Community Resources


Mayor & Town Council


Mayor
Ken Durham

Town Council Members

Kelvin Thomas
Scott Mims
Sherry White Holmes
Robert M. Rodgers, Mayor Pro tem
Herbert Yarborough 
Otis Yeldell, Jr.

 

2023 Council Meeting Schedule

Regular meetings are held on the 1st Monday unless there is a denoted (**) change. All meetings are held in Town Council Chambers at 5:30 p.m., 400 Main Street, Edgefield SC (Bacon Street Entrance).

**Wednesday, January 4, 2023

Monday, February 6,  2023

Monday, April 3, 2023

Monday, May 1, 2023

Monday, June 5, 2023

Monday, July 3, 2023

Monday, August 7, 2023

**Wednesday, September 6, 2023

Monday, October 2, 2023

Monday, November 6, 2023

Monday, December 4, 2023

Wednesday, January 3, 2024

 

2023 Town of Edgefield Holidays

 

Monday, January 2, 2023 New Years Day

Friday, April 7, 2023 Good Friday

Monday, May 29, 2023 Memorial Day

Tuesday, July 4, 2023 Independence Day

Monday, September 4, 2023 Labor Day

Friday, November 10, 2023 Veterans Day

Thursday, November 23, 2023 Thanksgiving Day

Friday, November 24, 2023 Day after Thanksgiving

Monday, December 24, 2023 Christmas Eve

Tuesday, December 25, 2023 Christmas Day

Wednesday, December 26, 2023 Day after Christmas

Monday, January 1, 2024 New Years Eve

Tuesday, January 2, 2024 New Year's Day

 

Optional Day:

OPT Day: Monday, January 16, 2023 Martin Luther King Day or Employee's birthday to be taken within the 2023 calendar year.

 


Important Phone Numbers & Links


Police and Emergency

FOR ALL EMERGENCIES, DIAL 911
Edgefield County Sheriff's Office 803-637-5337
Edgefield Police Department Business Phone 803-637-4060
Emergency Preparedness 803-637-2123

Utilities, Permits & Notifications

Edgefield County Water & Sewer 803-637-3011
Dominion Energy South Carolina (DESC) 800-251-7234
Aiken Electric Cooperative (803) 637-3189
Solid Waste Authority 803-275-5345
Town of Edgefield Building Permits & Signs 803-637-4014
Septic Tank Permits 803-637-4035
Burn Notification 800-688-5584

Government

Edgefield County 
Edgefield County DSS 
South Carolina Department of Motor Vehicles 803-637-3113
South Carolina Forestry Commission
Voter Registration 803-637-4072
Property Taxes 803-637-4069

Education

Edgefield County School District 803-275-4061

Douglas Elementary School 803-275-1752

Johnston Elementary School 803-275-1755

Merriwether Elementary School 803-279-9993

W. E. Parker Elementary School 803-637-4020

JET Middle School 803-275-1997

Merriwether Middle School 803-279-2511

Fox Creek High School 803-613-9435

Strom Thurmond High School 803-275-1768

Strom Thurmond Technology & Career Center 803-275-1767

Piedmont Technical College 803-637-5388

Wardlaw Academy 803-275-4794

Bettis Preparatory Leadership Academy 803-663-7266

 


Departments & Services


Fire Department

Roger W. Ellis, Fire Chief

402 Main Street
Edgefield, South Carolina 29824

Emergency Dispatch Phone: 911
Business Phone: 803-637-4014
Fax: 803-637-4100

Department type: All Volunteer

Service provided: Firefighting, Search, and Rescue

Organized in 1928, Edgefield Fire Department proudly protects approximately 4,750 people living in an area of 4.1 square miles. The Edgefield Fire Department is located in Edgefield County. We service a various demographic ranging from mobile home communities and rural areas, to densely populated housing developments and high end real estate and commercial properties. Our department is a public department whose members are on a volunteer status.

Police Department

Ronald A. Carter, Chief of Police

402 Main Street
Edgefield, South Carolina 29824

Emergency Dispatch Phone: 911
Business Phone: 803-637-4060
Fax: 803-637-4100

Department type: Full time

Service provided: Law Enforcement Services

The Edgefield Police Department is dedicated to preserving the peace, protecting residents and their property, enforcing all laws, and detecting and preventing crime. We proudly protects approximately 4,750 people living in an area of 4.1 square miles. The Edgefield Police Department is located in Edgefield County. The Department currently has 9 sworn officers, guided by Chief Ronald A Carter.

Public Works

David Coleman, Public Works Director

400 Main Street
Edgefield, SC 29824
803-637-4014

Full Time Employees: 5
Federal Prison Inmate Program: 5-10 full and part time

Public Works is responsible for residential & commercial trash and recyclables pick up along with mosquito spraying, mowing and cleaning all town property (town halls, sidewalks, roads, building facilities, etc...), maintain town recreation facilities, parks, and seasonal decorations (nearly 10,000 lights at Christmas)!

JOB OPPORTUNITY WITH PUBLIC WORKS:

The Town of Edgefield has an opening in the Public Works department for a full-time "working" supervisory position. Applicants are required to have a valid driver's license, ability to perform all public works duties, supervisory skills, and follow directions.  The applicant shall have the ability to obtain a CDL license within the first year of employment. Applicants shall apply at the Edgefield Town Hall, 400 Main Street, Edgefield, SC 29824. For more information, please call 803-637-4014. The position will remain open until filled. EOE 

 

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EDGEFIELD PLANNING & ZONING COMMISSION MEETING

Thursday, May 18, 2023 – 6:00 PM – Council Chambers

Bacon Street Entrance

AGENDA

       1.Call to Order.

  1. Consider a zoning reclassification for TAX MAP NUMBER: 137-02-01-017 PROPERTY BELONGING TO STANLEY & KARA GAYLORD LOCATED AT 406 BUNCOMBE STREET from R-1 to B-2.
  2. Consider a zoning reclassification for TAX MAP NUMBER: 137-02-01-023 BELONGING TO FRANCIS M. FELTHAM LOCATED ON CHURCH STREET (ACROSS FROM THE TOWN GYM) FROM R-1 TO B-2.
  1. Meeting Adjourned.

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EDGEFIELD TOWN COUNCIL MEETING

Monday, May 1, 2023 – 5:30 PM - Council Chambers – Bacon Street Entrance

AGENDA
1. Welcome, Invocation and Pledge of Allegiance.


2. Call to order.


3. Consider the adoption of the April 3, 2023 Town Council minutes.


4. Consider the adoption of the financial report for April, 2023.


5. Consider sealed bids for golf carts and utility trailer. (Highest bid: $300)


6. Consider letter of request from Christine’s Farm to Fork to host a block partyon September 23, 2023 and for a donation.


7. Consider letter of request from Aaron Tripp, Senior Pastor of Edgefield First Baptist Church
to host the annual Christmas Tree Lighting downtown the Friday after Thanksgiving for the
next five years. (2023 – 2028)


8. Consider 1 st reading of Ordinance No: 2023-02, Town Budget for fiscal year 2023-2024.


9. Committee Reports.


10.New Business.


11.Old Business.


12.Executive Session: Discussion of negations to proposed contractual arrangement for the
purchase/sale of property.


13. Adjournment.

 

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Meeting of Together Edgefield Achieves More

Thursday, May 4, 2023 – 10 am

Town of Edgefield Council Chambers

(Bacon Street Entrance)

 AGENDA

  1. Call to Order, Chair Tim Padgett.
  2. Consider approval of minutes for April 6, 2023.
  3. Updates and Discussion:
  • Proposed loan program to downtown businesses/residential, Chair Brad Covar.
  • Façade Program, Chair Michael Washington.
  1. Other comments.
  2. Adjourn.

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FAÇADE Subcommittee Meeting

Friday, May 19, 2023 – 2 PM

Edgefield Town Hall – Conference Room

 AGENDA

  1. Call to Order – Chair Michael Washington.
  2. Discuss any façade applications that have received a reimbursement.
  3. Discuss any new façade applications and their scope of work.
  4. Open discussion.
  5. Adjourn. 

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Community Documents


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Sign Permit
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Building Permit
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