– By Tiffani Ireland – Mayor Billy Padgett told the Trenton Town Council at their regularly scheduled monthly meeting Wednesday, March 11, “We’re looking pretty good,” in regards to putting a museum in the former bank building. The mayor went on to say some items have been identified that could go into the museum but […]
EDGEFIELD, S.C. – Mrs. Ruth A. Curry, of Oak Street, entered into rest March 14, 2015 at University Hospital. Funeral services will be held Saturday, March 21, at 11 a.m. at Shaws Creek Baptist Church with Rev. R.C. Holloway officiating. Burial will be in the church cemetery. Mrs. Curry, a native of Edgefield County, was a […]
EDGEFIELD, S.C. – Mr. James Perry Seigler, 77, of Ouzts Rd., husband of Martha Shell Seigler, died Saturday March 14, 2015 at University Hospital. Funeral Services will be held Tuesday March 17, 2015 at 11 A.M. at Rehoboth Baptist Church with burial in the church cemetery. Mr. Seigler was a native of Edgefield, S.C. and was […]
March 15, 2015 – The Woman’s Club of Johnston is preparing for their eighth annual spring fashion show. This year’s theme is “A Burst of Spring in Johnston”. It will be held at Johnston United Methodist Church on Lee Street. Festivities begin at 10:30 Saturday morning on April 4. Fashions will be furnished by Mae’s of […]
JOHNSTON, S.C. – Mrs. Patricia Annette Hyman Rushton, 56, of Glover Circle, wife of Alvin Rushton, died Friday March 13, 2015. Funeral Services will be held Monday March 16, 2015 at 11 A.M. at Edgefield Mercantile Funeral Home with burial in Sunset Gardens Memorial Park in Edgefield. Mrs. Rushton was born in Edgefield S.C. and was […]
– By Kenneth Kaltz – With the regular season coming to a close in NCAA basketball, one team is chasing a feat no other team has accomplished since the 1976 Indiana Hoosiers, the perfect season. The Kentucky Wildcats are a perfect 31-0 at the end of their regular season play. With nine more wins they […]
EDGEFIELD, S.C., March 14, 2015 — The National Wild Turkey Federation (NWTF) and South Carolina Department of Natural Resources (SCDNR) have a long standing commitment to preserve our hunting heritage and introduce people to the shooting sports. Now NWTF Hunting Heritage Programs and SCDNR’s Take One Make One (TOMO) program are working together to coordinate hunting opportunities. […]
EDGEFIELD, S.C. – Ms. Effie Waldo Mosley, 79, of Edgewood Road, entered into rest March 10, 2015. Funeral services will be held 1 p.m., Friday, March 13, at G.L. Brightharp & Sons Mortuary with the Rev. Cecelia Byrd officiating. Interment will be in Simmon Ridge Baptist Church Cemetery. Ms. Mosley, a native of Edgefield County, […]
– By Tiffani Ireland – Shocking. That is the description heard most in The Advertiser’s examination of the verdict in the November trial of Edward Terrell Chandler. Chandler was tried at that time for the kidnapping, assault, and robbery of Roger Lamb of Johnston. Chandler was found not guilty of those charges and released. Then, […]
Last Year STHS Was First Runner-up COLUMBIA, S.C. (March 11, 2015)— Strom Thurmond High School will join 11 other schools to compete in the SC Bar State High School Mock Trial Competition March 13-14 at the Matthew J. Perry Jr. Federal Courthouse in Columbia. Participating students from Strom Thurmond High School include Antonia Adams, Delshawn […]