– By Bill Read of Computer Consultants Group, Inc., (ccgnet.com) of Charleston – Computer hacking events are at an all time high. This past week your venerable Edgefield Advertiser discovered that our own web server had been compromised. Our site does not contain any sensitive information, other than our own news articles, so please be […]
EDITORIAL Johnston is a quiet town – except, maybe, on Saturday night. It has been called a town to raise your children in. What is significant in the mind of this writer, at this time, is how this quiet town has produced such strength in women. When a club has lasted half a century, there […]
GREEN SEA, S.C. – Roscoe Strickland, 96 husband of 67 years to the late Nina Buffkin Strickland, passed away April 4, 2013 in Lexington, S.C. Born October 9, 1916, in Horry County, he was the son of the late Hybert and Lucy Strickland, retired farmer, avid fisherman and a member of Oak Grove Baptist Church. […]
JOHNSTON, S.C. – Funeral services for Ms. Mary Williams, who entered into rest Thursday, April 4, 2013, will be held at 12 noon, Wed., April 10, at Simmon Ridge Baptist Church with the Rev. Alex Williams Pastor. Interment will be in the church cemetery. She is survived by two brothers, Johnnie (Christine) Jones of Johnston […]
EDGEFIELD, S.C. – Mr. James E. Landrum, of Walker Road, entered into rest April 6, 2013. Funeral services will be held 12 p.m. Wed., April 10, at Pleasant Grove Baptist Church with the Rev. Willie Patten, Jr., officiating. Interment will be in the church cemetery. Mr. Landrum, a native of Edgefield County was a member […]
EDGEFIELD, S.C. – One of South Carolina’s historic towns is bringing the past to life during The Edgefield Experience: Living History Saturdays this Saturday, April 13 from 10 a.m. until 5 p.m. The event offers artisan demonstrations, cemetery tours, a re-enactment, farmers and artists market and a Jazz & Blues Festival. The Edgefield Experience: Living History […]
Middle School students from Abbeville, McCormick, Edgefield, and Greenwood are participating in a signature initiative of the Iota Upsilon Omega Chapter of Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, Inc. The Emerging Young Leaders (EYL) program emphasizes leadership development, civic engagement, enhanced academic preparation and character building. Participants attend a monthly workshop centered on the one of the […]
Adam Smith harvested his first turkey with his uncle Dale Cullum on March 30. It weighed 16 lbs had a 10″ beard and 3/4″ spurs. Adam is the 13 year old son of David Smith and Kathy Smith, both of N. Augusta.
JOHNSTON, S.C. – Mrs. Dorothy Lee Oates (Dot) Herlong, 91, entered into rest on April 8, 2013 at Edgefield County Hospital. Services will be held at Harmony United Methodist Church on Wednesday, April 10, 2013 at 2 pm with burial to follow in the church cemetery. The family will receive friends Tuesday evening at Bland […]
Dear Editor: The Edgefield Farmers Arts and Crafts Market on the Square began the first Saturday in April. This will be held every Saturday till further notice, from 8:00 a.m. till 12:00 p.m. Plans are to continue this till the first Saturday in September. The Market is sponsored by the ECDA. All crafters and farmers […]