Wade Hampton News

Edgefield Farmers Arts and Crafts Market: Come enjoy Edgefield's Farmer's, Artists & Craft Market! Local produce, crafts, plants and food items abound at the new Farmer's Market on the Square EVERY Saturday morning now through September.

Trinity Episcopal Cathedral will close for tours on May 10. The Cathedral, located at 1100 Sumter Street, across from the State House, is open for tours from 10a.m.-2 p.m. Monday-Friday. Traditionally, the Cathedral is open for tours in the spring and fall.

A national spotlight is shining on six Upstate high schools this week as the U.S. News and World Report released its annual Best High Schools rankings out of 21,000 public schools around the country.

The awards program, which began with the Education Accountability Act of 1998, recognizes schools that earn the honor based on their overall academic performance or by raising the achievement levels of traditionally under-performing student groups.