– By Advertiser Staff – Jean Bell was reading the Wall Street Journal and saw a story about Janie Bryant, the costume designer for the award winning show Mad Men, now in its sixth year. It is, according to their words:” . . . the first basic cable series ever to win the Emmy for […]
JOHNSTON, S.C. – Henry Duncan Wofford, Sr., 93, of Johnston, SC passed away on July 20, 2013. He was born in Columbia, SC on March 29, 1920 to the late Henry Carroll Wofford and Ella Belle Duncan Wofford. As a young child he moved with his family to Orangeburg, SC, attended Orangeburg schools and graduated […]
MARIETTA, Ga. – Dorothy (Dot) Blanche Stevens Owens left this world for everlasting life on July 17, 2013 at the home of her daughter in Marietta, GA. She was the daughter of the late Tolbert and Mattie P. Stevens, born on February 10, 1928 in Johnston, S.C. Mrs. Owens received a B.A. in Library Science […]
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack today released findings of a visitor survey that shows U.S. Forest Service lands are great recreation destinations that provide health benefits to tourists and $11 billion in tourist spending to businesses and communities that serve the more than 160 million forest visitors. “When Americans spend time enjoying the […]
A report from the Edgefield County Sheriff’s Office confirms that golf carts continue to be a target for thieves. The latest documented theft occurred Sunday, July 14, at a home on Highway 23 West. According to the report, thieves entered a shed on the property sometime during the previous night and took an EZ Go […]
Three young white males, ages 19, 20, and 25, were arrested Wednesday, July 17, for a burglary at Douglas Elementary School. According to a report filed with the Edgefield County Sheriff’s Office, the principal of the school, Bobby Turner, was alerted to suspicious activity at the learning center when the alarm company called him to […]
The Edgefield Community Development Association along with our special sponsor, Bluegrass Material’s Edgefield Quarry, invites everyone to our Downtown Drive-in movie night on the Square in historic Edgefield on Saturday July 20, 2013. Bring your family, your neighbors, and your friends and gather around the Edgefield Square for the YabbaDabba fun filled showing of “The […]
WEST COLUMBIA, SC – Mr. Joseph Earle Ouzts, Jr., 92, died Thursday, July 18, 2013. Funeral services will be held at 3:00 PM Saturday at Little Stevens Creek Baptist Church, Edgefield, with the Reverend Dr. Charles Wilson officiating. Interment with military honors will follow in the church cemetery. The family will receive friends one hour […]
– By Jamie Turner – Neighbors helping neighbors in the fight against cancer; ultimately, that’s what the Savannah River Cancer Foundation does. What is little known is that that Aiken-based foundation also serves cancer patients in Edgefield County. “We actually serve four South Carolina counties: Aiken, Edgefield, Barnwell and Allendale,” said Jamie Turner, the executive […]
AIKEN, S. C. – Mrs. Janie M. Dixon, 72, entered into rest July 15, 2013 at UniHealth Post Acute Care Aiken. Funeral service will be held 11 a.m. Saturday, July 20, 2013 at G. l. Brightharp & Sons Mortuary Chapel with Pastor Joyce Souma officiating. Interment will be in Liberty Springs Baptist Church Cemetery. Mrs. […]