Johnston Farmer’s & Artist’s Market every Thursday, from 4 – 6 p.m. in front of the Library/Warehouse on Calhoun Street. Edgefield Farmers Arts and Crafts Market: On the Town Square every Sat. through first Sat. in Sept. 9:00 a.m.-1:00.For more info call Carolyn Piekielniak @ 637-6861 or 803-507-0278. Planning Commission Date Change:The July meeting for the […]
JOHNSTON, S.C. – Funeral Services for Mrs. Grace H. Abney will be held 2:00 pm Thursday, at the Bland Baptist Church with the Rev. Dr. Willie D. Abney Pastor; Bishop Charles Frazier, Eulogist. Interment will be in the church cemetery. She is survived by her children, Gloria J. Abney, of the home, James Herbert Abney, […]
Q: If I didn’t receive an application in the mail, how do I get one? A: Applications may be obtained through the S.C. Department of Natural Resources (DNR) website athttp://dnr.sc.gov/purchase.html. Select the “Resident” or “Nonresident” application link. You can also receive an application by calling the DNR License Office in Columbia at (803) 734-3833 Mon-Fri […]
On July 13th, during the Living History Saturday, a mock wedding was held on the Edgefield Courthouse steps. Set in 1862, Justin Guy was one of the many young men heading off to fight in the War Between the States, but before he left, he wanted to marry his sweetheart, Tonya Browder. As the ceremony […]
An Update on the Bills We’ve Followed – By Tiffani Ireland – With the end of the 2012-2013 SC Legislative session, The Advertiser looks back at three bills we have followed closely during this term. The first, S308, is a bill that was introduced to the Senate seeking to extend the rights of concealed weapons […]
Six local students were among more than 1,500 high school seniors visiting Washington, D.C., June 15 – 20 for the Rural Electric Youth Tour, sponsored by Aiken Electric Cooperative and hundreds of other electric cooperatives across the country. Chelsea Argroe, Wagener-Salley High School; Ashley Axson, Orangeburg Preparatory School; Joshua Cady, South Aiken High School; Christian […]
Veterans of Foreign Wars Post 6932 held an awards ceremony on Thursday evening, July 11, 2013. Post Commander Dwight Talbert began the service by inducting two new members, Renada Williams and Randy Wilson into the post. VFW District 9 Commander, Roger Warren presented white All State Team Caps to Dwight Talbert and Bennie Culbreath for […]
The wrought iron archway over the Mount of Olives Cemetery in Johnston, S.C., has disappeared. A beautiful, historic cemetery, where ancestors of some of the leaders of the Town of Johnston, many among the earliest settlers, no longer has the entry insignia, wrought iron with gold lettering . This loss was noted by one of […]
Dear Editor: I am writing to share a very special “thank you” note. In February our community came together to serve our 122nd En Battalion the most wonderful breakfast before they deployed. Many thanks to those who donated on such as short notice. Please read the following thank you note from the battalion. The Town of Edgefield […]
COLUMBIA, S.C. – Katherine Bland Sawyer, 87, of Columbia, passed away Saturday, July 13, 2013, at Providence Hospital. A native of Johnston, SC, she was married to Shep Sawyer for 53 years, who predeceased her in 2001. She was also predeceased by her parents Jule and Snow Jeffries Bland. She is survived by her son […]