EDGEFIELD, S.C. – Mrs. Gladys Williamson Brown, 68, wife of Charles Brown, died Tuesday November 19, 2013 at University Hospital. Funeral Services will be held Friday November 22, 2013 at 2:00 P.M. at Gilgal Baptist Church. Burial will follow at the Berea Baptist Church Cemetery. Mrs. Brown was a native of Edgefield, a member of […]
Johnston Farmer’s & Artist’s Market every Thursday, from 4 – 6 p.m. in front of the Library/Warehouse on Calhoun Street. Legislative Delegation Meeting: The Edgefield County Legislative Delegation will meet on Thursday, Nov. 21, 2013 at 6:00 p.m. The meeting will be held in the Edgefield County Council Chambers located at 225 Jeter Street, in Edgefield. […]
Edgefield Adult and Community Education is excited to provide a festive Holiday Wreath Making Class class with Dr. Darla Steele Agriculture Education Instructor of Strom Thurmond Career and Technology Center. Tuesday December 10, 2013 5:30 – 7:00 p.m. Johnston Learning Center 117 Cardinal Drive Johnston, South Carolina 29832 COST: $10.00 per Wreath (includes all supplies, materials and instruction) Contact SheVonne Randle At 803-275-4158 or email srandle@edgefield.k12.sc.us Only […]
EDGEFIELD, S.C. – Roscoe Peterson, 83, died on November 18, 2013. Funeral services will be 11 a.m. Thursday, November 21, at Pleasant Lane Baptist Church with burial in the church cemetery. He is survived by his wife, Mary B.Peterson of the home, two sons, Rev. Johnny (Shirley) Peterson and Alfonzo (Barbara) Peterson; seven daughters, Shirley(Kevin) […]
– By Vernon Miller – In recent years there has been a trend to spell “Meriwether” with double R’s. This erroneous way of spelling Meriwether does not give the prominent family for which the community was named proper honor. This family has given us such illustrious men as Thomas Meriwether, Capt. Robert Meriwether, Dr. Nicholas […]
– By G. Miller Thompson – Part four in the series of Profiles in Politics features Charleston native and 2014 US Senate hopeful Nancy Mace. Mace’s campaign website describes the candidate as “an accomplished businesswoman, Citadel graduate, proud South Carolinian and most importantly to her—a wife and mother.” Mace is one of the first female […]
CLEMSON, S.C. – When the lights flicker, we barely notice. Our homes stay warm. Our laptops switch to battery backup. Maybe an old clock radio needs a reset, but otherwise life goes on uninterrupted. In the world of distributed energy production, however, even a momentary disruption in power can be a big deal. Whether it’s […]
Strom Thurmond senior Jacob Bass signed Tuesday morning to play baseball for Newberry College. Young Mr. Bass stated that he decided to sign with Newberry mainly because he really likes the baseball coach. The baseball coach at Newberry College is Coach and Mrs. Dusty Triplett’s son Russell Triplett. Jacob was joined by his parents Jaye […]
The Johnston Development Corporation will continue the tradition of opening the Christmas season with the tree lighting ceremony on Monday, December 2 at 6pm in the municipal parking lot. Christmas music will be in the air as students from Johnston Elementary School, as well as other members of the community, will sing and students selected […]
The Advertiser has learned that Elijah Harris, longtime Edgefield County Sheriff’s Office employee, died Monday night after a recent illness. Sgt. Harris had been with the ECSO since 1989 where he started as a road deputy. Promoted to sergeant in 2003, Sgt. Harris later transferred to the detention center where he was third in in command. […]