The AmeriCorps program at Strom Thurmond High School invites all law enforcement, firefighters and first responders to a breakfast commemorating the 9/11 attacks – to thank them for their service to the community. This will be Saturday, September 13, at STHS cafetorium from 8:00 to 9:30 in the morning. There will be a guest speaker. […]
NINETY SIX, S.C. – Inez Craven Crowder, 93, of 105 Kirby Drive, widow of Francis “Tooley” Crowder, died Sunday, September 7, 2014 at her home. Born in Summerville, SC, she was the daughter of the late Myrtle and Luther Craven. She was a member of American Legion-Ladies Auxiliary, a member at Ninety Six First Baptist […]
The complete listing of South Carolina’s antler records is now available to the public online. Although summary information has been available annually, this is only the fifth time that the complete listing of all antler records has been available since 1998, according to Charles Ruth, Deer and Wild Turkey Program Coordinator for DNR. The South Carolina […]
Letter to the Editor Dear Editor: Jeff Duncan is touting his energy policy as all-inclusive, but we should follow the money. The United States’ energy policy must be crafted by legislators who have a vision for the future, not by politicians who have received thousands of dollars from fossil fuel industries and out of state […]
JOHNSTON, S.C. – A Memorial Service for Mrs. Lillian Holmes Cooner Hughes, age 89, will be held at Johnston First Baptist Church on Tuesday, September 9, 2014 at 11 o’clock. The family will receive friends at the church in the Lon Knight Fellowship Hall following the memorial service. A private interment will be held in Sunset Gardens Memorial […]
For all those theatre-going folks in the area, there is news at the Edgefield County Theatre: The Edgefield County Players are busy with a mystery play, the first of its kind to be produced at the William M. Bouknight Theatre. This is a “first” and promises to be a real thriller. All guilty parties are […]
The Advertiser was at Mt. Rushmore with none other than . . . the knitting needles lady who writes the Mount Vintage News. We know because, enlarged, the label on the paper she is holding has her name, “Linda Nidiffer.” Read this trip in her news in the September 3rd print edition.
On Friday, August 29, 2014, Ginny Deerin, candidate for Secretary of State, kicked off day four of her statewide small business listening tour by visiting the Edgefield downtown business district, and speaking with members of the Edgefield business community about their experiences with the Secretary of State’s office involving transactions and information retrieval from the […]
– By Gary Colman, Clemson Extension Agent – Fall Armyworm Fall armyworms, Spodoptera frugiperda, are protracted pest in the Southeast. The worms feed on a variety of forage crops, but seem to prefer lush, green, fertilized Bermuda grass. Additional forage grasses that are hosts for armyworms are Bahia grass, pearl millet, sorghum-sudan hybrids, tall fescue, […]
LINCOLTON, Ga. – Laura Hammond Reed, 52, loving wife of William Herbert Reed, Jr, (Billy) entered into rest Thursday, September 4, 2014 at her residence after losing her courageous battle with cancer. Laura was born on October 3, 1961 and was one of three daughters of Mildred and TC Hammond. She grew up in Edgefield, […]