Strom Thurmond Career and Technology Center’s new Project Lead the Way (PLTW – Engineering) teacher is Scott Johnson. Mr. Johnson attended the Intro to Engineering course training in July at the University of South Carolina. “The PLTW curriculum and training are great” said Johnson. PLTW is the nation’s leading provider of Pre-Engineering programs. PLTW’s world […]
The Building Construction students at Strom Thurmond Career and Technology Center (STCTC) are building a home in front of the school. “I’ve wanted to build a house with my students for years because they will learn so much” said Lewis Burt, Building Construction teacher. Log Creek Timber Company is the project sponsor. “We now how […]
Wilson Mold & Machine a company specializing in tire, bladder and tube molds has moved into the location on Rabbit Trail in Edgefield most recently occupied by SWEP. A ribbon cutting ceremony was held, Thursday, October 9, 2014. Wilson Mold & Machine is a ISO:9001 certified company based in Wilson, N.C.
A member of the faculty at a South Carolina Independent School Association school has achieved the status of Master Teacher, assording to Larry Watt, SCISA executive director. Leslie Whitlock, of Francis Hugh Wardlaw Academy, began completing the requirements for the designation earlier this year. On November 6, the 11th Master Teacher Class will receive formal […]
Chris and Linda Clancy traveled to Maui, Hawaii, and are pictured on the road to Hana with friends Gerry and Jan Bonnette from West Columbia.
EDGEFIELD, S.C. – J.M. Butch Pendarvis, Jr., age 75, of Edisto Island, SC, passed away in his sleep on Thursday, October 9, 2014, at the Trinity Mission Health & Rehab of Edgefield in Edgefield, SC. Relatives and friends are invited to attend graveside memorial services at 2:00 p.m., Sunday, October 12, 2014, at the Eastview […]
GREENWOOD, S.C. — Dedicated National Wild Turkey Federation (NWTF) volunteers, like those from the Neil “Gobbler” Cost Chapter in Greenwood, are the lifeblood of the conservation organization and its Save the Habitat. Save the Hunt. initiative. “Over our 27-year history in this community, we have treated our public lands as if they were our own,” said […]
A beautiful October day, October 3, which meant blue skies and good weather (a light breeze and an invigorating temperature) helped to bring a good crowd to the Fall Antiques Festival that Beth Padgett and her crew, have been opening to the public for several years now. The site is the rustic House Next Door […]
![Molly Spearman, State-Wide Candidate, to Speak in Edgefield [Update – Cancelled]](https://www.edgefieldadvertiser.com/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/spearman.jpg "Molly Spearman, State-Wide Candidate, to Speak in Edgefield [Update – Cancelled]")
10/17/14 – This event has been cancelled due to a scheduling conflict. — Molly Spearman, a native of Saluda County and candidate for S. C. Superintendent of Education, will be in Edgefield on Monday, October 20, at 6:30 p.m., to speak. The event will be held at Piedmont Technical College Community Conference Center at 506 Main Street. […]
Readers will find an advertisement in the print edition of The Advertiser for volunteers and visitors to come to the excavations at the site of the first stoneware production site in the Edgefield District. The date for the excavation is October 10-27, 2014. This excavation is related to the on-going University of Illinois research, which […]