Mayor
W. Ken Durham
Town Council Members
Kelvin Thomas
Scott Mims
Sherry White Holmes
Robert M. Rodgers, Mayor Pro Tem
Herbert Yarborough
Andy Whitfield
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 3, 2024
Monday, February 5, 2024
Monday, March 4, 2024
Monday, April 1, 2024
Monday, May 6, 2024
Monday, June 3, 2024
Monday, July 1, 2024
Monday, August 5, 2024
**Wednesday, September 4, 2024
Monday, October 7, 2024
Monday, November 4, 2024
Monday, December 2, 2024
2024 Town of Edgefield Holidays
Monday, January 1, 2024 New Years Day
Monday, January 15, 2024 Martin Luther King Day
Friday, March 29, 2024 Good Friday
Monday, May 27, 2024 Memorial Day
Thursday, July 4, 2024 Independence Day
Monday, September 2, 2024 Labor Day
Monday, November 11, 2024 Veterans Day
Thursday, November 28, 2024 Thanksgiving Day
Friday, November 29, 2024 Day after Thanksgiving
Tuesday, December 24, 2024 Christmas Eve
Wednesday, December 25, 2024 Christmas Day
Thursday, December 26, 2023 Day after Christmas
Tuesday, December 31, 2024 New Years Eve
Wednesday, January 1, 2025 New Year's Day
Each full time employee will receive their birthday as a holiday
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
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
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
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
Edgefield County Hospital 803-637-3174
Area Agency on Aging 803-637-5326
Aiken Regional Medical Center 803-641-5000
Department of Social Services (DSS) 803-637-4040
Doctors Hospital (Augusta)
Edgefield Medical Clinic 803-637-3146
Edgefield Mental Health 803-637-5788
Peachtree Medical Center 803-637-3630
Self Regional Hospital (Greenwood) 864-725-4111
Georgia Regents Health System (Augusta) 706-721-0211
University Hospital (Augusta) 706-722-9011
Edgefield County Chamber of Commerce
Edgefield County Historical Society
Edgefield Community Development Association
Old Edgefield District Genealogical Society
The SC National Heritage Corridor
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.
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 3,926 people living in an area of 4.1 square miles. The Edgefield Police Department is located in Edgefield County. The Department currently has 10 sworn officers, guided by Chief Ronald A Carter.
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 for a full time Public Works position. The applicant should have a valid driver's license, the ability to to work well with others, follow directions, and maintain a routine work schedule. 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 TOWN COUNCIL MEETING
Wednesday, September 4, 2024 – 5:30 PM - Council Chambers – Bacon Street Entrance
1. Welcome, Invocation and Pledge of Allegiance.
2. Call to order.
November 21st, 2024 at 6pm: Reading Under The Stars.
Saturday, October 12th, 2024: $500 for advertising and permission to display banners at Town Hall and the trestle.
host the 2nd Annual 5K Fun Run, Saturday, March 15th, 2025.
community development block grant project for the purchase of a new fire truck.
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EDGEFIELD TOWN COUNCIL MEETING
Monday, August 5, 2024 – 5:30 PM - Council Chambers – Bacon Street Entrance
1. Welcome, Invocation and Pledge of Allegiance.
2. Call to order.
4. Consider financial report for July.
Italian Festival on Saturday, October 12th, 2024.
Strom Thurmond.
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Meeting of
Together Edgefield Achieves More
Thursday, August 1, 2024 – 10 am
Town of Edgefield - Council Chambers
(Bacon Street Entrance)
AGENDA
1. Call to Order, Chair Tim Padgett.
2. Consider approval of minutes June 6, 2024.
3. Updates and Discussion from the Subcommittees:
• Michael Washington, Chairman of Façade Subcommittee
• Brad Covar, Chairman of Loan Subcommittee
4. New Business, Old Business, and Other comments.
5. Adjourn.
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EDGEFIELD TOWN COUNCIL MEETING
Monday, July 1, 2024 – 5:30 PM - Council Chambers – Bacon Street Entrance
1. Welcome, Invocation and Pledge of Allegiance.
Parade Sunday, December 8th, 2024 at 3:00 pm.
property, and the public will enhance the operating efficiency of the Town government.
on RIA’S approval of the contract document.
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TOWN OF EDGEFIELD
P & Z, ZOBA, & ADMINISTRATION
CONTINUING ED TRAINING
Thursday, June 20, 2024– 6:00 PM – Piedmont Tech College
AGENDA
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EDGEFIELD TOWN COUNCIL MEETING
Monday, June 3, 2024 – 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 May 2024 Town Council minutes.
4. Consider financial report for May.
5. Christine Smith, with Christine’s Farm to Fork, requesting permission to host a block party on
Saturday, September 28, 2024 and to request financial support.
6. Consider the new rates and changes to the Activity Center (Town Gym) rental contract.
7. Travis Jones, speaker for the group, concerning the new rental rates for the Activity Center
(Town Gym).
8. Consider letter of request from CEF Lakelands Ministry to use the Activity Center July 1-5, 2024
for Vacation Bible School, free charge.
9. Consider appointing a Mayor Pro Tem.
10. Consider the bids for the renovation of the Town Hall Council Chambers (Gore Construction
low bidder of $64,000).
11. Consider 2nd reading and adoption of Ordinance No: 2024-02, the Town Budget for FY 2024-25.
12. Consider letter of request from April Sather, with 88.3 to use the parking spaces on the square
for Friday, June 14th from 12-1 for a chill out event with Pelican Snowballs.
13. Consider appointing /reappointing members for ZOBA, P&Z, and the Municipal Election Commission.
14. Committee Reports.
15. New Business.
16. Old Business.
17. John Robeson, to speak to Council and the merchants introducing social media as advertising tool.
18. Adjournment.
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Town of Edgefield
Municipal Election Commission
Tuesday, May 7, 2024 – 3:00 p.m. – Conference Room
Agenda
2. Declare & discuss the details of a Special Town Election for August 6, 2024.
3. Appoint a Chairman for the election.
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EDGEFIELD TOWN COUNCIL MEETING
Monday, May 6, 2024 – 5:30 PM - Council Chambers – Bacon Street Entrance
1. Welcome, Invocation and Pledge of Allegiance.
2. Call to order.
Council member Herbert Yarborough for Ward 4 for another four year term.
Saturday, June 8, 2024, at the Discovery Center.
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Meeting of
Together Edgefield Achieves More
Thursday, May 2, 2024 – 10 am
Town of Edgefield - Council Chambers
(Bacon Street Entrance)
AGENDA
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FACADE Subcommittee Meeting
Friday, April 26, 2024 – 11 AM
Edgefield Town Hall – Conference Room
AGENDA
1. Call to Order – Chair Michael Washington.
2. Discuss and approve any completed and reimbursable façade
applications.
3. Discuss the uncompleted façade applications.
4. Open discussion.
5. Adjourn.
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EDGEFIELD TOWN COUNCIL MEETING
Monday, April 1, 2024 – 5:30 PM - Council Chambers – Bacon Street Entrance
1. Welcome, Invocation and Pledge of Allegiance.
2. Call to order.
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Meeting of
Together Edgefield Achieves More
Thursday, April 4, 2024 – 10 am
Town of Edgefield - Council Chambers
(Bacon Street Entrance)
AGENDA
1. Call to Order, Chair Tim Padgett.
2. Consider approval of minutes March 7, 2024.
3. Updates and Discussion from the Subcommittees:
• Michael Washington, Chairman of Façade Subcommittee
• Brad Covar, Chairman of Loan Subcommittee
4. New Business, Old Business, and Other comments.
5. Adjourn.
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