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
Hospitals & Medical Services
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
History & Travel Information
Edgefield County Chamber of Commerce
Edgefield County Historical Society
Edgefield Community Development Association
Old Edgefield District Genealogical Society
The SC National Heritage Corridor
Media
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 TOWN COUNCIL MEETING
Monday, August 7, 2023 – 5:30 PM - Council Chambers – Bacon Street Entrance
AGENDA
1. Welcome, Invocation and Pledge of Allegiance.
2. Call to order.
- Consider the adoption of the July 3, 2023 Town Council minutes.
- Consider the adoption of the financial report for July, 2023.
- Consider letter from Calvin Henderson for permission to host the 50th Edgefield Christmas Parade
Sunday, December 3rd, 2023 at 3:00 pm.
- Consider the purchase of Pottersville, tax map #136-00-01-034, located at 2 Meeting Street Road,
provided the grant is awarded ($16,000).
- Committee Reports.
- New Business.
- Old Business.
- Adjournment.
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Public Hearing Notice
The Edgefield Town Council will hold a Public Hearing on Monday, October 2, 2023, at 5:30 p.m. at Edgefield Town Hall, 400 Main Street, Edgefield, SC 29824, (Bacon Street Entrance) to consider amending the official zoning map as follows:
- To rezone tax map no. 137-02-01-016, located at 213 Simpkins Street from B- 2 to B- 1, belonging to Edgefield Preservation Foundation.
- To set the zone for two annexation petitions:
Pottersville, located at 2 Meeting Street Road, Tax Map Number 136-00-01-034 belonging to the Palmetto Trust for Historical Preservation; and
- To set the zone for Tax Map Number 138-00-00-019, located on Bauskett Street belonging to Matthew Mims, Jr. Revocable Trust.
Copies of these documents are available for review during regular business hours at Edgefield Town Hall. Interested parties may submit written or oral comments.
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EDGEFIELD TOWN COUNCIL MEETING
Wednesday, September 6, 2023 – 5:30 PM - Council Chambers – Bacon Street Entrance
AGENDA
- Welcome, Invocation and Pledge of Allegiance.
2. Call to order.
- Consider the adoption of the August 7, 2023 Town Council minutes.
4. Consider the adoption of the financial report for August, 2023.
- Jamie Long and Lauren Whitfield from the Ridge Health Care Foundation, requesting permission
to host a Fun Run on March 16, 2024 to begin and end at the Town Square.
6. John Robeson to present drawings/paint pallet for the Town Gym.
- Consider letter of request from Nino Colarossi, to host an Italian Festival on Saturday, October 21, 2023.
- Consider approving Trunk or Treat for Tuesday, October 31st, 2023 from 6 to 8, downtown by closing the “L” on the square.
- Consider letter of request from Christine’s Farm to Fork to advertise the Block Party by placing a banner at the corner of Main and Bacon Street at Town Hall.
- Consider a contract agreement with Carolina Connect to obtain Wifi downtown.
- New Business.
- Old Business.
- Executive Session: Personnel: Consider an applicant for the open Police Officer position.
- Adjournment.
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Meeting of Together Edgefield Achieves More
Thursday, September 7, 2023 – 10 am
Town of Edgefield - Council Chambers
(Bacon Street Entrance)
AGENDA
- Call to Order, Chair Tim Padgett.
- Consider approval of minutes for July 6, 2023.
- Updates and Discussion from the Subcommittees:
- Michael Washington, Chairman of Façade Subcommittee
- Brad Covar, Chairman of Loan Subcommittee
- Other comments.
- Adjourn.
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EDGEFIELD PLANNING & ZONING COMMISSION MEETING
Thursday, September 14, 2023 – 6:00 PM – Council Chambers
Bacon Street Entrance
AGENDA
- Call to Order.
- Consider a re-zoning classification for Tax Map Number: 137-02-01-016, located at
213 Simkins Street. Property owner: Edgefield Preservation Foundation (Bettis
Rainsford) from B-2 (general business district) to B-1 (downtown business district).
- Consider setting a zone for two parcels that have petitioned for annexation:
- Pottersville, located at 2 Meeting Street Road, Tax Map Number 136- 00-01-034. Property owner is The Palmetto Trust for Historic Preservation.
- Tax Map Number: 138-00-00-019, located on Bauskett Property owner is Matthew Mims Jr. Revoc Trust.
- Adjourn.
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FAÇADE Subcommittee Meeting
Friday, August 25, 2023 – 1 PM
Edgefield Town Hall – Conference Room
AGENDA
- Call to Order – Chair Michael Washington.
- Discuss any façade applications that have received a reimbursement.
- Discuss any new façade applications and their scope of work.
- Open discussion.
- Adjourn.
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- Community Documents