By Advertiser Staff – Four wheelers and lawn mowers continue to be items of interest for thieves as evident by the many reports involving such crime filed by the Edgefield County Sheriff’s Office. In just four days, from Feb. 11 to Feb. 14, four such thefts were reported. On Feb. 11, a John Deere lawn […]
The Annual Camellia Tea of February 14 was a colorful and festive success. The guests were entertained by a beautiful table laden with tea foods and mantels and tables adorned with 150 varieties of camellias from local area gardens. Over 100 persons attended, 75% of those were from out of town, including Columbia, Beaufort and […]
PARKSVILLE, S.C. – Mrs. Margaret E. Hamlet Matthews, 79, of Cedar Road, wife of Bobby Matthews, Sr.for 62 years, died Friday February 15, 2013 at her residence. Funeral Services will be held Monday February 18, 2013 at 11 A.M. at Parksville Baptist Church with burial at 2 P.M. in Aiken Memorial Park. Mrs. Matthews was […]
NORTH AUGUSTA, S. C. – Mr. Alex J. Merriweather, 76, of Ridge Road, entered into rest February 14, 2013. Funeral service will be held 3 p.m. Sunday, February 17, 2013 at Mims Grove Baptist Church with the Rev. Limuer Myers officiating. Interment will be in the Mims Family Cemetery. Mr. Merriweather, a native of Edgefield […]
Mild temperatures made for a pleasant day when Rep. Bill Hixon (Dist. 83) and 14 young hunters went afield on Feb. 9 in search of squirrels as part of the S.C. Department of Natural Resources Take One Make One (TOMO) program. After lunch at Cowden Plantation in Aiken County the hunters set off with five […]
By Jack Reece – Mike Lipscomb dropped by the office this week to tell me about his new business. If you haven’t met Mike you need to, it makes me think I am shaking hands with a grizzly bear each time we greet each other which, as it turns out, is obviously one prerequisite for success […]
SALUDA, S.C. – Mrs. Edna Lucille Temple Gilmer, 93, formerly of Saluda, SC entered the Church Triumphant on Thursday, February 14, 2013 at Rosecrest Retirement Community. Mrs. Gilmer was the widow of the late Bryce V. Gilmer and the daughter of the late Jesse Temple and Myrtie Temple Powell and step-daughter of the late W. […]
JOHNSTON, S.C. – Mrs. Myrtle Timmerman Marbert, 93, of Johnston, wife of the late Thomas “Tom” Marbert, died Tuesday February 12, 2013 in Aiken. Funeral Services will be held Saturday February 16, 2013 at 2 P.M. at Edgefield Mercantile Funeral Home with burial in Sunset Gardens Memorial Park in Edgefield. Mrs. Marbert was born in […]
February 14, 2013, is the 150th anniversary of Dave making this jar. The jar is marked with the date of February 14, 1863. This Valentine of Edgefield Pottery from Dave the potter turned up in Savannah, Ga., and is owned by Paul Blatner, who collects Southern Americana. He may be contacted at (912) 257-8904. […]
EDGEFIELD, S.C. – Funeral services for Ms. Anisha S. Jones will be held 2PM Thursday at Pine Hill Baptist Church with the Rev. Jerome Coleman Pastor/ Officiating. Interment at New Bethel Cemetery. She is survived by a daughter Anastasia Gartrell; 3 sons Ronnie, Zachariah & Zamarion Gartrell; her father Charles Aaron, Aiken, SC; 2 brothers […]