106 STEVENS CREEK HERITAGE PRESERVE / (803) 734-3106 TEN GOVERNORS TRAIL / (803) 637-4014
CAMPGROUNDS LICK FORK LAKE CAMPGROUND Off SC230, 11 miles from Edgefield / (803) 637-5396
J. ANDREW LIVINGSTON, III CERTIFIED PUBLIC ACCOUNTANT
607 Mims Street / P.O. Box 311 Johnston, SC 29832 (803) 275-4870 CPALJAL1952@GMAIL.com
Bill Molony, Agent 920 Columbia Road Edgefield, SC 29824 P 803-637-6246 x.13 C 803-618-9143 F 803-384-8117 BillMolony@scfbins.com
Auto Home Life Health
422 Calhoun Street Johnston, SC 29832 (803) 275-4511 115 N. Main Street Saluda, SC 29138 (864) 445-2842
100 Main Street Leesville, SC 29070 (803) 332-4511
jewelerst@tidwelljewelers.com tidwelljewelers.com
Together Making Johnston a Great Town
REMANUFACTURED AUTOMOTIVE ENGINES ALSO HIGH PERFORMANCE & MARINE ENGINES Phone: (803) 275-2549 Fax: (803) 275-4582 Toll Free: (800) 903-6446 sales@cmengines.com Tony Friar - Joe Friar John Clark - Mike Saye Patty Thomas 171 LEE STREET JOHNSTON, SC 29832 CMENGINES.COM
THE TRIANGLE RESTAURANT
“Don’t be square, eat at the Triangle!”
335 Lee Street Johnston, SC 29832 (803) 275-0034
on MAIN Restaurant (803) 275-4446
406 Calhoun st johnston, sc 29832
Asbill’s Catering service (803) 275-4447
AMOS & SONS Funeral Home A Tradition of Profound Excellence
Dorothy & Noah Peterson
Maxwell and Halford Drug Kenneth Davis, RPh (803) 275-2021 432 Calhoun Street Johnston, SC 29832 maxwellhalford@bellsouth.net
400 LEE STREET JOHNSTON, SC 29832 REGIONS.COM
johnstondevelopmentcorp.org
3rd GENERATION CATERING & FAMILY RESTAURANT Real Southern Cooking... the way Grandma did it! Vernell Williams-Bethay
600 Calhoun Street Johnston, SC 29832
(803) 430-5052 / (803) 275-4999 vwilliams_be@icloud.com Thursday & Friday 11 am - 7 pm Saturday 7 am - 10 am / 12 pm - 8 pm Sunday 11 am - 6pm
3rdgenerationcatering.com
D.J.’S CORNER CUTS 416 Lee Street, Johnston SC
DEBRA ASTON (803) 275-2345 STEPHNIE HEOS (803) 640-9598
JOHNSTON UNITED METHODIST CHURCH 471 Lee Street Johnston, SC (803) 275-4885 / Cell (803) 275-2260 Sunday School 10 am / Worship 11 am Monthly Dinner 1st Wednesday at 6 pm johnstonharmonyumc@gmail.com Rev. Dr. Mark E Thompson
Edgefield County Chamber of Commerce Promote Quality Growth for all of Edgefield County
Donna Livingston, Adminstrator 416 Calhoun Street, Johnston
(803) 275-0010
info@edgefieldcountychamber.org edgefieldcountychamber.net
The Ridge Clay Arts Studio & Gallery Peach Tree 23 Yard Sale
402 Calhoun Street Johnston, SC
803.334.7060
1st Friday & Saturday in June
Starting in Batesburg-Leesville and spanning 44 miles along Highway 23 to Modoc, South Carolina theridgeclayarts@gmail.com theridgeclayarts.com
HARMONY UNITED METHODIST CHURCH
98 Bouknight Road Johnston, SC (803) 275-4885 / Cell (803) 275-2260 Sunday School 9am / Worship 10 am Youth Group 5 pm Rev. Dr. Mark E Thompson
Bring a friend and spend the day looking for Treasures at a Bargain
Live Worship Broadcast 10 am WKSX-FM 92.7 harmonyunited.org
Peach Tree 23
www.edgefieldcounty.sc.gov Dr. Jacqueline Kennion Councilmember, District 4 (803) 341-1178 jkennion@edgefieldcounty.sc.gov
Yard Sale
www.peachtree23.com
266 Lee Street Johnston, SC (in the old Smith Coastal Building)
(803) 430-5029
Hours: 6 am - 9 pm
COUNTRY STORE, LLC Gas, Hot Dogs, Barbeque, Chili, Chicken Burritos, Beer Fishing Supplies tjscountrystore.com
PARK ROW MARKET NO. 1 Great food, good times... Jody Shaffer Owner/Operator 108 Courthouse Square, Edgefield (803) 637-0040 Soups Sandwiches Salads
DEESE’S SERVICE CENTER, LLC. TRUSTED SERVICE FOR YOUR CAR
RICK DEESE, OWNER RICKYDEESE@BELLSOUTH.NET
319 LEE STREET JOHNSTON, SC
803-275-5031
803-663-7266 BETTISPREP@GMAIL.COM
69 NICHOLSON ROAD TRENTON, SC
ENGINEERING MATH SCIENCE TECHNOLOGY
K-8 STEM FOCUSED SCHOOL
YES! Youth for Environmental Sustainability
TODAY’S YOUTH = TOMORROW’S LEADERS
ENVIRONMENTAL EDUCATION in SOUTH CAROLINA
Jennie’s Flower Shop, Inc.
JEAN M. WALKER
803 Columbia Road/P.O. Box 389 Edgefield, SC 29824
(803) 637-6549 / (803) 637-6553
HERITAGE HARDWARE 301 Apple Square Edgefield, SC 29824 (803) 637-3132
OleEdgefieldButcherShop.com
715 Edgefield Road, Edgefield SC 29824 (803) 336-4665 Monday - Saturday 8:30 am - 6 pm
Edgefield County Senior Citizens Council
15 Center Spring Road Edgefield, SC 29824 (803) 637-5326 edgefieldcountyseniorcenter.com
Bill Molony, Agent 920 Columbia Road Edgefield, SC 29824 P 803-637-6246 x.13 C 803-618-9143 F 803-384-8117 BillMolony@scfbins.com
Auto Home Life Health
24 Crest Road Edgefield, SC 29824 803-480-4404
Chef Bob Brawner
CHEF BOB’S CAFE “TRUE SOUTHERN COMFORT FOOD AT ITS BEST”
Historic Downtown Edgefield
SHOP...VISIT...DINE
Locally Owned RESTAURANTS
Heritage ATTRACTIONS
Arts & ANTIQUES
Living HISTORY
Group Tour SERVICES
Wildlife CONSERVATION
Live THEATER
Year Round SPECIAL EVENTS
CONTACT: Town of Edgefield (803) 637-4014 townofedgefield@exploreedgefield.com Group Tours: Tompkins Library (803) 637-4010 Oedgs85@gmail.com
Tuesday - Saturday 11 am - 5 pm OPEN
205 Lynch Street Edgefield, SC 29824 803-637-3123 Tim Padgett / tpadgett@reelins.com reelins.com
728 AUGUSTA ROAD EDGEFIELD, SC 29824 (803) 637-5184 USAVE.COM
patsy.easler@firstcitizens.com
Your Community Newspaper Covering Edgefield County and The Ridge
CONVENIENCE STORES
Visit one of our friendly hometown locations, where you are treated like family!
SPLIT STOP 407 407 Addison Street Johnston, SC
SPLIT STOP 719 719 Augusta Road Edgefield, SC
SPLIT STOP 437 437 Lee Street Johnston, SC
SPLIT STOP 311 311 Main Street Edgefield, SC
SPLIT STOP 944 944 Hwy 25 N Edgefield, SC
SPLIT STOP 712 712 East Gold Street McCormick, SC
SPLIT STOP 205 205 S Main Street Saluda, SC
SPLIT STOP OFFICE 107 1/2 Courthouse Square / Edgefield, SC
Home of the Edgefield County Peach Museum 416 Calhoun Street, Johnston, SC (803) 275-0010
